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Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #1-3
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day
The Titans and Young Justice team up against a menace from the future who spells disaster for both teams!
55 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
About the author
Judd Winick
799 books399 followersJudd Winick is an American cartoonist, comic book writer, screenwriter, and former reality television personality known for his diverse contributions to storytelling across multiple media. He first entered the public eye in 1994 as a cast member on The Real World: San Francisco, where he formed a close friendship with AIDS educator Pedro Zamora, an experience that deeply influenced his later work. Winick memorialized their bond in Pedro and Me, a critically acclaimed autobiographical graphic novel that earned several literary awards and became a staple in school curricula.
Winick's career in comics took off with The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius and continued with major runs at DC Comics, including Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Batman. His stories often explored socially relevant themes, such as HIV, homophobia, and identity. He was recognized for introducing gay characters and tackling difficult subjects with empathy and clarity. His work on Batman notably included resurrecting the character Jason Todd as the Red Hood, a storyline later adapted into the animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood, for which Winick wrote the screenplay.
Beyond comics, he created The Life and Times of Juniper Lee for Cartoon Network and served as head writer for Hulu's The Awesomes. In 2015, he launched the Hilo series, an all-ages sci-fi adventure inspired by his own children. The bestselling series has been widely praised and is expected to reach its eleventh volume in 2025.
Winick lives in San Francisco with his wife, Pam Ling, also a Real World alum, and their two children. He continues to create heartfelt and imaginative stories for audiences of all ages.
Winick's career in comics took off with The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius and continued with major runs at DC Comics, including Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Batman. His stories often explored socially relevant themes, such as HIV, homophobia, and identity. He was recognized for introducing gay characters and tackling difficult subjects with empathy and clarity. His work on Batman notably included resurrecting the character Jason Todd as the Red Hood, a storyline later adapted into the animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood, for which Winick wrote the screenplay.
Beyond comics, he created The Life and Times of Juniper Lee for Cartoon Network and served as head writer for Hulu's The Awesomes. In 2015, he launched the Hilo series, an all-ages sci-fi adventure inspired by his own children. The bestselling series has been widely praised and is expected to reach its eleventh volume in 2025.
Winick lives in San Francisco with his wife, Pam Ling, also a Real World alum, and their two children. He continues to create heartfelt and imaginative stories for audiences of all ages.
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March 29, 2021
Such a good and emotional series!
I loved seeing both teams come together and fight. But I hated seeing such great characters lose (both the fight and people they love).
I must admit, my eyes got watery when reading the tragic moments but those last couple of pages give me hope!
Overall, a good story line that plays with your emotions and sets the stage for bigger things to come!
I loved seeing both teams come together and fight. But I hated seeing such great characters lose (both the fight and people they love).
I must admit, my eyes got watery when reading the tragic moments but those last couple of pages give me hope!
Overall, a good story line that plays with your emotions and sets the stage for bigger things to come!
February 22, 2021
Just read it, out of curiosity, for Donna, after the mention of her "demise" in Green Lantern. Kyle never made it in time, so there is an error there.
Just an average forced crossover...
Just an average forced crossover...
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December 20, 2021Muertes y traumas para todos.
January 19, 2026
I'm being generous with this rating but this was mid. The story should have had more than 3 issue, the pacing is all over the place and, apart from two plot twists, the rest really happened too fast for me to care enough. Also I found some characters OOC, in particular Nightwing and Impulse.
February 24, 2022
It was the conclusion of my Young Justice Collection! 5 out of 5!
July 8, 2021
Graduation Day is a three-issue limited series was a crossover event between the Titans and Young Justice. It was written by Judd Winick with art by Alé Garza. Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day collects all three issues of the 2003 limited series.
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day has the Titans and Young Justice teaming up to fight Indigo – a futuristic android that seemingly attack Victor Stone as Cyborg and later a Superman Robot who has all the powers of the original Superman that is wreaking havoc. While ultimately successful, their victory was pyrrhic as Lilith Clay as Omen and Donna Troy as Troia dies killed by the Superman Robot with many injured. Both teams – Titans and Young Justice disbands.
Judd Winick has penned the entire trade paperback and it is written moderately well. The narrative seemed like a transitory story, which upon reflection is the case. Winick has written a story that kills off two Titans members – Lilith Clay as Omen and fan favorite Donna Troy, which lead Dick Grayson as Nightwing to disbanded the Titans, because he didn't want to see more of his friends die – this also lead the Young Justice team to disbanded because of their lack of experience has gotten people hurt. However, Roy Harper would eventual form a new team – the Outsiders and Victor Stone as Cyborg would start mentoring the Young Justice team to become the Teen Titans.
