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The New Teen Titans (Collected Editions) #4
The New Teen Titans, Vol. 4
Writer Marv Wolfman (CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS) and artist George Perez (FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS, Avengers) craft a timeless story starring Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Cyborg, Changling, Raven and Starfire--a group of young individuals with great powers and strong personalities.
When Cyborg's ex-girlfriend is murdered, Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl and Raven must search for answers deep within a terrifying cult. Their hunt for the truth brings them face-to-face with the Church of Blood, forcing them to fight for their freedom...and their lives! Plus, see what threats Starfire and the rest of the Titans must face while the team looking into the Church of Blood is away.
Collects NEW TEEN TITANS #21-27 and NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1.
When Cyborg's ex-girlfriend is murdered, Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl and Raven must search for answers deep within a terrifying cult. Their hunt for the truth brings them face-to-face with the Church of Blood, forcing them to fight for their freedom...and their lives! Plus, see what threats Starfire and the rest of the Titans must face while the team looking into the Church of Blood is away.
Collects NEW TEEN TITANS #21-27 and NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1.
222 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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Marv Wolfman
2,302 books304 followersMarvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.
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December 14, 2024
Volume Four of “The New Teen Titans” includes: the Titans going up against Brother Blood, a creepy cult leader in a bad-ass supervillain costume that members of the band Gwar would dig; Starfire’s evil sister, Blackfire, kidnapping her from Earth and taking her to a distant planet run by big dumb creatures that look exactly like Slimer from “Ghostbusters”; a “very special episode” in which the Titans try to save runaway teens from drug dealers and pimps.
This series is definitely growing on me. A lot of it is the (admittedly dated) humor of writer Marv Wolfman, who clearly thinks he is, at times, writing for a PG-rated National Lampoon. Mostly, though, it’s artist George Perez’s fantastic artwork.
Shout-outs to colorists Adrienne Roy and Carl Gafford for their Technicolor rainbow coloring. This is what I think of when I think comic books: lots of primary and secondary colors exploding on the page.
This series is definitely growing on me. A lot of it is the (admittedly dated) humor of writer Marv Wolfman, who clearly thinks he is, at times, writing for a PG-rated National Lampoon. Mostly, though, it’s artist George Perez’s fantastic artwork.
Shout-outs to colorists Adrienne Roy and Carl Gafford for their Technicolor rainbow coloring. This is what I think of when I think comic books: lots of primary and secondary colors exploding on the page.
January 9, 2021
Oof, Reagan era comics are rough. I've been reading Batman, Detective Comics and now Teen Titans for the past week or so and the "Say No to Drugs" message is just hilariously out of control. Drug addiction is a serious issue and I wish those suffering from it well as they go through recovery. That being said, there's something about DC's writing during this era that just made it seem as if people thought crack could become corporeal, break into your house and steal your lilywhite children. I'll explain what I mean by that in a bit.
I had similar issues with this volume as I did with the others. I still don't understand Raven as a character. Her "plight" just doesn't interest me at all. I still don't understand why anyone loves Wally West - he's the least interesting character in these stories. Garfield consistently hitting on every woman in sight is still relentlessly annoying.
I appreciate that this volume actually showed the Titans caring about Victor. In past volumes, he was excluded from things quite a bit and this was the first time I felt like they actually supported him when he was grieving. I loved seeing Donna's relationship with Koriand'r. I still really like Cyborg and Changeling's friendship. I liked seeing more of Dick and Kory's romance in this volume.
The cult storyline was rough. Especially the "fake news" part of it (reminds me of current events...). A lot of this felt a lot like Scientology with the church having members in media and the power to shut down stories revealing them to be frauds. I wasn't sure which cult this storyline was meant to reflect. Seeing Dick get tortured was hard to read and Brother Blood was a formidable villain.
I enjoyed a lot of the Blackfire v. Starfire plot. Especially Dick and Donna worrying over her. That really worked for me. However, I definitely think this story was WAY too long and it dragged when it was focused on the Omega Men. I would've enjoyed it a lot more had it been trimmed down.
The last storyline was my least favorite - hence the intro about Reagan era comics. At this point I have read WAY too many DC storylines set in this time about drugs. What's stranger is that I've read Marvel books set during this time and Captain America wasn't dealing with drug addicts - whether that's because it was too dark a topic for Marvel, I don't know. But in the several Batman, Green Arrow, Detective Comics and now Teen Titans stories I've read, NONE of them have handled this topic well.
Firstly, the only addicts treated with sympathy are the white kids. They're the ones that are shown turning to drugs because their family rejects them, they're on the streets or they don't feel loved. Whenever a hero is expressing sympathy for these kids getting lost in drugs, it's always the white kids. The black and latino kids are never shown any sympathy and are never seen getting help at the end of the story. It's never viewed as a tragedy when these kids fall down the wrong path.
Even worse, this story also tried to tackle sex workers in a really, really patronizing way. There's a social worker or something explaining the heroes that "these girls don't feel pretty or loved and the pimp gives them that validation". This all reads like the worst high school pamphlet.
"Don't let low self esteem turn you into a sex worker."
(Also... all of the pimps shown are men of color so, there's that.)
I know the year these books were made, but I refuse to say they couldn't have done better when writing people of color. I know they could have because I've seen it in other books from this time period. So, once again, I appreciate that Wolfman created Cyborg but I can't unsee how poorly literally EVERY OTHER person of color is presented in these books.
I had similar issues with this volume as I did with the others. I still don't understand Raven as a character. Her "plight" just doesn't interest me at all. I still don't understand why anyone loves Wally West - he's the least interesting character in these stories. Garfield consistently hitting on every woman in sight is still relentlessly annoying.
I appreciate that this volume actually showed the Titans caring about Victor. In past volumes, he was excluded from things quite a bit and this was the first time I felt like they actually supported him when he was grieving. I loved seeing Donna's relationship with Koriand'r. I still really like Cyborg and Changeling's friendship. I liked seeing more of Dick and Kory's romance in this volume.
The cult storyline was rough. Especially the "fake news" part of it (reminds me of current events...). A lot of this felt a lot like Scientology with the church having members in media and the power to shut down stories revealing them to be frauds. I wasn't sure which cult this storyline was meant to reflect. Seeing Dick get tortured was hard to read and Brother Blood was a formidable villain.
I enjoyed a lot of the Blackfire v. Starfire plot. Especially Dick and Donna worrying over her. That really worked for me. However, I definitely think this story was WAY too long and it dragged when it was focused on the Omega Men. I would've enjoyed it a lot more had it been trimmed down.
