Teen Titans Annual #2is par for the course for the series. For longtime readers, there is fun to be had but not much has changed. Any new readers who pick the book up will be able to stick with the story but most likely be confused throughout. Read Full Review

If you're okay with gratuitous amounts of set-up, or if you're sucking it up because you're expecting something amazing out of it (like me) then this issue is a great read. The issue itself assumes you have read a couple of other books (Forever Evil, Justice League, previous Teen Titans issues, and Superboy) so prepare to do some homework if you want to jump on this one and really get everything that's going on. This issue contains plot points you will need to know for future Teen Titans issues and most likely some things you'll need to know for Forever Evil. I recommend reading everything Forever Evil related anyways so hop to it. Pick this one up and stay in the loop, I predict great things from Forever Evil and Teen Titans. Read Full Review

This book has certainly improved from the surly beginnings. At least the characters are somewhat sympathetic and likeable now. (Well, the important ones, at least.) The writing is also fairly solid, but the general plot feels stale. It's sort of right there in the middle for me. Read Full Review

Teen Titans in the New 52 has always just been a facsimile of the pre-reboot Titans. DC and Lobdell have taken basically recognizable characters and run them through one action adventure after another. The characters never learn anything. They never grow. They never change. They just exist in a comic book. The main Teen Titans are no more fleshed out than the Future Teen Titans we met in that one splash page. Read Full Review