Titans: Special #1

Writer: Dan Abnett Artist: Paul Pelletier, others Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: June 13, 2018

It's the dawn of a new age of TITANS! The events of METAL and NO JUSTICE have left the team in tatters, but a strange new threat has emerged to lead Nightwing to reassemble the Titans with a mix of old blood and new. A rash of metahuman power fluctuations are threatening people around the globe, and only the friends who grew up as superheroes can help those whose powers have grown out of control! It all starts here in this special issue kicking off a bold new direction!

  • 6.0
    Jon Comics Jun 16, 2018

    Whenever they have not the Teen in the title, the Titans have struggled to fit in in the DC Universe. It’s hard not to see them
    as a second rate Justice League, but they are well loved characters, with a great history, including the Wolfman Perez classic run.
    This issue adresses head on the isssue of how the Titans could ve relevant in a world which already has the Justice League. The answer is: working with the Justice League in preventing new threats from the source. So this is a double edged sword as it gives the Titans a mission but keeps them under the Justice League supervision.
    The issue is decent fun and brings back a classic Titans villain.
    My biggest issue with the Rebirth Titans and especially into this second iteration is that the Titans continuity is still a mess. We stoll don’t know what’s part of the official continuity. The biggest offender for me is not knowing where the aforementioned Wolfman Perez run fits in? Did it happen? Has Nightwing worked with Raven and Beast Boy before? It’s not clear and it’s annoying.
    Donna Troy’s history, as usual, is still a disaster.
    Dan Abnett is never less than fun, so I will read on hoping the Wolfman Perrz continuity issue is addresses. It’s because of that run that the Titans even matter today.

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