The last storyline was my least favorite - hence the intro about Reagan era comics. At this point I have read WAY too many DC storylines set in this time about drugs. What's stranger is that I've read Marvel books set during this time and Captain America wasn't dealing with drug addicts - whether that's because it was too dark a topic for Marvel, I don't know. But in the several Batman, Green Arrow, Detective Comics and now Teen Titans stories I've read, NONE of them have handled this topic well.
Firstly, the only addicts treated with sympathy are the white kids. They're the ones that are shown turning to drugs because their family rejects them, they're on the streets or they don't feel loved. Whenever a hero is expressing sympathy for these kids getting lost in drugs, it's always the white kids. The black and latino kids are never shown any sympathy and are never seen getting help at the end of the story. It's never viewed as a tragedy when these kids fall down the wrong path.
Even worse, this story also tried to tackle sex workers in a really, really patronizing way. There's a social worker or something explaining the heroes that "these girls don't feel pretty or loved and the pimp gives them that validation". This all reads like the worst high school pamphlet.
"Don't let low self esteem turn you into a sex worker."
(Also... all of the pimps shown are men of color so, there's that.)
I know the year these books were made, but I refuse to say they couldn't have done better when writing people of color. I know they could have because I've seen it in other books from this time period. So, once again, I appreciate that Wolfman created Cyborg but I can't unsee how poorly literally EVERY OTHER person of color is presented in these books.
February 6, 2017
After fizzling out a bit in The New Teen Titans, Vol. 3, Wolfman and Perez are back with a vengeance in volume 4, showing the creativity and the characterization that really made The New Teen Titans great.
That starts off with the introduction of Baron Blood (21-22), another of the classic New Teen Titans villains and an intriguing one for his mysterious backstory and his unconventional goals. Tying this character in to Vic's own backstory is another example of how Wolfman was so effective at making these stories personal.
However, it's the Blackfire (23-25+Annual) arc that really shines. Getting to see Kory's backstory and her home is terrific, and she gets a pretty powerful character arc as she fights against her sister to the death! However, Wolfman makes this story so much bigger by turning it into the fight for freedom in the whole Vegan system. Only the Trigon arc in the NTT's earliest days manages to match this arc for scope, but I think this one is actually better because Wolfman's writing and his understanding of these character is so much more polished two years in.
The Runaways arc (26-27) that ends things is also great. It feels very much like a "very special" Bronze Age Titans story, full of real-life grittiness in the form of runaways and drug dealers. However, the story is really great due to its writing, which quickly moves through many runaways, giving us glimpses of their lives. (Of course these issues also introduce Terra, but that's a story for volume 5.)
That starts off with the introduction of Baron Blood (21-22), another of the classic New Teen Titans villains and an intriguing one for his mysterious backstory and his unconventional goals. Tying this character in to Vic's own backstory is another example of how Wolfman was so effective at making these stories personal.
However, it's the Blackfire (23-25+Annual) arc that really shines. Getting to see Kory's backstory and her home is terrific, and she gets a pretty powerful character arc as she fights against her sister to the death! However, Wolfman makes this story so much bigger by turning it into the fight for freedom in the whole Vegan system. Only the Trigon arc in the NTT's earliest days manages to match this arc for scope, but I think this one is actually better because Wolfman's writing and his understanding of these character is so much more polished two years in.
The Runaways arc (26-27) that ends things is also great. It feels very much like a "very special" Bronze Age Titans story, full of real-life grittiness in the form of runaways and drug dealers. However, the story is really great due to its writing, which quickly moves through many runaways, giving us glimpses of their lives. (Of course these issues also introduce Terra, but that's a story for volume 5.)
May 2, 2016
This paperback collection of New Teen Titans takes up after the end of the NTT Omnibus Vol 1. A good portion of the book involves intergalactic travels back to Starfire's home planet, where the Titans encounter the Omega Men and Starfire's evil sister Blackfire. This multi-part story had tons of action in it. This adventures is bookended by the Titans's first clash with Brother Blood and a two-parter that addresses the problem of teen runaways.
Sometimes Wolfman's dialog gets a bit too melodramatic, but the Wolfman/Perez team was firing on all cylinders here. Great characterization throughout. In the Brother Blood story, which deals with a fanatical and evil religious leader, we learn that Kid Flash, always the more conservative Titan, is a believer and even attends church sometimes, whereas Dick (Robin) Grayson has never really thought about religion all that much. Nice touch. Later, though, Grayson wonders if what they're doing will be forgiven by God.
I hope DC continues with the NTT trades. I'd love to see the complete first series collected, plus the Tales of the Teen Titans and then the Baxter formatted volume 2. This was definitely a high point for DC in the early 80s.
Sometimes Wolfman's dialog gets a bit too melodramatic, but the Wolfman/Perez team was firing on all cylinders here. Great characterization throughout. In the Brother Blood story, which deals with a fanatical and evil religious leader, we learn that Kid Flash, always the more conservative Titan, is a believer and even attends church sometimes, whereas Dick (Robin) Grayson has never really thought about religion all that much. Nice touch. Later, though, Grayson wonders if what they're doing will be forgiven by God.
I hope DC continues with the NTT trades. I'd love to see the complete first series collected, plus the Tales of the Teen Titans and then the Baxter formatted volume 2. This was definitely a high point for DC in the early 80s.
June 11, 2017
Kickin' it old school with the Teen Titans. At the time, this was the best selling comic book on the rack and you can see why. Wolfman and Perez's Titans feel like a family, with team members that would sacrifice themselves for one another. Perez's art in this book really shows why he was the top comic artist of the time. The art is exquisitely detailed.
In this book, we get our first glimpses at Brother Blood and Adrian Chase (who would later become Vigilante). Then the Titans head to space to rescue Starfire who has been kidnapped by her sister Blackfire. Once they get back to NYC, the Titans tackle the real world issues of runaways and drugs. We also get the first appearance of Terra. All in all, still a fantastic book today.
In this book, we get our first glimpses at Brother Blood and Adrian Chase (who would later become Vigilante). Then the Titans head to space to rescue Starfire who has been kidnapped by her sister Blackfire. Once they get back to NYC, the Titans tackle the real world issues of runaways and drugs. We also get the first appearance of Terra. All in all, still a fantastic book today.
December 26, 2024
I enjoyed this volume more than some of the others. I still insist that because of her cultural upbringing, Starfire would have handled her sister prior to now. Her background story in Tales of the New Titans doesn’t line up with the way Starfire’s people think and act and it doesn’t line up with #23-25. I wish they were more consistent with her. Overall, I enjoyed the volume.