Alé Garza penciled the entire trade paperback. Since he was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, Garza's penciling is done surprisingly well. Despite a large cast of characters, each character is drawn and colored with detail with the many emotions that each character goes through.
All in all, Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day is a mediocre and emotional event, which bridges the dissolution of the Titans and Young Justice to matriculate them into the Outsiders and Teen Titans respectively.
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day has the Titans and Young Justice teaming up to fight Indigo – a futuristic android that seemingly attack Victor Stone as Cyborg and later a Superman Robot who has all the powers of the original Superman that is wreaking havoc. While ultimately successful, their victory was pyrrhic as Lilith Clay as Omen and Donna Troy as Troia dies killed by the Superman Robot with many injured. Both teams – Titans and Young Justice disbands.
Judd Winick has penned the entire trade paperback and it is written moderately well. The narrative seemed like a transitory story, which upon reflection is the case. Winick has written a story that kills off two Titans members – Lilith Clay as Omen and fan favorite Donna Troy, which lead Dick Grayson as Nightwing to disbanded the Titans, because he didn't want to see more of his friends die – this also lead the Young Justice team to disbanded because of their lack of experience has gotten people hurt. However, Roy Harper would eventual form a new team – the Outsiders and Victor Stone as Cyborg would start mentoring the Young Justice team to become the Teen Titans.
Alé Garza penciled the entire trade paperback. Since he was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, Garza's penciling is done surprisingly well. Despite a large cast of characters, each character is drawn and colored with detail with the many emotions that each character goes through.
All in all, Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day is a mediocre and emotional event, which bridges the dissolution of the Titans and Young Justice to matriculate them into the Outsiders and Teen Titans respectively.
August 3, 2024
Libro de historietas argentino con ISBN propio. Se editó antes que las miniseries y afines de Crisis Infinita.
December 1, 2018
i read this for timkon and got depression instead
February 5, 2021
Cierre de Young Justice y precuela a los reformulados Teen Titans.
July 5, 2025
Un puente entre Young Justice y los nuevos Teen Titans publicado en el momento justo.
November 12, 2023
Veinte años después, este crossover entre los Titanes y la Young Justicie ya se ha encumbrado a la altura de clásico por varias razones: a) Fue un más que digno cierre para la serie "Young Justice", inciada tres años antes; b) Pone la primera piedra para la formación de los nuevos Outsiders comandados por Dick Grayson; c) Y porque sus páginas contienen algunas de las escenas más trágicas del universo DC.
A cargo de sacar adelante esta historia están Judd Winick (quien años más tarde escribiría la legendaria "Batman: Under the Red Hodd"), y Alex Garza. Winick está soberbio. A las dos páginas ya ha diezmado tanto a los Titantes como a la Young Justice, y al cabo de dos números ha cambiado el universo DC para siempre. Todo comienza con ambos grupos (lideradores, el primero, por Dick Grayson, y el segundo por Robin/Tim Drake) invitados por un empresario, quien se ofrece a darles financiamiento a cambio de una reducción en el pago de sus impuestos (gran premisa). Grayson se indigna con la oferta (él, quien no tiene problemas de dinero, claro), y ordena la retirada, pero no alcanzan a llegar a ningún lado porque de la nada aparece una robot descontrolada que hiere a casi todos los héroes. ¿Qué ha pasado? Lo ignoran. Y las cosas sólo empeorarán pues esa misma robot luego activa a uno de los clones de Superman y entonces se producen dos de las muertes más trumáticas en la historia de DC. Eventualmente consiguen controlar tanto a la robot como al clon del hombre del mañana, pero eso pasa a segundo plano: ambos grupos están completamente devastados y un Dick Grayson agobiado por la culpa decide disolver a los Titanes, en contra de las súplicas de Arsenal. Es una historia que avanza de tragedia en tragedia y que, tras la última página, te deja desolado.
Hay varios detalles pequeños que son mérito de Winick y que vale la pena mencionar. Uno de los atractivos de equipos como los Titanes es que dan una imagen más "humana" que la Justice League, compuesta por héroes que son casi como dioses. En ese sentido, es muy gráfico que después de la pimera batalla contra la robot (que más tarde llamarán "Indigo") Grayson y los suyos deban pedir auxilio a un hospital cercano en lugar de teletransportarse a alguna base con tecnología de punta como haría la Justice League. La dinámica entre los héroes (que ruegan porque no les quiten la máscara a los héridos para preservar la identidad secreta) y el personal médico, aunque breve, sirve para crear la atmósfera de la historia: son jóvenes valientes, pero vulnerables. Ese mismo tono se repite en su lucha contra el clon de Superman: el equipo es completamente superado y uno puede apreciar la angustia en sus rostros. Esto último es un logro de Ale Garza. Su dibujo es dinámico, ágil, pero sin descuidar los detalles y sortea con éxito el siempre peligroso desafío de dibujar un comic con una multitud de personajes.
