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Teen Titans: Earth One #1
Teen Titans: Earth One Vol. 1
A new original graphic novel in DC's popular "Earth One" series, TEEN EARTH ONE follows in the tradition of EARTH ONE and EARTH ONE, both of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers.
The Teen Titans never felt like normal kids... but they had no idea how right they were. Their seemingly idyllic Oregon upbringing hides a secret -- one that will bring killers, shamans, and extraterrestrials down on their heads, and force them into an alliance that could shake the planet to its foundations!
Superstars Jeff Lemire (ANIMAL MAN, GREEN ARROW) and Terry Dodson (WONDER WOMAN) reinvent DC's youngest heroes, with an all-new mythos in an all-new world!
The Teen Titans never felt like normal kids... but they had no idea how right they were. Their seemingly idyllic Oregon upbringing hides a secret -- one that will bring killers, shamans, and extraterrestrials down on their heads, and force them into an alliance that could shake the planet to its foundations!
Superstars Jeff Lemire (ANIMAL MAN, GREEN ARROW) and Terry Dodson (WONDER WOMAN) reinvent DC's youngest heroes, with an all-new mythos in an all-new world!
144 pages, Paperback
First published November 25, 2014
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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
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November 25, 2014
Pretty cool retelling of the Teen Titans' origin story.
These Earth One books have been hit-or-miss for me, so I went into this hopeful, but not salivating. Earth One titles (in case you aren't familiar with them) are basically What If stories, that re-imagine the beginnings of some of DC's most iconic characters. They don't fit into the continuity of the regular DC universe, so the authors can kind of do whatever they want, without it causing ripple effects.
First off, for all the fans out there who have been screaming bloody murder over Starfire's over-sexualization in some of other titles?
You can officially put down your torches and pitchforks. The majority of this book, you only see her eyes (sort of), and when you finally do see her, she's wrapped up in cloth from the neck down.
Like a mummy!
Sorry, that image just made me giggle, so I thought I'd share.
Ok. In this story, most of the (eventual) Teen Titans (Cyborg, Terra, Beast Boy, and Jericho) meet in high school.
Two exceptions.
Starfire, whose alien DNA has been used for experiments, and is currently in stasis at a lab.
And Raven, who's not the daughter of a demon in this one, but a Native American with somewhat undefined powers.
The other four kids are seemingly normal teenagers until they all start hearing Starfire's voice n their heads, asking for help. The voice triggers the different latent powers in each of them to go into some sort of hyper-drive.
Except Jericho.
He seemingly remains a normal kid.
Hmmmm.
The plot reminded me of Kelley Armstrong's young adult trilogy, Darkness Rising. In that one, a group of teenagers lived in a isolated town, blissfully unaware that the company their parents work for had been injecting them with stuff that eventually gives them supernatural powers.
An experimental town, so to speak.
Now, I'm not suggesting that Jeff Lemire ripped-off a young adult series. I doubt he's ever even heard of it. But if you know the plot of those books, then you'll understand the comparison.
The kids in Earth One are also 'experiments', and are unaware of the part their parents played in their new abilities. Now they've gotta go on the run, search for answers, yadda, yadda, yadda.
The Terry Dodson's art fits with the feel of the book. It's got a cartoony vibe to it, without being weirdly exaggerated. Good stuff.
And this is really just sort of silly, but I'm wondering if anyone else thought the dark haired chick on the cover was Amanda Waller? Maybe because I'd been looking at a tiny cover on my computer, but I was actually surprised to realize that it was Raven.
Overall, I liked this one, and I'm interested in seeing where they go with this story.
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These Earth One books have been hit-or-miss for me, so I went into this hopeful, but not salivating. Earth One titles (in case you aren't familiar with them) are basically What If stories, that re-imagine the beginnings of some of DC's most iconic characters. They don't fit into the continuity of the regular DC universe, so the authors can kind of do whatever they want, without it causing ripple effects.
First off, for all the fans out there who have been screaming bloody murder over Starfire's over-sexualization in some of other titles?
You can officially put down your torches and pitchforks. The majority of this book, you only see her eyes (sort of), and when you finally do see her, she's wrapped up in cloth from the neck down.
Like a mummy!
Sorry, that image just made me giggle, so I thought I'd share.
Ok. In this story, most of the (eventual) Teen Titans (Cyborg, Terra, Beast Boy, and Jericho) meet in high school.
Two exceptions.
Starfire, whose alien DNA has been used for experiments, and is currently in stasis at a lab.
And Raven, who's not the daughter of a demon in this one, but a Native American with somewhat undefined powers.
