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A review by annashiv
The New Teen Titans, Vol. 5 by Marv Wolfman
4.0
Started really strong, but then one story ended really abruptly and started somewhere else completely that just took all the tension away (with the Thunder and Lightning story). It picked up again with Adrian Chase, but a bit of an inconsistent volume. Of course the writing is as melodramatic as ever and cheesy and dated, but that's what you expect going in. I was disappointed there was no introduction talking about the work as there has been in the other volumes so far. It seemed they could barely fit everything within a certain amount of pages and Wolfman or Perez suddenly ran out of things to say, but I would have loved to hear about Terra, and how people reacted to her introduction when these were first released.
Still, I thought the artwork was quite excellent and the carrying on of interwoven stories is fantastic. I've not read many long series of comics, but it feels very grand and well planned for the most part. It builds up mysteries and plants seeds for the future events well and remembers the past interactions between characters better than any television show has ever done. It's quite impressive in just about every way. No wonder this was very popular during it's time.
Still, I thought the artwork was quite excellent and the carrying on of interwoven stories is fantastic. I've not read many long series of comics, but it feels very grand and well planned for the most part. It builds up mysteries and plants seeds for the future events well and remembers the past interactions between characters better than any television show has ever done. It's quite impressive in just about every way. No wonder this was very popular during it's time.