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Teen Titans Omnibus
Witness the birth of the new Teen Titans!
Superboy, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Cyborg and more join together to reform the DC Universe's premiere teen superteam! But these youngster quickly learn the dangers of putting on a costume from classic Titans foe Deathstroke! Plus, the return of former Titans long though lost, new arrivals in the form of Miss Martian and Ravager, and a life and death battle for the fate of the universe itself as the INFINITE CRISIS arrives! This hardcover omnibus is a must for any Teen Titans fan!
Superboy, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Cyborg and more join together to reform the DC Universe's premiere teen superteam! But these youngster quickly learn the dangers of putting on a costume from classic Titans foe Deathstroke! Plus, the return of former Titans long though lost, new arrivals in the form of Miss Martian and Ravager, and a life and death battle for the fate of the universe itself as the INFINITE CRISIS arrives! This hardcover omnibus is a must for any Teen Titans fan!
1440 pages, Hardcover
First published August 29, 2007
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Geoff Johns
2,718 books2,409 followersGeoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
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July 12, 2019
In 2003, the Titans were floundering. After the New Teen Titans finally fizzled out with a cast of DC's newer heroes, Dan Jurgens unsuccessfully tried to introduce a totally new cast, then Devin Grayson tried to return to the heights of Marv Wolfman's Titans without introducing much innovative to the mix.
Enter Geoff Johns' v3. He saw better than anyone else how Marv Wolfman had reinvented the Titans and was able to do something similar for a new era. He largely built his cast around PAD's Young Justice team, which offered a much better group of true teens who were crucial to the DC universe at the time. But, he kept around some old favorites from previous Titans as mentors and also built on old Titans storylines.
However, it wasn't just recognizing and repeating a formula that made Johns' Teen Titans work. He also did a superb job of discovering who these characters were and making them his own. So we get a Tim Drake who is wondering about his future; a Bart Allen who totally reinvents himself as Kid Flash; a Connor Kent who's alienated in his small town and shocked to discover secrets about his heritage; and a Cassie Sandsmark who's ostracized and suffering from survivor's guilt. These are intriguing characters who are obviously at the beginning of great arcs.
A Kid's Game (#1-7). The first story dives straight back into one of the New Teen Titans greatest villains: Deathstroke. But there's a lot of nuance to who's going on with Slade. If it were just a big fight ... well, it'd still be an interesting story, as Johns' writing here is great. But it goes far beyond that, to really spotlight who these kids are, how they interact with their mentors, and who they want to be themselves [5/5].
Family Lost (#8-12). In many ways, this is the other half of the initial Geoff Johns Teen Titans arc. It continues the story of Deathstroke, Jericho, and Rose, carrying them to a natural conclusion — with the story of Rose being the most interesting. However, this volume also reveals Geoff Johns' intent to continue to expand and investigate the classic New Teen Titans mythology, and does a great job of revealing the previously unknown link between Trigon and Brother Blood. Johns also doesn't feel constrained to just keep retreading that old mythology, as we get a great new Brother Blood, who's more terrifying than ever. This volume is dragged down a bit over its predecessor by having less character focus and more fighting focus, but it stills a nice continuation of the New New Teen Titans first arc. [4/5].
Beast Boy (mini-series). This mini-series is actually badly misplaced, as it's from the previous Titans era, about four years previous to year two of Johns' Titans. But, it's included here presumably because it's Beast Boy-focused and co-authored by Johns. Unfortunately, the four-year- previous Johns, offering up some of his earlier comics work, just isn't that great. We get a dull story of Gar returning to Hollywood and being framed. It's good for its Titans West / Flamewing connections and for its reveal of the big villain at the end, which has nice connections to Gar's history. But otherwise, this is almost entirely forgettable [2+/5].
Beast Boys & Girls (#13-15). Johns giving Gar a spotlight in Teen Titans itself was a good choice, and this is some nice background (returning to the present day, as of course it must), but it just doesn't have the immediacy and interest of the stories about the more beloved characters in Johns' Titans. In fact, the subplots about Superboy and Robin and about Wondergirl and Ares are much more interesting [3+/5].
Superboy & The Legion (#16+Special). It's a lot of fun seeing Conner with the Legion (linking to his appearances in "The Legion"), and the Titans just add to the fun. However, this battle against the "Fatal Five Hundred" ends up being somewhat shallow because it's mainly a big fight. [3+/5].