The other four kids are seemingly normal teenagers until they all start hearing Starfire's voice n their heads, asking for help. The voice triggers the different latent powers in each of them to go into some sort of hyper-drive.
Except Jericho.
He seemingly remains a normal kid.
Hmmmm.
The plot reminded me of Kelley Armstrong's young adult trilogy, Darkness Rising. In that one, a group of teenagers lived in a isolated town, blissfully unaware that the company their parents work for had been injecting them with stuff that eventually gives them supernatural powers.
An experimental town, so to speak.
Now, I'm not suggesting that Jeff Lemire ripped-off a young adult series. I doubt he's ever even heard of it. But if you know the plot of those books, then you'll understand the comparison.
The kids in Earth One are also 'experiments', and are unaware of the part their parents played in their new abilities. Now they've gotta go on the run, search for answers, yadda, yadda, yadda.
The Terry Dodson's art fits with the feel of the book. It's got a cartoony vibe to it, without being weirdly exaggerated. Good stuff.
And this is really just sort of silly, but I'm wondering if anyone else thought the dark haired chick on the cover was Amanda Waller? Maybe because I'd been looking at a tiny cover on my computer, but I was actually surprised to realize that it was Raven.
Overall, I liked this one, and I'm interested in seeing where they go with this story.
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January 6, 2018
Titans Together in other Earth!
This is the first volume in a DC Comics Elseworlds series, known as “Earth-One”, setting the Teen Titans in a different “Earth” than the used for its main storyline. Instead of being a monthly comic book title, it’s published as a graphic novel per volumes with non-determined publishing schedule.
Creative Team:
Writer: Jeff Lemire
Illustrator: Terry Dodson
Inkers: Rachel Dodson & Cam Smith
Colors: Brad Anderson & Terry Dodson
BORN AGAIN IN A DIFFERENT EARTH
Continuing with the sagas in the Elseworlds universe known as Earth-One, now it’s turn to the Teen Titans, where they got a whole overhaul leaving few things recognizable to the now iconic revamp by Marv Wolfman & George Perez that took the Teen Titans to soar so high that they become one of the hottest titles, back then in the good ol’ 80s.
However, while it’s quite different, it’s still as awesome as it was the classic revamp, proving the endurance of the characters, but also, it’s a great example that if you publish a “reboot” of a comic book title set in a parallel dimension, the appealing factor is to get advantage of that and to change as much it’s possible but keeping the essence of the title and its characters.
Victor Stone (Cyborg), Tara Markov (Terra) (YES!!!), Garfield Logan (Changeling), Joseph Wilson (Jericho), along with Starfire and Raven, they are the roster of the Teen Titans in this first volume set in Earth-One, where if you like…
…Roswell TV series and Heroes…
…it’s a sure thing that you’ll love the comic book title.
Teenagers that obviously don’t want to be different but to fit with the rest of the high school populace, therefore…
…getting strange powers won’t help at all with the fitting angle…
…but that’s not all, because they’ll find out that their parents not only they weren’t what they thought that they were, but also they’ll know in the hard way that they can’t trust in their parents!
And remember, this is a Teen Titans title and…
…a betrayer inside the team is like a non-written rule!
This is the first volume in a DC Comics Elseworlds series, known as “Earth-One”, setting the Teen Titans in a different “Earth” than the used for its main storyline. Instead of being a monthly comic book title, it’s published as a graphic novel per volumes with non-determined publishing schedule.
Creative Team:
Writer: Jeff Lemire
Illustrator: Terry Dodson
Inkers: Rachel Dodson & Cam Smith
Colors: Brad Anderson & Terry Dodson
BORN AGAIN IN A DIFFERENT EARTH
Continuing with the sagas in the Elseworlds universe known as Earth-One, now it’s turn to the Teen Titans, where they got a whole overhaul leaving few things recognizable to the now iconic revamp by Marv Wolfman & George Perez that took the Teen Titans to soar so high that they become one of the hottest titles, back then in the good ol’ 80s.
However, while it’s quite different, it’s still as awesome as it was the classic revamp, proving the endurance of the characters, but also, it’s a great example that if you publish a “reboot” of a comic book title set in a parallel dimension, the appealing factor is to get advantage of that and to change as much it’s possible but keeping the essence of the title and its characters.
Victor Stone (Cyborg), Tara Markov (Terra) (YES!!!), Garfield Logan (Changeling), Joseph Wilson (Jericho), along with Starfire and Raven, they are the roster of the Teen Titans in this first volume set in Earth-One, where if you like…
…Roswell TV series and Heroes…
…it’s a sure thing that you’ll love the comic book title.
