The New Teen Titans, Vol. 1 by Marv Wolfman

Here, I'm surprised by how much of her origin we got and how respectful people were. She seemed to exist just to be desired and show off her muscle but she wasn't a real character there. The bits I read of Teen Titans Rebirth, N52 Red Hood and the Outlaws and the animated films I saw didn't really give her a lot to do. This was my first introduction to a Starfire that really seemed to have dialogue. they used to be called 'Teen Titans' for a reason and if she's a teen, this old man needs to leave her alone ASAP.īeast Boy annoyed me 90% of this book, I won't lie. She is dating a man that seemed way too old for her.

He's here but there's no real emotional arc for him and that was a bummer.ĭonna got some pretty kick ass moments but there wasn't a ton of emotional weight for her either. There wasn't a ton of Dick Grayson in this book. Even worse, twice in this book, the rest of the Titans are hanging out together without him and that just bummed me out. I didn't enjoy Cyborg telling his father he found happiness with the Titans because I don't think we actually saw him express that? Yes, he doesn't wear his emotions on his sleeve (aside from anger and I have several thoughts on that that make me unhappy) but it's just weird for him to say when we've barely seen him bond with the others. From what I've seen on twitter, there are people with prosthetics that relate to Victor a lot. I enjoyed him bonding with coaching some kids in the park. I enjoyed his budding friendship with Gar. I enjoyed seeing the complex dynamics between him and his father.

He's really unhappy about that and it's understandable. He was involuntarily experimented on and turned into a Cyborg. I liked that we got quite a bit of Victor Stone's backstory and his plight as Cyborg. Constantly writing his dialogue as 'lissen', 'mebbe' and 'figgers' (although, Gar also said that last one) just really rubbed me the wrong way, not gonna lie. Some uncomfortable dialogue for Cyborg FYI, black people are saying the same words as white characters. It's full of a lot of cheesy, outdated, 80's lingo. The team is called together by Raven and they learn on the job how to be a team.

I think this is the introduction of Cyborg and Starfire. So, this tells the story of the origins of the Teen Titans. To be honest, some times I find older DC books easier to read than newer DC books. Either way, older DC books are easier to read than older Marvel comics. Maybe it's just a different vibe was going on in DC? I'm not sure. I'm not sure exactly why that is? Maybe because DC permitted its writers to write some darker themes? I'm honestly surprised at how many times some sort of human smuggling/enslavement storyline crops up in different books. I've always said, older DC comics are easier to read than older Marvel comics.

The New Teen Titans, Vol. 1 by Marv Wolfman