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Young Justice schedule & FCBD

Cartoon Network has announced that the full series of Young Justice will begin on the 7th of January at 7pm (ET/PT). The official CN site now contains a mini-site for the show which includes bullet point biographies and a couple of wallpaper images. [Via: Superhero Hype]

The Young Justice comic-book will be part of a sampler that DC will be putting out for next years Free Comic Book Day on May 7th. Diamond describes the title as:

Young Justice/Batman: The Brave & The Bold Super SamplerThis super sampler is the perfect place to check out two sensational series from the DC Kids line, Young Justice and Batman: The Brave & The Bold, based on the popular animated series seen on Cartoon Network. It includes two exciting, all-new stories that readers of all ages will enjoy!

The YJ comic book is drawn by Mike Norton. Keep an eye on his twitter stream (@themikenorton) and his deviant art gallery for unused sketches and the occasional sneak panel peak – including the unusual snippet: “Unexpected result of me drawing Young Justice = Krypto is now a pug.”

Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani on YJ comic

Newsarama has a brief interview with Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani, the writers behind the new Young Justice comic and the soon-to-end Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam title. Given their work on Billy Batson one may be forgiven for thinking that the YJ comic is in the same theme, but we already know from the SDCC Panel that the comic will be in continuity with the cartoon and that the cartoon skews towards the young teen market.

“This is just about the Young Justice team. Their stories,” Baltazar said. “The comics take what happens on the show and we expand on the stories you’ll see on TV.”

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While Tiny Titans and Billy Batson were both aimed at a very young audience, the writers said Young Justice will be appropriate for kids of any age, but particularly teens.

“The cartoon falls somewhere between what they were doing with Justice League Unlimited, which felt more adult, and Teen Titans, which felt younger. This leans more toward Justice League, but with teenagers,” Aureliani said.

The new title will feature art by Mike Norton who also worked on the Billy Batson title. It should be out in November to coincide with the cartoon’s launch on Cartoon Network.