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Teen Titans (2011) #1
Teen Titans, Volume 1: It's Our Right to Fight
As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New 52 event of September 2011, writer Scott Lobdell (X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse) and artist Brett Booth (Justice League of America) deliver a fresh new take on DC Comics' teen heroes, the Teen Titans.
Tim Drake, Batman's former sidekick, is back in action when an international organization called Project N.O.W.H.E.R.E. seeks to capture, kill or co-opt super-powered teenagers. As Red Robin, he's going to have to team up with the mysterious and belligerent powerhouse thief known as Wonder Girl, the hyperactive speedster calling himself Kid Flash and few more all-new teen super-heroes to stand any chance at all against N.O.W.H.E.R.E. But as Superboy meets them for the first time, the Titans have to wonder, is he a friend - or foe?
Collecting: Teen Titans 1-7
Tim Drake, Batman's former sidekick, is back in action when an international organization called Project N.O.W.H.E.R.E. seeks to capture, kill or co-opt super-powered teenagers. As Red Robin, he's going to have to team up with the mysterious and belligerent powerhouse thief known as Wonder Girl, the hyperactive speedster calling himself Kid Flash and few more all-new teen super-heroes to stand any chance at all against N.O.W.H.E.R.E. But as Superboy meets them for the first time, the Titans have to wonder, is he a friend - or foe?
Collecting: Teen Titans 1-7
168 pages, Paperback
First published September 11, 2012
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Scott Lobdell
1,604books231followersScott Lobdell (born 1960) is an American comic book writer.
He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost. He also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.
He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost. He also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.
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January 9, 2021
(B) 74% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Bright, buoyant pablum colored by contrivance and quirk, it lacks teeth and flesh: seeking in vain to be hip and edgy.
Notes: Bright, buoyant pablum colored by contrivance and quirk, it lacks teeth and flesh: seeking in vain to be hip and edgy.
January 15, 2018
Holy Batman this shit sucks. I had to go and check out my Redhood and the Outlaws Rebirth volume 1 copy to make sure this is the same writer.
So take Teen Titans but make almost all of them completely unlikable. Then got that N.O.W.H.E.R.E. organization from Superboy comic after them. And this is where Superboy comes into play as well when he wrecks the titans. The Titans here all must unite and become a team or otherwise they will die!
Good: Uhhh some decent art?
Bad: Tim is so out of character it hurts. Wonder Kid or whatever is so over the top and silly. Bart is more annoying than funny. Superboy comes off so different than his OWN comic which is written by the same person it makes no sense. Nothing adds any value to these characters.
Dull plotting, bad characters, slow paced, and...yeah this is a major skip. Why did I start reading this? I don't know.
So take Teen Titans but make almost all of them completely unlikable. Then got that N.O.W.H.E.R.E. organization from Superboy comic after them. And this is where Superboy comes into play as well when he wrecks the titans. The Titans here all must unite and become a team or otherwise they will die!
Good: Uhhh some decent art?
Bad: Tim is so out of character it hurts. Wonder Kid or whatever is so over the top and silly. Bart is more annoying than funny. Superboy comes off so different than his OWN comic which is written by the same person it makes no sense. Nothing adds any value to these characters.
Dull plotting, bad characters, slow paced, and...yeah this is a major skip. Why did I start reading this? I don't know.
April 5, 2022
This was a fun read!
Its a reboot and we see the new team coming together and new origins for all of them! Someone from the NOWHERE organization is on the hunt for the metahumans and is collecting them and then we have Tim forming his team and rescuing some other meta-humans like Solstice, Skitter and Bunker and then through happenstance meets Cassie and Bart and yep fights Conner and later on he does become their team-mate and thus it falls on these new heroes to fight these villains and also in the middle some small foe called Grymm which was okayish until the man behind it all is revealed which will lead to a big crossover next!
Great volume and it does well to introduce so many new members and new versions of them and also I love how they first meet up and the art of Brett is so dynamic and he makes each page look like a million bucks! Just wonderful writing and even better art and the ending with Harvest was awesome! A good start to this era.
Its a reboot and we see the new team coming together and new origins for all of them! Someone from the NOWHERE organization is on the hunt for the metahumans and is collecting them and then we have Tim forming his team and rescuing some other meta-humans like Solstice, Skitter and Bunker and then through happenstance meets Cassie and Bart and yep fights Conner and later on he does become their team-mate and thus it falls on these new heroes to fight these villains and also in the middle some small foe called Grymm which was okayish until the man behind it all is revealed which will lead to a big crossover next!
Great volume and it does well to introduce so many new members and new versions of them and also I love how they first meet up and the art of Brett is so dynamic and he makes each page look like a million bucks! Just wonderful writing and even better art and the ending with Harvest was awesome! A good start to this era.
February 12, 2013
A shadowy government organisation called NOWHERE is collecting teenage metahumans for some undoubtedly diabolical scheme and even have the clone Superboy as their wrangler. Can Red Robin and co. escape their evil clutches?
Scott Lobdell writes a very 90s book for a 21st century audience. NOWHERE � what an awful name! I guarantee the acronym came first, the meaning second, and I couldn’t even begin to tell you what it stands for. It’s just an ominous-sounding name that’ll suit the bad guys.
Tim Drake/Red Robin gets a revamp with tech-y wings so he can literally fly but also makes him look like the Spiderman villain Vulture. Maybe most baffling of all are the characters of Kid Flash and Wonder Girl. Kid Flash has the word “Flash� in his name, his surname is Allen, he has the superpowers of the Flash � but he doesn’t know who he is or where he came from?! If the Justice League are as famous as Geoff Johns writes them as, wouldn’t anyone point him in the direction of Barry Allen, the Flash, and say “kid, look � ask that dude!�.
