Teen Titans Academy Vol. 1: X Marks The Spot

Teen Titans Academy #1

by Tim Sheridan, Rafa Sandoval (Illustrator)

The original New Teen Titans have reteamed and formed the Titans Academy to teach the next generation of superpowered teens ...if the students can survive the training.

Nightwing, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg and Donna Troy are the teachers at the school and will pass along their knowledge to the young recruits looking to learn how to use their powers to reach their full potential.

Meet the student body - a new Australian Speedster who runs on prosthetics, a trio of Batman obsessed Goth kids from Gotham, a teen expatriate from Gorilla City and a kid who's possibly the anti-Christ.

Plus, Billy Batson has enrolled to master his powers as Shazam!

But the big mystery is the which member of this first class is the mysterious Red X.

Fans of any era of the Teen Titans will love this new graphic novel collection that continues the legacy.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Fantasy, Young Adult

200 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2022

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

A real missed opportunity. Having the Titans run a school for teen heroes sounds great. Too bad this isn't about that. Instead, it's all about "Who is Red X?" But you know what, who cares? This certainly doesn't make me care. It hasn't been a long running mystery. The character didn't even exist in the comics until Future State. If you are going to make a book called Teen Titans Academy make it about the academy. Most of the kids don't even get introductions. As the book goes on, we get introductions on a couple of them but most, I know nothing about except their real names. Their powers or back stories haven't been mentioned at all leaving me completely uninterested at all. This book gets an 'F' for the first semester.

[Ronald · Rating 2 out of 5]

This had so much potential, but that potential was wasted. I mean having the original Titans try to train the next generation of heroes. It was like someone said, "Remember Gotham Academy? Well we can do that but make it bad." It was a lot like Strange Academy having a huge cast and does a bad job introducing "EVERYONE" at once.

But frankly, immediately foreshadowing the Suicide Squad showing up, then having what was essentially a solo story come from the Suicide Squad comic end in this comic was not just jarring but badly executed. Then the complete and near total obsession with Red X was dumb and prevented the comic from developing. Actually the comic focusing on the three Bat detectives was interesting and showed potential. It is kind of sad actually that the Annual that had little to do with the main comic but had some of the best stories with the first chance to actually learn about some of these new DC characters err students.

This comic could have used focus and direction.

[Christian Zamora-Dahmen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is so bad. Not only the book got hijacked by a lot of characters without the “screen time” to actually get to know them, or even like them; but it also borrows a long gone plot, like Red X’s, and the thing doesn’t even get solved. When we don’t really know who the characters in the book are, why would we care who among them is Red X?
It took me so long to finish this set, that it actually made me wonder why I was even reading this.
I don’t mind new iterations of the Titans. The latest group was actually fun to follow, but this incarnation just lacks any direction, the dialogues are dull, and it looks like they want to appeal to a younger audience, but most references are so dated. I mean, Scooby-Doo? Really?

[Vinicius · Rating 3 out of 5]

Academia dos Jovens titãs não é uma HQ excepcional, mas é divertida e consegue trabalhar bem a relação entre os personagens - que para mim, vale muito, pois adoro histórias com heróis jovens e suas interações.

Nesse primeiro volume, como visto em Fronteira Infinita 0, os titãs originais abriram uma "escola", com objetivo de ajudar jovens herois que possuem problemas em se adaptar na sociedade e com suas famílias, algo que os próprios titãs já vivenciaram.

Nesse sentido, os titãs se tornam professores, os jovens titãs dessa fase do Renascimento se tornam "tutores/veteranos", e buscam ajudar os novatos a controlarem seus poderes e agirem como heróis.

Entretanto, mesmo a ideia sendo boa, algo começa a dar errado: uma figura do passado de Dick Grayson retorna e se torna o vilão dessa história - é o que dá a entender nesse volume. Somado a isso, há uma participação da Amanda Waller com o Esquadrão Suicida na trama, deixando o leitor curioso com os interesses de Waller com os titãs.

Entretanto, mesmo que a HQ aparenta focar nos titãs como professores, vemos pouco das aulas dos jovens, sendo a HQ mais focada na investigação e mistério envolvendo o vilão.

