He went on to write for over a dozen websites, including 411 Legendary DC Comics digital fanzine Fanzing,īefore receiving his own column, The Mount. Matt Morrison has been writing about comics since before the word The Red Martians, or Saturnians, were the genetically engineered descendants of an underclass of worker clones created by a Martian expedition that colonized the moons of Saturn. The White Martians were introduced in a 1969 J ustice League comic as a more war-like variant of the Green Martians, whose differences were comparable to the differences between soldier ants and worker ants. The Yellow Martians appeared in a single Wonder Woman story as agents of the Duke of Deception. The other Martian races were established by other stories. This changed following Crisis on Infinite Earths, with J'onn's new background having him unwittingly traveling through space and time and discovering that his civilization had died out thousands of years earlier. Originally, J'onn had been accidentally transported to Earth by an experimental teleportation beam created by an Earth scientist and was unable to return to his family on Mars. The history of DC Comics' Martian race, and the Martian Manhunter, J'onn J'onzz, have been rewritten extensively since his first appearance in 1955. This was a matter of great concern, as crime in general and murder specifically were incredibly rare on Mars, due to the inability of any Martian to conceal their crimes from the telepathic hive-mind all Martians share. Despite this unique quality of Martian culture, however, it was still impossible to identify a suspect, as the fallen king had many enemies in all levels of the Martian society. However, shortly after their arrival, the heroes were drawn into the investigation of the recently assassinated Martian king. These episodes detailed how the young couple traveled to Mars, where they planned to hold a traditional Martian marriage ceremony with Miss Martian's family. Picking up one year after the end of Young Justice: Outsiders, the story of the first three episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms primarily focused upon the upcoming marriage of Miss Martian and Superboy.
The chief difference is that the Martians of Young Justice have a thriving culture, whereas in the comics they are virtually extinct and the world of Mars largely abandoned. This is notable as the Martians of Young Justice, while based on the mythos of the DC Comics multiverse, are distinct from their comic book counterparts in many regards. The story of Young Justice: Phantoms has offered an in-depth examination of the Martian races and their culture. Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Young Justice: Phantoms.