“Wonder Girl� has nothing to do with Wonder Woman. She’s literally just a girl who stole the magic bracelets and lariat, put them on, and became Wonder Girl (none of which we see of course despite this being the “first� volume). She’s not from Themyscira, she’s not an Amazon or descended from Gods, she’s just a chancer. Great origin. Oh and every time a character calls her Wonder Girl she answers “Don’t call me Wonder Girl!� because that never gets annoying to read.
I read the crappy first volume of Superboy so I know he’s a dick and that his story is as terrible as this. So that leaves the new characters who are all utterly awful. A Mexican kid with similar abilities to X-Men’s Armor, some kind of arachnid, and an ash cloud (oh yeah and someone who is literally a street!) round out what looks like the crappiest X-Men rip-off you’ve ever seen.
The “story� is that they’re forced to work together (despite hating one another) as they’re collectively being hunted by NOWHERE and Superboy for some reason. But they’re a terrible team! Not only are they defeated by Superboy single-handedly, but they also fight one another at the drop of a hat. A fight almost breaks out when Kid Flash borrows one of Red Robin’s sweaters to wear when his costume is destroyed! Tim � your adopted dad is a billionaire, you can spare a sweater! Wonder Girl (“Don’t call me Wonder Girl!�) will fight anyone, anywhere, for no reason. Her character is the shortest fuse in history with no personality.
There were a couple of little moments in the book I thought were nice touches � Kid Flash appears and tries to put out a fire, inadvertently causing more damage because of his inexperience. The scene shows that despite possessing superpowers, they don’t instantly make him a superhero. But in other scenes when Ash Cloud Girl saves Kid Flash, she literally cuts a Navy Air Carrier in two causing who-knows-how-many hundreds (thousands?) of millions of dollars in damages. I read scenes like that realising where Garth Ennis got his inspiration for certain episodes in “The Boys� and found myself hoping Butcher and Frenchie would step in and sort them out.
I would’ve given this book an average 3 stars except, rather rudely, it kept going. Just when I’d had enough, another issue appeared. Then another. It wouldn’t end! So it got worse and worse, with one crossover happening midway through the book until it ends on ANOTHER crossover!
This is a god-awful, 90s throwback of a superhero comic with nothing to commend it except some decent art. Scott Lobdell might’ve been a big deal in comics 20 years ago but today his stuff is awkwardly anachronistic and dull. I’ve never read a Teen Titans book before so congrats DC, your New 52 re-launch worked with getting people who hadn’t read the series before to pick it up, but after reading this half-assed attempt I’m in no hurry to read another TT book � if ever. Terrible story, even worse characters, this book is garbage.
Garbage!
Scott Lobdell writes a very 90s book for a 21st century audience. NOWHERE � what an awful name! I guarantee the acronym came first, the meaning second, and I couldn’t even begin to tell you what it stands for. It’s just an ominous-sounding name that’ll suit the bad guys.
Tim Drake/Red Robin gets a revamp with tech-y wings so he can literally fly but also makes him look like the Spiderman villain Vulture. Maybe most baffling of all are the characters of Kid Flash and Wonder Girl. Kid Flash has the word “Flash� in his name, his surname is Allen, he has the superpowers of the Flash � but he doesn’t know who he is or where he came from?! If the Justice League are as famous as Geoff Johns writes them as, wouldn’t anyone point him in the direction of Barry Allen, the Flash, and say “kid, look � ask that dude!�.
“Wonder Girl� has nothing to do with Wonder Woman. She’s literally just a girl who stole the magic bracelets and lariat, put them on, and became Wonder Girl (none of which we see of course despite this being the “first� volume). She’s not from Themyscira, she’s not an Amazon or descended from Gods, she’s just a chancer. Great origin. Oh and every time a character calls her Wonder Girl she answers “Don’t call me Wonder Girl!� because that never gets annoying to read.
I read the crappy first volume of Superboy so I know he’s a dick and that his story is as terrible as this. So that leaves the new characters who are all utterly awful. A Mexican kid with similar abilities to X-Men’s Armor, some kind of arachnid, and an ash cloud (oh yeah and someone who is literally a street!) round out what looks like the crappiest X-Men rip-off you’ve ever seen.
The “story� is that they’re forced to work together (despite hating one another) as they’re collectively being hunted by NOWHERE and Superboy for some reason. But they’re a terrible team! Not only are they defeated by Superboy single-handedly, but they also fight one another at the drop of a hat. A fight almost breaks out when Kid Flash borrows one of Red Robin’s sweaters to wear when his costume is destroyed! Tim � your adopted dad is a billionaire, you can spare a sweater! Wonder Girl (“Don’t call me Wonder Girl!�) will fight anyone, anywhere, for no reason. Her character is the shortest fuse in history with no personality.
There were a couple of little moments in the book I thought were nice touches � Kid Flash appears and tries to put out a fire, inadvertently causing more damage because of his inexperience. The scene shows that despite possessing superpowers, they don’t instantly make him a superhero. But in other scenes when Ash Cloud Girl saves Kid Flash, she literally cuts a Navy Air Carrier in two causing who-knows-how-many hundreds (thousands?) of millions of dollars in damages. I read scenes like that realising where Garth Ennis got his inspiration for certain episodes in “The Boys� and found myself hoping Butcher and Frenchie would step in and sort them out.
I would’ve given this book an average 3 stars except, rather rudely, it kept going. Just when I’d had enough, another issue appeared. Then another. It wouldn’t end! So it got worse and worse, with one crossover happening midway through the book until it ends on ANOTHER crossover!