November 8, 2023
This volume is Epic. Really Good one with a long plot about Starfire and with the apparition of the Omega Men.
The last Issues are a clear denounce of drug dealers and the motives behind runaways.
The art of George Perez is magnificent, the backgrounds are really worked and the composition of the pages is fantastic
The last Issues are a clear denounce of drug dealers and the motives behind runaways.
The art of George Perez is magnificent, the backgrounds are really worked and the composition of the pages is fantastic
December 21, 2018
Back when I was collecting comic books (in the late 80s), I spend a lot of time tracking down the various pieces of the New Teen Titans saga (including the entire run of the Omega Men, which was a trippy mess of a comic - but that's not the point right now.)
So, re-reading these stories is a trip down memory lane in more ways than one - and while Perez's art is still amazing and the basic plotlines are pretty good, the one-note characterizations (Gar is a horndog teenager, Raven is deeply conflicted, Vic is mopey, etc.) don't hold up well. That's especially true of the harassment-level behavior of the green-skinned bag of hormones that is "Beast Boy".
So, re-reading these stories is a trip down memory lane in more ways than one - and while Perez's art is still amazing and the basic plotlines are pretty good, the one-note characterizations (Gar is a horndog teenager, Raven is deeply conflicted, Vic is mopey, etc.) don't hold up well. That's especially true of the harassment-level behavior of the green-skinned bag of hormones that is "Beast Boy".
January 14, 2020
Classics of the 80's well worth a reread, but this volume starts to really show it's 80's-ness with the Brother Blood cult story. When we jump off into space it gets a little more timeless, and shows how 80's creators like Wolfman could carve out increasingly large parts of the big 2's universes without hampering everyone else's plots with random crossovers. Starfire's backstory feeds into a different set of Wolfman-created heroes, the Omega Men, to pretty good effect.
It's hard to not see NTT and X-Men as reflections of one another, and Starfire's stories mirroring the Shi'ar tales in X-men, but the are thematically different enough that it's absolutely worth following both.
It's hard to not see NTT and X-Men as reflections of one another, and Starfire's stories mirroring the Shi'ar tales in X-men, but the are thematically different enough that it's absolutely worth following both.
September 12, 2017
The series continues to push the character development and increased the quality of the story in this volume. The Starfire story was emotional and wonderful to see the omega men guest starring and the last story of drug addiction was powerful too.
August 10, 2021
Coming in to our fourth volume, we head into the cosmos. With the focus of the story on Kory and her sister Koman’dr (more popularly known as Blackfire), we get to go on a space faring, sci-fi adventure when Kory is abducted and the Titans resolve to rescue her. New Teen Titans continues to maintain a consistent level of quality , mixing strong character writing with delightful early eighties cheese.
The characters are, once again, my favorite part of the book. Kory gets a lot of focus, which makes me happy since she’s one of my favorites (alongside Donna, Dick, Victor… etc…). The “princess being abducted” was old hat even in the 80s, but Kory isn’t reduced to a narrative device and she never becomes passive. Her loss of agency is purposeful and is used to further her character so that we can cheer when she takes it back.
We spend time seeing the trauma from her childhood play out in her current life and how that affects her, her reaction to reuniting with her hated sister, a complicated relationship established last volume, and how she copes with the assumed death of the Titans. This volume focuses on Kory more than any which came before, and the strong foundation that came before (even if occasionally executed a little sloppily—re: her lover being introduced and dying in the span of a single issue) really sets off some great payoff for her towards the end of the volume.
Dick also gets a great showing here. Though one of my favorites—and written very well the entire time—it sometimes feels like Dick gets the least amount of character focus. His separation from Kory makes him act in increasingly out of character ways, and the romantic relationship between the two, while rocky, gets its start near the end of the volume with suitable fanfare.
Raven is another standout. She’s as delightfully hammy as ever, always going on about her empath powers or dramatically proselytizing to everyone around her—or just herself, sometimes, when she’s alone— for Maximum Drama™. I honestly will take Overly Dramatic Raven’s alienness over Teen Snark Machine Raven pretty much every time. We’re clearly building up some issues to come with Trigon (can’t wait!) and Raven retreating into herself and not sharing her burdens with her friends is believable drama instead of the occasional team melodrama thrown in at the beginning of the series. I’m really looking forward to seeing where we go with her from here.
The last standout is Vic, who I realize I always have something to say about. Potentially unfortunate style of dialogue aside, I still feel Vic’s writing is extremely strong. He’s trying to reunite and befriend Sarah, despite everything, and he seems to feel more comfortable with the team which makes him less abrasive and more fun. He looks to be used as a more vital player toward the end of the book when we leave the cosmic story behind for a gritter, street level tale, so I’m looking forward to more from him in the next volume.
Donna and Wally are totally fine here. Donna doesn’t get to do too much outside of adamantly worry about Kory (Sparks Joy) and mention Terry Long at the end, reminding me of his existence, and alluding to the fact that they have sex (Does Not Spark Joy) while Wally is… there. Kinda like he usually is. Not that he’s bad or unlikable at all—far from it—though his romantic feelings for Raven still don’t feel particularly developed or interesting to me and we’re four volumes in. It’s going to take something big to make me care about these two as a ship at this point, and I don’t foresee that happening soon.
Then we’ve got Gar. Oh, boy. So, Gar has consistently been my least favorite member of the team. The last two volumes definitely made it so I liked him, but I still find him harder to sit with than every other main character in the series. He’s at his best when with Victor, but then he speaks to any of the women on the team and I want him to turn into a fly so I can hit him with the swatter. It’s obnoxious—and it’s supposed to be— so I suppose I should applaud the effectiveness of it. Gar does get a moment with a new antagonist, Terra, which will be important later, so here’s to hoping that Mr. Logan gets strong story time coming up.
The actual story was good here too. First is a two-issue arc introducing Brother Blood and his creepy sex cult. More than anything, the ramifications from Brother Blood’s actions are clearly going to impact the team later on in the story. We didn’t explore it much, because as soon as we were done there is was time to go off to space.
