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The New Teen Titans (Collected Editions) #5
The New Teen Titans, Vol. 5
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, Changeling, Raven and Starfire—a group of young individuals with great powers and strong personalities.
While Brother Blood and the Brotherhood of Evil are at war with each other, the Titans find themselves tracking and capturing their former teammate Terra. Lies, betrayal and deceipt seep into the team as they try and rehabilitate their former ally. But with threats from without and from within, the very fabric of the team is tested. Collects NEW TEEN TITANS #28-34 and NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2.
While Brother Blood and the Brotherhood of Evil are at war with each other, the Titans find themselves tracking and capturing their former teammate Terra. Lies, betrayal and deceipt seep into the team as they try and rehabilitate their former ally. But with threats from without and from within, the very fabric of the team is tested. Collects NEW TEEN TITANS #28-34 and NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2.
223 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1983
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2,307 books306 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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April 11, 2016
With this volume, it's easy to see why The New Teen Titans was DC's top book back in he day. A lot of things happen in this one. The Terminator makes an appearance, Terra joins the team and is shown to be a double agent behind the scenes. Adrian Chase nearly dies and becomes the Vigilante. The Brotherhood of Evil makes an appearance. Cheshire debuts. Kid Flash and Robin both contemplate quitting. Compared to today's comics, that's a hell of a lot of happenings in eight issues.
George Perez and Marv Wolfman show why their book was #1 in its day. Perez's art is detailed and nearly as good as it is today. Wolfman's writing is also good. You wonder why DC hasn't teamed the two on a book lately.
On a side note, the first issue contained within, New Teen Titans #26, is one of the first comics I remember buying with my hard earned allowance.
George Perez and Marv Wolfman show why their book was #1 in its day. Perez's art is detailed and nearly as good as it is today. Wolfman's writing is also good. You wonder why DC hasn't teamed the two on a book lately.
On a side note, the first issue contained within, New Teen Titans #26, is one of the first comics I remember buying with my hard earned allowance.
April 28, 2017
This volume of the classic teen titans is a great read. In this particular volume, Terra joins the team. I had never read the classic team before, so I was quite surprised to see that Terra is basically a jerk. Reading her lines are a lot of fun. She particularly has a lot of bad things to say about poor Beast Boy. The art is crisp, and there are some really imaginative layouts as well. In particular, the pages where Raven is fighting Phobia in her mind are really beautiful.
January 9, 2026
In the fifth volume of “The New Teen Titans”: The Brotherhood of Evil is back!; Tara Markov a.k.a. Terra joins the Titans as the newest teen superhero, despite her bad attitude; Wally (Kid Flash) gets a glimpse of Raven’s really dark side and is scared shitless; Robin is taking his vigilantism a bit too far; Deathstroke the Terminator has a really big secret that may mean the end of the Titans!
Another good run of issues from Marv Wolfman, George Perez, and Romeo Tanghal. While the writing is sharp, at times Wolfman’s storylines border on teen soap opera. Too much melodrama: especially with Robin’s poutiness and brooding. I’m kind of getting tired of it, although I’m well aware that big changes are afoot for the team...
Another good run of issues from Marv Wolfman, George Perez, and Romeo Tanghal. While the writing is sharp, at times Wolfman’s storylines border on teen soap opera. Too much melodrama: especially with Robin’s poutiness and brooding. I’m kind of getting tired of it, although I’m well aware that big changes are afoot for the team...
May 5, 2020
I love how the little seeds of deceit were woven all throughout this collection. Terra (aka Tara) comes charging into the lives of the Teen Titans within a brief story line that includes Brother Blood and the Brotherhood of Evil (not Mutants - Marvel copied DC). At first, she had no interest in being part of the team then all of a sudden she’s trying to prove herself and is desperate not to get kicked out. I didn’t remember Tara’s secret being revealed so early but it fits in with the series (serieses?) ‘multiple plots going on at the same time’ thing.
I enjoyed the flow of the stories and the illustrations however there were things that I didn’t like. For example, the relationship between Raven and Kid Flash. I understand that what happened to Wally was traumatic but to completely turn his back on the woman he said he loved seems weird to me. Of course it could’ve been the initial shock but then he keeps saying he ‘doesn’t care’ (although I think he still does). I can’t remember where this plot’s going but I'm intrigued.
Another thing that really annoyed me was Robin’s attitude. I’ve ranted a bit about this in my status updates so I won’t bore you too much with it but this cold and harsh persona Dick’s taken on has made him such a douche to his teammates (especially Starfire who is his girlfriend). I do know where this plot leads but I didn’t remember what a jerk Dick was before his big break from everything.
The last comic was Annual #2 and this included the first appearance of Lyla (aka Harbinger) and Cheshire! Neither character is their more famous versions (nor is The Monitor) but I’m excited to see how these characters progress. The story also introduces Adrian Chase’s alter-ego, The Vigilante. It never explained how Chase went from being in the hospital, having just survived a bomb explosion that killed his family to being well and strong enough to hunt and kill assassins.
There are so many plots weaving in and out, it’s a little hard to keep up with but it fills out the world well. It really seems like these characters have lives that are ever changing and moving forward.
I enjoyed the flow of the stories and the illustrations however there were things that I didn’t like. For example, the relationship between Raven and Kid Flash. I understand that what happened to Wally was traumatic but to completely turn his back on the woman he said he loved seems weird to me. Of course it could’ve been the initial shock but then he keeps saying he ‘doesn’t care’ (although I think he still does). I can’t remember where this plot’s going but I'm intrigued.
Another thing that really annoyed me was Robin’s attitude. I’ve ranted a bit about this in my status updates so I won’t bore you too much with it but this cold and harsh persona Dick’s taken on has made him such a douche to his teammates (especially Starfire who is his girlfriend). I do know where this plot leads but I didn’t remember what a jerk Dick was before his big break from everything.
The last comic was Annual #2 and this included the first appearance of Lyla (aka Harbinger) and Cheshire! Neither character is their more famous versions (nor is The Monitor) but I’m excited to see how these characters progress. The story also introduces Adrian Chase’s alter-ego, The Vigilante. It never explained how Chase went from being in the hospital, having just survived a bomb explosion that killed his family to being well and strong enough to hunt and kill assassins.