This is a god-awful, 90s throwback of a superhero comic with nothing to commend it except some decent art. Scott Lobdell might’ve been a big deal in comics 20 years ago but today his stuff is awkwardly anachronistic and dull. I’ve never read a Teen Titans book before so congrats DC, your New 52 re-launch worked with getting people who hadn’t read the series before to pick it up, but after reading this half-assed attempt I’m in no hurry to read another TT book � if ever. Terrible story, even worse characters, this book is garbage.
Garbage!
February 12, 2013
Not as good as it could have been, but I didn't think it was unreadable.
Very middle-of-the-road kind of plot, especially for a Teen Titans' originish story.
Also, are Skitter and Bunker new characters?
Anybody...?
I guess I'm waiting to see if it gets better (or worse) before I decide anything.
It could get better, right?
Very middle-of-the-road kind of plot, especially for a Teen Titans' originish story.
Also, are Skitter and Bunker new characters?
Anybody...?
I guess I'm waiting to see if it gets better (or worse) before I decide anything.
It could get better, right?
September 30, 2012
The three stars is largely for something that Lobdell has no control over, the continuity issues. I'm starting to hate this New 52 thing. Why? Because the Bat family books and characters did not reboot with everybody else, as far as I can tell. Which means that we have Red Robin (Tim Drake) both forming Teen Titans for the very first time, while also having been a member of Teen Titans for years, with Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, and Superman, who he is both meeting for the first time and has been friends with for years. This is not Lobdell's fault, because none of this was his idea.
But the changes to Cassie's personality probably were. I'm reserving judgement on that, unlike her costume (don't like) and Tim's new wings (urgh). I'm actually reserving judgement on a lot of things, because I'm just not entirely sure how it'll play out. Like what will be done with Skitter (who is right now strangely similar to Penance, another Lobdell creation) and Bunker (it's awesome that he's casually, openly gay, but he's leaning towards stereotype right now, something that may change as he gets further development). Also not happy that the storyline apparently ends in a crossover? Sigh.
What I did like, though, is the way that most of this is written. The dialog is pretty sharp, and the characters are at least consistently written. I like the team dynamic that's being set up here, even if the overarching storyline is leaving me a little cold (because I've never seen a storyline where the government turns against superpowered kids, right?).
But the changes to Cassie's personality probably were. I'm reserving judgement on that, unlike her costume (don't like) and Tim's new wings (urgh). I'm actually reserving judgement on a lot of things, because I'm just not entirely sure how it'll play out. Like what will be done with Skitter (who is right now strangely similar to Penance, another Lobdell creation) and Bunker (it's awesome that he's casually, openly gay, but he's leaning towards stereotype right now, something that may change as he gets further development). Also not happy that the storyline apparently ends in a crossover? Sigh.
What I did like, though, is the way that most of this is written. The dialog is pretty sharp, and the characters are at least consistently written. I like the team dynamic that's being set up here, even if the overarching storyline is leaving me a little cold (because I've never seen a storyline where the government turns against superpowered kids, right?).
December 3, 2012
This one wasn't even on my radar last fall when I started buying DC New 52 issues online. But I saw the library had a copy, and so I gave it a try. Lots of fun! The story is a little bit fluffy, and the conflict between the characters can be forced at times. The art's variable, but I suppose it fits the tone of the book. I think the series has potential. I am definitely on board for at least another trade, thanks to the prominent role of Red Robin. (I really like when Tim acts like "Batman, Jr" -- and watch for him to almost take down Superboy by himself. Bad. Ass.)
I had to laugh at how they've sexed up Cassie. She's lovely -- I especially like her costume with the hood -- but we do get several of the classic Image/Jim Lee-style drawings, where we can see both her butt and her breasts from the same angle (because she's twisted into some ungodly position). She's not the "cute" teen that we've from seen from her, Kara, Stargirl, etc in the pre-Nu52 days.
Also, kudos to Lobdell for inventing a gay teen character whose Gayness does not define who he is. He seems exactly the way an out and proud gay teen would act. Good work! Looking forward to more from Bunker and his relentless optimism -- even if I am not crazy about the name. (I hope they don't feel the need to engage in some down the line.)
A quick read and a pleasant surprise. Wonder what other good stuff I have missed in the New 52?
I had to laugh at how they've sexed up Cassie. She's lovely -- I especially like her costume with the hood -- but we do get several of the classic Image/Jim Lee-style drawings, where we can see both her butt and her breasts from the same angle (because she's twisted into some ungodly position). She's not the "cute" teen that we've from seen from her, Kara, Stargirl, etc in the pre-Nu52 days.
Also, kudos to Lobdell for inventing a gay teen character whose Gayness does not define who he is. He seems exactly the way an out and proud gay teen would act. Good work! Looking forward to more from Bunker and his relentless optimism -- even if I am not crazy about the name. (I hope they don't feel the need to engage in some down the line.)
A quick read and a pleasant surprise. Wonder what other good stuff I have missed in the New 52?
May 14, 2012
The first thing that someone needs to know about the Teen Titans in the New 52 is that they are actually fun. I ended up reading this series only because it was the only book that Tim Drake was appearing in, and I was expecting the usual misery. I was very pleasantly surprised.
As expected, Lobdell put together a very good team. Tim Drake is one of my favorites, and I have no complaints about how he has been written so far. Superboy is one of the characters that I normally have no interest in, but he is so good here that I actually started reading his solo series, which connects closely to this one and shares a writer. Kid Flash is sometimes a little annoying, but that's to be expected when he is used for a joke a hundred times in each issue, even if most of them work. The Cassie seems like she'll be pretty different from the old Cassie, and I am excited about learning more about her. She's tough and mysterious, which is always a good thing. They are already setting up a love triangle between the three characters--shocking, I know, which I am not dreading as much as I thought I would.
