It wasn’t that long ago that there was some controversy about the depiction of Starfire in The New 52’s Red Hood and the Outlaws, with a fan singling the book out as one that would not be appropriate for young kids. A couple of local Fox News affiliates followed suit, piling on that book (and Catwoman) in particular and DC’s relaunch in general. The general response by DC and supporters of the title was that as a T+ book, it was clearly not being marketed to kids that age.Well, now The New 52 is well and truly starting to market to kids, albeit still not their comics. New Super Friends “Hero World” action figures have started appearing at retailers like Wal-Mart, Target and Toys R Us, and they feature distinctively New 52 features on characters like Superman and Batman. Even Krypto, included in the box with the Superman toy, appears less like a beagle (as he’s traditionally been depicted in recent years) and more like a great dane or some other large, angry dog (as he appeared in his on-panel appearances in Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert’s Action Comics).