Una historia de acción y de tragedias, con jóvenes que aún están aprendiendo a ser héroes.
A cargo de sacar adelante esta historia están Judd Winick (quien años más tarde escribiría la legendaria "Batman: Under the Red Hodd"), y Alex Garza. Winick está soberbio. A las dos páginas ya ha diezmado tanto a los Titantes como a la Young Justice, y al cabo de dos números ha cambiado el universo DC para siempre. Todo comienza con ambos grupos (lideradores, el primero, por Dick Grayson, y el segundo por Robin/Tim Drake) invitados por un empresario, quien se ofrece a darles financiamiento a cambio de una reducción en el pago de sus impuestos (gran premisa). Grayson se indigna con la oferta (él, quien no tiene problemas de dinero, claro), y ordena la retirada, pero no alcanzan a llegar a ningún lado porque de la nada aparece una robot descontrolada que hiere a casi todos los héroes. ¿Qué ha pasado? Lo ignoran. Y las cosas sólo empeorarán pues esa misma robot luego activa a uno de los clones de Superman y entonces se producen dos de las muertes más trumáticas en la historia de DC. Eventualmente consiguen controlar tanto a la robot como al clon del hombre del mañana, pero eso pasa a segundo plano: ambos grupos están completamente devastados y un Dick Grayson agobiado por la culpa decide disolver a los Titanes, en contra de las súplicas de Arsenal. Es una historia que avanza de tragedia en tragedia y que, tras la última página, te deja desolado.
Hay varios detalles pequeños que son mérito de Winick y que vale la pena mencionar. Uno de los atractivos de equipos como los Titanes es que dan una imagen más "humana" que la Justice League, compuesta por héroes que son casi como dioses. En ese sentido, es muy gráfico que después de la pimera batalla contra la robot (que más tarde llamarán "Indigo") Grayson y los suyos deban pedir auxilio a un hospital cercano en lugar de teletransportarse a alguna base con tecnología de punta como haría la Justice League. La dinámica entre los héroes (que ruegan porque no les quiten la máscara a los héridos para preservar la identidad secreta) y el personal médico, aunque breve, sirve para crear la atmósfera de la historia: son jóvenes valientes, pero vulnerables. Ese mismo tono se repite en su lucha contra el clon de Superman: el equipo es completamente superado y uno puede apreciar la angustia en sus rostros. Esto último es un logro de Ale Garza. Su dibujo es dinámico, ágil, pero sin descuidar los detalles y sortea con éxito el siempre peligroso desafío de dibujar un comic con una multitud de personajes.
Una historia de acción y de tragedias, con jóvenes que aún están aprendiendo a ser héroes.
August 18, 2024
With a title like 'Graduation Day', you'd think that I would wait until May or June to read this and you'd be right. However, I started reading Volume 1 of Geoff John's 2003 take on the Teen Titans and I realized that I need to read this book first before going on. I'd also need to complete this 3-issue miniseries before going on to Judd Winick's 2003 Outsiders as well. No problem! Besides, the phrase 'Graduation Day' is just that. There's no pomp and circumstance whatsoever in this book.
Our story begins in San Francisco. A major conglomerate has called the Titans to listen to a pitch to sponsor the superheroes in their endeavors. Also invited are the members of Young Justice. In the middle of a break, all hell breaks lose when a malfunctioning android attacks Cyborg, causing him to overload and injury several members of both teams.
The scene jumps to the nearest trauma center where the medical team are facing meta-human physiologies unlike ever before. A team from STAR Labs arrives just about the same time that the news breaks that a Silicon Valley video game company is under attack by the rogue android. What does this rampaging robot want with a manufacturer of video games? Turns out that the facility is a front for a STAR Labs laboratory where a lot of dangerous technology is being housed; including a robotic version of Superman that has a history of being unreliable and it's just been activated by the cybernetic intruder.
Judd Winick crafts a story that changes a large chunk of the DC Universe. Beloved characters die. Friendships are broken. Teams dismantled. The events of 'Graduation Day' are shocking to say the least.
I'm a big fan of Young Justice. I also like the Teen Titans, though I got to admit, their adventures get a little too soap opera-like for my enjoyment. But I've been sitting on a trove of related material of these teams, including the Outsiders, which I inherited after the death of my best friend. Just recently, the database I had been using for the last 17 years just up and shutdown for no warning. So as I scramble to re-catelogue my vast 12K strong collection, I find myself finally motivated to read some of his stuff in order to determine if I've just been holding onto these book for the sake of my best friend's memory or do I really like these books?