Tomorrow Titans (#17-19). One of Johns' most iconic arcs drops the Titans ten years in the future, where they learn that they've become grim, gritty, and humorless monsters. It's a great story, seeing the Titans confronting the worst in themselves, and a fun future to escape [5/5].
Hunting (#20). The first repercussion of Identity Crisis has Tim mourning the death of his father ... or rather not really doing so. It's a great character piece that measures the difference between him as Batman-in-training and him as Titan [4+/5].
Lights Out (#21-23). The other shoe from Identity Crisis drops here, with a newly dangerous Dr. Light assaulting the Titans. Light is great, as is the intro of new Titan Mia, who quickly wins the heart of the Titans and the readers. The fight with Light, despite its delightful return of several old friends, goes on a bit too long [4/5].
The Insiders (#24-26). It's great bringing the Outsiders and newest Teen Titans back together in an explicit sequel to Titans, Young Justice: Graduation Day, really bookending these two-to-three years. And having a traitor in each group is a great way to do so. Finally, having those traitors be Superboy and Brainiac Eight nicely brings a new generation to an old super-villain teamup. With that all said, the storyline is somewhat underwhelming, as it's a big, long fight. There's some really ugly art in the Outsiders issues, too. The coda is better, with Raven bringing new hope to Conner (but there's some silly fighting there too) [3/5].
(#27-28, by Gail Simone, with horrible Rob Liefeld art, have been purposefully omitted from this collection. In fact those issues have never been collected in a Teen Titans collection, though they can be found in the 100-page DC Comics Presents: Brightest Day #3.)
Life and Death (#29). The newly resurrected Jason Todd shows up to fight Tim Drake. They do. Nothing of particular note happens. [3/5].
Lost and Found (#30-31). Baby Blood attacks, building on the chaos of Infinite Crisis. The crossover connections are actually the best part of this, because they explore the repercussions of the larger crossover in interesting ways. Less interesting: the fight with Baby Blood. Even if it brings back dead Titans, it's still a bit dull [3+/5].
Doom's Day (#32). Now we're onto stories entirely subservient to Infinite Crisis. This one contains the bloody battle between the Titans and Superboy Prime that I could have sworn was in the main book. Anyway, it's an issue-long fight designed to show how unbalanced and dangerous Prime is. At least Johns also takes the opportunity to unwind John Byrne's obnoxious and unpopular retcon of all previous Doom Patrol history (as the Superboy hits just keep on coming) [3+/5].
The Virtual Cell (Robin). These two issues of Robin by Bill Willingham are obviously Titans crossovers (and Infinite Crisis crossovers) since they feature Tim, Cassie, Gar, and Speedy trying to save Superboy. The plot is actually a dull fight through a Luthor lair, and it's hard to care too much about it all, given that Kon-el would be on the crossover sacrificial altar yet again, just a month or two on [2/5].
Love & War (Annual #1). One part Infinite Crisis crossover, as the Titans engage in rescue operations in Blüdhaven, and one part peon to Kon-el, as he and Cassie spend a day (and a night) at the Kent farm. That ends up in a story that's one part dull and one part nice [3/5].
Faith (#33). This setup for Infinite Crisis #6 is interesting only because Dick and Kon-el talk [3+/5].
The New Teen Titans (#34-37). Johns gets a big kick in the butt from the One-Year Gap, and uses it better than just about anyone else, to not only reform the Titans team, but also give it an intriguing year of lost history. Rose and Eddie are both great additions, then the team-up with the Doom Patrol and the super-gaslighting Chief is a fun diversion. Not only do we get some perspective on all of the Titans' battles against the Brother of Evil, but we also get a rather shocking secret origin of the Brain. All around, a nice arc (or pair of arcs, really) [4+/5].
Titans around the World (#38-41). Johns keeps going with the repercussions of the the One-Year Gap and effortlessly introduces a trio of new teen heroes: Zachary Zatara, Bombshell and Miss Martian. They're all intriguing characters, and of course Miss Martian has quickly become a favorite. This volume also continues to give great characterization to Rose, and with a few more returns really solidifies a new Titans team that's every bit as great s the one that kicked off Johns' run [5/5].
Devil May Care (#42). Great backstory on Eddie, and a great twist on his modern-day problems, even if it does spin off of Underworld Unleashed [4+/5].