There are so many plots weaving in and out, it’s a little hard to keep up with but it fills out the world well. It really seems like these characters have lives that are ever changing and moving forward.
December 15, 2016
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The New Teen Titans collects issues #26, #28 – #34 and New Teen Titans Annual 2.
I feel like I read this at the wrong time of the year. I was reading this whilst I was waiting inline for 3 hours for the Rogue One midnight premiere and am now struggling to recall what happened as I am so pumped after seeing Rogue One (hint GO SEE ROGUE ONE!).
The storyline was an easy one to follow, but a tad too predictable for my liking. I don’t know whether it is just getting used to how comic book are being written or somehow I have become smart these plot twists seem very obvious to me.
The art style was very much what you would expect from the 1980’s. Bold colours, small outfits and easy to understand who was who. At times some of the artwork was surprisingly detailed and I missed out pieces of information so I had to go back and reread parts which I never enjoy.
If you enjoy the Teen Titans TV show then seeing them in a comic is sure to make your day.
The New Teen Titans collects issues #26, #28 – #34 and New Teen Titans Annual 2.
I feel like I read this at the wrong time of the year. I was reading this whilst I was waiting inline for 3 hours for the Rogue One midnight premiere and am now struggling to recall what happened as I am so pumped after seeing Rogue One (hint GO SEE ROGUE ONE!).
The storyline was an easy one to follow, but a tad too predictable for my liking. I don’t know whether it is just getting used to how comic book are being written or somehow I have become smart these plot twists seem very obvious to me.
The art style was very much what you would expect from the 1980’s. Bold colours, small outfits and easy to understand who was who. At times some of the artwork was surprisingly detailed and I missed out pieces of information so I had to go back and reread parts which I never enjoy.
If you enjoy the Teen Titans TV show then seeing them in a comic is sure to make your day.
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May 30, 2021I bought this over the weekend.
Beast Boy is always looking for love in the wrong places! 😁WHY???
September 29, 2018
New Teen Titans stories continue into its fifth volume. This collection brings the seven member team of Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Raven, Starfire, Kid Flash and Wonder Girl together in several adventures. But also brings in several old characters as well as some new characters in the midst... one character in particular will truly make the Teen Titans as one of the best stories of all DC Comics.
It begins with the new as Beast Boy, having hunting a fugitive that attacked the Statue of Liberty in the previous volume has been caught. A girl known as Terra, presumably manipulated into an act of terrorism but is brought into the fold as the rest of the Teen Titans accept her but don't entirely believe her.
All the while certain personal developments happen as the New Year's festivities bring forward change for Wonder Girl. Its got to be said here that many view Marv Wolfman as a bit of creep in that he basically pursues, if not out right lusts after an ideal female via a proxy. Many have criticized his character of Terry Long as basically an idealized avatar of himself and fans have hated it terribly. Fans have no problem with reading a literary relationship ('shipping'), as long as its good. Wonder Girl and Terry Long is a bad 'ship.
Teen Titans fight the Fearsome Five, Brother Blood and reunite with Tempest and Speedy once more. But this collection goes far and does a great job in the development of superhero Vigilante. As well as an interesting set of brothers with incredible powers known as Lightning and Thunder are thrown into the mix. But while a set of new stars gets to shine in a heroic constellation, the proverbial "other shoe" drops when Deathstroke the Terminator rears his diabolical face towards his newest ally, a black hole of evil in the form of child.
Great stories but once again their tone and some of the content is a bit off. D+
It begins with the new as Beast Boy, having hunting a fugitive that attacked the Statue of Liberty in the previous volume has been caught. A girl known as Terra, presumably manipulated into an act of terrorism but is brought into the fold as the rest of the Teen Titans accept her but don't entirely believe her.
All the while certain personal developments happen as the New Year's festivities bring forward change for Wonder Girl. Its got to be said here that many view Marv Wolfman as a bit of creep in that he basically pursues, if not out right lusts after an ideal female via a proxy. Many have criticized his character of Terry Long as basically an idealized avatar of himself and fans have hated it terribly. Fans have no problem with reading a literary relationship ('shipping'), as long as its good. Wonder Girl and Terry Long is a bad 'ship.
Teen Titans fight the Fearsome Five, Brother Blood and reunite with Tempest and Speedy once more. But this collection goes far and does a great job in the development of superhero Vigilante. As well as an interesting set of brothers with incredible powers known as Lightning and Thunder are thrown into the mix. But while a set of new stars gets to shine in a heroic constellation, the proverbial "other shoe" drops when Deathstroke the Terminator rears his diabolical face towards his newest ally, a black hole of evil in the form of child.
Great stories but once again their tone and some of the content is a bit off. D+
August 23, 2018
5 stars.
Not for the long storylines, the spot on characterisations, the action or the great artwork, but because how understated everything is, something rare in superhero comics
Not for the long storylines, the spot on characterisations, the action or the great artwork, but because how understated everything is, something rare in superhero comics
August 29, 2016
DC’s reprint project collecting the classic Marv Wolfman/George Pérez New Teen Titans run hits a crucial phase with Volume 5.
The first two years of The New Teen Titans had been excellent. But as the series worked its way through its third year, it began to achieve critical mass. Key to this period was the emergence of Terra, the troubled young powerhouse who joined the team while keeping a lot of secrets. Against this backdrop, the Titans found themselves in the crossfire of a war between two of their enemies, Brother Blood and the Brotherhood of Evil. They also dealt with a return from the Terminator, the mystery of costumed villain Trident and the debut of Thunder and Lightning, siblings from Vietnam with a mysterious American father and hard-to-control powers.
While the superhero action was first rate, Wolfman and Pérez made these stories truly memorable with their deft handling of the complex interpersonal dynamics. The Terra saga was one of the duo’s best plots. The killer twist included in this arc really grabbed fans’ attention and set the stage for the book’s most famous arc.