Ademais, um grupo de jovens de Gotham ganham destaque em duas edições divertidas, enquanto outros jovens ganham seus destaques de acordo com seus poderes. Estou curioso para saber o envolvimento da Waller e do Esquadrão Suicida com os jovens titãs.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this a lot better than most of the reviews here, but there are definitely some problems with this book. Too many characters are shown but not properly introduced, a shoe-horned appearance by the Suicide Squad, a mystery that's interesting but not compelling, and rather jumpy storytelling at times. Also, it was weird having Billy Batson around because not much was done with him.

What I liked was the Bat Pack, who were cute and full of potential future stories, animated golem Stitch, and Matt Price, who is enigmatic in so many ways. The art in this volume is varied and it would have been great to see a consistent art team, but the art was enjoyable and provided different perspectives throughout.

Definitely would have liked to have seen more of the original Titans but this book is about the new kids, no doubt.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 2 out of 5]

God, I wanted this to be so much better than it is. All the ingredients are there - the Titans, the most recent Teen Titans, a good ol' fashioned mystery surrounding an iconic character, some new faces that I was interested to get to know, and the old guard training the new a la Avengers Academy should be a recipe for success. But it just falls on its face.

The mystery surrounding Red X just isn't that compelling. The fact that he keeps turning up out of nowhere just makes everyone involved look incompetent, and there are too many characters wandering around at once to keep your attention on the important things. Contrast this to a book like Strange Academy that has a very big cast as well, and you can see where this fails in all the places that book succeeds. I was far more engaged with the Dane plotline that spins off into its own mini-series than any of the actual Red X stuff.

I'm glad they've included the Suicide Squad issue here, even if it's not entirely necessary. The Yearbook Annual is probably the best issue of the bunch by a mile, but that's not saying too much since the rest is a meandering mess.

I'm a Rafa Sandoval fan, definitely - his art on Hal Jordan and The Flash most recently was top notch. And it is here too - but it feels more lifeless and stunded, possibly because the characters he's drawing are all saying inane things that go nowhere.

All the pieces, but it's as if we've decided to try and put the puzzle together in six different places that might not fit together, and the big picture might not be one we want to see once it's finished either.

[A.J. · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was super disappointing. The main question this series seems intent on answering is “Who is Red X”? It sadly falls flat on its face, which sucks because the concept of the older Titans running an X-Men like academy to train younger heroes is a sweet idea.

Somehow the author managed to make a question that used to be a lunchtime arguement with me and my friends, and made it completely uninteresting. I honestly don’t even care to read anymore, and will probably just read an article about who ended up being Red X when that issue eventually comes out.

I usually hate when people say this to criticize work, but this really does read like awful fan fiction.

[Millie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Letter X on my A-Z reading challenge! I lowkey like reading graphic novels - leave any recs for me! I ATE UP Heartstopper 😄

[Adam Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

The next generation finally revealed! As long as DC has been around, there have always been Teen Titans. More recently the heroes, no longer teens, took the team name Titans, established a new team of Teen Titans, and continued on. With "Academy" we see the opportunity for the Titans to teach their knowledge and skills to a new generation BEFORE sending them out on missions, while also keeping the active roster of TT going.
The teachers: Beast Boy, Cyborg, Donna Troy, Nightwing, Raven, and Headmistress Starfire

The new class:
Billy Batson - the boy who would be Shazam (see the Shazam book for why it isn't working)
Bolt - a new Speedster who has prosthetic legs
"The Bat Pack" - 3 heroes who love Batman and craft themselves detectives after him: Bratgirl, Chupacabra (actually has spliced Bat DNA) and Megabat
Brick Pettirosso - a loner who uses electromagnetic fields
Dane - a magic user studying with Raven
Gorilla Gregg - just like Grodd, but much nicer and tamer
Matt Price - close to Superboy style powers, but possibly connected to Darkseid
Stitch - very nice to others, animated ragdoll, apprenticed to Dr Fate, but studying with Raven
"Tooby" - powers of metamorphosis

The problem? Red X is back... and unknown in identity. AND.... a brief fight with Suicide Squad.

Most of the plot revolves around those two issues, but it is nice to get to know these kids. (Hopefully I don't get any of them confused with Strange Academy LOL)

A great start for a new title. Interested to see how it plays out.
Recommend.