Titans East (#43-46). Johns' last story is a nice bookend, as it brings back Slade and his vendetta against the Titans. The Titans East are also a nice concept, because they bring back many classics from Risk to Duella. With that said, this long fight is a long fight, and it doesn't have the nuance of the first Titans arc [3+/5].
My one complaint about this wonderful omnibus: it's too big and heavy! DC either needs to make them a little shorter, or not publish on clay paper. This one was actually hard to read.
Enter Geoff Johns' v3. He saw better than anyone else how Marv Wolfman had reinvented the Titans and was able to do something similar for a new era. He largely built his cast around PAD's Young Justice team, which offered a much better group of true teens who were crucial to the DC universe at the time. But, he kept around some old favorites from previous Titans as mentors and also built on old Titans storylines.
However, it wasn't just recognizing and repeating a formula that made Johns' Teen Titans work. He also did a superb job of discovering who these characters were and making them his own. So we get a Tim Drake who is wondering about his future; a Bart Allen who totally reinvents himself as Kid Flash; a Connor Kent who's alienated in his small town and shocked to discover secrets about his heritage; and a Cassie Sandsmark who's ostracized and suffering from survivor's guilt. These are intriguing characters who are obviously at the beginning of great arcs.
A Kid's Game (#1-7). The first story dives straight back into one of the New Teen Titans greatest villains: Deathstroke. But there's a lot of nuance to who's going on with Slade. If it were just a big fight ... well, it'd still be an interesting story, as Johns' writing here is great. But it goes far beyond that, to really spotlight who these kids are, how they interact with their mentors, and who they want to be themselves [5/5].
Family Lost (#8-12). In many ways, this is the other half of the initial Geoff Johns Teen Titans arc. It continues the story of Deathstroke, Jericho, and Rose, carrying them to a natural conclusion — with the story of Rose being the most interesting. However, this volume also reveals Geoff Johns' intent to continue to expand and investigate the classic New Teen Titans mythology, and does a great job of revealing the previously unknown link between Trigon and Brother Blood. Johns also doesn't feel constrained to just keep retreading that old mythology, as we get a great new Brother Blood, who's more terrifying than ever. This volume is dragged down a bit over its predecessor by having less character focus and more fighting focus, but it stills a nice continuation of the New New Teen Titans first arc. [4/5].
Beast Boy (mini-series). This mini-series is actually badly misplaced, as it's from the previous Titans era, about four years previous to year two of Johns' Titans. But, it's included here presumably because it's Beast Boy-focused and co-authored by Johns. Unfortunately, the four-year- previous Johns, offering up some of his earlier comics work, just isn't that great. We get a dull story of Gar returning to Hollywood and being framed. It's good for its Titans West / Flamewing connections and for its reveal of the big villain at the end, which has nice connections to Gar's history. But otherwise, this is almost entirely forgettable [2+/5].
Beast Boys & Girls (#13-15). Johns giving Gar a spotlight in Teen Titans itself was a good choice, and this is some nice background (returning to the present day, as of course it must), but it just doesn't have the immediacy and interest of the stories about the more beloved characters in Johns' Titans. In fact, the subplots about Superboy and Robin and about Wondergirl and Ares are much more interesting [3+/5].
Superboy & The Legion (#16+Special). It's a lot of fun seeing Conner with the Legion (linking to his appearances in "The Legion"), and the Titans just add to the fun. However, this battle against the "Fatal Five Hundred" ends up being somewhat shallow because it's mainly a big fight. [3+/5].
Tomorrow Titans (#17-19). One of Johns' most iconic arcs drops the Titans ten years in the future, where they learn that they've become grim, gritty, and humorless monsters. It's a great story, seeing the Titans confronting the worst in themselves, and a fun future to escape [5/5].
Hunting (#20). The first repercussion of Identity Crisis has Tim mourning the death of his father ... or rather not really doing so. It's a great character piece that measures the difference between him as Batman-in-training and him as Titan [4+/5].
Lights Out (#21-23). The other shoe from Identity Crisis drops here, with a newly dangerous Dr. Light assaulting the Titans. Light is great, as is the intro of new Titan Mia, who quickly wins the heart of the Titans and the readers. The fight with Light, despite its delightful return of several old friends, goes on a bit too long [4/5].