Lots of other elements in this stretch became crucial for the DC Universe. Both Kid Flash and Robin went through major identity crises. The issues developed here would soon lead Dick Grayson to give up being Robin and adopt his long-running Nightwing persona. And longer term, the work that Wolfman and Pérez did with Wally West put him on the path to become the new Flash a few years down the road. Wolfman and Pérez provided fans with a tease of their landmark Crisis on Infinite Earths series with early appearances by the Monitor and Harbinger, though their true nature wasn’t even hinted at here. And this arc midwifed the creation of the new Vigilante, who would become one of DC’s more controversial characters of the mid-80s.
Old friends like Speedy and Aqualad turned up in guest roles. Kid Flash’s ex-girlfriend Frances Kane took a big step toward the mental instability that would one day turn her into the villain Magenta. And Cheshire, who would grow into a key part of the DCU within a few years’ time, made her memorable debut in the Vigilante story. Wolfman and Pérez also teased their end game for Raven, one of their most fascinating creations.
The creators’ willingness to portray the ups and downs of being a part of the team infused the stories with relatability. The Titans were close friends, but they got on each other’s nerves. The romantic connections had significant ups and downs. And despite being a superhero saga, real world issues like drugs, organized crime and terrorism wove into the plots with finesse. It was state of the art ‘80s comic book storytelling that still holds up quite well.
On the visual side, Pérez, working primarily with inker Romeo Tanghal, made the art as dynamic and compelling as the written component. While many issues deployed a more traditional approach, dividing most pages into grids broken up by the occasional dramatic splash page, Pérez infused a lot of energy and drama into those panels. His design work has always been one of the artist’s hallmarks and that’s on full display here. The characters are sharp and interesting without being overly fussy and the backgrounds they inhabit are detailed without being overstuffed. When Pérez let his imagination loose, though, it was truly impressive. A sequence detailing Raven’s desperate hallucination was innovative and unnerving (in the best way). And even when using the grid approach, Pérez found ways to put a twist on it, with repeating motifs or unique panel arrangements, that gave the action a propulsive quality. It was bright, clean work that injected enough shadow and invention to keep the book at the forefront of its peers.
The entire New Teen Titans reprint series is worth picking up. But Volume 5 is where Wolfman and Pérez’s larger plans for the series really started to come into focus, with impacts that are still felt three decades later.
The first two years of The New Teen Titans had been excellent. But as the series worked its way through its third year, it began to achieve critical mass. Key to this period was the emergence of Terra, the troubled young powerhouse who joined the team while keeping a lot of secrets. Against this backdrop, the Titans found themselves in the crossfire of a war between two of their enemies, Brother Blood and the Brotherhood of Evil. They also dealt with a return from the Terminator, the mystery of costumed villain Trident and the debut of Thunder and Lightning, siblings from Vietnam with a mysterious American father and hard-to-control powers.
While the superhero action was first rate, Wolfman and Pérez made these stories truly memorable with their deft handling of the complex interpersonal dynamics. The Terra saga was one of the duo’s best plots. The killer twist included in this arc really grabbed fans’ attention and set the stage for the book’s most famous arc.
Lots of other elements in this stretch became crucial for the DC Universe. Both Kid Flash and Robin went through major identity crises. The issues developed here would soon lead Dick Grayson to give up being Robin and adopt his long-running Nightwing persona. And longer term, the work that Wolfman and Pérez did with Wally West put him on the path to become the new Flash a few years down the road. Wolfman and Pérez provided fans with a tease of their landmark Crisis on Infinite Earths series with early appearances by the Monitor and Harbinger, though their true nature wasn’t even hinted at here. And this arc midwifed the creation of the new Vigilante, who would become one of DC’s more controversial characters of the mid-80s.
Old friends like Speedy and Aqualad turned up in guest roles. Kid Flash’s ex-girlfriend Frances Kane took a big step toward the mental instability that would one day turn her into the villain Magenta. And Cheshire, who would grow into a key part of the DCU within a few years’ time, made her memorable debut in the Vigilante story. Wolfman and Pérez also teased their end game for Raven, one of their most fascinating creations.
The creators’ willingness to portray the ups and downs of being a part of the team infused the stories with relatability. The Titans were close friends, but they got on each other’s nerves. The romantic connections had significant ups and downs. And despite being a superhero saga, real world issues like drugs, organized crime and terrorism wove into the plots with finesse. It was state of the art ‘80s comic book storytelling that still holds up quite well.
On the visual side, Pérez, working primarily with inker Romeo Tanghal, made the art as dynamic and compelling as the written component. While many issues deployed a more traditional approach, dividing most pages into grids broken up by the occasional dramatic splash page, Pérez infused a lot of energy and drama into those panels. His design work has always been one of the artist’s hallmarks and that’s on full display here. The characters are sharp and interesting without being overly fussy and the backgrounds they inhabit are detailed without being overstuffed. When Pérez let his imagination loose, though, it was truly impressive. A sequence detailing Raven’s desperate hallucination was innovative and unnerving (in the best way). And even when using the grid approach, Pérez found ways to put a twist on it, with repeating motifs or unique panel arrangements, that gave the action a propulsive quality. It was bright, clean work that injected enough shadow and invention to keep the book at the forefront of its peers.
The entire New Teen Titans reprint series is worth picking up. But Volume 5 is where Wolfman and Pérez’s larger plans for the series really started to come into focus, with impacts that are still felt three decades later.
June 26, 2017
Another stellar volume of The New Teen Titans that shows the comic at its best.The comic's strong mythology is on clear view here as we start off with a war between Brother Blood and the Brotherhood of Evil. Both groups are entirely intriguing, and almost as well detailed as the Titans themselves, thanks to Wolfman's great character work.
Meanwhile, Wolfman is still busy introducing new elements of the Titans' mythology. Thunder and Lightning get just a single issue, albeit with the promise of more. Meanwhile we finally get to see the intro of Vigilante. His origin is honestly not that different from the Punisher's, but we get to see it live on-screen (and in the future he'll be a much more tortured and interesting character than Frank ever was).
Wolfman's also not afraid to offer up off-kilter stories. "Who Killed Trident?" may have been the best because of its unusual en media res beginning and its unusual solution.