Teenagers that obviously don’t want to be different but to fit with the rest of the high school populace, therefore…
…getting strange powers won’t help at all with the fitting angle…
…but that’s not all, because they’ll find out that their parents not only they weren’t what they thought that they were, but also they’ll know in the hard way that they can’t trust in their parents!
And remember, this is a Teen Titans title and…
…a betrayer inside the team is like a non-written rule!
January 22, 2015
(Green Theme buddy read. Because Beast Boy is green, of course.)
I was kind of nervous about this one. The Teen Titans are a sentimental favorite for me. It was one of the first books I bought monthly, I loved the cartoon unconditionally, and I have emotional attachments to many of the regular Titans. So yes, I was a little nervous about a reworking of the team, but there was also no way that I could miss it. As it turns out, I'm glad I read it.
Lemire picked a smart roster: Cyborg, Terra, Beast Boy/Changeling, Raven, Jericho, and Starfire. All fairly well known characters whose main claim to fame is being a Titan. There's no Robin, Red or otherwise, and we don't really need him. The characters are very similar to the classic version. Yes, there are a few changes here and there, like Raven being Native American and Gar having two dads. But they still feel essentially like the characters I know and love, just freshened up a bit. Which is, as far as I can tell, the whole point of the Earth One line, to give familiar characters a new coat of paint without dramatically altering them.
The best thing about the story is that it gives a cast of very different characters a shared origin. That streamlines things significantly, while leaving in some important details that I would have missed. And I think that, even if this had been an entirely new cast of characters, I would have found this origin story interesting. I can't deny that seeing Gar made it better, or that I'm eager to see more of this new version of Raven, but I think it would have worked well even with characters I didn't already love.
Yes, I was nervous about this book, but I'm really glad I ended up reading it. I actually want to read more. I hope Lemire will get another book or two out of this.
April 1, 2017
Edge...EDGE...EDGYYYYYYY!!!!!
I felt it pierce my skin as I read this. Man, I love Jeff Lemire, but what the fuck was this?
You like the Teen Titans? You like Teen Angst? Put those together and double, or triple, the amount. Man oh man these kids, teens, whatever, are really fucking dumb and annoying half the time. Also everyone dresses like they belong in the early 2000's when 50 cent was the biggest rapper around. What the hell was with the designs? Especially Vick and Beast Boy?
Oh and Slade...what the fuck was that weak sauce? He sucked so much in this. His son was terrible and the "twist" was so badly done.
Okay some of the art was cool. The backgrounds, some of the fights, I was on board. I also did like Sunfire and Raven. The rest though? What a big gigantic waste. I'll try volume 2 because I hear it's better but damn, this is some edgelord shit right here lol
I felt it pierce my skin as I read this. Man, I love Jeff Lemire, but what the fuck was this?
You like the Teen Titans? You like Teen Angst? Put those together and double, or triple, the amount. Man oh man these kids, teens, whatever, are really fucking dumb and annoying half the time. Also everyone dresses like they belong in the early 2000's when 50 cent was the biggest rapper around. What the hell was with the designs? Especially Vick and Beast Boy?
Oh and Slade...what the fuck was that weak sauce? He sucked so much in this. His son was terrible and the "twist" was so badly done.
Okay some of the art was cool. The backgrounds, some of the fights, I was on board. I also did like Sunfire and Raven. The rest though? What a big gigantic waste. I'll try volume 2 because I hear it's better but damn, this is some edgelord shit right here lol
February 6, 2016
I am not particularly a Teen Titan or Earth One fan, but I am a Jeff Lemire fan, so checked this out. I am usually less impressed with his big superhero house work than his independent stories (Essex County). I loved Sweet Tooth and like Trillium. This I liked much less, though I think it's okay. I don't like the cartoony approach of the Dodsons here (though teens may in fact like it, and it is a teen audience). This is an origin-type story with a couple surprises, such as Raven as a mystical Native American instead of a demon daughter. I might read the next one because I think I am going to teach a Young Adult Comics and Graphic Novels class this coming summer.
November 11, 2015
Teen-age angst meets super powers. It isn't done that well in the beginning but picks up some.
That said, the artwork is the best part and the story is average at best.
OVERALL GRADE: C plus to B minus.
That said, the artwork is the best part and the story is average at best.
OVERALL GRADE: C plus to B minus.
January 21, 2019
So far DC's Earth One series - the revamping and/or reinventing of origin stories for their classic characters - has been both 'hit' (the Batman and Superman titles) and 'miss' (Wonder Woman - no pun intended) for me. Unfortunately with this volume the Teen Titans fall into the latter category.
