User blog comment:Tupka217/Creative Comment - Greg and Brandon talk Zatanna, Rocket and Beast Boy/@comment-99.55.67.73-20120813042012/@comment-34954086-20120813045013

Backstory and development are two seperate things, I actually havent seen anyone who wants nothing but pure action. We want a good story, for that we need development so that we can get involved in the characters, empathise etc.

Backstory's more necessary for the newer viewers, in the case of characters who been used over and over at least, the more obscure/unseen characters such as Mal, WG, Black Adam, while wanting to see the details for those who have clearly been changed such as Bee, Ted Kord, Adam Strange...

Backstroy though is not needed to fully engage with the characters, but development is.