User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 126 "Auld Acquaintance" discussion/@comment-71.23.61.33-20120423141047/@comment-3465526-20120423213807

I assume Icon and Rocket are keepers both because Rocket is a different take on the sidekick situation -- the only sidekick who really runs the duo -- and (I imagine) in tribute to Dwayne McDuffie -- whose death (at 49!) last year was an incredible loss to anyone who even admired DC animation.