As other reviewers noted this is just over the top in teenage angst, like The Breakfast Club collided Dawson's Creek episodes or . . . something. Also distracting was the PG-rated swearing by the main characters - of course in real life a lot of teens use profanity, but in this story it was so repetitive (like in every other dialogue balloon) yet just safe enough like it was meant for prime-time network TV. What is this, a sitcom from the 70's?! The absence of Dick Grayson a.k.a Robin did not help, either. The one saving grace was Raven, now presented as having a Native American background.
As other reviewers noted this is just over the top in teenage angst, like The Breakfast Club collided Dawson's Creek episodes or . . . something. Also distracting was the PG-rated swearing by the main characters - of course in real life a lot of teens use profanity, but in this story it was so repetitive (like in every other dialogue balloon) yet just safe enough like it was meant for prime-time network TV. What is this, a sitcom from the 70's?! The absence of Dick Grayson a.k.a Robin did not help, either. The one saving grace was Raven, now presented as having a Native American background.
January 21, 2019
The story was just OK. I thought the idea of the Earth One books is that they were supposed to be a "real" world take on the characters. However, this is much more of a SciFi story about genetic experiments. Not one of my favorite Jeff Lemire stories. Terry Dodson has changed his art to a straight up Manga style in this book which is a shame since his normal artwork is usually so beautiful to look at.
June 5, 2018
Nope. Had to force myself to finish this and kinda regret not pulling the plug on it entirely. It makes me sad because I like Jeff Lemire and I like the Teen Titans, but this is just awful. This really puts the "Teen" in Teen Titans, and I don't mean that as a compliment... angst GALORE.
January 19, 2022
This was an interesting what if origin as we see the Titans come together in some school setting as they find tbey suddenly get powers and freak out with families and gathering together to rescue some alien girl whispering in their head and then coming together and learning the truth, fighting Deathstroke and then Jericho and suffering the wrath of their would be captors and learning of the man whose behind it all and going after him next and also some cool stuff with Raven...
Its an interesting volume and changes the origin of these characters saying they were experiments of some alien origin and then connecting them all in interesting ways and yeah it feels like a stretched story but is surprisingly well done and I like the way Lemire writes Cyborg and Beast Boy especially and changing the nature of Terra too and changing Raven to Native American was an inspired choice. Overall its a good read but is just Part 1 of the overall story and will lead to a good 2nd volume. The art is pretty good the Dodsons and makes for a smooth read. So yeah do try it once, its a different Titans story but in the vein of the same team.
Its an interesting volume and changes the origin of these characters saying they were experiments of some alien origin and then connecting them all in interesting ways and yeah it feels like a stretched story but is surprisingly well done and I like the way Lemire writes Cyborg and Beast Boy especially and changing the nature of Terra too and changing Raven to Native American was an inspired choice. Overall its a good read but is just Part 1 of the overall story and will lead to a good 2nd volume. The art is pretty good the Dodsons and makes for a smooth read. So yeah do try it once, its a different Titans story but in the vein of the same team.
August 30, 2016
This comic takes place in Central Oregon. That's awesome! I'm from Oregon, if you couldn't tell.
Here we have an other world reboot of the classic Teen Titans: Starfire, Cyborg, Changeling, Raven, and Jericho (who I'm not super familiar with). Dick Grayson is missing, not sure if he shows up in Volume 2. And Terra, or Earthquake Girl as I call her, is an ally instead of an enemy.
I can't summarize anything without spoilers, so I'll just say that Jeff Lemire's writing is top notch and pretty close to original Titans, with its romance, action, science, and humor. The artwork is damn clean and bright. This encourages me to go back and buy and read all of Marv Wolfman's reprinted 80s Titans and read everything else until this point. Seriously, the Titans are a B team that aren't given enough credit. This is a fantastic Earth One read!
October 25, 2024
Another Jeff Lemire script that he probably wrote in an afternoon. I hate re-done origins when there's no passion behind. Origins are already a bit boring and really should only be done if you're doing something interesting like Batman Year One. This was not that. The Dodson's are doing fantastic work, but it's not the best thing they've done and leans to far into cartoon territory. I guess it's a book with a younger audience in mind.
October 15, 2014
I got an arc from Netgalley
Honestly I wasn't expecting much because I didn't like the cover. I was expecting the artwork to be mediocre, but instead I actually liked the graphic novel as a whole.