The new characters are also great, and I am actually a little more interested in them. They all add some much needed diversity to the DC teen team. He's already shown a lot of personality. Also, I love his civilian clothes. Though Solstice made some appearances, no longer in continuity, in the earlier issues of Teen Titans, she is pretty different here. The personality seems to essentially the same, which is good, especially since her personality is upbeat and positive. I am also interested in seeing more of Skitter. She adds a nice bit of cynicism to the team.
The characters themselves are the best part of the series. The plot is good, but I like the scenes when the characters are just talking to each other the most. I really enjoy seeing any combination of team members interact.
As far as the art is concerned, it is fine. I generally really like the character designs. While Bunker's clothes are the best, I generally like taking a look at what everyone is wearing. There is usually something interesting happening in the background. There are sometimes some flaws and way too many computer effects for my taste, but it isn't anything that I found too distracting.
As expected, Lobdell put together a very good team. Tim Drake is one of my favorites, and I have no complaints about how he has been written so far. Superboy is one of the characters that I normally have no interest in, but he is so good here that I actually started reading his solo series, which connects closely to this one and shares a writer. Kid Flash is sometimes a little annoying, but that's to be expected when he is used for a joke a hundred times in each issue, even if most of them work. The Cassie seems like she'll be pretty different from the old Cassie, and I am excited about learning more about her. She's tough and mysterious, which is always a good thing. They are already setting up a love triangle between the three characters--shocking, I know, which I am not dreading as much as I thought I would.
The new characters are also great, and I am actually a little more interested in them. They all add some much needed diversity to the DC teen team. He's already shown a lot of personality. Also, I love his civilian clothes. Though Solstice made some appearances, no longer in continuity, in the earlier issues of Teen Titans, she is pretty different here. The personality seems to essentially the same, which is good, especially since her personality is upbeat and positive. I am also interested in seeing more of Skitter. She adds a nice bit of cynicism to the team.
The characters themselves are the best part of the series. The plot is good, but I like the scenes when the characters are just talking to each other the most. I really enjoy seeing any combination of team members interact.
As far as the art is concerned, it is fine. I generally really like the character designs. While Bunker's clothes are the best, I generally like taking a look at what everyone is wearing. There is usually something interesting happening in the background. There are sometimes some flaws and way too many computer effects for my taste, but it isn't anything that I found too distracting.
September 18, 2012
It has been a few years since I have collected comics so I frequently check the DC comics giveaways here on goodreads. I was ecstatic to win this and get a glimpse into what is going on in the DC Universe.
I don't know much that has gone on in the past three years but I know there was a big even that changed everything and DC is rebooting all of there characters in the new 52. I was pleased to see something stayed the same. Before I gave up comics I was reading the series Red Robin and I was very happy to see Tim on his own as the Red Robin. It was also great to see how hard he worked to form the Teen Titans.
With this being a reboot anything could happen and I was, I thought, prepared for anything. I know there were times when Superboy didn't play nice with the Titans but this felt a bit off to me. Now I was not a big follower of TT, I like more the mainstream heroes, I read Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, and the Flash so maybe I was missing some history here but ti didn't feel right to me. I also felt like I needed a bit more explanation as to why Wonder Girl felt she was sub par and didn't feel she should be working with a team.
This was a great story and it was very well written. The art work was outstanding and I was so happy to have a glimpse in to the world of comics again with this graphic novel. I highly recommend this to fans of the Teen Titans, and any fan of the more mainstream heroes.
I don't know much that has gone on in the past three years but I know there was a big even that changed everything and DC is rebooting all of there characters in the new 52. I was pleased to see something stayed the same. Before I gave up comics I was reading the series Red Robin and I was very happy to see Tim on his own as the Red Robin. It was also great to see how hard he worked to form the Teen Titans.
With this being a reboot anything could happen and I was, I thought, prepared for anything. I know there were times when Superboy didn't play nice with the Titans but this felt a bit off to me. Now I was not a big follower of TT, I like more the mainstream heroes, I read Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, and the Flash so maybe I was missing some history here but ti didn't feel right to me. I also felt like I needed a bit more explanation as to why Wonder Girl felt she was sub par and didn't feel she should be working with a team.
This was a great story and it was very well written. The art work was outstanding and I was so happy to have a glimpse in to the world of comics again with this graphic novel. I highly recommend this to fans of the Teen Titans, and any fan of the more mainstream heroes.
January 11, 2013
Did not expect to like this. Not really been a fan of the Teen Titans or Tim Drake in the past. But this book is really fun and full of action.
Tim Drake - To me Drake has always been a lesser Robin. He lacks the strength of Dick and is the kid who came off as useless in Knightfall. This Drake is decisive, smart, and a leader. And he clearly is part of the Bat family in temper. Though I am really glad Bruce Wayne does not visit. I really want him to have a romantic relationship with Not Wonder Girl.
I liked how this is a true team origin.
Danny the Street - a very different metahuman!
Tim Drake - To me Drake has always been a lesser Robin. He lacks the strength of Dick and is the kid who came off as useless in Knightfall. This Drake is decisive, smart, and a leader. And he clearly is part of the Bat family in temper. Though I am really glad Bruce Wayne does not visit. I really want him to have a romantic relationship with Not Wonder Girl.
I liked how this is a true team origin.
Danny the Street - a very different metahuman!
May 31, 2019
Hmmmmm. Some of it was good, some not so good. I'm not terribly impressed (it's Lobdell, of course I'm ambiguous) but I'll keep going. Hey, it's better than JLI, so that's something!