The Insiders (#24-26). It's great bringing the Outsiders and newest Teen Titans back together in an explicit sequel to Titans, Young Justice: Graduation Day, really bookending these two-to-three years. And having a traitor in each group is a great way to do so. Finally, having those traitors be Superboy and Brainiac Eight nicely brings a new generation to an old super-villain teamup. With that all said, the storyline is somewhat underwhelming, as it's a big, long fight. There's some really ugly art in the Outsiders issues, too. The coda is better, with Raven bringing new hope to Conner (but there's some silly fighting there too) [3/5].
(#27-28, by Gail Simone, with horrible Rob Liefeld art, have been purposefully omitted from this collection. In fact those issues have never been collected in a Teen Titans collection, though they can be found in the 100-page DC Comics Presents: Brightest Day #3.)
Life and Death (#29). The newly resurrected Jason Todd shows up to fight Tim Drake. They do. Nothing of particular note happens. [3/5].
Lost and Found (#30-31). Baby Blood attacks, building on the chaos of Infinite Crisis. The crossover connections are actually the best part of this, because they explore the repercussions of the larger crossover in interesting ways. Less interesting: the fight with Baby Blood. Even if it brings back dead Titans, it's still a bit dull [3+/5].
Doom's Day (#32). Now we're onto stories entirely subservient to Infinite Crisis. This one contains the bloody battle between the Titans and Superboy Prime that I could have sworn was in the main book. Anyway, it's an issue-long fight designed to show how unbalanced and dangerous Prime is. At least Johns also takes the opportunity to unwind John Byrne's obnoxious and unpopular retcon of all previous Doom Patrol history (as the Superboy hits just keep on coming) [3+/5].
The Virtual Cell (Robin). These two issues of Robin by Bill Willingham are obviously Titans crossovers (and Infinite Crisis crossovers) since they feature Tim, Cassie, Gar, and Speedy trying to save Superboy. The plot is actually a dull fight through a Luthor lair, and it's hard to care too much about it all, given that Kon-el would be on the crossover sacrificial altar yet again, just a month or two on [2/5].
Love & War (Annual #1). One part Infinite Crisis crossover, as the Titans engage in rescue operations in Blüdhaven, and one part peon to Kon-el, as he and Cassie spend a day (and a night) at the Kent farm. That ends up in a story that's one part dull and one part nice [3/5].
Faith (#33). This setup for Infinite Crisis #6 is interesting only because Dick and Kon-el talk [3+/5].
The New Teen Titans (#34-37). Johns gets a big kick in the butt from the One-Year Gap, and uses it better than just about anyone else, to not only reform the Titans team, but also give it an intriguing year of lost history. Rose and Eddie are both great additions, then the team-up with the Doom Patrol and the super-gaslighting Chief is a fun diversion. Not only do we get some perspective on all of the Titans' battles against the Brother of Evil, but we also get a rather shocking secret origin of the Brain. All around, a nice arc (or pair of arcs, really) [4+/5].
Titans around the World (#38-41). Johns keeps going with the repercussions of the the One-Year Gap and effortlessly introduces a trio of new teen heroes: Zachary Zatara, Bombshell and Miss Martian. They're all intriguing characters, and of course Miss Martian has quickly become a favorite. This volume also continues to give great characterization to Rose, and with a few more returns really solidifies a new Titans team that's every bit as great s the one that kicked off Johns' run [5/5].
Devil May Care (#42). Great backstory on Eddie, and a great twist on his modern-day problems, even if it does spin off of Underworld Unleashed [4+/5].
Titans East (#43-46). Johns' last story is a nice bookend, as it brings back Slade and his vendetta against the Titans. The Titans East are also a nice concept, because they bring back many classics from Risk to Duella. With that said, this long fight is a long fight, and it doesn't have the nuance of the first Titans arc [3+/5].
My one complaint about this wonderful omnibus: it's too big and heavy! DC either needs to make them a little shorter, or not publish on clay paper. This one was actually hard to read.
February 21, 2016
The only reson I didn't finish this sooner is because I didn't want it to end.
I loved it from beginning to end: the art, the plots, the characters were all incredibly well made. I felt happy, sad, scared, angry with the characters and I loved every minute of it. The romance was on point and being the good BBRae shipper I am, I always beamed with happiness more than usual whenever they had a tender moment together.