I've been a Teen Titans fan ever since I was young, and this "storyline" is quite different from the one that I used to watch on Cartoon Network. Beast Boy, Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire were the only ones familiar to me, and Deathstroke of course. They brought back a lot of good memories. Like I said though, this one offered a different story than the mainstream one. It's quite darker, and a bit mysterious. Some of the character's history were really interesting to read about, but some were just plain old boring and felt like info dump. The plot over all's above satisfactory.
The plot was quite interesting, but it didn't reach my expectations. This is Teen Titans we're talking about, it should be really awesome. Nevertheless, this is a very good graphic novel. I will be reading the future installments, and also Batman and Superman Earth One.
Honestly I wasn't expecting much because I didn't like the cover. I was expecting the artwork to be mediocre, but instead I actually liked the graphic novel as a whole.
I've been a Teen Titans fan ever since I was young, and this "storyline" is quite different from the one that I used to watch on Cartoon Network. Beast Boy, Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire were the only ones familiar to me, and Deathstroke of course. They brought back a lot of good memories. Like I said though, this one offered a different story than the mainstream one. It's quite darker, and a bit mysterious. Some of the character's history were really interesting to read about, but some were just plain old boring and felt like info dump. The plot over all's above satisfactory.
The plot was quite interesting, but it didn't reach my expectations. This is Teen Titans we're talking about, it should be really awesome. Nevertheless, this is a very good graphic novel. I will be reading the future installments, and also Batman and Superman Earth One.
September 24, 2019
Okay, I can't wait to read the next volume!
I admit, I don't know much about the original Teen Titans' storylines so I am not bothered by how their origin stories were changed in this Earth One series. Though it's still a bit strange for me to see those happy-go-happy chibi cartoon Teen Titans characters I'd seen on DC Nation cartoon, have now become some troubled, angry teens (and boy they do have reasons to be troubled and angry!) who found themselves in awful situations (crazy scientists, anyone?)
The artwork and character design is good too! I really appreciate the coloring and how the characters were drawn, plus I really want to know what will happen to Raven and Starfire next!
Batman: Under the Red Hood review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I admit, I don't know much about the original Teen Titans' storylines so I am not bothered by how their origin stories were changed in this Earth One series. Though it's still a bit strange for me to see those happy-go-happy chibi cartoon Teen Titans characters I'd seen on DC Nation cartoon, have now become some troubled, angry teens (and boy they do have reasons to be troubled and angry!) who found themselves in awful situations (crazy scientists, anyone?)
The artwork and character design is good too! I really appreciate the coloring and how the characters were drawn, plus I really want to know what will happen to Raven and Starfire next!
Batman: Under the Red Hood review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
September 15, 2014
3.5 stars
The group is made up of some generic teenage stereotypes (rich kid, slacker, quiet kid, and poor girl) but Lemire's dialog is so believable that I quickly looked past how generic the group actually is. Also I really felt that these characters were scared/confused about the changes that was happening to them. Most hero origin books one second your normal then the next second you're some badass defending the galaxy from some galactic threat.
Give this book a shot and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
**Thanks NetGalley for the advanced copy**
The group is made up of some generic teenage stereotypes (rich kid, slacker, quiet kid, and poor girl) but Lemire's dialog is so believable that I quickly looked past how generic the group actually is. Also I really felt that these characters were scared/confused about the changes that was happening to them. Most hero origin books one second your normal then the next second you're some badass defending the galaxy from some galactic threat.
Give this book a shot and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
**Thanks NetGalley for the advanced copy**
November 2, 2014
HOLY SHIT, that was awesome!! I wasn't expecting to like it so much!!!
Thank you NetGalley and DC Comics for providing me with a free copy for a honest review.
Well, well, well....I loved this graphic novel! I loved it a lot! When you find something that fits into what you like and how you like something done, you tend to want to read or do that thing over and over again. When I first requested this graphic novel, I had in my mind annoying teenagers that are complaining about stupid and petty everyday things. What I got was strong teenagers, that despite being hit all at once with the new developments in their lives, fighting to survive.
This was so fast paced but great and straight to the point that I don't feel like I missed anything or that it dragged in any part. The Teen Titans are my new favorite! I want to read all the books/graphic novels.
My favorite bird is a raven.....
^Raven!
I highly highly recommend this anyone that loves Teen Titans, that has never read a graphic novel and would like to get their toes wet, and anyone that enjoys a comic or graphic novel now and then. This is going in my favorites shelf.
Thank you NetGalley and DC Comics for providing me with a free copy for a honest review.
Well, well, well....I loved this graphic novel! I loved it a lot! When you find something that fits into what you like and how you like something done, you tend to want to read or do that thing over and over again. When I first requested this graphic novel, I had in my mind annoying teenagers that are complaining about stupid and petty everyday things. What I got was strong teenagers, that despite being hit all at once with the new developments in their lives, fighting to survive.