July 12, 2020
5 🌟
N.O.W.H.E.R.E is taking metahuman teenagers from around the world. Red Robin is trying to find them before NOWHERE gets them. He manages to get Wonder Girl, Bunker, Kid Flash, and Skitter. They go to rescue Superboy from NOWHERE.
N.O.W.H.E.R.E is taking metahuman teenagers from around the world. Red Robin is trying to find them before NOWHERE gets them. He manages to get Wonder Girl, Bunker, Kid Flash, and Skitter. They go to rescue Superboy from NOWHERE.
July 2, 2012
I LOVE TEEN TITANS!!! (but let me explain how I got here)
So...when the New 52 first launched I decided which titles I wanted to read and started by buying the first issue of several titles (and reading reviews of other ones that I was mildly interested in reading). Time went by (September will be the one year anniversary) and I whittled my list down to four comics (Batman, Justice League, Aquaman, and Flash). However, then Scott Snyder's "Night of Owls" Even happened and it forced me to read (actually, I chose willingly) all the titles involved in Night of Owls, including "Red Hood and the Outlaws".
Surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly) I found myself quite taken with Scott Lobdell's take on Jason Todd (one of my favorite characters!) I went back and bought the previous issue of Red Hood and loved it just as much! So then I went back and bought the entire run (which meant I had to go to two comic book stores because mine was missing a couple of issues). I read the entire run and fell in love with this somewhat controversial series (because of Starfire but that is really just kind of BS). So taken with Scott Lobdell was I that I considered picked up another one of his "team" titles...Teen Titans.
I am always a fan of reading about a former Robin, and Tim Drake is poised to be the leader of the Teen Titans, so what the heck!? Well, I bought that first issue and LOVED IT! Then I went back and bought the entire run (I thought!) and powered through and LOVED THE CRAP OUT OF IT!
Scott Lobdell knows how to write a team book and even though I've never been a huge Teen Titans fan (although I did watch the animated Teen Titans for a minute), I found myself completely loving the dynamics of Scott Lobdell's Teen Titans. This is a huge deal for DC because I have never really felt that DC has handled team books that well. Marvel has consistently had the edge on them in that regard, but Scott Lobdell is changing all that for me.
Teen Titans Volume 1 focuses on the formation of the team at the hands of Tim Drake who is basically trying to protect teen metahumans from a covert shadowy organization known as N.O.W.H.E.R.E.. Watching the team come together is fun and Scott Lobdell manages to write each of the characters in their own distinct voice. He also strives to establish diversity by writing three of the seven members of the team as characters other than whitey mcwhitersons. Skitter is African American, Solstice is Native American, and Bunker is Mexican...and also gay! What is also nice is that Scott Lobdell writes those characters well and with respect. None of them seem contrived at all. On top of all of this, Scott Lobdell manages to write a really AWESOME and ENGAGING story that involves twists and turns and lots of humor and some FANTASTIC art at the hands of Brett Booth!
The first seven issues were all in preparation for an event referred to as "The Culling". Unfortunately, I didn't realize it was a cross-over event and now must pick up the corresponding issues to read! However, I will definitely be picking up the volume of Teen Titans once it is released! This is great fun and I would definitely recommend this to anyone!
So...when the New 52 first launched I decided which titles I wanted to read and started by buying the first issue of several titles (and reading reviews of other ones that I was mildly interested in reading). Time went by (September will be the one year anniversary) and I whittled my list down to four comics (Batman, Justice League, Aquaman, and Flash). However, then Scott Snyder's "Night of Owls" Even happened and it forced me to read (actually, I chose willingly) all the titles involved in Night of Owls, including "Red Hood and the Outlaws".
Surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly) I found myself quite taken with Scott Lobdell's take on Jason Todd (one of my favorite characters!) I went back and bought the previous issue of Red Hood and loved it just as much! So then I went back and bought the entire run (which meant I had to go to two comic book stores because mine was missing a couple of issues). I read the entire run and fell in love with this somewhat controversial series (because of Starfire but that is really just kind of BS). So taken with Scott Lobdell was I that I considered picked up another one of his "team" titles...Teen Titans.
I am always a fan of reading about a former Robin, and Tim Drake is poised to be the leader of the Teen Titans, so what the heck!? Well, I bought that first issue and LOVED IT! Then I went back and bought the entire run (I thought!) and powered through and LOVED THE CRAP OUT OF IT!
Scott Lobdell knows how to write a team book and even though I've never been a huge Teen Titans fan (although I did watch the animated Teen Titans for a minute), I found myself completely loving the dynamics of Scott Lobdell's Teen Titans. This is a huge deal for DC because I have never really felt that DC has handled team books that well. Marvel has consistently had the edge on them in that regard, but Scott Lobdell is changing all that for me.
Teen Titans Volume 1 focuses on the formation of the team at the hands of Tim Drake who is basically trying to protect teen metahumans from a covert shadowy organization known as N.O.W.H.E.R.E.. Watching the team come together is fun and Scott Lobdell manages to write each of the characters in their own distinct voice. He also strives to establish diversity by writing three of the seven members of the team as characters other than whitey mcwhitersons. Skitter is African American, Solstice is Native American, and Bunker is Mexican...and also gay! What is also nice is that Scott Lobdell writes those characters well and with respect. None of them seem contrived at all. On top of all of this, Scott Lobdell manages to write a really AWESOME and ENGAGING story that involves twists and turns and lots of humor and some FANTASTIC art at the hands of Brett Booth!
The first seven issues were all in preparation for an event referred to as "The Culling". Unfortunately, I didn't realize it was a cross-over event and now must pick up the corresponding issues to read! However, I will definitely be picking up the volume of Teen Titans once it is released! This is great fun and I would definitely recommend this to anyone!
