Since I'm starting to be a fan of Geoff Jones' writing, a friend recommended I check out the most recent relaunch of Teen Titans. (Note: The comics bear little resemblance to the mangaed-out Cartoon Network series.)
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The new series starts with a new team. Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy reunite and recruit new kids Robin (the Tim Drake version), Superboy, Wonder Girl and Impulse (who renames himself Kid Flash). Raven joins later (after she gets her body back).
This is a likable bunch. This was really my first major interaction with the new Robin, and he's very cool. And I know that Kid Flash didn't have a lot of fans, but I find him fun in an annoying kid brother kind of way. At least he's *trying.*
Superboy's rocking the emo, but being a clone with two daddies *and* have the great Boy Scout attempt to cheer you up by giving you *Krypto* the super dog has gotta be a drag.
Jones starts the story out with a bang. The new team hasn't gelled, but Deathstroke is there with a simple message -- Kids shouldn't wear capes. And he's going to get his point across, even if it means killing someone.
Oh yeah -- I'm sure that the fact one of his kids (Jericho) died when he was doing the hero thing with the Titans doesn't color Deathstroke's opinion at all. Right.
But I dig the "once a Titan, always a Titan" vibe, and it was cool seeing the kids stand up to Wonder Woman and spit in her eye.
Fun, full of action and with a danged good story. Don't pass Teen Titans by because you think its for kids.
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