And finally we have Terra, who joins the Titan's early in the volume and plays the spoiled brat throughout. Despite that, her interactions with Gar and Victor are priceless. So it's all the more shocking when we learn her true motives, and it's especially shocking that it's here, so far before the Judas Contract. Things are looking dark for the Titans, and this period of greatness will only continue.
Meanwhile, Wolfman is still busy introducing new elements of the Titans' mythology. Thunder and Lightning get just a single issue, albeit with the promise of more. Meanwhile we finally get to see the intro of Vigilante. His origin is honestly not that different from the Punisher's, but we get to see it live on-screen (and in the future he'll be a much more tortured and interesting character than Frank ever was).
Wolfman's also not afraid to offer up off-kilter stories. "Who Killed Trident?" may have been the best because of its unusual en media res beginning and its unusual solution.
And finally we have Terra, who joins the Titan's early in the volume and plays the spoiled brat throughout. Despite that, her interactions with Gar and Victor are priceless. So it's all the more shocking when we learn her true motives, and it's especially shocking that it's here, so far before the Judas Contract. Things are looking dark for the Titans, and this period of greatness will only continue.
June 4, 2022
This volume heralds the New Teen Titans into their finest era. Marv Wolfman and George Pérez are at their greatest. Great story, excellent characterization, gorgeous art. DC Comics really can’t get much better than this one.
June 25, 2018
MAN do the Teen Titans bicker among themselves a lot. Almost as if they are a bunch of teenagers living together without a parental figure. Lots of fun in an early 80s sort of way.
May 4, 2018
Volume 5 of The New Teen Titans collects Issues #28 - #34 and Annual #2. The stories are by Marv Wolfman with art by George Perez and Romeo Tanghal.
In this volume we see another chapter in the Titans battle against Brother Blood, the introduction of a new Titan and the introduction of Vigilante.
Alongside the various heroic deeds, readers are treated to the various subplots about each Titan's lives. Normally that would be interesting but the character development on Robin and Kid Flash bordered on annoying and made both characters a drag on the proceedings. Robin is dealing with all his various responsibilities and pushing the others away, while Kid Flash is a bundle of doubt as he struggles with choosing the life of a superhero vs. a regular citizen and later with changed feelings towards Raven. It felt too one note on both fronts.
Meanwhile, Wonder Girl has a big question to answer while Starfire and Raven struggle with life on Earth as they try to understand the endless permutations of social customs.
The strange thing for me in terms of the stories was Issue #32's "Thunder and Lightning". The story ends in such a fashion that you expect it to pick back up in the next issue. However, it is seemingly never mentioned again in this volume. The plot just gets forgotten.
There are appearances by Deathstroke, Aqualad and others. There's a huge revelation for one character and Cyborg's hopes regarding Sarah Simms take an unexpected turn. Honestly, that's probably the most interesting of the varied subplots going on in this collection.
Overall, it is an enjoyable read but some of the character development was left a bit wanting. I did notice that there wasn't an introductory essay for this collection. I'm not sure if that means anything but the absence was noteworthy.
In this volume we see another chapter in the Titans battle against Brother Blood, the introduction of a new Titan and the introduction of Vigilante.
Alongside the various heroic deeds, readers are treated to the various subplots about each Titan's lives. Normally that would be interesting but the character development on Robin and Kid Flash bordered on annoying and made both characters a drag on the proceedings. Robin is dealing with all his various responsibilities and pushing the others away, while Kid Flash is a bundle of doubt as he struggles with choosing the life of a superhero vs. a regular citizen and later with changed feelings towards Raven. It felt too one note on both fronts.
Meanwhile, Wonder Girl has a big question to answer while Starfire and Raven struggle with life on Earth as they try to understand the endless permutations of social customs.
The strange thing for me in terms of the stories was Issue #32's "Thunder and Lightning". The story ends in such a fashion that you expect it to pick back up in the next issue. However, it is seemingly never mentioned again in this volume. The plot just gets forgotten.
There are appearances by Deathstroke, Aqualad and others. There's a huge revelation for one character and Cyborg's hopes regarding Sarah Simms take an unexpected turn. Honestly, that's probably the most interesting of the varied subplots going on in this collection.
Overall, it is an enjoyable read but some of the character development was left a bit wanting. I did notice that there wasn't an introductory essay for this collection. I'm not sure if that means anything but the absence was noteworthy.
January 14, 2020
Did I mention the 80's last time? Hooo-Boy the 80's! The creative team was taking on thorny real world issues of runaways, drug use, and the effects of lead toxicity NYC 1980's and the cultural white-flight zeitgest in ways that they may not have known they were doing then, but like the 87th precinct stories they are providing a snapshot of the city as it was then.
NTT was so much more grounded in NYC than its counterpart X-Men stores were, taking advantage of the living breathing milieu right outside the office. This sometimes made it feel like someone had dropped the Cloak and Dagger mini-series into your X-Men stack, but it works well here to introduce the 1980's Vigilante as DC's answer to the Punisher. Still, you have to read these remembering they are history.
NTT was so much more grounded in NYC than its counterpart X-Men stores were, taking advantage of the living breathing milieu right outside the office. This sometimes made it feel like someone had dropped the Cloak and Dagger mini-series into your X-Men stack, but it works well here to introduce the 1980's Vigilante as DC's answer to the Punisher. Still, you have to read these remembering they are history.
December 27, 2024
I didn’t like Terra from the moment she appeared, and I never trusted her, so I was vindicated when she turned out to be snake. There were some interesting stories, and overall I enjoyed it. The annual, Murder Machine, was particularly good. They made Robin super grumpy and Wally has become even more unlikable, so that was annoying.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 2, 2026
Terra Markov is lucky I don't live in the DC universe, it would be on sight every time I saw her.
This volume is kinda rough because every guy on the team is competing to be the biggest jerk in the room. MVPs are definitely Wonder Girl and Raven. It was also fun to see how much characters have changed since their introduction here, like Cheshire and Vigilante.
This volume is kinda rough because every guy on the team is competing to be the biggest jerk in the room. MVPs are definitely Wonder Girl and Raven. It was also fun to see how much characters have changed since their introduction here, like Cheshire and Vigilante.