December 21, 2012
I've been a Teen Titans fan for over 40 years. It was one of the first books I "collected" (that is, I looked for it every month on the newsstand) when I started back in '69. So I've been through the Titans in their many, many incarnations, both good and bad. The most recent Teen Titans book was a lot of fun, utilizing both traditional characters and new characters (long a Titans hallmark). The new 52 version is, in a word, blah. Tim Drake, as the former Robin, now Red Robin, is the center of the story, but without more than a passing reference to Batman, and the fact that the Titans never before existed in the new DCU, the forming of the team doesn't really make a lot of sense. Bart Allen/Kid Flash doesn't know where his powers came from or who he is -- though there's some clues that he is from the future. Wonder Girl doesn't have any connection to Wonder Woman. I'm left wondering why these characters exist and why they're coming together. They wonder the same things. The three new characters, created for this book, are downright terrible, both in terms of powers and personalities. Definitely in the lower echelon of Titans books, and yet, I'll probably read the next one...
January 8, 2013
Another of The New 52 titles I decided to sample. Some of the series are "soft" reboots, where little has changed. Some are closer to full reboots of a series such as this one. Some things have remained from the last version of the series. Superboy is still a clone, and Tim Drake is the brains of the outfit.
For better or worse Cassie Sandsmark is now a tomb raider, instead of student who followed her mother to digs. Bunker is so out of the closet Gay he might offend Gays, but he comes off as the most well adjusted character of the group. Bart Allen's back story is hinted at, and apparently has undergone the most changes.
Its not that Scott Lobdell does a bad job with the story. The problem is, and I bet this came from editorial, that this was to set up a larger story line that pays off in volume 2.
Possibly I'll continue to follow these characters. The idea of government agency harvesting teenaged metahumans for unknown purposes appeals to the conspiracy theory aspect of my mind.
For better or worse Cassie Sandsmark is now a tomb raider, instead of student who followed her mother to digs. Bunker is so out of the closet Gay he might offend Gays, but he comes off as the most well adjusted character of the group. Bart Allen's back story is hinted at, and apparently has undergone the most changes.
Its not that Scott Lobdell does a bad job with the story. The problem is, and I bet this came from editorial, that this was to set up a larger story line that pays off in volume 2.
Possibly I'll continue to follow these characters. The idea of government agency harvesting teenaged metahumans for unknown purposes appeals to the conspiracy theory aspect of my mind.
April 12, 2013
The dialogue and plot are very choppy and often they don't sync up well with the artwork. The story-arc seems promising and I like the direction the Titans are heading in.
It does do a good job with the characters. Each Titan's personality is clear as day and the group dynamic between these personalities is interesting. I like the new members of the team; I like the new costumes on Kid Flash, Red Robin, an Wonder Girl. Not sure how I feel about Danny the Street though....
If the story were told more smoothly, with a flow to the action and dialogue, this volume would have been a real winner.
3.5/5
It does do a good job with the characters. Each Titan's personality is clear as day and the group dynamic between these personalities is interesting. I like the new members of the team; I like the new costumes on Kid Flash, Red Robin, an Wonder Girl. Not sure how I feel about Danny the Street though....
If the story were told more smoothly, with a flow to the action and dialogue, this volume would have been a real winner.
3.5/5
November 30, 2024
I expected this to be bad, but it’s like� insultingly so. Everything you liked about these characters before? It’s gone. Their backstories are made edgier, Tim is made more pretentious and secretive to the detriment of his own team, and Bart has never been so annoying. I don’t understand the Solstice redesign. I don’t understand the baffling commitment to emphasizing Cassie’s boobs when we know she is a teenager. I don’t fully understand what they were going for with Bunker, either? These characters� especially Cassie� went through so much growth in the previous Teen Titans title, and this reboot’s erasure of all of that reads as insensitive. I am hoping that it’s only this volume that is this bad, because I did feel that Lobdell’s Red Hood and the Outlaws improved after its (also shockingly bad) first volume. It’s a surprise either book, as well as Superboy, made it beyond one volume. While I thought the first iteration of Red Hood and the Outlaws had seeds of good ideas sprinkled throughout, my expectations are low for the lasting impact of this title on all following Teen Titans books or on the futures of any of the characters.
August 31, 2017
I am really enjoying the New 52 run of everything really. I enjoyed this (obviously) as well as Red Hood and Harley Quinn, and Suicide Squad.
Just a moment to shout out to Hoopla at my local library! I decided to try and read the whole series of the parts of Death Of The Family that I really liked, so I got on there to see what I could find. And I found this, Nightwing, Batgirl and at least the first three of Batman and Robin, which would at least take me to Death Of The Family there. (As for Catwoman, Batman, and Detective comics... eeeh. The only issue I had with this being a digital book was that the two page spreads were very small, but it was extremely easy to zoom in.
I am very intrigued by Solstice. One thing that is annoying is all the crossover stuff. It's everywhere man... But, I am not goanna go and read every single one, so I don't let it bother me too much since everything is basically explained later.
Just a moment to shout out to Hoopla at my local library! I decided to try and read the whole series of the parts of Death Of The Family that I really liked, so I got on there to see what I could find. And I found this, Nightwing, Batgirl and at least the first three of Batman and Robin, which would at least take me to Death Of The Family there. (As for Catwoman, Batman, and Detective comics... eeeh. The only issue I had with this being a digital book was that the two page spreads were very small, but it was extremely easy to zoom in.
I am very intrigued by Solstice. One thing that is annoying is all the crossover stuff. It's everywhere man... But, I am not goanna go and read every single one, so I don't let it bother me too much since everything is basically explained later.
