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zmull's review
4.0
Bob Haney's dialogue has to be read, in context, to be believed. These stories mostly play out like Scooby Doo episodes, with all the charm implied and none of the cheapness. Also, Nick Cardy's beautiful art. The Silver Age at its best.
ginameix's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Bullying
Moderate: Gun violence
Bullying: most of the teens that the titans help are being bullied. The titans help them overcome it. Racism: this was written in the 60s. Any characters who are not white are blatant stereotypes. Gun violence: typical comic gun violenceladydewinter's review
3.0
This was fun and often hilarious, but for the most part because, well, these comics are very obviously children of their time.
Cool cats, check! Robin-O and his groovy friends - Wonder Chick, Twinkletoes and Gillhead - the most terrif Teen Titans - are on one faberoo adventure after the other! Like go-go-go!
Seriously, though, it is fun, but the "cool teenage slang" is very dated and I doubt anyone EVER talked like that. The adventures are very generic - some weird bad guy poses a threat to teenagers in one way or the other, and the Teen Titans go and solve the problem - TOGETHER - because they're a TEAM. And they learn how to work with teens who are different (like from Russia! Remember, it was the Cold War!) But in the end it IS Robin and Kid Flash and Wonder Girl and Aqua Lad on their very first adventures, and they are awesome, even when being utterly ridiculous.
There is one memorable story - it did feel a bit unfinished and there could have been done more with it, but "Requiem for a Titan" definitely beats stories like the ones with the Mad Mod in them.
Not required reading, but fun. Crazy, crazy fun.
Cool cats, check! Robin-O and his groovy friends - Wonder Chick, Twinkletoes and Gillhead - the most terrif Teen Titans - are on one faberoo adventure after the other! Like go-go-go!
Seriously, though, it is fun, but the "cool teenage slang" is very dated and I doubt anyone EVER talked like that. The adventures are very generic - some weird bad guy poses a threat to teenagers in one way or the other, and the Teen Titans go and solve the problem - TOGETHER - because they're a TEAM. And they learn how to work with teens who are different (like from Russia! Remember, it was the Cold War!) But in the end it IS Robin and Kid Flash and Wonder Girl and Aqua Lad on their very first adventures, and they are awesome, even when being utterly ridiculous.
There is one memorable story - it did feel a bit unfinished and there could have been done more with it, but "Requiem for a Titan" definitely beats stories like the ones with the Mad Mod in them.
Not required reading, but fun. Crazy, crazy fun.
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