Titans: Beast World Tour

by Joe Casey, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Federico Guillermo (illustrator)

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Batman

192 pages, Paperback

Published August 20, 2024

About the author

Librarian note: there is more than one author with this name

Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3.0, Uncanny X-Men, The Intimates, Adventures of Superman, and G.I. Joe: America's Elite among others. As part of the comics creator group Man of Action Studios, Casey is one of the creators of the animated series Ben 10.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Casey

Reviews

[Molly™☺ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Frustratingly forgettable, Beast World's tie-ins fail to impress across the board. All of the one-stop tour locations contain several shorts, but not one is memorable. Skippable filler that adds nothing to the narrative, you shouldn't waste time on this collection.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the vast majority of anthology books, particularly ones tied into a crossover ‘event’, this was a really mixed bag. It had some of the worst art I’ve ever seen in over forty years of reading comics, which was a really mixed bag low point, but it also had some really good art and some really fun and touching stories.

I don’t have the strength to do a story-by-story breakdown, like I normally do, so suffice to say that it works out at 3.3 stars on average.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 2 out of 5]

Na saga da DC Comics estrelada pelos Titãs, Mundo das Feras, um esporo alienígena pretende dominar a Terra, mas para impedi-lo, Mutano se torna o agente infeccioso e agora as pessoas que se infectam com o esporo de Mutano passam assumir características animais. Este encadernado é um spin-off dessa saga. Temos nela primeiro um prelúdio para Poder Absoluto, envolvendo Waller e um monte de super-heróis negros. Depois passamos para a "tour mundial" que acontece só nas cidades dos Estados Unidos e todas fictícias: Metrópolis, Gotham City, Keystone e Central City, Star City e Atlântida. GFora Atlântida, todos os especiais tem mais de uma história. A melhor delas é que se passa na cidade do Flash, as outras são bem ruinzinhas inclusive a principal com Waller, que eu achei a arte feia e confusa. Mais uma edição que vai rodar no sebo!

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two stars for Damian only, the rest of these stories are completely terrible and the art is incomprehensibly bad.

[Ya Boi Be Reading · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 rounded down as the sum is the less of its parts.
As a whole this was ok. Nothing was terrible but there were no standouts. If you're iffy on getting this dont. Just pick up one of the single tie-in issues like Gotham and see if you like the style. If you dont this whole volume (and its hefty price tag) just wont be worth it. Reading all of them doesn't really get you much. There are a lot of fun little things but otherwise nothing integral or super important reads. They set up some stuff or serve as a way to introduce some ongoings and the character's de but leave it vague enough that in more proper ongoing you won't need to read these. Also, some break the rules of the Beast Boy parasites but they are tie-ins so sorta expected.
Again, the individual issues aren't bad. They're good. But nothing too crazy and reading them as a while you really see the cracks and repetitive nature. Genuinely would say to just buy one or two of the issues than this whole collection.
Individual reviews below. Overall the average is a 2.68/5. They did grow on me over time so later ratings are a bit higher.
Waller Rising - 2/5. I wanted to enjoy this much more than I actually did. The art has suoer thin lines and a lot of glare-y details that works sometimes but mostly doesnt. The story gets incredibly confusing. I think they fought Dr Hate physically and metaphysically?? God it was confusing. But it has Deadeye who I enjoy and seems to set up a African Diaspora superhero team I do think is interesting. Could've been much shorter and less confusing though.
Metropolis - 2.5/5. The Jon Kent and Dreamer one was neat and the best of all these. I like both characters so naturally it was a nice flip through. Dreamer's PTSD future flashes was neat and I hope its used later in other stories! The Jimmy Olsen one wasn't my taste at all with characters I don't know and care for and a strange break of lore about the spores. The Clark Kent one was alright. Clark and Lois are cute and the tease for Brainiac was interesting even though I'm not invested in Superman comics or their runs. Overall these run the gambit from good to ok to bad.
Gotham - 3/5. The Batman and Nightwing one was nice. The idea that Batman's instincts still have him protecting Gotham was neat and Killer Croc becoming even more croc-like was fun and I cant believe I didn't imagine or see that coming. The Harley Quinn one had refreshing art though not my favorite. It's cute, funny, and short though with all the artwork featuring Beast-Boy-ified Harley Quinn I was expecting more. It also definitely breaks the lore but again these are spin-offs and its a fun idea. The Red Hood one was surprisingly reflective on how he's realizes his violent justice hasn't solved the real issues. It also features great art. The Cassandra Cain (Batgirl with the spooky clothes) and Huntress one was fun and cute and I feel better accomplishes that than the Harley Quinn one. The blonde batgirl (you can tell I'm not into the Bat Family probably) finishes it out and was ok with the art's atmosphere saving it and the ey-catching green goo blood. Overall for someone whose not super into BatFamily stuff this was solid with the Batman and Nightwing story as well as the Cassandra Cain and Huntress story being highlights.
Central City - 2.75/5. I never got into the Flash family so the first story had a bunch of people I didn't know and the twist of them turning into a hive to accentuate their family ties was weird. The Speed Force one was ok. I haven't read their ongoing but I was surprised by the focus on “modern teen” stuff. It had dynamic art but the story was eh and focused on their dynamic when I don't know them. The Jai and Avery one wasn't for me. I don't know them so their little shipping moment doesn't do anything. Jai seems neat though although I might want him characterized a bit differently from how he is here. The Circuit Breaker and Pied Piper was good mostly since I k ow and like the Circuit Breaker and it was a fun and short read. Overall, if I knew Flash stuff more maybe would've been better. Best was the Circuit Breaker one and the first one (for its writing).
Atlantis - 2.75/5. The Aquaman story has amazing art and the story is alright. The concept of Aquaman fighting / slowly transforming due to hid connection The Red is neat. Sadly not much to actually done with considering we have other stories to tell here. The Black Manta one was interesting in how it was told by part of the Waller Rising Deadeye team and Captain Boomerang dealing with him. The art was an acquired taste and hit at times and didn't other times. I am looking forward to this whole Deadeye's team vs Suicide Squad's team when it occurs. The Hyde one was ok. Mostly becuase Hyde is my favorite Aquaman person though. Overall good enough but again nothing super standout.
Star City - 2.75/5. The Green Arrow and his son was alright. the concept of undead fishmen are cool but with limited page space nothing gets done with it especially when the focus is on the father/son dynamic. The Red Canary started a bit rote with her confidence issues but ended up well enough. Red Arrow's run in with the Huntress and Star Girl was alright and also very fleeting yet still weirdly felt like it too up a few too many pages. Overall just like many other issues here of fun but nothing groundbreaking.
The tie-ins from other issues - 3/5. Squad Dreams was really good! I've been interested in the Suicide Squad ongoing and why Dreamer was there and this gives a solid explanation along with a fun precog v precog fight. The Nightwing tie-ins with Nightwing, Jon Kent, and Damian were a fun romp (and any time with Jon Kent is fun enough for me) through Beast Boy-ified cage matches and a Beast Boy-like girl sure to come back in the Nightwing ongoing.