Blackfire is one of the most interesting antagonists we’ve had in the series, and she felt realized in a really great way. Watching her try to play to become the leader of the Citadel was entertaining, especially as it was clear that playing submissive was negatively impacting her psyche. Her scenes with Kory were excellent and her taking on the name of Blackfire was extra as hell, but I won’t lie and say I didn’t totally love it. I enjoyed the idea of the Citadel and the Vegan worlds (though I must wonder how the hell such a neanderthal ended up the leader of what was basically a massive star system, but w/e) and the different species we got to meet. The backstory for X’hal was cool, and the Omega Men were neat— if underdeveloped. I’m not sure if they appear elsewhere in DC canon, because I’m not terribly familiar with them, but I felt like I understood enough about them for the story to work, though not so much that I cared about them outside of how they could help the group get to Kory.
The climax felt a little quick, which makes me wonder if a little less time should’ve been spent on the Tamaran sister fight, but overall the plot worked for me. Following our time among the stars is a much more grounded, gritty story that focuses on drug use, sex work, and the exploitation of children. It’s surprisingly dark subject matter handled pretty respectfully. I was surprised that it wasn’t whitewashed for a younger audience—but I’m glad that it wasn’t. The messaging is clear here, and seeing the Titans, especially Victor and Raven, acting as a nonjudgmental safe haven for these exploited kids was heartwarming. A surprise team up with the ever gorgeous Roy Harper (this predates his own issues with drugs, I’m pretty sure) and some delightful flirting between Roy and Dick (“Mr. Grayson.” “Mr. Harper.” Unf) adds some levity to an otherwise heavy story.
I’ve really enjoyed my time with the series so far, and it doesn’t seem like that’ll be changing any time soon. This formation of the Titans, and the characterization, will always be the first and foremost in my mind whenever anyone says the phrase “Teen Titans.” It more than merits it.
The characters are, once again, my favorite part of the book. Kory gets a lot of focus, which makes me happy since she’s one of my favorites (alongside Donna, Dick, Victor… etc…). The “princess being abducted” was old hat even in the 80s, but Kory isn’t reduced to a narrative device and she never becomes passive. Her loss of agency is purposeful and is used to further her character so that we can cheer when she takes it back.
We spend time seeing the trauma from her childhood play out in her current life and how that affects her, her reaction to reuniting with her hated sister, a complicated relationship established last volume, and how she copes with the assumed death of the Titans. This volume focuses on Kory more than any which came before, and the strong foundation that came before (even if occasionally executed a little sloppily—re: her lover being introduced and dying in the span of a single issue) really sets off some great payoff for her towards the end of the volume.
Dick also gets a great showing here. Though one of my favorites—and written very well the entire time—it sometimes feels like Dick gets the least amount of character focus. His separation from Kory makes him act in increasingly out of character ways, and the romantic relationship between the two, while rocky, gets its start near the end of the volume with suitable fanfare.
Raven is another standout. She’s as delightfully hammy as ever, always going on about her empath powers or dramatically proselytizing to everyone around her—or just herself, sometimes, when she’s alone— for Maximum Drama™. I honestly will take Overly Dramatic Raven’s alienness over Teen Snark Machine Raven pretty much every time. We’re clearly building up some issues to come with Trigon (can’t wait!) and Raven retreating into herself and not sharing her burdens with her friends is believable drama instead of the occasional team melodrama thrown in at the beginning of the series. I’m really looking forward to seeing where we go with her from here.
The last standout is Vic, who I realize I always have something to say about. Potentially unfortunate style of dialogue aside, I still feel Vic’s writing is extremely strong. He’s trying to reunite and befriend Sarah, despite everything, and he seems to feel more comfortable with the team which makes him less abrasive and more fun. He looks to be used as a more vital player toward the end of the book when we leave the cosmic story behind for a gritter, street level tale, so I’m looking forward to more from him in the next volume.
Donna and Wally are totally fine here. Donna doesn’t get to do too much outside of adamantly worry about Kory (Sparks Joy) and mention Terry Long at the end, reminding me of his existence, and alluding to the fact that they have sex (Does Not Spark Joy) while Wally is… there. Kinda like he usually is. Not that he’s bad or unlikable at all—far from it—though his romantic feelings for Raven still don’t feel particularly developed or interesting to me and we’re four volumes in. It’s going to take something big to make me care about these two as a ship at this point, and I don’t foresee that happening soon.
Then we’ve got Gar. Oh, boy. So, Gar has consistently been my least favorite member of the team. The last two volumes definitely made it so I liked him, but I still find him harder to sit with than every other main character in the series. He’s at his best when with Victor, but then he speaks to any of the women on the team and I want him to turn into a fly so I can hit him with the swatter. It’s obnoxious—and it’s supposed to be— so I suppose I should applaud the effectiveness of it. Gar does get a moment with a new antagonist, Terra, which will be important later, so here’s to hoping that Mr. Logan gets strong story time coming up.
The actual story was good here too. First is a two-issue arc introducing Brother Blood and his creepy sex cult. More than anything, the ramifications from Brother Blood’s actions are clearly going to impact the team later on in the story. We didn’t explore it much, because as soon as we were done there is was time to go off to space.
Blackfire is one of the most interesting antagonists we’ve had in the series, and she felt realized in a really great way. Watching her try to play to become the leader of the Citadel was entertaining, especially as it was clear that playing submissive was negatively impacting her psyche. Her scenes with Kory were excellent and her taking on the name of Blackfire was extra as hell, but I won’t lie and say I didn’t totally love it. I enjoyed the idea of the Citadel and the Vegan worlds (though I must wonder how the hell such a neanderthal ended up the leader of what was basically a massive star system, but w/e) and the different species we got to meet. The backstory for X’hal was cool, and the Omega Men were neat— if underdeveloped. I’m not sure if they appear elsewhere in DC canon, because I’m not terribly familiar with them, but I felt like I understood enough about them for the story to work, though not so much that I cared about them outside of how they could help the group get to Kory.
The climax felt a little quick, which makes me wonder if a little less time should’ve been spent on the Tamaran sister fight, but overall the plot worked for me. Following our time among the stars is a much more grounded, gritty story that focuses on drug use, sex work, and the exploitation of children. It’s surprisingly dark subject matter handled pretty respectfully. I was surprised that it wasn’t whitewashed for a younger audience—but I’m glad that it wasn’t. The messaging is clear here, and seeing the Titans, especially Victor and Raven, acting as a nonjudgmental safe haven for these exploited kids was heartwarming. A surprise team up with the ever gorgeous Roy Harper (this predates his own issues with drugs, I’m pretty sure) and some delightful flirting between Roy and Dick (“Mr. Grayson.” “Mr. Harper.” Unf) adds some levity to an otherwise heavy story.
