YOUNG JUSTICE, AS NAMED BY MY MOTHER, WHO HAS NEVER SEEN A SINGLE EPISODE
So, to say the least, my mom naming the batfam blew up. I thought that was hilarious, so I decided to have my mom name the Young Justice characters and was once again reminded that my mom might genuinely be the funniest human on Earth. Here’s how it went:
DICK GRAYSON/NIGHTWING:
Mom- “I know him! That’s Nightbat!”
Mom- “Closer than last time!”
WALLY WEST/KID FLASH:
Mom, panicked now- “FLASH MAN!”
Me- “Adding ‘man’ doesn’t change it!”
M'GANN M'ORZZ/MISS MARTIAN:
KALDUR’AHM/AQUALAD:
ARTEMIS CROCK:
CONNER KENT/SUPERBOY:
Me- “Yeah! His costume here is just a t-shirt.”
Mom- “Nobody wears capes anymore. Capes are so 1950’s.”
ROY HARPER/ARSENAL
Mom- “Hawkeye boy? Lil’ Hawkeye?”
Me- “Mama, sTOP, that’s Marvel!”
Mom, frantic- “uH, GREEN ARROW BOY!”
ZATANNA ZATARA:
Me- “You’re actually really good at coming up with superhero names, but no. It’s Zatanna.”
Mom- “How the hell was I supposed to guess that?”
TIM DRAKE/ROBIN:
Mom- “He needs to pick a costume!”
JAIME REYES/BLUE BEETLE:
Mom- “That’s…Electron Man.”
Mom- “He looks electric!”
BART ALLEN/IMPULSE:
Me- “They’re not all Flash!”
Mom, without hesitation- “The Streak? Streaker? Flashpoint? Flashdance?”
Mom- “Never heard of him.”
GARFIELD LOGAN/BEAST BOY:
RAQUEL ERVIN/ROCKET:
(Very long moment of silence)
Mom, whispering- “God, I want to call her The Streak so bad.”
(she said it was such confidence that it almost convinced me)
LA'GAAN/LAGOON BOY:
Mom- “He looks like a moth!”
Me- “He’s a water dude, try again!”
Me, in shock- “How did you know?!”
CASSANDRA SANDSMARK/WONDER GIRL:
Mom- “I’m really good at this.”