August 31, 2022
Oh my God what an amazing read. Terra and Vigilante??? All the increasing tension??? Oooh I’m so hyped to continue.
December 27, 2025
Brother Blood is such a boring villain and Terra is boring. I hate how some characters were written too (Wally, Gart and Roy should be banned from interacting with women ever). I skipped some issues too.
November 22, 2024
the first appearance of terra: tara markov is included in this collection. i love her already
August 20, 2021
Another strong showing of the premier DC “teen” team with astoundingly gorgeous art by George Perez. Raven gets more screentime as she has trouble containing Trigon within her soul-self, and there’s a few emotional beats where it seems like Trigon is going to break free leading to a tumultuous ride for the characters and the reader. The build up is excellent, and it shows not only how strong Raven is emotionally, but also what an issue this could become (and we can’t wait to see it come to fruition!)
Dick and Wally get a lot of nice screentime as they examine their place on the team. This is old hat for Wally, but thankfully the drama with Raven sours his feelings for her and does something a lot more interesting with their relationship than anything previously established. Ironically, this is the closest I’ve felt that Raven truly cares for Wally, and it’s only when he’s being a total (justifiable) ass to her.
Donna and Terry Long continue to make me unhappy as a unit. I have zero investment in the relationship, and the series seems pretty uninterested in giving them any depth together. The author avatar arguments feel pretty valid. Terry isn’t the worst character ever, and while it’s easy to understand what he might see in Donna (who is amazing and we stan) it’s a lot more questionable as to what Donna sees in him. If we spent a little more time developing this relationship I’d have more of an opinion outside of “ugh, get off page Terry. No one invited you.” Not feeling Donna’s “dilemma” over whether to marry Terry or not either. Girl, the audience doesn’t want that. You can literally do better.
Victor’s relationship with Sarah Simms gets a new kink thrown into it, as is often the case for these two, but like the previous issues, I’m more engaged with them as a pairing and the melodrama of their interpersonal lives is interesting and fitting. Vic jumps to conclusions and his self-loathing is a major character beat for the whole series. The way it manifests is feasible and understandable.
The biggest crux of the story focuses on the introduction of Terra. Well, she was introduced at the end of the previous volume, but here she’s formally inducted into the Titans. Terra presents herself as a traumatized teenager with emotional baggage the size of Terry Long’s narrative irrelevancy. She’s mean and immature and clearly hurt, and though she focuses a lot of her aggression on Gar, he’s also the titan she’s the most taken with. Terra is frustrating, but interesting. Anyone who’s familiar with the Titans knows what her deal is, but the book really takes its time getting there which is great from a progression standpoint. Terra is the odd person out in her team, and she’s got a number of red flags which the other characters thankfully address. Having character be braindead is lazy writing, and here Terra’s narrative’s lack of cohesion clearly doesn’t sit well with a good half the group. But Terra’s violent response to her trauma makes it a topic none are willing to push on too strongly, which is a relatable and emotional response that I totally got.
A lot of what happens in this volume feels like set-up for a number of bigger picture storylines to come to fruition: Raven and Trigon, Terra’s betrayal, the relationships between Dick/Kory, Victor/Sarah and Donna/Terry (ugh), Deathstroke’s eventual return… I could see this being a point of contention for some readers, but the individual adventures are solid and make the sense of escalation hold more weight.
Slade also appears in a tight speedo and the man is ridiculously hot. FOUR STARS! (Sorry, not sorry.)
February 17, 2017
This TPB collects New Teen Titans #28-34 and New Teen Titans Annual #2. I read these comics as they came out, eagerly dashing to the drugstore spinner rack each month to try and snag a copy of my then second-favorite book (behind Legion of Super-Heroes). These stories introduce Terra and Vigilante, show growing dissatisfaction on the team (especially Kid Flash and Robin), continue Raven's struggles against the demon inside her, feature the Brotherhood of Evil, Brother Blood, and Deathstroke the Terminator, and so much more. Of course, it's all wonderfully drawn by George Perez. I'm ready for the next volume, which just happened to come out this week.
December 13, 2020
This version of the Titans is growing on me to the point that I miss their dynamics in modern comics. I loved Titans 1999 and 2016 (until Heroes in Crisis) so that is saying a lot. Dick and Donna have such a genuine, believable friendship. Dick is obviously spiralling after Bruce takes in Jason Todd (who is ginger in this volume!), but he refuses to talk about it with anyone. Donna is a supportive friend and tries to get him to open up but eventually allows him to decide when he's ready to do that for himself. There's the perfect balance of love and irritation between the two and I love it. This is also the start of Dick and Kori getting together, and honestly I still am not a fan of this ship. They're both fantastic characters individually (and hot as heck) but their values oppose each other way too often. Dick is introspective and keeps things to himself, Kori lives through emotion. Dick absolutely refuses to kill in any situation, Kori was raised as a warrior and sees it as acceptable collateral. Aside from Robin and Starfire in the Teen Titans animate show, I just don't see the chemistry between them. Lastly this is the main introduction to Terra! I actually read The Judas Contract before trying the series so it's been interesting watching Terra build her rep within the Titans, knowing what is to come. I believe I may have said it was done poorly in my review of TJC because I didn't realize there was so much more to her arc than that one volume. I still think the animated show did that arc best, but this is obviously the original and was well done. Like I've said in every other issue I've grown to love how flawed these characters are. Wally let's his fear of Raven stop him from being a good teammate/friend, Garfield's infatuation with women stops him from critically analyzing Terra and Dick's secrecy kinda of makes him act like a jerk towards the people who are trying to help him. The characters are all very three dimensional (though sometimes less likable) and its just great storytelling.
January 2, 2017
This comic was all about the Teen Titans, working together and solving crimes and mysteries. However, Robin, their leader, was cold, distant and working on something himself. There are many adventures squeezed into this comic, all of them interesting and exciting. All I can say is that the story gets better in the next comic (The Judas Contract - which I had read before this one). It was interesting to see the first appearance of a character that I have only seen in an animated tv series but it was also so cool to see the differences and similarities. Overall, I enjoyed this comic and the story line and am interested to read more adventures with the (New) Teen Titans!