I’ve really enjoyed my time with the series so far, and it doesn’t seem like that’ll be changing any time soon. This formation of the Titans, and the characterization, will always be the first and foremost in my mind whenever anyone says the phrase “Teen Titans.” It more than merits it.
August 25, 2022
Closer to 4.5 because of the Omega Men but Teen Titans really shines here.
November 18, 2020
Reprints New Teen Titans (1) #21-27 and New Teen Titans (1) Annual #1 (July 1982-January 1983). A desperate call from Cyborg’s former girlfriend puts the Teen Titans in combat with a cunning enemy that knows how to play the Titans right into hand…Brother Blood has plans for the Teen Titans! Starfire finds herself whisked back to her home by her sister Blackfire, and the Teen Titans join forces with the Omega Men in an attempt to free her. Plus, every year children run away from home and come to the city, and the Titans realize they must try to help the lost children before it is too late.
Written by Marv Wolfman, The New Teen Titans—Volume 4 is a DC Comics superhero collection. Following The New Teen Titans—Volume 3, the series features art by George Perez.
The New Mutants were my teen team growing up. I loved the camaraderie and friendship of the characters. When I started to run out of New Mutants comics to read, the New Teen Titans became my second teen team. Though most of the characters were barely teens (if at all), the New Teen Titans provide a combination of soap opera and superhero that demonstrates some of the best of the 1980s.
This collection has the New Teen Titans really hitting their stride. The battle with Brother Blood sets up a nice, solid secondary villain (behind Deathstroke), and it also is a bit of a different kind of villain for the team since it isn’t just about physical power. The addition of Blackfire for Starfire is also nice to give her character a bit more depth though I wish that they had done more with her.
The series also features a classic “issue driven” storyline that was pretty popular in comic books at the time. The “Just Say No” campaign was picking up and drugs were pretty much the blame for everything. Add to this, a “runaway crisis” that always seemed to be pushed, and you have the Titans taking on a social issue. It feels rather preachy and cliché now (and it might have felt the same then), but it also feels really indicative of comic books at the time with characters like Cloak and Dagger. The comics were on the fringe of the “gritty 1980s” and the Titans tried to do gritty.
What doesn’t age well about the Titans is the style of storytelling. As a person who grew up with this style of comic book, it is refreshing to read a comic with lots of meat. The characters have lots of internal thoughts, tons of explanatory dialogue, and pages just loaded with text…it is a far cry from today’s comics where there often can just be panels and panels of fighting with no text. While I enjoy it, it might be hard for new readers or readers accustom to modern comics.
The New Teen Titans—Volume 4 is a solid read that also does one key thing to set up the storyline for the next ten issues or so. In New Teen Titans #27, Garfield encounters a girl named Terra who pretty much changes up the team and gave a lot of attention to Wolfman and Perez’s title (or more than it already had). If you are reading the Teen Titans for the first time and are on the fence, definitely stick with it…it is worth it. The New Teen Titans—Volume 4 is followed by The New Teen Titans—Volume 5.
Written by Marv Wolfman, The New Teen Titans—Volume 4 is a DC Comics superhero collection. Following The New Teen Titans—Volume 3, the series features art by George Perez.
The New Mutants were my teen team growing up. I loved the camaraderie and friendship of the characters. When I started to run out of New Mutants comics to read, the New Teen Titans became my second teen team. Though most of the characters were barely teens (if at all), the New Teen Titans provide a combination of soap opera and superhero that demonstrates some of the best of the 1980s.
This collection has the New Teen Titans really hitting their stride. The battle with Brother Blood sets up a nice, solid secondary villain (behind Deathstroke), and it also is a bit of a different kind of villain for the team since it isn’t just about physical power. The addition of Blackfire for Starfire is also nice to give her character a bit more depth though I wish that they had done more with her.
The series also features a classic “issue driven” storyline that was pretty popular in comic books at the time. The “Just Say No” campaign was picking up and drugs were pretty much the blame for everything. Add to this, a “runaway crisis” that always seemed to be pushed, and you have the Titans taking on a social issue. It feels rather preachy and cliché now (and it might have felt the same then), but it also feels really indicative of comic books at the time with characters like Cloak and Dagger. The comics were on the fringe of the “gritty 1980s” and the Titans tried to do gritty.
What doesn’t age well about the Titans is the style of storytelling. As a person who grew up with this style of comic book, it is refreshing to read a comic with lots of meat. The characters have lots of internal thoughts, tons of explanatory dialogue, and pages just loaded with text…it is a far cry from today’s comics where there often can just be panels and panels of fighting with no text. While I enjoy it, it might be hard for new readers or readers accustom to modern comics.
The New Teen Titans—Volume 4 is a solid read that also does one key thing to set up the storyline for the next ten issues or so. In New Teen Titans #27, Garfield encounters a girl named Terra who pretty much changes up the team and gave a lot of attention to Wolfman and Perez’s title (or more than it already had). If you are reading the Teen Titans for the first time and are on the fence, definitely stick with it…it is worth it. The New Teen Titans—Volume 4 is followed by The New Teen Titans—Volume 5.
March 18, 2017
Somewhere in a box in storage, I have all of these issues of The New Teen Titans. I planned to get to them eventually, but in the meantime, I found this volume at the library.
There were three story lines covered in this volume: Brother Blood, the kidnapping of Starfire, and Runaways (not the Marvel series, obviously).
Brother Blood is the leader of a massive cult (reminding me of Hydra in the Marvel Universe in reach), and is quite adept at manipulating the press to make black white and white black. Without any real spoiler, he escapes to rear his ugly head again.
Starfire, aka Kory aka Koriand'r (like the spice, coriander), native of Tamaran in the Vega system, is kidnapped by her sister, Starfury. Sibling rivalry carried to extremes, one fueled by love, the other hate. We do get The Omega Men serving a major part of the story.
Runaways, about the drug trade, and employing runaway children as both prostitute and courier. These children represent the very worst of our society, not the children themselves, but parents who kick their children out, who have cross words and won't swallow their pride for love, and the ones who find them and exploit them, either pimping them out or putting them in peril for their own nefarious schemes (the aforementioned drug couriers). This is truly a heartbreaking story.
Artwork was excellent, though some of the more crowded or active panels seemed to much for the space allowed, like the entire page could have been used for one of the nine panels on the page. For the time of production, the colors are probably fantastic and the height of achievement. In some of those busier panels, though, the color did not aid in identifying the action.
I enjoyed this very much. I put Vol 1 on reserve at the library. Highly recommended.
There were three story lines covered in this volume: Brother Blood, the kidnapping of Starfire, and Runaways (not the Marvel series, obviously).