The verdict so far is that the prospects are promising. I definitely want to keep reading those Teen Titans and Outsiders trades. If all goes well, they like this book will definitely be a keeper.
Our story begins in San Francisco. A major conglomerate has called the Titans to listen to a pitch to sponsor the superheroes in their endeavors. Also invited are the members of Young Justice. In the middle of a break, all hell breaks lose when a malfunctioning android attacks Cyborg, causing him to overload and injury several members of both teams.
The scene jumps to the nearest trauma center where the medical team are facing meta-human physiologies unlike ever before. A team from STAR Labs arrives just about the same time that the news breaks that a Silicon Valley video game company is under attack by the rogue android. What does this rampaging robot want with a manufacturer of video games? Turns out that the facility is a front for a STAR Labs laboratory where a lot of dangerous technology is being housed; including a robotic version of Superman that has a history of being unreliable and it's just been activated by the cybernetic intruder.
Judd Winick crafts a story that changes a large chunk of the DC Universe. Beloved characters die. Friendships are broken. Teams dismantled. The events of 'Graduation Day' are shocking to say the least.
I'm a big fan of Young Justice. I also like the Teen Titans, though I got to admit, their adventures get a little too soap opera-like for my enjoyment. But I've been sitting on a trove of related material of these teams, including the Outsiders, which I inherited after the death of my best friend. Just recently, the database I had been using for the last 17 years just up and shutdown for no warning. So as I scramble to re-catelogue my vast 12K strong collection, I find myself finally motivated to read some of his stuff in order to determine if I've just been holding onto these book for the sake of my best friend's memory or do I really like these books?
The verdict so far is that the prospects are promising. I definitely want to keep reading those Teen Titans and Outsiders trades. If all goes well, they like this book will definitely be a keeper.
December 26, 2022
mediocre, i expected better from winick
young justice took stupid pills and might as well just be there to get their shit kicked in and have a couple forced moments that (barely) leads into johns teen titans. the team never even disbands or anything, some characters like empress or just forgotten about as soon as theyre off screen. dont be fooled by the name and cover, this is not a young justice story, theres not even a moment where they "graduate", or even a moment where they fight the titans. its one of the most egregious examples of a comic cover completely misrepresenting a story.
make no mistake, this book is an outsiders prequel starring the titans with young justice barely guest starring. beyond that, the actual story is pretty bad too.
the story introduces a couple of mystery boxes as the story and none of it gets resolved here. the first issue just builds things up only to forget about them by the end, and still fings ways to introduce things out of nowhere like metamorpho just showing up for one panel to go "hi i was dead now im alive" and then that just never gets brought up again and its the most jarring shit. this story is just not complete. and im sure it gets resolved in outsiders, but this book doesnt
advertise itself as the outsiders prequel, rather the transition from titans and young justice to teen titans and yeah thats all i have to say
at least its better than dark crisis young justice
young justice took stupid pills and might as well just be there to get their shit kicked in and have a couple forced moments that (barely) leads into johns teen titans. the team never even disbands or anything, some characters like empress or just forgotten about as soon as theyre off screen. dont be fooled by the name and cover, this is not a young justice story, theres not even a moment where they "graduate", or even a moment where they fight the titans. its one of the most egregious examples of a comic cover completely misrepresenting a story.
make no mistake, this book is an outsiders prequel starring the titans with young justice barely guest starring. beyond that, the actual story is pretty bad too.
the story introduces a couple of mystery boxes as the story and none of it gets resolved here. the first issue just builds things up only to forget about them by the end, and still fings ways to introduce things out of nowhere like metamorpho just showing up for one panel to go "hi i was dead now im alive" and then that just never gets brought up again and its the most jarring shit. this story is just not complete. and im sure it gets resolved in outsiders, but this book doesnt
advertise itself as the outsiders prequel, rather the transition from titans and young justice to teen titans and yeah thats all i have to say
at least its better than dark crisis young justice
May 11, 2025
Allez, un petit (gros ?) retour en arrière pour ma part. J'avais envie de lire Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Death and Return of Donna Troy afin de me replonger dans le retour de Donna Troy lié à Infinite Crisis, mais quoi de mieux que de commencer au début, à son départ et à la formation de la nouvelle génération de New Titans et Outsiders de l'époque.
