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space_gaudet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
colindalaska's review against another edition
2.0
The villains repeat how close they are to completing their plan, whether their relationship will change when the plan works, reassuring each other that their relationship won’t change. Over and over again.
wellsbluebells's review against another edition
3.0
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Roy’s a real ass in this to all his friends, and then makes the other team members apologize to him for problems HE caused.bloodykanary's review against another edition
2.0
My other problem with this book is what happens to Roy. It's just... Make it a relapse story or don't but this... As if somehow, the fact that he didn't use voluntarily made it easy for him, beyond his friends worrying... I also think it sucks to use Cheshire this way.
The whole thing feels empty to read. When you try to get an emotional response with devices so obvious without doing the work (or maybe there were limitations abt Roy, but in this case, just let it go), this is the result. I don't hate this book, I just didn't care, despite Roy being one of my favourite on this non-team.
19lindsey89's review against another edition
3.0
Roy gets 4 Stars all by himself. The rest of it....
Things I liked:
1. Roy. Obviously.
2. Roy beating up Nightwing.
Things I liked and didn't like equally:
1. The Titans' interactions with the Justice League
The mentor/mentee relationships are some of my favorite interactions... sometimes. It explores their relationships and shows the growth of the mentees. But in this instance, the Justice League just marched into Titans Tower and started throwing their weight around. They did not handle the situation well at all. They basically kidnapped Donna Troy for pretty weak reasons. The person who legit needs help is Wally, but they didn't really show what the Justice League was doing to help him. I also wanted more from the Nightwing/Batman dynamic. But I've always felt that way.
2. The ending.
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I've felt for awhile now like the cast of Titans was getting a little too inflated. There were members who didn't do much. Ever. So when the big battle happens at the end and the Titans band together to save the universe, Roy, Donna, Dick, and Wally are the only members there. Who knows where Lilith and Garth ran off to? And Karen should've left a long time ago. She's moved on. I don't like how they keep dragging her back. So at the end, I loved that there were just the four core members of the Titans telling the Justice League that they were back to stay. But I know eventually Lilith and Garth will come back. And they have missed out on this fundamental reuniting of the team. So to me, they will still feel a bit on the outside.Things I didn't like:
1. Nightwing.
Dick has been on pretty shaky ground in this run. He's a traitor. He treats his friends like garbage. He lets Batman dictate how he runs his team (even though he has tried to separate himself from Batman in every way). He assumed the worst about Roy. None of this has made me want to be on his side.
2. The "End of the World" plot.
Why is everything driven by the end of the world? There are plenty of stories that could have happened with the material given in this volume, but it always turns into an apocalypse. Why can't we have smaller, character-driven stories every once in awhile? Why couldn't we take a minute to absorb the whole Troia debacle? Or Wally's heart problems and the fact that he almost died. AGAIN! There is so much fundamental story that these writers are letting slip through the cracks. The "issue" format is so limiting. Can we rethink this to give the writers and artists room to make these stories better? Please?
linnaemanne's review against another edition
4.0
the_rox13's review against another edition
3.0
Synopsis: The Justice League disbands the Titans for the handling of Troia/the appearance of Troia. They also take Donna captive basically on the Watchtower until the Troia shit is figured out. Garth and Omen take a vacation together to see if they're going to work as a couple, or something. Bumblebee also bails. They never appear in the volume again.
The story mainly revolves around Donna and Roy's characters, though not necessarily their romantic relationship. Roy decides to undertake his own personal war on drugs in the wake of the Titans disbandment. Roy is specifically targeting gangs selling knockoffs of a drug called Bliss. He runs into Cheshire while getting the original Bliss compound and they end up hooking up afterwards. Cheshisre steals the sample and gives it to Mallah and the Brain.
Roy reaches out to Donna, sensing that something bigger is going on. Donna, Dick, and Wally all think Roy has relapsed. Nightwing and Wally go to talk/fight with Roy, but he gets away. I'm not going to go into specifics, but basically, the Brain uses the Bliss compound to increase his intelligence and eventually it will max out at 100%. While the Justice League is distracted with the Brain's machine forces, Roy and Donna get to the physical location of the Brain.
When the Brain eventually starts bending reality, Mallah betrays him to the Titans and they're able to unplug (?) him. The Titans - Dick, Wally, Donna, Roy - now reformed, answer a call from the Justice League.
Review: This is pretty much the last volume of this run with most of these characters and the Titans team as we knew it is done after this due to the events of Heroes in Crisis. It's a bit of a bummer because this ends on a good note, but most people know at this point it doesn't end up that way.
Anyway, back to this volume. I could see how this book could be disappointing because it really isn't anything big happening, regardless of what the writing wants you to think. This title has always been more character focused, though, but I commend it for having a pretty consistent plot. There are so many other Rebirth titles that struggled with keeping things straight even when it was the same writer issue after issue. I think that Titans did that really well.
Each Titan got their moment to shine and moment to grow or do something different. In that way, I wasn't surprised that this volume focused on Donna and Roy - their relationship has been teased since the beginning and still needed some resolution after the last volume. The focus on Roy was my favorite part. I've always thought he was so underrated. If Green Arrow is the poor man's Batman as Roy puts it, then I guess Roy is the poor man's Jason Todd because he doesn't act like Dick.
A problem I had with the story was the Justice League's reaction to Troia. They, of all people, should know how timelines are always in flux, so the appearance of an supposed evil former hero isn't that nuts. You don't see them locking Batman up for all the various versions of the dark Batmen he COULD become.
The other issue I had was how Omen, Garth and Bumblebee left. They literally just peaced out after the League disbanded the group. It felt out of character and I was sad to see them go. Garth might have had an excuse given what's going on in the Aquaman book at this time. Still, it was sudden.
The mix up with the main team members is why I never really got into the Titan groups, but I enjoyed the match up for this one. Overall, I'm happy I picked this series up. The characters played well off each other and it does have a story that the reader can follow. It sucks where some of them end up but I liked having the extra time with each of the Titans before shit hits the fan.
Sidenote: was no one going to tell me there's a gay relationship between an intelligent gorilla and a supermind that looks like a lipstick tube or was I just supposed to read that myself?
charitytinnin's review against another edition
3.0
But Mallah and the Brain? Sigh.
josetinocoperez's review against another edition
3.0
La Liga de la Justicia siendo gilipollas hace que apoye aún más a los Titanes.
rpukoszek's review against another edition
3.0