Brother Blood is the leader of a massive cult (reminding me of Hydra in the Marvel Universe in reach), and is quite adept at manipulating the press to make black white and white black. Without any real spoiler, he escapes to rear his ugly head again.
Starfire, aka Kory aka Koriand'r (like the spice, coriander), native of Tamaran in the Vega system, is kidnapped by her sister, Starfury. Sibling rivalry carried to extremes, one fueled by love, the other hate. We do get The Omega Men serving a major part of the story.
Runaways, about the drug trade, and employing runaway children as both prostitute and courier. These children represent the very worst of our society, not the children themselves, but parents who kick their children out, who have cross words and won't swallow their pride for love, and the ones who find them and exploit them, either pimping them out or putting them in peril for their own nefarious schemes (the aforementioned drug couriers). This is truly a heartbreaking story.
Artwork was excellent, though some of the more crowded or active panels seemed to much for the space allowed, like the entire page could have been used for one of the nine panels on the page. For the time of production, the colors are probably fantastic and the height of achievement. In some of those busier panels, though, the color did not aid in identifying the action.
I enjoyed this very much. I put Vol 1 on reserve at the library. Highly recommended.
April 6, 2018
The fourth trade paperback of the classic New Teen Titans series collects Issues #21 - #27 and Annual #1.
The first couple of issues were a two part story that introduces Brother Blood and echoes the crazy 80's fake religious fervor and using the media to make yourself look good at the expense of your enemies.
Then comes a big space epic story that finds the Titans headed to Starfire's homeworld after she's kidnapped by her traitorous sister Blackfire. The action comes fast and furious throughout this particular storyline and guest stars the Omega Men.
The last couple of issues find the Titans back home and the two part "Runaways" storyline that grounds the team in a far more real world problem of drugs and teen runaways. Smartly, while the main plot gets wrapped up, the story also shows that not everything gets solved in a nice bow and that the pattern or circle keeps right on happening no matter how much gets thrown at it in hopes of making a permanent change.
I liked how Wolfman, Perez and Tanghal pooled their individual talents to create this trio of stories to up the ante for the series as it began its third year of publication. The plotlines were solid and the various supporting characters woven throughout hint at many things to come as the story continues.
Once again, I wish I'd read these stories when they were first published, but I'm glad that I'm catching up now to have a fuller picture of the team that I came to love later in this run.
The first couple of issues were a two part story that introduces Brother Blood and echoes the crazy 80's fake religious fervor and using the media to make yourself look good at the expense of your enemies.
Then comes a big space epic story that finds the Titans headed to Starfire's homeworld after she's kidnapped by her traitorous sister Blackfire. The action comes fast and furious throughout this particular storyline and guest stars the Omega Men.
The last couple of issues find the Titans back home and the two part "Runaways" storyline that grounds the team in a far more real world problem of drugs and teen runaways. Smartly, while the main plot gets wrapped up, the story also shows that not everything gets solved in a nice bow and that the pattern or circle keeps right on happening no matter how much gets thrown at it in hopes of making a permanent change.
I liked how Wolfman, Perez and Tanghal pooled their individual talents to create this trio of stories to up the ante for the series as it began its third year of publication. The plotlines were solid and the various supporting characters woven throughout hint at many things to come as the story continues.
Once again, I wish I'd read these stories when they were first published, but I'm glad that I'm catching up now to have a fuller picture of the team that I came to love later in this run.
December 5, 2020
The Teen Titans of the 80s are really growing on me! Even though I've been reading the collected editions slightly out of order and so already knew the end result, I was riveted by Blackfire and Starfire's battle. There was so much anger and resentment but also raw power in their battle and it was cathartic to see Starfire fully let loose for once. I also like that the Teen Titans aren't overzealous in this issue. They do what they can to help people, but they understand that they don't have a place in every single battle, and know when to step back. There was actually an altercation that ended with a child dying and I was pretty surprised Dick held no guilt about choosing not to interfere there. It was a healthy reprise from the whole "I am justice" routine he's learned from Batman. There was an issue near the end about drugs and it was nice to see that Wolfman and Perez took an empathetic approach rather than a preachy one, as I'd expect from that time period. Overall a pretty great read! Looking forward to the next one.
September 7, 2021
Man, i can't say how much i love this run!
Ok, it's super heroes. We got super powers, spaceships, a big "T" building in the middle of NYC, but it has feelings. It was here that teens super heroes start to feel more human than the others. They're like us... with more colors.
On this book, we see rhe first appereance of Brother Blood, the final battle between Starfire and Blackfire and the team fighting drugs and helping runaways kids, in a special story for the time. We see appereances of the Omega Men, the Vega System, the Citadel, Adrian Chase and Terra, for the first time.
Marv Wolfman were just playing with a lot of plots in it, in a very deep way. Drugs, missing childrens, violence, genocide, fanatism, etc... you'll understand why this book was a blast back then.
Can't wait to read the next volume. This Tara Markov girl wiil be on it again. What she is up to?
Ok, it's super heroes. We got super powers, spaceships, a big "T" building in the middle of NYC, but it has feelings. It was here that teens super heroes start to feel more human than the others. They're like us... with more colors.
On this book, we see rhe first appereance of Brother Blood, the final battle between Starfire and Blackfire and the team fighting drugs and helping runaways kids, in a special story for the time. We see appereances of the Omega Men, the Vega System, the Citadel, Adrian Chase and Terra, for the first time.
Marv Wolfman were just playing with a lot of plots in it, in a very deep way. Drugs, missing childrens, violence, genocide, fanatism, etc... you'll understand why this book was a blast back then.
Can't wait to read the next volume. This Tara Markov girl wiil be on it again. What she is up to?
February 28, 2024
A lot more titans goodness and packed full of characters whose legacies will live on and be revitalized so many more times to come. We got the introduction to not just Brother blood. Not just black fire. But even a first appearance of Terra. And it was fun to see Adrian Chase (vigilante) slipped on a few times.
Which I have to admit, the Terra intro, was a bit of an odd introduction, and I’m intrigued on how the next volume will handle the character and I really hope to see her fleshed out, especially in prep for what’s to come. I’ve really only seen the Judas contract from the animated shows, so if it was always planned for her to be a traitor from the start I’m glad I have that info to reference and her off behavior is definitely a sign of that.
But going back to the bulk of this volume. I found it very interesting to see brother bloods secret grip into society and the way he was able to turn people against the titans immediately. It’s also very apparent this will not be the last we see of him and his cult.
