Comments on: Comparative Review: Titans #3

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:46:04 +0000

i’m glad that you and josh both reviewed the same book…. no offense to josh, as he’s “new(er)” to the reviewing game, but THIS is a “fairer” evaluation of the book than his piece.

Much as I appreciate the compliment, I think it’s just as much a difference in perspective as anything. I’m the old dude, after all, I read New Teen Titans off the stands in 84, I read the Baxter series later, through the revamps, through Team Titans, the ‘Titans’ series that Jay Faerber did with Devin Grayson, even the gawdawful version that Dan Jurgens did that tried so hard to be Wolfman/Perez… I’m conditioned to be harder on relaunches, especially Titans relaunches.

By: ~wyntermute~

~wyntermute~ — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:01:03 +0000

i’m glad that you and josh both reviewed the same book…. no offense to josh, as he’s “new(er)” to the reviewing game, but THIS is a “fairer” evaluation of the book than his piece.

By: Ajax

Ajax — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:26:56 +0000

I stopped reading comics, oh say around the time the Baxter Titan’s series lost Perez’ input….It is sure is swell to be able to pick up the book now and see nothing has changed!

I mean it was just as swell to read the old series and see all those old stories and characters from the 1960’s show up and show how . . .nothing.. changed?

Wait…..

By: eric berry

eric berry — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:14:00 +0000

Well, I guess I am the detractor in this conversation. I am enjoying the new series so far. I have always loved the Titans. I loved the first series. I loved the subsequent series. I liked it when it when to graphic paper. I loved it when it was Tales of the Teen Titans. I did not pick it up when the series was Young Justice if that can be counted. I started with the latest incarnation of Teen Titans, but I have become sorely dissapointed. Listen DC. I stopped with Teen Titans. I think that this series can do well. It can do well if the writters recognize that these Titans are no longer teens. They are all adults. Treat them like adults and write them as adults. There are many layers that these characters can be shown. I like this incarnation so far even though it is only three issues. I will keep it up for a while. If i stop I could continue in TPB and save some money.

Oh, and I like the art. It is nice to see something different on a main stream book.

By: DrStrangeCubicle

DrStrangeCubicle — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:24:08 +0000

I think my impression of this issue was more in line with your review than Josh’s…the art especially is really turning me off.

By: Mark I.

Mark I. — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:02:47 +0000

“Is Judd Winick the man to reignite the fires of Titan-mania?”

Not with this book, not with these characters. The under-used former kid sidekicks and their exotic cyborg/alien/demonic new friends were an eye-catching novelty at the time combined with rock solid art and story. Now, even if the art and story return to form (apparently, the art hasn’t just yet, holding out that story gets better) the original hook that brought in new readers is gone. Nostalgia sells, but not as much as an eye-catching cover with tantalizing new elements that keeps delivering when you open the book. That pretty much sums up the impact of New Teen Titans. (Thunderbolts was like that too.)

Nightwing becomes more misused everytime his character is forced to regress five years and the Flash belongs in Justice League.

If Deathstroke, Terra and/or Brother Blood show up in the next 12 issues…hmm not a good sign. Lightning in a bottle only happens once.