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annashiv's review
5.0
I think this is the best so far. They definitely got a good idea of who the characters are and did an excellent job of showing it off. I loved that we saw the more than just action packed stories because all superhero comics have action and fighting. That isn't what makes them interesting. It has always been and always will be the characters. A good plot helps, but it is not the most important. I think I would recommend that people start with this one if any.
georgesc's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
snicf's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know if maybe I'm just not into this series or older comics in general, but I found this dragging a lot. Toward the end when it was mission after mission it was interesting, but all the day in our lives stuff was lacking and kinda boring. Also, there was a lot of stiff that made me cringe.
redherringgemini's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
oddmara's review against another edition
3.0
The comic really shows its age but honestly despite that it was still a lot of fun. This is the first story I read that wasn't from the Modern Age so there were a lot of things to get used to (like the very bright art and the description of everything that happens in every single panel despite the fact that it's already illustrated. There are a few dodgy moments but overall I enjoyed reading it, I liked the characters and I felt as if I got to know them pretty well despite the fact that there's so many of them and only 7 issues (which is something to be praised since there's comics that fail to develop ONE character in seven issues). I thought it was a bit weird that their first challenge was saving the universe, and now we're moving on to more important things such as petty theft, but you know, maybe it's for the better. Show the least interesting thing first is an incentive to develop characters around it (the less compelling villain, the more focus on the other characters, you know??).
dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
Continuing my comic history course...
Back in the day, The New Teen Titans was DC's top selling book every month. I had a few issues but I was mainly interested in Starfire's rack back then. I thought I'd give it another try 20-something years later.
The Terror of Trigon focuses on Raven, the cloaked Teen Titan empath that's the daughter of a demon. Trigon, her father, unleashes her powers and New York is attacked by a horde of demons and transformed into something like hell. The other Titans are the only ones left standing and have to save the world.
George Perez's art shows why he's the last of the great comic pencillers. At the time this came out, he was doing two Titans books per month AND extras on the side. And he wasn't skimping. The panels are hyper-detailed and easily stand up to what he's putting out today.
Marv Wolfman's writing is a notch above other 80's comic book fare. It's easy to see why this book was neck in neck with the X-Men every month.
Back in the day, The New Teen Titans was DC's top selling book every month. I had a few issues but I was mainly interested in Starfire's rack back then. I thought I'd give it another try 20-something years later.
The Terror of Trigon focuses on Raven, the cloaked Teen Titan empath that's the daughter of a demon. Trigon, her father, unleashes her powers and New York is attacked by a horde of demons and transformed into something like hell. The other Titans are the only ones left standing and have to save the world.
George Perez's art shows why he's the last of the great comic pencillers. At the time this came out, he was doing two Titans books per month AND extras on the side. And he wasn't skimping. The panels are hyper-detailed and easily stand up to what he's putting out today.
Marv Wolfman's writing is a notch above other 80's comic book fare. It's easy to see why this book was neck in neck with the X-Men every month.
kokannut's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is all I ever wanted out of this series.
scheu's review
4.0
Although this volume is a bit of a pause before bigger storylines begin, I appreciated it just as much. I'm glad they chose to include the 'Tales' miniseries, which has the same great Perez art and explains who the hell some of these characters are.
Terry Long is still gross and I am not in the "fan club". I mean, you KNOW he made Donna that shirt.
Terry Long is still gross and I am not in the "fan club". I mean, you KNOW he made Donna that shirt.
ginameix's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Murder, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Slavery, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Rape, and Self harm
cleheny's review
1.0
Wow--Cyborg's story is so tone-deaf, it's shocking.
This volume doesn't have a great arc; the stories are generally stand-alone. But there are four tales at the end, told by each of the "new" members of the Titans--Changeling, Starfire, Raven, and Cyborg. Starfire's story is well-done; her traumatic past and difficult relationship with her sister is effective. Raven's story is pretty good, and Changeling's is a convoluted mess. Basically, every piano that could ever fall on his head does so.
But Cyborg's story is awful. It is a classic product of white Reagan America. Cyborg is an extremely intelligent and athletic black male who gets drawn into a bad crowd as a child because his parents don't see him as a kid but as a future brilliant scientist. He has a run-in with the law, is essentially scared straight, and does his best to stay out of trouble (though he's still estranged from his father). But the bad-news friend tries to lure Victor back in by claiming that whites oppress blacks, a claim that Victor strongly rejects.
So black criminality is because blacks mistakenly believe that there is racism in the world, and that whites have an easier time of it. Not only is this belief apparently ludricous--at least according to Wolfman's Cyborg--it leads to all manner of crimes, including terrorism. Yeezus! And the only true friends Cyborg has are white (or green, in Changeling's case)--blacks aren't loyal to people who don't share their delusional understanding of American society and who aren't willing to rob and kill innocent white people. Backstabbers all! Man, white privilege doesn't even begin to explain this crap.
This volume doesn't have a great arc; the stories are generally stand-alone. But there are four tales at the end, told by each of the "new" members of the Titans--Changeling, Starfire, Raven, and Cyborg. Starfire's story is well-done; her traumatic past and difficult relationship with her sister is effective. Raven's story is pretty good, and Changeling's is a convoluted mess. Basically, every piano that could ever fall on his head does so.
But Cyborg's story is awful. It is a classic product of white Reagan America. Cyborg is an extremely intelligent and athletic black male who gets drawn into a bad crowd as a child because his parents don't see him as a kid but as a future brilliant scientist. He has a run-in with the law, is essentially scared straight, and does his best to stay out of trouble (though he's still estranged from his father). But the bad-news friend tries to lure Victor back in by claiming that whites oppress blacks, a claim that Victor strongly rejects.
So black criminality is because blacks mistakenly believe that there is racism in the world, and that whites have an easier time of it. Not only is this belief apparently ludricous--at least according to Wolfman's Cyborg--it leads to all manner of crimes, including terrorism. Yeezus! And the only true friends Cyborg has are white (or green, in Changeling's case)--blacks aren't loyal to people who don't share their delusional understanding of American society and who aren't willing to rob and kill innocent white people. Backstabbers all! Man, white privilege doesn't even begin to explain this crap.