But the black fire storyline of course stood out the most. A lot of times I was left confused as I don’t know the omega men very well, so trying to figure out their power sets and remember their names was a bit of a struggle. But I love the lore building around the vega system and all of the wars that have been fought and tides that have shifted and how starfire can tie a bit closer to teams even like the omega men. And seeing starfire getting dragged down from her optimistic self to the point of being willing to kill due to the years and years of torture and depravity her sister put her through, what a terrifying site. Black fire didn’t stand a chance.
But if course with all of this war, I just knew they were going to find some reason Star fire couldn’t stay too long with her family, but there just has to be these ridiculous laws being re-enacted that would spark war or whatever. UGH.
I would say it’s ironic including speedy in a comic about the effects of drugs on communities and children, but then I realized this issue came out after the original issue where speedy was on drugs, and I realized it was entirely intentional. So yeah that works quite well, especially being so in tune with assisting the community. But the real emotional bits came down to cyborg and raven. Cyborg with his relationship to the city and the people all around him he grew up with, and Raven with her empathetic abilities who cannot fathom others looking down on people in struggling situations. The pair definitely stood out these 2 issues.
Which I have to admit, the Terra intro, was a bit of an odd introduction, and I’m intrigued on how the next volume will handle the character and I really hope to see her fleshed out, especially in prep for what’s to come. I’ve really only seen the Judas contract from the animated shows, so if it was always planned for her to be a traitor from the start I’m glad I have that info to reference and her off behavior is definitely a sign of that.
But going back to the bulk of this volume. I found it very interesting to see brother bloods secret grip into society and the way he was able to turn people against the titans immediately. It’s also very apparent this will not be the last we see of him and his cult.
But the black fire storyline of course stood out the most. A lot of times I was left confused as I don’t know the omega men very well, so trying to figure out their power sets and remember their names was a bit of a struggle. But I love the lore building around the vega system and all of the wars that have been fought and tides that have shifted and how starfire can tie a bit closer to teams even like the omega men. And seeing starfire getting dragged down from her optimistic self to the point of being willing to kill due to the years and years of torture and depravity her sister put her through, what a terrifying site. Black fire didn’t stand a chance.
But if course with all of this war, I just knew they were going to find some reason Star fire couldn’t stay too long with her family, but there just has to be these ridiculous laws being re-enacted that would spark war or whatever. UGH.
I would say it’s ironic including speedy in a comic about the effects of drugs on communities and children, but then I realized this issue came out after the original issue where speedy was on drugs, and I realized it was entirely intentional. So yeah that works quite well, especially being so in tune with assisting the community. But the real emotional bits came down to cyborg and raven. Cyborg with his relationship to the city and the people all around him he grew up with, and Raven with her empathetic abilities who cannot fathom others looking down on people in struggling situations. The pair definitely stood out these 2 issues.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 12, 2025
There was a lot that happened this volume. It starts with a religious cult name Brother Blood. They manipulate the media into thinking the Teen Titans are prejudice to their religious group.
Then it leads to Blackfire kidnapping Starfire. I enjoyed Starfire and Blackfire’s battle however this story was way too long. We did get a small Superman appearance which was cool but majority of this story focused on the Omega group which got boring fast.
The last story was about teenage runaways. We got a Terra and Speedy appearances. But most of the story focused on a bunch of teenagers that ran away from home go to New York to sell drugs and get into prostitution. I do like that the main story shows that the Teen Titans might be superheros but they can’t help the teens’ lives.
For example, there was a teenage girl name Lizzie that got pregnant so her dad kicks her out. She meets Raven and Raven convinces her to do home. She’s about to but a pimp convinces her to take the drug job, she does and Raven again tells her to go home and it ends with her dad telling her she still can’t come home. They also focus on other kids with different storylines and in the end we see a new kid run away and the story essentially says the cycle repeats.
I will say there were still problems in this story like sayings the reason the girls became prostitutes were because they have low self esteem instead of saying for some it was because they were being groomed or it was out of survival and desperation. Didn’t like how Luis ending was him going to jail when he was defending T.C who was a fifteen year old who got shot.
I’m waiting to like Wally West and Raven because they were my favorite characters in other medias but in here they are both so unlikable. I don’t understand how Wally is in love with Raven when he barely speaks to her. I also want Beast boy to get a better storyline cause so far all we get is him constantly filtrating with girls. I like that we finally got a progression with Starfire and Robin’s relationship.
Then it leads to Blackfire kidnapping Starfire. I enjoyed Starfire and Blackfire’s battle however this story was way too long. We did get a small Superman appearance which was cool but majority of this story focused on the Omega group which got boring fast.
The last story was about teenage runaways. We got a Terra and Speedy appearances. But most of the story focused on a bunch of teenagers that ran away from home go to New York to sell drugs and get into prostitution. I do like that the main story shows that the Teen Titans might be superheros but they can’t help the teens’ lives.
For example, there was a teenage girl name Lizzie that got pregnant so her dad kicks her out. She meets Raven and Raven convinces her to do home. She’s about to but a pimp convinces her to take the drug job, she does and Raven again tells her to go home and it ends with her dad telling her she still can’t come home. They also focus on other kids with different storylines and in the end we see a new kid run away and the story essentially says the cycle repeats.
I will say there were still problems in this story like sayings the reason the girls became prostitutes were because they have low self esteem instead of saying for some it was because they were being groomed or it was out of survival and desperation. Didn’t like how Luis ending was him going to jail when he was defending T.C who was a fifteen year old who got shot.
I’m waiting to like Wally West and Raven because they were my favorite characters in other medias but in here they are both so unlikable. I don’t understand how Wally is in love with Raven when he barely speaks to her. I also want Beast boy to get a better storyline cause so far all we get is him constantly filtrating with girls. I like that we finally got a progression with Starfire and Robin’s relationship.
January 30, 2025
More continuing stories about the New Teen Titans! Thrilling stories and amazing art, though Mr. Perez does often seem to be constrained by the size of the page, with one notable instance of characters speaking from off-panel.
This volume features the original trip to Tamaran, the homeworld of Koriand'r and her arch-enemy/sister Komand'r. This section is one of the great comic space operas which includes epic battles, a new space-fighting force, Superman, a captured goddess and a 25-planet solar system. Somehow Wolfman and Pérez squeeze all of this into a comprehensible package with good character development and a satisfying end (in the Annual volume #2). There are other great stories here, but this saga is one of the crown jewels of the original New Teen Titans and it's the one that made me realize the complexity of Starfire's character.
