Percy told the audience about not being allowed to watch the current shows so they wouldn’t influence his current comics, since DC wants to keep their shows and comics separate. He said the Supergirl TV show had the same effect on his old Supergirl comics. David said the Young Justice cartoon revitalized interest in his comics, with them recently being collected into trade paperbacks. The panelists also discussed TV’s influence on their respective comics. He also hinted that a new Green Arrow–related character would be visiting the Teen Titans soon and potentially joining the team, but he couldn’t give too many details. He said it was difficult for them to figure out how to introduce each character without overwhelming the readers. They then hashed out each character and came up with the current Teen Titans roster. He met with some of the executives in a boardroom, with every potential character written on a white board.
David said one of his biggest reasons for creating her was to add some more diversity to the team, with her being their first black teammate. During the run, he ended up retiring Arrowette and introducing an original character named Empress. He brought in Secret, Wonder Girl, and Arrowette to help round out the team. The Powers-That-Be gave him the approval, asking him to wait a couple issues then introduce the new characters. He wanted to include more female characters, though, because he felt more comfortable writing teenage girls-he had two of them. Peter David said he was given the original roster for Young Justice: Robin, Impulse, and Superboy. One of the first questions asked by the audience was how the rosters for the two comics were determined. Both writers were eager to talk about their works, Peter David being responsible for the Young Justice comics in the 1990s, and Benjamin Percy working on the current Teen Titans comics. Peter David and Benjamin Percy joined a crowd of eager fans to discuss Young Justice and Teen Titans in the comics.
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