[Markus Santos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Os Titãs clássicos resolveram que devem orientar a próxima geração de heróis, pra isso eles criaram a Academia Roy Harper e recrutaram vários jovens com poderes. Alguns são bastante conhecidos, como o Billy Batson, outros são desconhecidos, como Malha. Tem até uma turma de veteranos, os Jovens Titãs que eram liderados pelo Robin Damian Wayne. E tem um mistério: quem é o X Vermelho? Esse primeiro volume tem um crossover com Esquadrão Suicida, que já falei aqui. Confesso que fiquei meio perdido com esse encadernado, como se tivesse pego a história da metade, e isso provavelmente afetou minha avaliação, mas o fato é que achei apenas ok. Os desenhos do Rafa Sandoval são ótimos e é ele quem ilustra a história principal. Os outros ficam a cargo do especial que finaliza esse encadernado. Quero ler logo a continuação pra ver se a história é confusa mesmo ou se sou eu.

[Lucas Savio · Rating 3 out of 5]

A proposta é muito boa de elevar o status quo porém senti que eles estavam pensando a longo prazo e foram cortados, o mistério do red X deixa a gente curioso mas ao mesmo tempo é muito personagem e isso foi um dos pontos negativos, difícil trabalhar todos e parece que ao mesmo tempo não trabalha nenhum mas a edição está linda demaiss e a arte também, amo os titãs por isso quero ver até onde vai e gostei de alguns personagens novos também!!

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

The start of what could potentially be a great series. I was intrigued by the central mystery surrounding the reappearance of Red X, as the character was a favorite of mine from the animated series, but the comic currently has some pacing issues. It felt as if the creators were trying to jam in as much intrigue into the first volume that the storyline became oversaturated. From the new students to old Titans to the introduction of other groups, the plot became bogged down with a large number of side stories.

The Original Teen Titans have started a school hoping to foster the next generation of young heroes but a dark shadow looms over the newly opened superhero academy. Nightwing’s old Red X mask reappears on campus and with a new, unknown vigilante taking up the complicated mantle, the old guard are on their toes for what potential dangers that entails.

Thank you Netgalley and DC Comics for providing me with this ARC.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, definitely the best book to come out of the Infinite Frontier (or whatever) era of DC.

This is a delightful new take on the Titans, offering up a school of new characters, who we get to know in individual issue spotlights. There's also a terrific mystery in the question of who is Red X. And all of the storytelling is quite good.

(And unlike Suicide Squad, which was a crossovered mess, everything about Red X actually makes sense here.)

I'm brutally saddened to hear that TTA has already been cancelled, but I'd definitely follow Sheridan to new frontiers.

[Ren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was okay, not my favourite out there but the art was decent. There just felt like way too much going on, and everything went very quickly for my taste. Not sure if it's just the writing style or the way things were split, but it didn't feel extremely organic for reveals or actual plotline, everything was very jumpy.

[Owen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, but the final issue left a bad taste in my mouth.
As far as the main story goes, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can see why people aren't happy with it though - having a comic called Teen Titans Academy barely feature the Teen Titans was controversial. Whilst I do wish I actually got the chance to get to know them more, the ulterior focuses of this volume were much more appealing to me. The mystery surrounding Red X, this composition of the Suicide Squad and the Batpack were all high points for me.
The final issue is where things crashed and burned. With the issue prior ending on a huge cliff-hanger, having to sit through a series of pointless, filler short stories was such a buzzkill. Anywhere else in the book and I'd have looked past it but, in acting as the volume's finale, it brought the story from its highest point to its lowest and ended things on a terrible note.
Whilst I would've liked to have seen Red X unmasked, the decision not to do so is what will bring me back in due time for volume 2.

[thedailyflannel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was… incredibly disappointed and underwhelmed, to say the least. I love the Titans, and I’m actually a fan of new, young teams, so I thought this would be a slam dunk. It was instead one of the most chaotic trades I’ve read in a long, long time. The Suicide Squad arc felt thrown in haphazardly, the characters weren’t given nearly enough time to breathe, and the focus was on the Red X drama rather than being fueled naturally by interpersonal drama.

I did like the Bat pack, I’ll give them that. Some of the characters were actually interesting… but again, not given enough time to be anything real.

