Jan. 20, 2013 at 2:13pm with 73 notes
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Notes on the Green Beetle

  • His name’s B’arzz O’oomm according to Brandon (B’aars O’ohm according to the captions), a reference to Barsoom and not the name of an existing Martian character so far as I have found. He may be one of the only original characters in YJ to have a prominent appearance, unless it turns out he’s a known character in disguise.
  • B’aars says he found his scarab about two Earth years ago, but also says that Earth TV has been broadcast to Mars for decades; he doesn’t specify whether these are Earth or Martian decades. A Martian year is about six weeks shorter than two Earth years, so it’s possible that J’onn has been sending Earth TV to Mars for a long time.
  • I am highly suspicious of the introduction of a Martian character of uncertain origin in the midst of an arc about the Metagene. Ties between the Martians and the concept of the Metagene are longstanding in DC comics, and it would be unusual for Greg and Brandon to ignore those, with all the existing character references; I would not be surprised to see references to the Sons of Vulcan. 

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    Ah so that’s his name, good to know. Love the John Carter reference
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    See, I knew that Barsoom sounded familiar. I watched the John Carter movie on tv a few weeks ago… It’ll be interesting...