This was so fast paced but great and straight to the point that I don't feel like I missed anything or that it dragged in any part. The Teen Titans are my new favorite! I want to read all the books/graphic novels.
My favorite bird is a raven.....
^Raven!
I highly highly recommend this anyone that loves Teen Titans, that has never read a graphic novel and would like to get their toes wet, and anyone that enjoys a comic or graphic novel now and then. This is going in my favorites shelf.
April 16, 2021
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Set on Earth One, a seperate Earth to the current DC Comics timeline, we get to meet 5 kids who once day suddenly all start to gain powers. We have Raven, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Terra and Jericho as part of the roster.
The art style was very blocky, but this suited the events very well. The colour palate was more on the muted side, which also work in this graphic novels favour. Unfortunately, however, no panels really grabbed my attention. The only panels that I can recall now were the ones with Raven in them, but even that is a tad of a struggle.
The storyline is quite simple, and it fits perfectly into the length of the graphic novel. Unfortunately I do not feel like much occurred, even though quite a few things did. I just found what did occur very unmemorable.
If you are yet to read and of the Earth One graphic novels form DC Comics, I would suggest not starting with this one but get around to it eventually.
Set on Earth One, a seperate Earth to the current DC Comics timeline, we get to meet 5 kids who once day suddenly all start to gain powers. We have Raven, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Terra and Jericho as part of the roster.
The art style was very blocky, but this suited the events very well. The colour palate was more on the muted side, which also work in this graphic novels favour. Unfortunately, however, no panels really grabbed my attention. The only panels that I can recall now were the ones with Raven in them, but even that is a tad of a struggle.
The storyline is quite simple, and it fits perfectly into the length of the graphic novel. Unfortunately I do not feel like much occurred, even though quite a few things did. I just found what did occur very unmemorable.
If you are yet to read and of the Earth One graphic novels form DC Comics, I would suggest not starting with this one but get around to it eventually.
November 19, 2014
I. Am. Blown. Away.
Never before have I been so immersed in a graphic novel!
The quality of the illustrations is phenomenal - I cannot find the words to describe how amazing they are. The novel includes a motley bunch of characters who you'll grow to know and love, along with an awe-inspiring use of colours and perspectives
The image-style was also a lot maturer than the one used for the original series Teen Titans, which was nice to see. It wasn't as cheesy...not that there's anything wrong with cheesy!
And the ending was - you guessed it! - a total cliffhanger.
Because nowadays no book, comic, TV show, or movie is complete without a lovely twist ending thrown in to make you want the next book even more!
If you love a good graphic novel, I highly recommend Teen Titans: Earth One Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire :)
Never before have I been so immersed in a graphic novel!
The quality of the illustrations is phenomenal - I cannot find the words to describe how amazing they are. The novel includes a motley bunch of characters who you'll grow to know and love, along with an awe-inspiring use of colours and perspectives
The image-style was also a lot maturer than the one used for the original series Teen Titans, which was nice to see. It wasn't as cheesy...not that there's anything wrong with cheesy!
And the ending was - you guessed it! - a total cliffhanger.
Because nowadays no book, comic, TV show, or movie is complete without a lovely twist ending thrown in to make you want the next book even more!
If you love a good graphic novel, I highly recommend Teen Titans: Earth One Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire :)
July 9, 2015
Decent volume but kind of like Superman: Earth One its not exactly on fire from the start. Hopefully Lemire will get a chance to grow this series some. I think it has potential.
August 10, 2019
It was okay, super hero comic books aren't really my thing, and I thought it had a pretty good plot, but I was slightly confused about what was going on the whole time.
If you enjoy reading comics, you'll probably really like this one, it has more plot than I expected and the illustrations are done pretty well. I don't plan on reading the second volume, but you're opinion may be different. This review is on a book genre I don't know much about, so don't put much weight on my opinion.
If you enjoy reading comics, you'll probably really like this one, it has more plot than I expected and the illustrations are done pretty well. I don't plan on reading the second volume, but you're opinion may be different. This review is on a book genre I don't know much about, so don't put much weight on my opinion.
February 19, 2015
This origin story is so different it kind of threw me off. I'd say i got about about half way in I couldn't stop reading I want more now. the first half if kind of blah and cheesy but overall not a bad package I give it a 3.5
March 1, 2017
Worst of the Earth Ones so far.
Kudos for the attempted re-imagining but the execution is poor - if you don't already know the characters intimately you'll be lost.