December 25, 2014
I'd actually give it 3.5 stars, but I can't. ŷ should get on that.
Anyway, I thought it was pretty good. There were some moments where it felt like it jumped from one thing to another improperly, but that's not too big of a problem.
I think I'm in the minority when I say that I actually really like Tim Drake's New 52 costume. Especially since the wings are retractable. I don't think I've had any prior exposure to Brett Booth's art, and I really like it.
I don't know how long this first story arc is, but I wish they would have put the whole arc in one volume. I hate it when they cut it off like they did in this book.
Also, I like Thrice. He/They didn't have much screen time and I hope he/they come back soon.
Another thing I didn't like: Superboy was pretty determined to take the others down and then they save him and everything's fine. I just wish he would have had some kind of internal struggle.
Anyway, I thought it was pretty good. There were some moments where it felt like it jumped from one thing to another improperly, but that's not too big of a problem.
I think I'm in the minority when I say that I actually really like Tim Drake's New 52 costume. Especially since the wings are retractable. I don't think I've had any prior exposure to Brett Booth's art, and I really like it.
I don't know how long this first story arc is, but I wish they would have put the whole arc in one volume. I hate it when they cut it off like they did in this book.
Also, I like Thrice. He/They didn't have much screen time and I hope he/they come back soon.
Another thing I didn't like: Superboy was pretty determined to take the others down and then they save him and everything's fine. I just wish he would have had some kind of internal struggle.
September 21, 2012
It was... a comic book. A fairly good example of one, I suppose (or, at least, character development, and no plot holes big enough to drive a truck through). Cliff-hanger ending.
Part of why it got a 4 instead of a 3 is that I very much liked that there were several female characters, and not one of them looked like a stick figure smuggling melons. (No rape backstories, either) In fact, 2 of them were not really in any reasonable sense "sexy" (a spider-woman and a woman surrounded by a black cloud), and the other one, while attractive, actually looked like someone who could throw people through walls...
But I did find the art style a little... ugly, I guess. A little too much emphasis on showing the exact outline of every single individual muscle and tendon clearly, if ya know what I mean.
Part of why it got a 4 instead of a 3 is that I very much liked that there were several female characters, and not one of them looked like a stick figure smuggling melons. (No rape backstories, either) In fact, 2 of them were not really in any reasonable sense "sexy" (a spider-woman and a woman surrounded by a black cloud), and the other one, while attractive, actually looked like someone who could throw people through walls...
But I did find the art style a little... ugly, I guess. A little too much emphasis on showing the exact outline of every single individual muscle and tendon clearly, if ya know what I mean.
July 20, 2015
2.5
The art is gorgeous but the story is forgettable.
It's like an early 90's Image comic, Brett Booth did the art for Backlash back then and its nice to see his art has only improved, but the story..
I wouldn't recommend this volume to anyone, you can defiantly skip it. But I will say if you ever find an issue pick it up it's a fun read. Confused?
The problem is while one issue is an ok read, 7 issues is just too much, and it's not even the conclusion in the 7th. Lobdell is a good writer, but here he includes introductions, semi origins, character development, fun moments, hero vs hero misunderstandings, villain speeches, villain motivation/ diabolical plan, exposition, the kitchen sink. And that's just one issue.. Every issue.
Overall, nothing awful, but nothing to get lost in the story.
The art is gorgeous but the story is forgettable.
It's like an early 90's Image comic, Brett Booth did the art for Backlash back then and its nice to see his art has only improved, but the story..
I wouldn't recommend this volume to anyone, you can defiantly skip it. But I will say if you ever find an issue pick it up it's a fun read. Confused?
The problem is while one issue is an ok read, 7 issues is just too much, and it's not even the conclusion in the 7th. Lobdell is a good writer, but here he includes introductions, semi origins, character development, fun moments, hero vs hero misunderstandings, villain speeches, villain motivation/ diabolical plan, exposition, the kitchen sink. And that's just one issue.. Every issue.
Overall, nothing awful, but nothing to get lost in the story.
July 19, 2017
PROS: I really enjoyed the colourful, '90s-inspired art and a lot of the repartee. Also, the protagonists are considerably more diverse than a pre-New 52 version would likely have been, so that's refreshing.
CONS: As with many "team" titles, time and space on the pages gets invested on an awful lot of characters over a few short issues with the end result that a few (Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Bunker) seem well-developed and interesting whereas others (Skitter, Solstice [a character so on the margins they can't be bothered to spell her name right consistently, at least in the paperback copy I read], Grymm and the other antagonists) just seem to take up space and time, perhaps so they can be more fully utilized later.
CONS: As with many "team" titles, time and space on the pages gets invested on an awful lot of characters over a few short issues with the end result that a few (Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Bunker) seem well-developed and interesting whereas others (Skitter, Solstice [a character so on the margins they can't be bothered to spell her name right consistently, at least in the paperback copy I read], Grymm and the other antagonists) just seem to take up space and time, perhaps so they can be more fully utilized later.
November 29, 2019
This is what I expected from a reboot - taking an older idea, changing out some of the elements, and starting it fresh. Red Robin is gathering teens with abilities to protect them from a group that is gathering them up. He inadvertently creates a team out of them, with classic mainstays like Wonder girl, and Kid Flash, while also bringing in new characters like ultra-chipper Bunker and Raven-replacement Solstice, and teen/spider Skitter. It's action first, but there's a fair bit of development going on as well, and the character Danny the Street is inspired; I need to see if this is the first place he's shown up. All in all, one of the better efforts of the new 52.
