DCU Comic Book Reviews

TEEN TITANS #49

Flags Of Our Mothers

September 2007

Written by Adam Beechen

Pencils by Al Barrioneuvo

Inks by Bit

Cover by Tony Daniel

Synopsis

After failing to stop Wonder Girl and Supergirl attacking an Army Internment Camp where Wonder Girl’s mother was being held captive, the US Army decides to arrest the Teen Titans.  However, Colonel countermands that decision and then orders the entire camp transferred, via train, to another location.  The Teen Titans follow.  However, Artemis and other Amazons arrive on the scene looking for Wonder Girl.  When Artemis learns the train is filled with women prisoners Artemis decides to free them.  The Titans attempt to stop them.  In the fight the trains goes off the rails, but Miss Martian saves it.  Just then Superman arrives with Wonder Girl and Supergirl, both of whom renounce their allegiance with the Amazons.  Superman tells the Colonel that holding the women is against their civil liberties.  The Colonel lets them go.  A soldier takes command and tells the rest of the soldiers to ignore the Colonel’s command.  Some of the women decide to run for it.  The Soldiers attempt to fire upon them, but the Titans stop them.  Afterwards, Wonder Girl expresses her gratitude to the Titans and wants to know if they want her to stay a Titan.  For an answer, Robin kisses her.

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

This issue was a lot of nothing.  It’s a continuation of the previous issue as well as picking up the thread from the latest issue of Amazons Attack.  Essentially in that regard it is an attempt to pull the Titans back together again after so much splintering after Infinite Crisis.  Problem is, the issue was so focused on the Amazons overarching storyline, that the ending about the Titans working together and Wonder Girl coming to terms with who she is didn’t really resonate.  Because of Artemis’ appearance and the whole thing about internment camps, the ending actually seemed like it was tacked on at the end, like Beechen realized the next issue is a special anniversary and he needed to get the team together for it. 

Part of me also did not like some of the preachiness of the issue.  I understand the need to point out how stupid interment camps are and how wrong they are, which is probably the reason why it should have be avoided in a superhero comic book, especially one generally aimed towards teens.  Putting that aside, I still found the Colonel a bad idea, first by making her a woman (what? a man couldn’t sympathize with what was going on) and second by showing her change of heart.  She is a soldier first and foremost; there is no reason why any soldier would ever go against their superior’s orders, no matter the situation.

There was one scene that I thing had the wrong effect because I thought it was hilarious, but I don’t think it was meant that way.  It is the last panel on page 18.  Wonder Girl just makes an important declaration about family and doing what’s right.  Robin doesn’t care; he wants to know about them.  I mean think about it, Wonder Girl finally puts her priorities in order and gets her head on straight.  You’d think someone would agree with her or support her.  Hell, no, Robin wants to know if she still has the hots for him. 

 

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