Kudos for the attempted re-imagining but the execution is poor - if you don't already know the characters intimately you'll be lost.
May 11, 2016
For some reason I had a really hard time getting into this. Unlike the other "Earth One" books, I have almost no previous history with the characters, meaning I wasn't beholden to what I already knew and resistant to any new "version" of them.
This first book basically tells the origin for each of them, which is now all tied together (I don't believe they were originally) so now just one origin. There really wasn't that much time to learn about each one of them before the change happens and their personalities seem solely based on their current predicament (terrible parents).
Normally I'm a huge fan of The Dodson's work but even that didn't seem like their normal calibre. Figures were a little distorted, and slightly out of proportion sometimes, and I don't recall the panel count being this low on their other work.
I can't really pinpoint anything super wrong on this book, it is intended to be setup which may account for the shallow feeling it gave. But that also means I'm not vested in the characters enough to want to read more.
This first book basically tells the origin for each of them, which is now all tied together (I don't believe they were originally) so now just one origin. There really wasn't that much time to learn about each one of them before the change happens and their personalities seem solely based on their current predicament (terrible parents).
Normally I'm a huge fan of The Dodson's work but even that didn't seem like their normal calibre. Figures were a little distorted, and slightly out of proportion sometimes, and I don't recall the panel count being this low on their other work.
I can't really pinpoint anything super wrong on this book, it is intended to be setup which may account for the shallow feeling it gave. But that also means I'm not vested in the characters enough to want to read more.
November 8, 2015
Good! So i have never read much teen titans, not because i hate them, just haven't read before. So I am a big fan of the earth one series, really interesting what they have done, with superman and batman, and this is yet another perfect example! So to break it down, they have done the origin differently, they've done it a way, as these kids have a joint origin, compared to the usual separate origins, which is smart for a big cast. Pretty much the classic team minus Robin. The Story although different and very creative, its also sure to give you a headache, not Morrisoneitas level, but still a headache. The Story wasn't bad, it just jumped around all over the place at times. The Artwork was cartoony style, so very nice in my book! In terms of the cast i liked most of them, Terra annoyed me, and Raven was probably the best of the whole lot! This book unfortunately ends on a cliff hanger, so that sucks! But overall a very nice Earth One Addition!
May 10, 2015
Didn't care for this one at all. The art was cartoonish at best.
I think maybe I'm getting too used to the Teen Titans either being Superboy and some Robin type with a Wonder Girl, or Cyborg and Starfire are too grown up now to take as silly kids?
I didn't read much TT and I never watched the show, so I wasn't super into it, I just have enjoyed the Earth One series a fair bit. This was a let down in that regard.
I don't even know who Jericho is, Terra I'm mildly aware of, and the rest sure no prob, very familiar.
I did know Deathstroke, and ole Slade looked like a Saturday Morning Cartoon Baddie...it was laughable and made him into a goof.
Won't be following this one up at all...
I think maybe I'm getting too used to the Teen Titans either being Superboy and some Robin type with a Wonder Girl, or Cyborg and Starfire are too grown up now to take as silly kids?
I didn't read much TT and I never watched the show, so I wasn't super into it, I just have enjoyed the Earth One series a fair bit. This was a let down in that regard.
I don't even know who Jericho is, Terra I'm mildly aware of, and the rest sure no prob, very familiar.
I did know Deathstroke, and ole Slade looked like a Saturday Morning Cartoon Baddie...it was laughable and made him into a goof.
Won't be following this one up at all...
February 2, 2016
I've never read, seen or even heard much about teen titans. So, maybe some things weren't very clear to me in this book, I'm not sure. But I enjoyed it still, I though it was pretty fun and cool without being too teenage-angst-annoying (like Runaways). I liked the art here a lot, too. It was beautiful and very fitting to the story.
January 11, 2016
Might have liked it if I was, say, 14. Alas, I'm not anymore and I was kinda relieved when I finished it.
Lemire's script would be perfect for saturday cartoons, as well as Dodson's art, in total Scooby-Doo mode. Ugh!
Great disappointment; wether DC release a vol.2 or not, it's gonna be without me.
Lemire's script would be perfect for saturday cartoons, as well as Dodson's art, in total Scooby-Doo mode. Ugh!
Great disappointment; wether DC release a vol.2 or not, it's gonna be without me.
October 15, 2018
I watched the first episode of Titans earlier today after work and it make me want to pick this up. I’ve seen/heard a lot of mixed things about this book, but I liked it a lot! The team is a really different version of the team then I’m used to (I mean minus Robin and add Terra, Jericho, and Tempest to the team, I guess it’s not that much of a difference). But to be fair I haven’t read a lot of the in-continuity Teen Titans comics either, so it could just be me. But I liked the different roster.