February 27, 2015
The first volume of TEEN TITANS from the DC New 52 is good but not great. It ends on a cliffhanger, which is sometimes unavoidable with graphic novels due to the serial nature of comics, but it was still a bit of a drag. Overall the art is good, the characters are interesting and it is a good start to a new Titans series. This volume features the Titans vs. Superboy as well, for reasons I won't get into here, and I'm sure were resolved later in the series.
Overall, if you are a Titans fan you'll enjoy this one, but if not, you could probably skip it without missing much. Not bad, just nothing really new here.
Overall, if you are a Titans fan you'll enjoy this one, but if not, you could probably skip it without missing much. Not bad, just nothing really new here.
January 19, 2017
"Grasping for straws".. that's the first thing that comes to mind when wanting caption this in a review..
It wasn't bad, but it just left me with kind of an empty feeling.. Just right up until the last frame, and then I get a little more excited :)
Okay, I have to admit, you're starting from scratch here, so you're shaping the world, the characters all over again and that takes time... You could feel that, throughout the entire issue, that it was missing some deeper meaning.. But it probably IS building up to something, and it might be something big, who knows..
So, I'll give the TT an extra chance, and let's hope the next issue wows me ;)
It wasn't bad, but it just left me with kind of an empty feeling.. Just right up until the last frame, and then I get a little more excited :)
Okay, I have to admit, you're starting from scratch here, so you're shaping the world, the characters all over again and that takes time... You could feel that, throughout the entire issue, that it was missing some deeper meaning.. But it probably IS building up to something, and it might be something big, who knows..
So, I'll give the TT an extra chance, and let's hope the next issue wows me ;)
July 7, 2024
New 52, new Teen Titans. The lineup is Red Robin (Tim Drake), Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), Superboy (Kon El), Kid Flash (Bart Allen), Solstice, Bunker and Skitter. Bunker and Skitter are new characters. The artwork here is pretty good throughout, but the story and characterization is not great. The central established characters get most of the attention with Tim, Cassie and Bart getting the most time on page. Superboy is a New 52 reboot of the character and he's just getting started here. The other characters don't get much background or personality at all. Bunker gets probably the most, but really only as he gets introduced. Skitter and Solstice get very little attention at all. (And in fact, Skitter is just dropped from the book at the end, never to be seen again).
I've read that Tim Drake is nothing like previous versions of the character. I can't talk to that, as when I first read this, it was my first introduction to the character. I will say that the 2024 version of him is nothing at all like this version.
Disappointing, but I have access to the next few books so I'll keep on with hopes that it improves.
I've read that Tim Drake is nothing like previous versions of the character. I can't talk to that, as when I first read this, it was my first introduction to the character. I will say that the 2024 version of him is nothing at all like this version.
Disappointing, but I have access to the next few books so I'll keep on with hopes that it improves.
May 24, 2023
Teen Titans rebooted for the New 52 - actually liked it very much. This is apparently the run that was so bad it was rebooted even within the New 52, but it seems off to a good enough start
Tim tries to track down and stop whoever is kidnapping teenage metahumans, and ends up forming a new Teen Titans: Cassie/Wonder girl (hot headed who stole some bracelets that give her her power, love her), Bart Allen/Kid Flash (who maybe doesn't know who he is or how he got his powers, a little annoying but okay), Miguel/Bunker (who i think is new, mexican, gay, very sassy and entertaining), Kiran/Solstice (a black cloud girl who is "inspiring" but I know nothing about her), and a girl who can turn into Skitter bug creatcher, who is just kind of there sometimes.
Superboy is really cool in this, especially when he fights Cassie and we get a look into his own mind. I like how the whole team is kind of a disaster with Tim scrambling to keep it all together.
Tim tries to track down and stop whoever is kidnapping teenage metahumans, and ends up forming a new Teen Titans: Cassie/Wonder girl (hot headed who stole some bracelets that give her her power, love her), Bart Allen/Kid Flash (who maybe doesn't know who he is or how he got his powers, a little annoying but okay), Miguel/Bunker (who i think is new, mexican, gay, very sassy and entertaining), Kiran/Solstice (a black cloud girl who is "inspiring" but I know nothing about her), and a girl who can turn into Skitter bug creatcher, who is just kind of there sometimes.
Superboy is really cool in this, especially when he fights Cassie and we get a look into his own mind. I like how the whole team is kind of a disaster with Tim scrambling to keep it all together.
August 31, 2019
Most of the volume I found fun without being particularly inspiring or grabbing my interest, but the end picked up enough that I'd like to continue the series. I did really like the character of Red Robin, who is so focused on what's important (i.e. saving people's lives) that other characters tend to think he's a jerk.
There is one homosexual character.
Content is pretty standard for a teen comic--lots of violence and danger, but none if it too dark or detailed. There are hints at possible romantic relationships to develop, but not so much as a kiss so far in the story.
There is one homosexual character.
Content is pretty standard for a teen comic--lots of violence and danger, but none if it too dark or detailed. There are hints at possible romantic relationships to develop, but not so much as a kiss so far in the story.
April 2, 2025
Bart works two jobs:
1) being Kid Flash
2) stealing Tim's clothes
(actual review: Even though I'm familiar with Bart's storyline, this did actually make me want to read the following volumes to see how it develops (hence the 4/5 instead of the 3/5). I am, however, wondering what goes on with Skitter, Bunker, and Solstice. Being unfamiliar characters to me, I'm curious to see if they stick around or fade out.)
1) being Kid Flash
2) stealing Tim's clothes
(actual review: Even though I'm familiar with Bart's storyline, this did actually make me want to read the following volumes to see how it develops (hence the 4/5 instead of the 3/5). I am, however, wondering what goes on with Skitter, Bunker, and Solstice. Being unfamiliar characters to me, I'm curious to see if they stick around or fade out.)
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