Every time I think someone's makin' shit up, they send me a scan, and I have to say, "Okay, so Impulse really did put on a cheerleader's uniform and wave his pom poms for Robin in such-and-such issue of Young Justice."

Impulse and Robin are just dolls.

Whenever I'm trying to explain it, I pretty much end up with "Superboy has two daddies. No, really. But worry not -- no male pregnancy was involved. We think."

And damn, this makes me giggle.

Kory seems to have been talked back into the Titans by Gar. She's very cranky, and is probably going to kill and eat the Super Dog.

God, I hope so. There is no need for Super Dog.

There is no need for Super Dog.

You can't say that! If Conner, the superpowered fruit of an impossible union, doesn't get in touch with his softer side, we could be in a lot of trouble.

If Conner, the superpowered fruit of an impossible union, doesn't get in touch with his softer side, we could be in a lot of trouble.

And this would be bad....how? (c.f. conversation in the Buffy thread, or, It's All About The Dark, Baby.)

Huh. You got me there. I assume he'll be taking his shirt off, right?

But of course. Evil should always be as shirtless as possible.

Except that fat freaky Balthazaar demon in Buffy S2.

Whereas Dick had him, Bruce had no one.

What about Alfred? There's probably backstory and characterization I'm missing here.

I was about to ask the same question.

I know in the golden age Batman continuity (such as it was) Alfred looked like Alfred Hitchcock (hence the name) and came in after Bruce and Dick were already in operation. They tried to keep their secret from him, but being a butler he found out without much trouble.

I'm not sure when he changed to the thin Alfred of later years, and I seem to remember his backstory changing so that he'd always been with Bruce, but I have no idea how that works with current continuity.

What about Leslie Thompkins? She was there for him as he grew up, albeit not full-time, so maybe she doesn't count.

Bruce had some people who there for him at least. He wasn't totally alone as he grew up. And I do believe Alfred essentially helped to raise him.

FYI, the mini-series where Donna Troy (and Lilith) were killed by the Superman robot was called Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day.

It was a three-issue mini and it has already been collected, and was the launching pad for both the Outsiders and Teen Tians runs. The general consensus was that the story itself was pretty bad, and it recieved many neagative reviews, but it sold well.

What about Leslie Thompkins? She was there for him as he grew up, albeit not full-time, so maybe she doesn't count.

The last few issues of Detective Comics (Andersen Gabrych's introductory arc) has delved into some of the backstory of her early relation with Bruce.

Alfred in the new timeline was an old family friend, and was Bruce's guardian after his folks died.

Leslie Thompkins was another family friend, but basically backstopped Alfred.