Franchement, ces quelques issues se lisent très bien. J'aime beaucoup le dessinateur, qui offre un rendu très agréable et lisible, avec des personnages visuellement attachants, et quelques planches magnifiques de Donna et de sa fin !
Cela ajoute un point supplémentaire à la note d'ailleurs, car hormis cela, il ne se passe pas grand-chose : une "menace" arrive, un début de plot qui n'aboutit nulle part, un peu d'emphase sur les personnages (Nightwing / Arsenal), mais rien d'autre.
Il s'agit vraiment d'un événement plus ou moins forcé afin de relancer deux nouvelles séries plutôt qu'une vraie histoire intéressante.
Franchement, ces quelques issues se lisent très bien. J'aime beaucoup le dessinateur, qui offre un rendu très agréable et lisible, avec des personnages visuellement attachants, et quelques planches magnifiques de Donna et de sa fin !
Cela ajoute un point supplémentaire à la note d'ailleurs, car hormis cela, il ne se passe pas grand-chose : une "menace" arrive, un début de plot qui n'aboutit nulle part, un peu d'emphase sur les personnages (Nightwing / Arsenal), mais rien d'autre.
Il s'agit vraiment d'un événement plus ou moins forcé afin de relancer deux nouvelles séries plutôt qu'une vraie histoire intéressante.
January 25, 2019
I was pleasantly surprised by this. I remember Judd Winick's early 90s work on some DC books but I never read this. I think it was definitely too fast and is obviously setting up other things but I really enjoyed it. There are big stakes here with big changes. The art by Ale Garza was very good. Loved it. Overall, a really good Titans book.
September 1, 2017
I finally got around to reading this one. It isn't the easiest of title to find for some reason.
I knew this led to the Johns run of Teen Titans, but I didn't know it also led to the Outsiders run at the same time.
I have a new title to catch up on.
I knew this led to the Johns run of Teen Titans, but I didn't know it also led to the Outsiders run at the same time.
I have a new title to catch up on.
June 5, 2017
A good wrap up to the Young Justice series, and an intro to the Geoff Johns' Teen Titans.
June 14, 2020
Really more a 2.5, cause these 3 issues are kind of messy and treat some characters like shit all in the name of Donna/Dick. Sorry, I'm Dick/Babs so I could give a rat's ass about Troia.
June 11, 2024
foi legal
September 20, 2024
I wish it had been longer to enjoy some Titans/YJ interactions but instead it was only 3 issues and mostly sadness and sorrow. 😭😭😭😭😭 It was worth the read though.
September 9, 2025
esto es un clásico de la literatura
December 25, 2025
too little young justice too much titans
April 13, 2023
It's got the bones of something that could have been fun, but the meat is undercooked.
C
C
December 15, 2023
Tiene buenas escenas de acción.
September 22, 2022
the end of one saga and the start of a new one
The Titans and Young Justice have had their series of losses and mistakes as well as their eventual victory, but this mini series marks the end of both teams as their greatest loss yet. Being victorious does not undo the damage and brings about new conflicts. How can you continue to be a hero when it means you may lose everyone you love? How can you forgive yourself, as a hero, for mistakes that cost lives? What does it mean to be a hero?
March 9, 2010
Cuando la leí en la compu hace muchos años, después de un largo período de desencuentro con DC, me pareció muy buena, y de haber sabido entonces que existía Goodreads seguro le ponía cuatro estrellitas. Cerca de 2008/9 finalmente conseguí en papel la edición argentina y... Bueno, se dejó leer. Tiene algún que otro agujero argumental muy tonto pero perdonable y la narrativa no fluye demasiado bien, aunque el dibujo en sí es bastante bueno. Cuando lo relea, seguro se gane una reseña más elaborada.
December 10, 2016
I have written and rewritten this review, but every time I am unhappy with it. Suffice to say that this book comes off as crass and pointless, full of gratuitous death, a villain that would be utterly forgettable but for the face he wears, and fails to elicit much excitement for its new character. Then at the end, it crashes and burns as the characters only seem to remember one of their fallen and act like their other nearly-as-storied friend never existed.
February 25, 2010
Who do you have to kill to end two titles and get two brand new superteams to play with? Donna Troy and Omen.
Indigo makes a good villain; a completely preventable tragedy always goes over well with fans.
Indigo makes a good villain; a completely preventable tragedy always goes over well with fans.
April 12, 2016
Didn't know what I would have to expect in these issues, but wow, I was kind of surprised, in a good way! The villains in this story were very intriguing. And after this ending I can't hardly wait to read the next chapter, hoping to see more about that new place where D. ended up :)
December 3, 2011
A nice little team up story. I say little because it seems way too short. Nice twist with the tragedies. But it should have been longer.
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