DC's new 52 Teen Titans it's not a tenth as good as its predecessor and I hope they can fix that. Good thing now there's a little hope with Titans Hunt and the Rebirth bound to begin in May this year, I just hope with all my soul that they don't screw up this chance to fix the mess they've made with my favorite superhero team of all time.
I loved it from beginning to end: the art, the plots, the characters were all incredibly well made. I felt happy, sad, scared, angry with the characters and I loved every minute of it. The romance was on point and being the good BBRae shipper I am, I always beamed with happiness more than usual whenever they had a tender moment together.
DC's new 52 Teen Titans it's not a tenth as good as its predecessor and I hope they can fix that. Good thing now there's a little hope with Titans Hunt and the Rebirth bound to begin in May this year, I just hope with all my soul that they don't screw up this chance to fix the mess they've made with my favorite superhero team of all time.
January 2, 2023
A little back story: About seven years ago I asked my mum to pick out a random comic book for me to read. My mother (God bless her heart), not understanding how comics are published came back with random issues of this teen titans run. Of course I didn't understand the story so I just kept it aside. This year I decided to get into dc comics. For the life of me I could not figure out where to start. So I decided to read this omnibus.
It's not exactly the most reasonable place to start as a newbie but for the most part it wasn’t too bad. I'm not completely new to the dc world so some of these characters where familiar already. It was very interesting to see these kids try to step out the shadows of their mentors and become their own individual selves. I really enjoyed a lot of the stories and watching the characters develop.
However, there were a lot of hiccups. Especially when crises happened. I put the book down for a while because I was lost. I'm glad I finally finished it though because that deathstroke arch was dopppeeee!!
Anyway, I think I'm done with the teen titans for now. I would like to try some other dc comic if I somehow manage to figure out where to start. (I would appreciate some recs!)
It's not exactly the most reasonable place to start as a newbie but for the most part it wasn’t too bad. I'm not completely new to the dc world so some of these characters where familiar already. It was very interesting to see these kids try to step out the shadows of their mentors and become their own individual selves. I really enjoyed a lot of the stories and watching the characters develop.
However, there were a lot of hiccups. Especially when crises happened. I put the book down for a while because I was lost. I'm glad I finally finished it though because that deathstroke arch was dopppeeee!!
Anyway, I think I'm done with the teen titans for now. I would like to try some other dc comic if I somehow manage to figure out where to start. (I would appreciate some recs!)
July 6, 2020
Geoff Johns strikes again!
November 22, 2025
Seksenlerdeki başarılı seriden sonra doksanlarda epey tökezleyen Teen Titans'ın elinden bu kez 2000'lerin parlak yazarı Geoff Johns tutuyor. Çizgi dizisinin çıkışına yakın bir zamanda başlamasıyla bu serinin başarılı olamaması için hiçbir sorun ortada kalmıyor.
Klasik kadrodaki isimler artık büyüdüğü ve Nightwing'in öncülüğünde Outsiders ekibinde yer aldıklarından bu kez Teen Titans'ı öncüllerinin yeni temsilcileri Robin(Tim Drake), Kid Flash(Bart Allen), Superboy ve Wonder Girl(Cassie Sandsmark) oluşturuyor. Bu genç ekibe mentorluk etmek adına önceki ekipten Cyborg, Starfire ve Beast Boy da yer alıyor.
Dört ergen karakter başta birbirleriyle geçinmekte ve takım olmakta epey zorlansa da elbet bir noktadan sonra birbirlerine ısınıyor ve takım ruhunu yakalıyor. Süper kahraman hayatları dışında okulda ve aile ortamında yaşadığı sıkıntılar da okuyucuya sunuluyor. Robin babasından gizlice kahramanlık yapıyor, Conner klon olduğu için kimlik arayışında, Cassie Ares'le arasındaki bağı anlamaya, Bart da ekip tarafından kabul görmeye çalışıyor. Bu kısımlar 2000'ler Amerikan gençlik dizisi edasında olsa da anlaşılabilir ve okuması keyifli kısımlardı. Dönem dönem ekibe katılan ve ayrılan karakterler olsa bu dört genç bu kitabın kalbi diyebilirim.