[Grantus Romantus · Rating 3 out of 5]

First comic book review! This is a hardcover Volume 1 of a Teen Titans spinoff series. Not sure that I love this run. I’ve read a lot of comics lately, so my point of comparison is highly tuned. I will say, there are some fun new characters in this - my favorite being Stitch, the non-binary enchanted patchwork doll/entity. The yearbook issue as a conclusion to the first “term” (story arc, in this case) was a fun design concept. I do feel like it would be fun if we saw more of the Titans being teachers, rather than having this obscure plot that I’m not really buying into. Missed opportunity, I feel. Why make a school run by characters we know if you’re not gonna show those characters in a different light? Beast Boy teaching an acting class? Cyborg teaching Home Ec? These are mentioned, but not shown. Good ideas I wish were drawn out.

[William Bainbridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect formula for a solid 4. It was a really enjoyable read and a lot of that is down to the extensive cast. The new kids shown are really likable and stitch is my favourite by far, the og titans are brilliant and the villains such as peacemaker and x are also well utilised. The story can be a bit all over the place but it's most definitely fun. Nothing that will blow your mind, but definitely recommend.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gostei muito da proposta do quadrinho de Academia dos Jovens Titãs. Mas eu sou bastante suspeito para dar meu aval porque adoro muito histórias em quadrinhos de super-heróis que apresentam super-heróis, principalmente matriculados em instituições eduçativas. Academia do Estranho, Novos Mutantes, Geração X, Academia dos Vingadores, Vingadores: A Iniciativa, todos esses títulos eu gosto muito. A DC Comics não tem tanta tradição com este tipo de narrativa como a Marvel, mas manda bem também. As escolas de heróis costumam juntar elementos já conhecidos do público, como seus professores, com elementos novos e inesperados, que são o corpo docente. Novos personagens muito interessantes são adicionados à Academia dos Jovens Titãs e um mistério sobre que é o novo X Vermelho, um personagem que já teve diversas identidades, promete chacoalha a Academia de dentro para fora e de fora para dentro, como por exemplo, o envolvimento do Esquadrão Suicida de Amanda Waller na trama. Os desenho de Rafa Sandoval casam muito bem com a proposta de apresentar adolescentes. Mas os meus personagens preferidos - por incrível que pareça - são o Batbando, formados por pequenos detetives que são tutorados pelo Asa Noturna. As histórias deles, desenhadas por Steve Lieber são ótimas. É uma pena que este título durou tão pouco nos Estados Unidos...

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do think this is cringey, but I don't know if there's something about boarding school stories that makes up for it for me. You can tell it's written by a White Man - a reference to Harry Potter is deemed "problematic," Summer is wearing her hijab while sleeping for some reason, and the way Stitch is introduced as nonbinary is awkward. Despite this, I do like these characters and I want to see where they go from here.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trying to Do Some Good

Teen Titian’s Academy #1 written by Tim Sheridan, with art by Rafa Sandoval, is a modern take on super-powered teenagers trying to find their identity in the wake of the age of superheroes. After many events, that are not covered in this comic, the New Titians recruit a group of special teens to learn the basics about being a superhero. The Teen Titian’s Academy is run by the classic New Titian’s characters, who take on the role of teacher and mentor. From the beginning, things start to go wrong as the mysterious Red X causes confusion, and trouble within the Titian’s Tower. Everyone has secrets, and being a teenager is tough, but learning teamwork may not be enough to help the academy’s students.

There are a lot of new characters in addition to characters introduced in previous comics, the New Titans, and the current Teen Titians. Which is a lot of characters to introduce, and keep track of in this new comic run. This comic does feature a nice range of diversity, and mixed backgrounds. Including the awesome character Alinta aka. Bolt, a speedster struggling to hide her difficult past. Stitch the relatable “magically animated, gender-nonconforming rag doll”, who brings some humor to this comic. Also including an interval with the Bat Pack’s reiteration of events, and origin story. As well as other students, who do not get a lot of story building.

