Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 7, 2014 15:40:48 GMT -5
I'm a big Titans fan so I was a little wary of the project when I had heard it announced, and while I really like Jeff Lemire whether its fair or not, any effort like this will inevitably be weighed against the Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans which in my mind is one of the best comic runs ever.
The main cast here consists of Cyborg, Beast Boy, Terra, Jericho, Starfire, and Raven. In this new origin story they tie the team together with a single origin story springing out of experiments done by Star Labs based on the alien physiology of Starfire to explain their powers and how they know each other. This choice isn't necessarily bad as it keeps things simple and easy to follow, though it does feel a lot like a mash up of the Breakfast Club and X-Men Evolution which is both good and bad. The story itself is decent, focusing primarily on introducing the lives of the cast, having their status quo get shaken up by their powers, and then stumbling head first into the evil conspiracy behind it all. It's all a little too exposition heavy, which I suppose is necessary for a re-imagining such as this.
Compared to Wolfman and Perez's version this comes off as more than a little anemic as it doesn't give us the whole roster or any real meat to the story. But in and of itself as an origin story the book does its job of introducing the cast, establishing the origin of their abilities, and laying out that they have stumbled into a world of danger that they weren't ready for. The book isn't without its flaws, but overall when it was all over I asked myself if I wanted to read the next part of the story, and the answer is definitely yes.
The main cast here consists of Cyborg, Beast Boy, Terra, Jericho, Starfire, and Raven. In this new origin story they tie the team together with a single origin story springing out of experiments done by Star Labs based on the alien physiology of Starfire to explain their powers and how they know each other. This choice isn't necessarily bad as it keeps things simple and easy to follow, though it does feel a lot like a mash up of the Breakfast Club and X-Men Evolution which is both good and bad. The story itself is decent, focusing primarily on introducing the lives of the cast, having their status quo get shaken up by their powers, and then stumbling head first into the evil conspiracy behind it all. It's all a little too exposition heavy, which I suppose is necessary for a re-imagining such as this.
Compared to Wolfman and Perez's version this comes off as more than a little anemic as it doesn't give us the whole roster or any real meat to the story. But in and of itself as an origin story the book does its job of introducing the cast, establishing the origin of their abilities, and laying out that they have stumbled into a world of danger that they weren't ready for. The book isn't without its flaws, but overall when it was all over I asked myself if I wanted to read the next part of the story, and the answer is definitely yes.