November 26, 2021
Ok, this was a great volume, as the series always delivers, but i believe it was the worst of them.
Tara joins the team, is annoying as ever and we learn about her plans with the team (yeah, you know what i'm talking about). We see some about Brother Blood and his cult and a Brotherhood of Evil with terrible characters.
And in the end, a annual where we meet The Vigilante, a Marv Wolfman's creation that i just love it. I mean, Dick's decisions on this was are terrible, we really don't understand what his doing over here, but how it ends it's really good.
Tara joins the team, is annoying as ever and we learn about her plans with the team (yeah, you know what i'm talking about). We see some about Brother Blood and his cult and a Brotherhood of Evil with terrible characters.
And in the end, a annual where we meet The Vigilante, a Marv Wolfman's creation that i just love it. I mean, Dick's decisions on this was are terrible, we really don't understand what his doing over here, but how it ends it's really good.
December 29, 2016
Terra joins and all hell breaks loose with Brother Blood, the Brotherhood of Evil, introducing Cheshire, and THE VIGILANTE! But where's the foreward from MARV WOLFMAN? publisherfail!
March 29, 2018
It was ok, but there were a lot of one shot issues, a lot of narration where it was not needed, like really you have a picture of the T Jet flying, you don't need to tell me "The t Jet screams across the sky headed to Zandia"... Plus, there was a lot of skipping around- "Meanwhile here, back at the tower, a few hours later" it got annoying. The friendships are becoming a bit strained, adding a lot of angst. Make that too much... I do like seeing Cyborg deal with his issues, that was a high point. It seams like these friendships are falling apart fast- They keep saying they care, but then they don't ask questions to help. Sure at first they do, but then it stops. This is not really unnatural, I mean how many times are you going to ask someone what's wrong when they won't answer you?
Wally and Raven pissed me off a bit, as did Dick and Kory. I can kinda understand Wally and Raven, I mean she did almost kill him and he did feel all that evil, but he turns into a total jerk, turns his back on her, and then says he still loves her... Um ok, that evil was not her, and he knew that but still turned on her and ok you want to hate her, or be afraid of her because of it, that's your prerogative, don't then turn back around and say you love her. Dick was a dick to Kory despite his loving her or so he says. He won't talk to her about anything, and who does he go and hug and talk to? Donna. Ok, maybe Donna knows him better but he could talk to Kory, she would understand. And to not even hug Kory after the battle but go to Donna, completely ignoring her, what the hell dude. Solidifies my opinion that all the Robins are dicks, with the exception of Jason, and maybe Damien. Need to read more with him to fully decide, but back to the review!
The addition of Speedy was pretty good, as was seeing Aqualad for like 2 panels. The Terra arc is starting now, so the next volume should be a bit better.
What is up with everyone wanting to leave? Wally is so worried about what to do, I feel like that is blown out of proportion. Donna I feel like is more realistic, she wants to know her parents before she gets married, makes sense, but her wanting to leave because she is getting married does not make much sense. Terry knows about her secret life and obviously has no problem with it so she could easily stay. Dick is just a big ball of angst who is too macho and so much above all the others that he can't share it. Gar has started to obsess with his past, which he had put behind him quite well for a while there. Kory has become obsessed with Dick. The only two who feel like the same characters are Vic and Raven. Vic has his moments, but he always has because something always reminds him he has his cybernetic body right when he thinks he's ok with it. He does not overly brood on it for the most part. Raven is that same, but she can be really annoying after a while. It seams like all her dialogue is "I am an empathy and take others emotions but they are all denied me. I can not condone violence. I must control Trigon. Their emotions hurt." It's all pretty much recycled.
I did not hate it, but I could see others despising it for those things. I have a soft spot for this particular version of Teen Titans because the cartoon adaptation is what got me into comics in the first place, so I always wanted to read this to see their roots.
Wally and Raven pissed me off a bit, as did Dick and Kory. I can kinda understand Wally and Raven, I mean she did almost kill him and he did feel all that evil, but he turns into a total jerk, turns his back on her, and then says he still loves her... Um ok, that evil was not her, and he knew that but still turned on her and ok you want to hate her, or be afraid of her because of it, that's your prerogative, don't then turn back around and say you love her. Dick was a dick to Kory despite his loving her or so he says. He won't talk to her about anything, and who does he go and hug and talk to? Donna. Ok, maybe Donna knows him better but he could talk to Kory, she would understand. And to not even hug Kory after the battle but go to Donna, completely ignoring her, what the hell dude. Solidifies my opinion that all the Robins are dicks, with the exception of Jason, and maybe Damien. Need to read more with him to fully decide, but back to the review!
The addition of Speedy was pretty good, as was seeing Aqualad for like 2 panels. The Terra arc is starting now, so the next volume should be a bit better.
What is up with everyone wanting to leave? Wally is so worried about what to do, I feel like that is blown out of proportion. Donna I feel like is more realistic, she wants to know her parents before she gets married, makes sense, but her wanting to leave because she is getting married does not make much sense. Terry knows about her secret life and obviously has no problem with it so she could easily stay. Dick is just a big ball of angst who is too macho and so much above all the others that he can't share it. Gar has started to obsess with his past, which he had put behind him quite well for a while there. Kory has become obsessed with Dick. The only two who feel like the same characters are Vic and Raven. Vic has his moments, but he always has because something always reminds him he has his cybernetic body right when he thinks he's ok with it. He does not overly brood on it for the most part. Raven is that same, but she can be really annoying after a while. It seams like all her dialogue is "I am an empathy and take others emotions but they are all denied me. I can not condone violence. I must control Trigon. Their emotions hurt." It's all pretty much recycled.
I did not hate it, but I could see others despising it for those things. I have a soft spot for this particular version of Teen Titans because the cartoon adaptation is what got me into comics in the first place, so I always wanted to read this to see their roots.