Bu serinin yayınlandığı dönemde Geoff Johns DC'nin bir başka büyük hadisesi olan Infinite Crisis'i de yazıyordu ve bu Teen Titans'a da bu hikaye için kilit bir rol biçmişti. Ne yazık ki Infinite Crisis sonlanınca bu seriye karşı olan heyecanı ve açlığı da bitmiş gibi görünüyor. Öyle ki bu serinin Infinite Crisis'e kadar olan ilk 30 sayılık kısmı ile kalan 15 sayılık kısım arasında ciddi bir kalite farkı var. Biraz kadroyu değiştirerek yeni bir soluk yakalamak istese de yazdığı öyküler yaratıcılıktan uzak ve tekrara düşmüş gibi hissettirdi. Ekip de pek Teen Titans gibi hissettirmiyor maalesef. Yaklaşık dört yıl boyunca aynı seriyi yazarken ilk günkü tutkuyu taşımasını beklemek zor fakat seriyi daha erken bıraksaymış keşke. Çok lezzetli başlayan bir yemeğin ağızda kötü tat bırakması gibi olmazmış.
Klasik kadrodaki isimler artık büyüdüğü ve Nightwing'in öncülüğünde Outsiders ekibinde yer aldıklarından bu kez Teen Titans'ı öncüllerinin yeni temsilcileri Robin(Tim Drake), Kid Flash(Bart Allen), Superboy ve Wonder Girl(Cassie Sandsmark) oluşturuyor. Bu genç ekibe mentorluk etmek adına önceki ekipten Cyborg, Starfire ve Beast Boy da yer alıyor.
Dört ergen karakter başta birbirleriyle geçinmekte ve takım olmakta epey zorlansa da elbet bir noktadan sonra birbirlerine ısınıyor ve takım ruhunu yakalıyor. Süper kahraman hayatları dışında okulda ve aile ortamında yaşadığı sıkıntılar da okuyucuya sunuluyor. Robin babasından gizlice kahramanlık yapıyor, Conner klon olduğu için kimlik arayışında, Cassie Ares'le arasındaki bağı anlamaya, Bart da ekip tarafından kabul görmeye çalışıyor. Bu kısımlar 2000'ler Amerikan gençlik dizisi edasında olsa da anlaşılabilir ve okuması keyifli kısımlardı. Dönem dönem ekibe katılan ve ayrılan karakterler olsa bu dört genç bu kitabın kalbi diyebilirim.
Bu serinin yayınlandığı dönemde Geoff Johns DC'nin bir başka büyük hadisesi olan Infinite Crisis'i de yazıyordu ve bu Teen Titans'a da bu hikaye için kilit bir rol biçmişti. Ne yazık ki Infinite Crisis sonlanınca bu seriye karşı olan heyecanı ve açlığı da bitmiş gibi görünüyor. Öyle ki bu serinin Infinite Crisis'e kadar olan ilk 30 sayılık kısmı ile kalan 15 sayılık kısım arasında ciddi bir kalite farkı var. Biraz kadroyu değiştirerek yeni bir soluk yakalamak istese de yazdığı öyküler yaratıcılıktan uzak ve tekrara düşmüş gibi hissettirdi. Ekip de pek Teen Titans gibi hissettirmiyor maalesef. Yaklaşık dört yıl boyunca aynı seriyi yazarken ilk günkü tutkuyu taşımasını beklemek zor fakat seriyi daha erken bıraksaymış keşke. Çok lezzetli başlayan bir yemeğin ağızda kötü tat bırakması gibi olmazmış.
March 10, 2023
(Zero spoiler review)
I've long thought Johns something of an exemplary comics writer, even though I've read very little of his output. I have a number of his omnibus on my shelves, although for one reason or another, just haven't gotten round to them yet. I can only say that I hope those other runs turn out to be much more interesting and well written than his Teen Titans run was, because there really wasn't anything of worth for me to be found anywhere here.
First off, I hate legacy characters. It's one of the many traits of DC that irk me no end. But the Perez Wolfman era had me believing that it was actually possible to write genetic knock off / hand me down characters in a pretty interesting way, which led me to think, along with Johns' reputation, that there might be something more going on here. Sadly, I was very wrong.
The characters were all unlikeable, petulant little twats. I get that there has to be something about them that was 'teenish' to differentiate them from their adult, and legitimate counterparts. And yeah, I get teenagers can be petulant twats, but I don't want to waste 1400 pages reading about them. Superboy, ugh, was a notable standout as being absolutely awful, with Beast Boy's cartoonish nonsense coming in a close second. Oh wait, I need to add Kid Flash (ugh) to this equation... They're all as bad as one another. And don't even get me started on what he did to Raven.
