Well, how about that? I was wrong.
They start with Robin reliving his story. He doesn't tell it to his team his story, and his story is really the most tragic so far. Aqualad wanted to be Aqualad, Kid Flash wanted to be Kid Flash, but Robin wanted to be just like the rest of his family. They've added more Flying Graysons than just two I'm used to, I'm not sure how I feel about that. I'm adverse to major changes. Sure, his uncle is paraplegic, but so is Artemis' mom and she's raising her. Maybe they put it in to have some bonding between Artemis and Robin in the future.
Miss Martian was not ignored! She wanted to follow her uncle J'ohnn to Earth and competed for the privilege. They even mentioned the white and red Martians to allude to her comic origins. I guess she's supposed to be a white Martian. I suppose she still might be but she went to pains to mention that both of her parents were green (even though she has nothing against the whites and reds).
Thankfully, Superboy's Superman-killing thoughts were kept very brief. Sure, he only knows what Cadmus pumped into him from the G-Gnomes but I find they're really pushing this angsty, teenage weapon on me.
Things I liked: Um... I guess that Superboy's dream was so short. There was a lot more that I didn't like about this issue. Oh! And that Dick spaced out when he was asked about how he became Robin. That's the type of angst I go for.
Things I didn't like: Dick has an uncle that I've never heard about. The character's like 70-some years old and has a great origin story. No need to add a family member we'll likely never see.
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