November 1, 2022
Reprints The New Teen Titans (1) #28-34 and Annual #2 (February 1983-August 1983). The Brotherhood of Evil is in a battle with Baron Blood…and the Teen Titans are caught in the middle! As the Brotherhood tries to force Raven to join their band, the Teen Titans must go on a rescue mission. Starfire finds Robin is pushing himself too hard while Wonder Girl reveals some big news to the team. The New Teen Titans are facing challenges at every corner, but their newest member Terra could end up being the biggest challenge yet!
Written by Marv Wolfman, The New Teen Titans—Volume 5 is a DC Comics superhero comic book collection. Following The New Teen Titans—Volume 4, the series features art by George Perez, Romeo Tanghal, and Pablo Marcos. Issues in this collection were also included in The New Teen Titans: Terra Incognito.
I was late to The New Teen Titans since I was more of a Marvel reader…but The New Teen Titans was one of the series that always tempted me to DC. With new members joining, the appearance of characters like Vigilante and Cheshire, and the angst of the “teen” characters, The New Teen Titans is a classic soapy comic.
This is the volume of The New Teen Titans where everything completely gelled. The introduction of Terra really lit a light under the team. Created as a sleeper agent among the Titans by Deathstroke (who had a really skeevy relationship with the young girl), she was prickly even though she was pretending to be on their side. I loved Terra was kind of a jerk even before she was revealed to be a traitor…and she never really changed. It was something new and different and feels like a model for later comics like Thunderbolts…they gave Terra’s betrayal time to breathe.
The second big part of this collection was the introduction of Adrian Chase as the Vigilante. Vigilante eventually spun off into his own series, but his first appearance in The New Teen Titans Annual #2 launched his career. I don’t particularly like Vigilante (he seemed like a low rent Punisher), but DC needed a character with a bit of edge. Chase’s appearance also features the first appearance of Cheshire (who becomes an important foil for the New Teen Titans).
What sells The New Teen Titans is the melodrama. The New Teen Titans are just goofy and have so full of personal betrayal. The characters are always hiding feelings, revealing feelings, or suspicious of their fellow teammates. In a way they are the best of friends but also the worst of friends…they argue and fight like a family, but it almost always turns out ok (except for the Wonder Girl/Terry relationship…I am highly anti-Terry).
The New Teen Titans—Volume 5 can be tough for some readers because the comic isn’t a very modern comic. It is wordy and exhausting to read at points, but I prefer it to some of the paper-thin writings of modern day. This volume will keep you reading and the Terra storyline keeps growing…stick with it! The New Teen Titans—Volume 5 is followed by The New Teen Titans—Volume 6.
Written by Marv Wolfman, The New Teen Titans—Volume 5 is a DC Comics superhero comic book collection. Following The New Teen Titans—Volume 4, the series features art by George Perez, Romeo Tanghal, and Pablo Marcos. Issues in this collection were also included in The New Teen Titans: Terra Incognito.
I was late to The New Teen Titans since I was more of a Marvel reader…but The New Teen Titans was one of the series that always tempted me to DC. With new members joining, the appearance of characters like Vigilante and Cheshire, and the angst of the “teen” characters, The New Teen Titans is a classic soapy comic.
This is the volume of The New Teen Titans where everything completely gelled. The introduction of Terra really lit a light under the team. Created as a sleeper agent among the Titans by Deathstroke (who had a really skeevy relationship with the young girl), she was prickly even though she was pretending to be on their side. I loved Terra was kind of a jerk even before she was revealed to be a traitor…and she never really changed. It was something new and different and feels like a model for later comics like Thunderbolts…they gave Terra’s betrayal time to breathe.
The second big part of this collection was the introduction of Adrian Chase as the Vigilante. Vigilante eventually spun off into his own series, but his first appearance in The New Teen Titans Annual #2 launched his career. I don’t particularly like Vigilante (he seemed like a low rent Punisher), but DC needed a character with a bit of edge. Chase’s appearance also features the first appearance of Cheshire (who becomes an important foil for the New Teen Titans).
What sells The New Teen Titans is the melodrama. The New Teen Titans are just goofy and have so full of personal betrayal. The characters are always hiding feelings, revealing feelings, or suspicious of their fellow teammates. In a way they are the best of friends but also the worst of friends…they argue and fight like a family, but it almost always turns out ok (except for the Wonder Girl/Terry relationship…I am highly anti-Terry).
The New Teen Titans—Volume 5 can be tough for some readers because the comic isn’t a very modern comic. It is wordy and exhausting to read at points, but I prefer it to some of the paper-thin writings of modern day. This volume will keep you reading and the Terra storyline keeps growing…stick with it! The New Teen Titans—Volume 5 is followed by The New Teen Titans—Volume 6.
March 17, 2024
Another solid few issues of the new teen titans. Really this volume was used to solidly Terra’s role in prep for Judas contract. Which I am excited for but there are CERTAIN PARTS from deathstroke that I am not excited for. But hey he is going by terminator at this point so maybe deathstroke can’t be blamed, but I still have another volume until then.
Brotherhood of evil quite stood out during this volume. For being quite a group of nobody’s, they really know how to get raven in rampage mode
And we got to see Donna and Marv Wolfman’s self insert character get engaged. Which if you can look past that and his past marital issues, it’s kinda sweet. And it gives that grounding aspect a lot of titans either search for or debate having in the first place, that ties them to the people they defend.
But I have to admit quite some filler issues, but fun issues nonetheless. The who killed trident cover had me the most interested but even though it followed an unusual story structure, was also the most predictable outcome.
But ultimately want to talk about that annual issue. Basically the entire run we had robin, who is finally with starfire, hit a burnt out angst. And the annual brings all of that all to a head. I have to say I admire the love that starfire has in her heart for being able to stay with him for this long. And of course this was also the big intro for vigilante. I haven’t done a ton of research on this, but I find it interesting that the first issue of the standalone vigilante series and this annual came out on the same day. So I assume this assisted with his introduction. I also found it hilarious how bland the hit men hired to kill the titans were in this issue. They basically all had their weapon as their name (except Cheshire, who I do actually like), which just makes them so easily killable by vigilante.
I can only hope that after this entire altercation with Adrian Chase, that Robin FINALLY TAKES A BREAK.