This is definitely one of the more intense collections. There is a lot of heartbreak and personal pain, but also unexpected reunions. While the last story is somewhat of a PSA, it's a moving one with a significant basis in reality.
This volume features the original trip to Tamaran, the homeworld of Koriand'r and her arch-enemy/sister Komand'r. This section is one of the great comic space operas which includes epic battles, a new space-fighting force, Superman, a captured goddess and a 25-planet solar system. Somehow Wolfman and Pérez squeeze all of this into a comprehensible package with good character development and a satisfying end (in the Annual volume #2). There are other great stories here, but this saga is one of the crown jewels of the original New Teen Titans and it's the one that made me realize the complexity of Starfire's character.
This is definitely one of the more intense collections. There is a lot of heartbreak and personal pain, but also unexpected reunions. While the last story is somewhat of a PSA, it's a moving one with a significant basis in reality.
August 16, 2023
Marv Wolfman and George Perez (with assistance of Romeo Tanghal) continue their excellent run on "New Teen Titans" with this collection from 1982-83. Of the three story arcs, the third, "Runaways" (issues #26-27) is the best, with a truly powerful story about runaway teens caught in the all too real horrors of drugs and crime. The Brother Blood two-parter (#21-22) was decent but would have been better if it could have shown more about the cult and its followers. The middle arc (#23-25 and Annual #1) goes for science fiction space action as the team searches for Starfire, kidnapped by her evil sister. Overall, the art is solid and the characterizations are excellent, as the various Titans explore their own doubts and fears, and in a few cases (Kid Flash/Raven and Robin/Starfire), their feelings for each other.
July 29, 2024
This was soooooooooooo much better than the previous volume.
Dick gets to do stuff. (In the previous volume all he did was make sure the Titans knew they were friendzoned which is ironic considering this volume...) ❤️
I don't how the Titans think he's not a meta!?
Kory's storyline is so good.
I kinda figure maybe Wally just isn't that great of a character til the 90s?
So throughout these volumes there are a ton of pop culture references (that I don't get because I wasn't alive however even if I was alive chances are I'd be oblivious) However previously it'd been a great variety but in this volume there was like 208 Star Wars references it was overkill.
Dick gets to do stuff. (In the previous volume all he did was make sure the Titans knew they were friendzoned which is ironic considering this volume...) ❤️
I don't how the Titans think he's not a meta!?
Kory's storyline is so good.
I kinda figure maybe Wally just isn't that great of a character til the 90s?
So throughout these volumes there are a ton of pop culture references (that I don't get because I wasn't alive however even if I was alive chances are I'd be oblivious) However previously it'd been a great variety but in this volume there was like 208 Star Wars references it was overkill.
July 5, 2017
This picked up a bit from the last volume, but slowed down, too.
One thing I hadn't realized was that Marv was heavily inspired by Kirby. I guess most comic book writers were, but there were some very Kirby-like ideas in this one.
Anti-drug stories don't always hit for me. This was both hit and miss, but I'm sure it would have been more meaningful with a younger TT cast.
Nice to see Dick and Kory coming together. And the first appearance of Terra makes me all kinds of ready for the next storyline.
One thing I hadn't realized was that Marv was heavily inspired by Kirby. I guess most comic book writers were, but there were some very Kirby-like ideas in this one.
Anti-drug stories don't always hit for me. This was both hit and miss, but I'm sure it would have been more meaningful with a younger TT cast.
Nice to see Dick and Kory coming together. And the first appearance of Terra makes me all kinds of ready for the next storyline.
June 15, 2018
So much happens in this book! Star fire is kidnapped and tortured by her evil sister, Blackfire, Roy Harper aka Speedy makes a brief return to the team, the team infiltrates a cult that kidnappes children, we see drug dealers manipulating children, and we meet someone who plays a massive part of the story later: Terra. Nice to see this book tackle real world issues like runaways, drug addiction, cults, religion, and even healthy romance. I do think we stayed on Tamaran just a little too long, but there’s plenty of action that made up for it.
March 22, 2018
Not bad but can be a tad melodramatic at times. I really do like all these characters and they work so well together. I also like how this series is not really shoe horned into being just superheroes. It has some science fiction, with the alien princess and daughter of an inter dimensional being, and it also has real life issues with the runaways and drug rings.
Over all, this is a really good version of these characters, and a good solid story.
Over all, this is a really good version of these characters, and a good solid story.
January 15, 2022
Continuing my reread of one of the greatest comic book runs of all time IMHO. This volume contains the first appearances of two of my all time favorite foes, Blackstar and Brother Blood (I hope to see the latter appear in the next season of Titans on HBO Max). Outside of some dated slang dialog, these stories hold up remarkably well and the storytelling is just as innovative and fresh now as it was then. Wolfman and Perez at their peak. Highly recommend
January 10, 2025
4.5 stars
This volume has stories ranging from Brother Blood to Blackfire to runaway teen social issues. I thought the runaway story was very well handled and definitely meant to provide a message to the young audience at the time. The Blackfire story was savage and great, but I'm not familiar with the Omega Men and all their material was hard to get into. Brother Blood was about what I expected.
This volume has stories ranging from Brother Blood to Blackfire to runaway teen social issues. I thought the runaway story was very well handled and definitely meant to provide a message to the young audience at the time. The Blackfire story was savage and great, but I'm not familiar with the Omega Men and all their material was hard to get into. Brother Blood was about what I expected.
September 16, 2017
The teens are it again, problems with Brother Blood, Starfire being kidnapped leads the team to much hullaballoo in outer space, and to come back just in time to deal with runaways and drug, along with the introduction of Terra. Great Wolfman/Perez era that makes me so happy with great storytelling and visuals.
June 10, 2021
Blackfire sucks. She's just a jerk, and she's a jerk in every story I've read with her in it.
This volume does feature X'hal, the Goddess Starfire references all the time. I didn't know that character was canon. Apparently X'Hal is important for the Omega Men, which I've never read; interesting to know there is a connection between those teams.
This volume does feature X'hal, the Goddess Starfire references all the time. I didn't know that character was canon. Apparently X'Hal is important for the Omega Men, which I've never read; interesting to know there is a connection between those teams.
July 27, 2022
Honestly was finding the plots up until now a bit wordy and overdramatic but I’m GENUINELY into this now Starfire’s arc was AMAZING her development is INSANE she’s my favorite character I hate that she was ruined later ANYWAYS the annual was the best thing ever and im absolutely obsessed with her and Dick.
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