I think Raven and Starfire may be my favorite characters, I just wish there had been more of them. The teenager-ness of Tara and Vic was kind of annoying tbh, but it was well done. I just find the stereotypical CW/ABC Family teen drama stuff annoying in general because, at least for me, it was nothing of the sort.
Beast Boy (or Changeling as I think he’s gonna he called in this series) is okay personality wise, but I think this take on his powers is what really makes his character interesting. He has to be around an animal to take on its form (at least that’s my understanding of it) which I think sets some interesting limitations on it.
Overall I really did enjoy this a lot, which I can’t say is the same for most people who read this Earth One volume. I went ahead and ordered all of the ones I was missing from my collection so I’ll be picking them up soon.
I think Raven and Starfire may be my favorite characters, I just wish there had been more of them. The teenager-ness of Tara and Vic was kind of annoying tbh, but it was well done. I just find the stereotypical CW/ABC Family teen drama stuff annoying in general because, at least for me, it was nothing of the sort.
Beast Boy (or Changeling as I think he’s gonna he called in this series) is okay personality wise, but I think this take on his powers is what really makes his character interesting. He has to be around an animal to take on its form (at least that’s my understanding of it) which I think sets some interesting limitations on it.
Overall I really did enjoy this a lot, which I can’t say is the same for most people who read this Earth One volume. I went ahead and ordered all of the ones I was missing from my collection so I’ll be picking them up soon.
November 30, 2023
Puntaje: 3.3 Estrellas.
Finalizando el año me entró la locura de leer todos los tomos de la serie Tierra Uno. Esto gracias a que he amado las versiones de Superman y Batman que ofrece esta línea. Es así como llegué al tomo de los Jóvenes Titanes y… bueno, la verdad es que me esperaba algo mucho mejor.
Este origen de los jóvenes titanes es completamente distinto a lo que usualmente se conoce del grupo. Y eso está bien, sin embargo, no sentí que historia fuera muy original que digamos. Para mí, la trama de este tomo es muy similar a la serie de Runaways de Marvel, en donde unos chicos descubren que sus “padres” guardan oscuros secretos a sus espaldas.
La historia estuvo entretenida, razón por la que se merece las 3 estrellas, pero más allá de eso, creo que se quedó corta. No conecté con este nuevo origen, pero quiero seguir con la serie, pues quedé lo suficientemente intrigado como para querer saber cómo continúa.
Finalizando el año me entró la locura de leer todos los tomos de la serie Tierra Uno. Esto gracias a que he amado las versiones de Superman y Batman que ofrece esta línea. Es así como llegué al tomo de los Jóvenes Titanes y… bueno, la verdad es que me esperaba algo mucho mejor.
Este origen de los jóvenes titanes es completamente distinto a lo que usualmente se conoce del grupo. Y eso está bien, sin embargo, no sentí que historia fuera muy original que digamos. Para mí, la trama de este tomo es muy similar a la serie de Runaways de Marvel, en donde unos chicos descubren que sus “padres” guardan oscuros secretos a sus espaldas.
La historia estuvo entretenida, razón por la que se merece las 3 estrellas, pero más allá de eso, creo que se quedó corta. No conecté con este nuevo origen, pero quiero seguir con la serie, pues quedé lo suficientemente intrigado como para querer saber cómo continúa.
August 27, 2020
De longe um dos melhores, senão o melhor esforço criativo da linha Terra Um, da DC Comics que reimagina origens dos seus principais super-heróis. Enquanto o trabalho feito em Superman, Batman e Mulher-Maravilha, embora feito por grandes nomes não tenha sido muito empolgante e inovador, acredito que este trabalho com os Jovens Titãs, principalmente por ser um título menos visado, tenha se saído bastante melhor. Jeff Lemire constrói uma trama que mistura elementos dos Fugitivos da Marvel e também do seriado Stranger Things, da Netflix, transformando a formação e composição dos Titãs em um experimento governamental. A arte do casal Dodson com o auxílio de Cam Smith está diferente, para um estilo que pode agradar mais aos jovens pré-adolescentes, que lembra um pouco as formas de desenhos de Ben10. Tudo isso é complementado com a colorização de Brad Anderson que casa muito bem com a trama. Além disso, a HQ deixa uma margem para uma continuação, com os destinos da equipe formada por Cyborg, Terra e Mutano, mas também das misteriosas Ravena e Estelar. Se tem um quadrinho da linha Terra Um da DC Comics paa você ler, tem que ser este!
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