Brotherhood of evil quite stood out during this volume. For being quite a group of nobody’s, they really know how to get raven in rampage mode
And we got to see Donna and Marv Wolfman’s self insert character get engaged. Which if you can look past that and his past marital issues, it’s kinda sweet. And it gives that grounding aspect a lot of titans either search for or debate having in the first place, that ties them to the people they defend.
But I have to admit quite some filler issues, but fun issues nonetheless. The who killed trident cover had me the most interested but even though it followed an unusual story structure, was also the most predictable outcome.
But ultimately want to talk about that annual issue. Basically the entire run we had robin, who is finally with starfire, hit a burnt out angst. And the annual brings all of that all to a head. I have to say I admire the love that starfire has in her heart for being able to stay with him for this long. And of course this was also the big intro for vigilante. I haven’t done a ton of research on this, but I find it interesting that the first issue of the standalone vigilante series and this annual came out on the same day. So I assume this assisted with his introduction. I also found it hilarious how bland the hit men hired to kill the titans were in this issue. They basically all had their weapon as their name (except Cheshire, who I do actually like), which just makes them so easily killable by vigilante.
I can only hope that after this entire altercation with Adrian Chase, that Robin FINALLY TAKES A BREAK.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 15, 2025
A lot of things happened this volume.
We see Tara join the Teen Titans. I didn’t trust her because I’ve seen the Teen titans 2003 show. I feel bad for Garfield because he really likes her.
Wally West pissed me off this whole volume which is a shame because he is usually my favorite character. They made him so insufferable. He being “in love” with Raven but then has the audacity to say she is evils because of her dad. It’s like he didn’t take the chance to actually know her.
I hate Donna and Terry’s relationship. Like she’s 19 and he’s in his 30’s with an ex wife and kid. It’s so weird like Donna can do better. He’s such a predator. And then he proposed. Ewww. I’m praying on their relationship’s downfall.
Why did Speedy sexual assault Starfire. He just grabbed her and kissed her goodbye and it was totally brushed off. I mean she did hit him but why did the author even add that in.
Starfire this whole volume is focusing on Dick. Girly needs a life outside of him. I also don’t like how people treated her like she is stupid.
Dick is acting out but I’m assuming it’s going to lead him becoming Nightwing so for now I’m not holding anything against him. Though I don’t like how he is ignoring Starfire. That was wild. She would be talking and he would just walk past her.
I’m finally starting to tolerate Raven a bit more.
I like Victor and Sarah. I just don’t like how he doesn’t know how to communicate and just like Dick he just starts to ignore Sarah.
We also got a Jason Todd appearance. Why does he have hair orange though?
We also got Cheshire appearance. I love her and her outfit. I hope we get more of her.
We got Adrian Chase as Vigilante. He acts different compared to Vigilante from Peacemaker.
We see Tara join the Teen Titans. I didn’t trust her because I’ve seen the Teen titans 2003 show. I feel bad for Garfield because he really likes her.
Wally West pissed me off this whole volume which is a shame because he is usually my favorite character. They made him so insufferable. He being “in love” with Raven but then has the audacity to say she is evils because of her dad. It’s like he didn’t take the chance to actually know her.
I hate Donna and Terry’s relationship. Like she’s 19 and he’s in his 30’s with an ex wife and kid. It’s so weird like Donna can do better. He’s such a predator. And then he proposed. Ewww. I’m praying on their relationship’s downfall.
Why did Speedy sexual assault Starfire. He just grabbed her and kissed her goodbye and it was totally brushed off. I mean she did hit him but why did the author even add that in.
Starfire this whole volume is focusing on Dick. Girly needs a life outside of him. I also don’t like how people treated her like she is stupid.
Dick is acting out but I’m assuming it’s going to lead him becoming Nightwing so for now I’m not holding anything against him. Though I don’t like how he is ignoring Starfire. That was wild. She would be talking and he would just walk past her.
I’m finally starting to tolerate Raven a bit more.
I like Victor and Sarah. I just don’t like how he doesn’t know how to communicate and just like Dick he just starts to ignore Sarah.
We also got a Jason Todd appearance. Why does he have hair orange though?
We also got Cheshire appearance. I love her and her outfit. I hope we get more of her.
We got Adrian Chase as Vigilante. He acts different compared to Vigilante from Peacemaker.
December 31, 2017
This volume begins the buildup to The Judas Contract. As I already know how that saga plays out, my perception of Tara/Terrra may be influenced by what I know is coming. But, man, is she annoying. She's rude to everyone, is incredibly demanding (complaining that she doesn't know everyone's secret identities), and is basically a jerk. The Teen Titans come off as somewhat stupid with regard to her. For example, if her backstory (kidnapped and held prisoner by terrorists) is true, why is she so adept with her powers? And why isn't she at all interested in returning to her home?
The other plot that starts building is Kid Flash/Wally West's disaffection from the life of super hero. But what's really weird is how crazy he suddenly gets about Raven. He's devoted to her, even though she's very clear that she can't return his love. She's honest about the danger posed if she ever loses control of herself; Wally has to know that, as he fought Trigon with everyone else. But when Raven, in a fear-induced psychosis caused by Phobia, attacks Wally and almost kills him, he insists that she is evil. Even though everyone knows that she was under a form of mind control, and she was not in control of her actions. Wally is then a jerk to her--then worries about her--then is a jerk to her, ad nauseam. His characterization here doesn't make sense.
Still, there are some good stories, even if I don't like Terra/Tara and Wally is being weird.
The other plot that starts building is Kid Flash/Wally West's disaffection from the life of super hero. But what's really weird is how crazy he suddenly gets about Raven. He's devoted to her, even though she's very clear that she can't return his love. She's honest about the danger posed if she ever loses control of herself; Wally has to know that, as he fought Trigon with everyone else. But when Raven, in a fear-induced psychosis caused by Phobia, attacks Wally and almost kills him, he insists that she is evil. Even though everyone knows that she was under a form of mind control, and she was not in control of her actions. Wally is then a jerk to her--then worries about her--then is a jerk to her, ad nauseam. His characterization here doesn't make sense.
Still, there are some good stories, even if I don't like Terra/Tara and Wally is being weird.
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