The dark and austere tone of at least the early part of the Perez/Wolfman run is gone, replaced by something light, breezy and comical, and about as impactful as taking a feather to the face during a stiff breeze. It was Bargain basement, barely coherent comic book storytelling at its worst. Even the art was pretty mid at best, with the clean, polished lines and colours and the revolving door of artist on each arc not even making for consistency with the visuals. In short, it was pretty much everything I despise about superhero comics. God help me if his Green Lantern and JSA runs turn out to be equally disappointing. From the score, it seems I'm in the minority when it comes to disliking this, but if anything I've said has resonated, I would approach with due caution. I read about a third of this, gave up and then sold it. 2/5
OmniBen.
I've long thought Johns something of an exemplary comics writer, even though I've read very little of his output. I have a number of his omnibus on my shelves, although for one reason or another, just haven't gotten round to them yet. I can only say that I hope those other runs turn out to be much more interesting and well written than his Teen Titans run was, because there really wasn't anything of worth for me to be found anywhere here.
First off, I hate legacy characters. It's one of the many traits of DC that irk me no end. But the Perez Wolfman era had me believing that it was actually possible to write genetic knock off / hand me down characters in a pretty interesting way, which led me to think, along with Johns' reputation, that there might be something more going on here. Sadly, I was very wrong.
The characters were all unlikeable, petulant little twats. I get that there has to be something about them that was 'teenish' to differentiate them from their adult, and legitimate counterparts. And yeah, I get teenagers can be petulant twats, but I don't want to waste 1400 pages reading about them. Superboy, ugh, was a notable standout as being absolutely awful, with Beast Boy's cartoonish nonsense coming in a close second. Oh wait, I need to add Kid Flash (ugh) to this equation... They're all as bad as one another. And don't even get me started on what he did to Raven.
The dark and austere tone of at least the early part of the Perez/Wolfman run is gone, replaced by something light, breezy and comical, and about as impactful as taking a feather to the face during a stiff breeze. It was Bargain basement, barely coherent comic book storytelling at its worst. Even the art was pretty mid at best, with the clean, polished lines and colours and the revolving door of artist on each arc not even making for consistency with the visuals. In short, it was pretty much everything I despise about superhero comics. God help me if his Green Lantern and JSA runs turn out to be equally disappointing. From the score, it seems I'm in the minority when it comes to disliking this, but if anything I've said has resonated, I would approach with due caution. I read about a third of this, gave up and then sold it. 2/5
OmniBen.
September 6, 2025
Enjoyed most of the characters but felt like there were so many crossover issues missing so it felt like so many important parts were just skipped over. Also some stories felt like fluff whilst others were way more deep and engaging (Superboy arc)
June 26, 2022
First half was a 5 star book for me, but Infinite Crisis made the second half of the book a little disjointed. Great book though!
August 18, 2025
Very good dynamic between the characters and some really fun stories. Gets a bit confusing and cluttered in the middle with the beast boy solo stuff and with the infinity crisis crossover.
February 25, 2023
the only downside to this otherwise excellent run is the fact it often ties in to other events such as infinite crisis
April 3, 2013
According to DC Comics' website, this massive hardcover book collects TEEN TITANS #1/2-26, 29-46 and 50, LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE #2, TITANS SECRET FILES #2, TEEN TITANS/OUTSIDERS SECRET FILES 2003, BEAST BOY #1-4, TEEN TITANS/LEGION OF SUPER HEROES SPECIAL #1, OUTSIDERS #24-25, ROBIN #147-147, INFINITE CRISIS #5-6 and TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1.
For me, Geoff Johns' Teen Titans is second only to Marv Wolfman and George Perez' 1980s New Teen Titans. His Teen Titans book was my jumping on point for getting back into reading comics back in 2007. I wasn't familiar with all of the new characters, but I quickly learned and loved them as much as the beloved 80s line-up. I went back and bought all of the back issues, too, to fully catch up. After Johns' left these Teen Titans, though, the series quickly went downhill with various writers who didn't care about character development, interaction, etc. Johns did a remarkable job in changing Superboy from his previous silly 1990s "Superman" incarnation to the hero that he appears as in this Teen Titans book. He also developed a great romantic relationship between Superboy and the new Wonder Girl, and a great friendship between Superboy and Tim Drake's Robin. Johns also introduced us to Miss Martian, Rose Wilson as the latest Ravager, and a new, younger Brother Blood.
