Rebirth The Titans were back and the Teen Titans were teens again! All was right with the world. Well, except that as exciting as the new teams and line-ups were, the books themselves weren’t much beyond average. Really, the freshness of the titles is what gave them their forward momentum.   The Teen Titans line-up…… Continue reading Titans Together Part 4: Reborn and Revitalized

The New 52 In defense of Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth, they were asked to recreate the most famous team of sidekicks and legacy characters in history in a world that no longer has sidekicks or legacy characters.  More so perhaps than any other New 52 book, the “Teen Titans” had to be drastically different.…… Continue reading Titans Together Part 3: New 52’d

Taking “Titan” Literally DC’s “Zero Hour” event didn’t just lead to a new team in the pages of New Titans, it also de-aged Ray Palmer, aka the Atom, into a teenager.  Given how long time characters were being drastically changed left and right in the 90s, I don’t know if the Titans were the reason…… Continue reading Titans Together Part 2: New vs Teen

I love teen team books. I’ll admit it. There’s a reason so much popular fiction is about teenagers — being a teen is the great equalizer. Young Justice, Infinity, Inc., Young All-Stars, Young Avengers, New Mutants, New Warriors (lots of “new” and “young” in there), I’ve enjoyed them all. They all, by and large, have…… Continue reading Titans Together Part 1: From Sidekicks to Superstars