Red X seems to use this mixture of ambiguous characterization, and secret pasts to hide a very vague purpose. Or Nightwing’s word “stalks”, might be accurate. With the surprise appearance of the Suicide Squad, trying to re-pick their own teen candidate. Which is not a great moment for anyone involved. This comic is full of growing pains, and cynical views about identity, relationships, and judging other people. The New Titians moments, including jokes about Nightwing being old, and Cyborg teaching Home Ec., just seemed to fall flat. Between active missions, other commitments, relationships, planning curriculum, family stuff, and dealing with interpersonal student issues the New Titians may be way over their heads.

Over all this comic has a great comic layout, and Rafa Sandoval’s style is dynamic, and visually fun from panel to panel. Alejandro Sanchez does a wonderful job adding rich color to an otherwise darker themed comic. Though, some of the font size, and styles were a bit hard to read digitally. The mystery of the story relies on what the comic doesn’t show the reader, which is a lot. Readers will have to wait until Teen Titian’s Academy #2 to get any story resolution. Despite its rough beginning, it is great to see a new generation of superheroes. There are boundless new story directions, about growing up in a superhero world, to look forward too.

[Leighton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to DC Comics and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Teen Titans Academy Vol. 1: X Marks The Spot by Tim Sheridan seems to be a spin-off series of the current Teen Titans comic series. The cover features Red X, who was a character developed for the 2003 animated TV series. I remember Red X really well, and I looked forward to seeing his role in this series. The book revolves around a new group of superpowered teens as the original Teen Titans train them to become the new Teen Titans. But who is Red X? Can anyone figure it out?

First off, I have been a huge Teen Titans fan since the animated TV show came out in 2003. I remember watching the cartoons on Saturdays, writing fanmail, and drawing my own fanart of the characters in the series. I also devoured all of the comics that I could get my hands on, from older comics from the 80's and 90's, all the way to the new comics that were coming out from Geoff Johns. You might think that this would make me a biased reviewer, but actually, I stopped reading Teen Titans comics in the past couple of years, because they stopped interesting me.

Overall, Teen Titans Academy Vol. 1: X Marks The Spot is an amazing graphic novel that reminded me of all the best Teen Titans comics that I've read. I had a blast reading this book! The mystery of who is wearing the Red X mask was compelling and kept my eyes glued to the page. I also loved seeing older characters that I grew up with, along with newer characters who I hadn't met before. The book was the perfect blend of old and new. I can't wait until Vol. 2 comes out. If you're intrigued by the description, I highly recommend that you check out this book when it comes out in March!

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 stars

I received an ARC of this book, and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

The idea behind this book sounded so fun, but it didn't live up to my expectations.

As a huge fan of the 2003 Teen Titans cartoon and Young Justice, I am really attached to the original Teen Titans. When I heard of this book, I was expecting an X-Men style academy with the Titans as teachers. I thought it might be similar to Teen Titans: The Judas Contract where some of the original Titans acted as mentors to the new heroes. However, the story itself was all over the place! There are so many characters introduced in this book, but I didn't feel like I got to know any of them. I wasn't overly invested in the mystery aspect either.

While I had my issues with this book, there were a few things I liked about it. I enjoyed the interactions between the original Titans! I loved the few BBRae scenes more than anything else in the book! And I have always enjoyed the banter between Cyborg and Beast Boy, which we got a little of. The art style was also good, though I think it changed at least once.

I might consider reading the second volume just to see if the story actually goes anywhere.

[MJ Barrette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am very very happy with this bind up!

Especially since I haven't had a chance to read the smaller bits of this comic, and it being the diversity we want and need. The first DC super hero with a hijab, the first gender non-conforming hero. YES PLEASE. GIMME ALL THE THINGS. Also some plus size hero respresentation too, just yesssss.

I like that we get snippets of the older Teen Titans and thier relationships still happening (ie. Rave & Beast Boy, Nightwing & Starfire), and that we get these new friendships building that will hopefully flourish later.

The Bat Pack had me cackling. Since my alignment will always be Bat-biased in DC, this is one thing that made my soul happy. Also I know he' s supposed to be this great detective or what not, but it's still odd to see him through that lense of the kids.

My only critique is that the tie in with Suicide Squad seemed a little preditory (which yeah, the director is a little unhinged, obviously, but it still felt a little icky).