[Belfry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3.25 stars

[Alex A · Rating 2 out of 5]

A collection of inconsequential tie-ins to the Titans event. There's a permeating sense of poor coordination - inconsistencies in the event's details, timeframe, and scope within individual issues, amongst them, and with the main series.

Examples: Mera ends one story infected, but is not in another. There're black microscopic spores in 'Aquaman' and poorly shoehorned in Garros in 'Bibbo/Jimmy' and 'Huntress'. And, if things are really bad globally, why do Jai & Maxine go on a date mid-crisis?

The Good:
-Zdarsky & Mendoça's Batman/Nightwing story - which also fills in a gap in the main series.
-Shavrin ('Red Hood'), Campbell ('Green Arrow') & Federici's ('Aquaman') art is top-notch.
-Taylor & Basri's Damian/Nightwing story looks good and is a fun side-story, though it still has continuity issues.

The Especially Bad:
-Waller Rising is barely an event tie-in, has art that's confusing and looks unfinished, and the story is standard Chuck Brown nonsense.
-Jarrett Williams should never be allowed anywhere near young heroes as a writer.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very comprehensive collection of Beast World tie-ins, since it includes not only the World Tour one-shots for Gotham, Central City, Star City, Atlantis, and Metropolis (which feature stories involving the characters you'd expect in each), but also the Waller Rising one-shot, some back-ups from Nightwing that involve Damian turning into a cat-boy (worth the price of admission alone) and material from Action Comics too. It makes collections like Knight Terrors or even the recent Crises look overblown, because you can literally grab two books and get the entire story.

As for the content itself, most stories are decent enough. The Waller Rising one-shot sets the stage for some Suicide Squad stuff further down the line, and the other tie-in titles are nice, but nothing really stands out above the rest, and I wouldn't call any of them essential reading.

Worth a look if you wanna see more DC heroes turned into animals - and who doesn't want that?

[Ross · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the idea of having a major DC crossover feature tie-ins showcasing the major locations of DC - Earth 0 is great, the actual anthology nature of the books makes it a pretty mushy mess.

The Gar-spores raise more questions that aren't ever answered...(such as)

* Why does a superhero transformation include a phoenix? Every previous instance was Earth based.
* Why are they all not green like the Gar-spores?
* How has Amanda Waller not been blown up by SOME superhero?
* WHY DID JL-APE SELL SO WELL???

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You're not missing much if you pass on this. Did you really want to see a Panther Huntress chasing a laser pointer?

[AviChaim Snyder · Rating 3 out of 5]

What else do I say other than it was meh. Some stories were better than others and others felt completely unnecessary, for example the Sooperman and Harley stories were irrelevant to the overall story and took away the level of danger the main story was trying to relay. The overall volume was filled with the tie-in issues adding nothing to the main plot. The art was ok and other times too cartoony. I only reccomend if you're looking for something not too serious and light. Grade: C-

[Sarospice · Rating 3 out of 5]

The main Beast World story was fire and I loved everything about it. This is what the various other heroes were doing during that crisis and unfortunately not as interesting. Also, too many FAMILIES in DC, so every story line is saving kids or kids trying to prove something to parents. A bit boring to read over and over... DC needs more dead parents and single heroes.

[Worm_on_the_books · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 rounded up to 4

I enjoyed this yes, but some of the stories were just plain boring.
My favourites were the Gotham ones, because they were at least somewhat intriguing.

[Will Cooper · Rating 2 out of 5]

While various authors, it was still more inconsistent than it should have been. A normal not-great-tie in collection.

[Henni · Rating 4 out of 5]

7.5 /10

[Germán Pérez-Duarte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the stories were a bit of a drag but for the most part I enjoyed them :) The Batfamily stuff especially, as always :P.