Some of the other comics in this collection aren't as good (e.g., the Beast Boy mini-series, which was some of Johns' first work), but the good stories definitely outweigh the bad. A must for any fan of Geoff Johns, the Teen Titans, or readers of high quality storytelling!
For me, Geoff Johns' Teen Titans is second only to Marv Wolfman and George Perez' 1980s New Teen Titans. His Teen Titans book was my jumping on point for getting back into reading comics back in 2007. I wasn't familiar with all of the new characters, but I quickly learned and loved them as much as the beloved 80s line-up. I went back and bought all of the back issues, too, to fully catch up. After Johns' left these Teen Titans, though, the series quickly went downhill with various writers who didn't care about character development, interaction, etc. Johns did a remarkable job in changing Superboy from his previous silly 1990s "Superman" incarnation to the hero that he appears as in this Teen Titans book. He also developed a great romantic relationship between Superboy and the new Wonder Girl, and a great friendship between Superboy and Tim Drake's Robin. Johns also introduced us to Miss Martian, Rose Wilson as the latest Ravager, and a new, younger Brother Blood.
Some of the other comics in this collection aren't as good (e.g., the Beast Boy mini-series, which was some of Johns' first work), but the good stories definitely outweigh the bad. A must for any fan of Geoff Johns, the Teen Titans, or readers of high quality storytelling!
June 17, 2023
This book was about so much more than I was expecting. Yes, it was a comic book about superheroes, but, it had so many morals that translated to real life and gave a great perspective on life. How to love and accept your friends and family for who they are (flaws or not). Even how to accept and love yourself. They then used that to be able to work as a team and take down the enemies or world threats. Geoff Johns just nailed it fantastically with how they characters are written and act together.
Although as I said, this is a comic book about super heroes, so you can't forget about the epic story arcs, which with the incredible artwork felt like huge blockbuster movies. Overall was an absolute blast to read
Although as I said, this is a comic book about super heroes, so you can't forget about the epic story arcs, which with the incredible artwork felt like huge blockbuster movies. Overall was an absolute blast to read
November 11, 2020
The writing is not bad, and the art is usually very good (the McKone and Daniel issues, anyway), but I just couldn't get myself to care about these characters, or the situations they found themselves in. It was especially challenging to read the last one-hundred-or-so pages: my interest was all gone, but I'd read the first 1300-odd pages, and figured I might as well stick it out until the end. Maybe I'm just too old for this book?
July 7, 2016
There was definitely a nostalgia factor in my picking up this collection; these stories are from the era when I first started reading the Teen Titans comics. That said, Geoff Johns told some great stories during his run, and I love having them all in one place, even if it makes for a brick of a book.
November 26, 2017
There is a lot here, which makes it hard to rate. Overall, really greats stories that flowed (mostly) in a comprehensive order. Beast Boy being all
creeper toward Starfire in the early issues was not appreciated, and honestly there was some Beast Boy focus in the very middle that was boring as well.
creeper toward Starfire in the early issues was not appreciated, and honestly there was some Beast Boy focus in the very middle that was boring as well.
July 19, 2022
This book had some great moments from finding out Super-boy is half Superman’s son and half Lex Luther’s to having to establish the Teen Titans as a responsible unit that the Justice League didn’t need to save constantly. I did not want to put the comic book down really great read.
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February 6, 2024
Man this is the second best run of the teen titans ever!!!!!!!
Lineup is solid! Storytelling is fantastic! Can’t even forget to mention the sucker punch the Death scene during infinite crisis is. Love this series forever and wish comics could be like this again!!!
Lineup is solid! Storytelling is fantastic! Can’t even forget to mention the sucker punch the Death scene during infinite crisis is. Love this series forever and wish comics could be like this again!!!
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June 18, 2013
The book that made me fall in love with most of these characters.
September 18, 2013
whew. that is one heavy bad boy of a book. Was nice to reread some of those stories.
January 5, 2014
Really good collection of Teen Titans story lines by one of the industry's best Geoff Johns.
April 3, 2020
Quality run. This is what Teen Titans is meant to be
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