Overall a great read. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Thank you to Netgalley and DC Entertainment for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Yani · Rating 1 out of 5]

"I like Teen Titans," I thought after finding this in the library. "And the art looks decent," I thought as I flicked through a few pages in the middle. "Those characters on the cover look interesting," I thought.

Yeah, no.

First thing, I hate comic book stories that jump between multiple titles. Secondly, I hate even more when those stories jump around inside the title itself. So, if this had just been a collection of Teen Titans Academy, that's okay, but even then, that storyline is a mess.

I like the art in the opening story... some of the rest of it is a mess. The story is also all over the place and a mess, and I after I was done I just looked up who this version of Red X was online, but also didn't really care because I didn't care about most of these characters.

Also, The Bat Pack is dumb. I absolutely did not enjoy any part of the book where they showed up. And that is 100% not my Raven. I was fine with the off-shoot books where Raven and Beast Boy are in a relationship, but I don't want that in my main title. Also, the Raven art was inconsistent and kind of awful. Not my Raven, like I said.

But I do like Stitch. Stitch is cool.

[Ashley (Red-Haired Ash Reads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Series: Teen Titans Academy #1
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it

Teen Titans Academy is about the next generation of recruits learning to use their abilities. Things do not go as planned though because Red X has returned and is causing chaos, on top of the Suicide Squad.

This was an interesting start to a new series. I enjoyed it and liked the new recruits, especially the Bat Squad. The return of Red X is interesting and I am looking forward to finding out who he is, and what his plans are. Also, for not having read any DC comics that lead up to this, it was pretty easy to follow along, even with the Suicide Squad making a scene. Overall, this was interesting and I look forward to reading the next volume.

*ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review.*

You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.

[Christopher]

Teen Titans Academy. X marks the spot. Tim sheridan. A new group of students enroll into Titans Academy. While they're there they come across a problem. Who is Red X?Overall I like the book alot because it showed how much the original cast of the Teen Titans have grown and matured into adults. It's filled with excitement and suspense. The reason why I feel that the book is good is because it has its own unique story. Normally the original teen titans are still teens,battling problems from the present but in this book they're adults now and battling problems from their past.If you're a Teen Titans fan then this book is the book for you. It has an all new story with new appealing characters. Like for example gorilla greg. Hes a superhero in training that has the appearance if a gorilla.I would recommend this book to a comic book reader because this book takes the story of the Teen titans to a whole different level. I would give it a rating of ⅘ stars.

[Harrison Schweiloch · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has been a while since I read a Teen Titans comic. I fondly remember the year I borrowed the entire Geoff Johns run from the library. Wow, where does the time go? I also loved the original Teen Titans cartoon on Cartoon Network (before the “Go”) so I was intrigued by this new volume that appeared to introduce Red X into continuity.

This was a fun book. I liked the introduction of lost of new kids with weird or possibly no powers. It really felt like it was trying to go for a Generation X feel. The older classic Titans characters didn’t get quite enough focus, but that’s hard with such a big cast. I particularly liked the kids from Gotham.

This was a fun read! Thanks to DC and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so invested in this series. I’ve been a longtime fan of the Teen Titans, and this new direction showing the Titans becoming teachers and instructors gave serious Xavier Academy vibes from Marvel. The new class of heroes and the mysteries surrounding them were so engaging, and the return of some shocking characters, both heroes and villains alike, will have fans on the edge of their seats. Yet it is the tie into the Future State storyline teased previously about the apocalypse that had me hooked, as I’m interested to see if the heroes can prevent that horrible future from coming to life. The artwork perfectly contrasted the bright heroes and the dark and gritty future that they are fighting to avoid. A must-read!

[AChristianNerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5!

So I grew up on DC shows and movies, but haven’t read many comics. I dont know much about the freshmens’ pasts, but this volume made me want to go back and read up on them! Seeing all the different art styles together was so cool! I’m loving seeing a group of super-powered angsty teens live the same story and have jarringly different perspectives. I love Stitch, the Bat Pack, and Alinta already. Seeing the Titans figure out how to be teachers was really fun. I’ll have to go back and see the first year of students.

Spoilers below
-I haven’t read the comics previous to this, so when I saw Superboy with the Suicide Squad I was heartbroken!! That’s my boy! (I love the Young Justice tv series, I need to read their comics too).