DCU Comic Book Reviews

TEEN TITANS #71

Homecoming

July 2009

Written by Sean McKeever

Pencils by Eddy Barrows

Inks by Ruy Jose

Cover by Eddy Barrows and Ruy Jose

Synopsis

In San Francisco, Rose Wilson (aka Ravager) returns to Titans Tower.  Ravager, however, doesn’t feel like she quite belongs, but is not sure where she does belong.  The team is training.  Wonder Girl is working with Kid Eternity to determine the extent of his powers while the rest training in the battle simulation room.  Later, Wonder Girl realizes that Ravager and Bombshell are partners during a prisoner exchange from Alcatraz.  Realizing the two don’t get along, Wonder Girl orders the team to get ready.  On the transport, Ravager and Bombshell get into an argument that leads to a fight.  Wonder Girl arrives in time to make sure neither is hurt.  Afterwards, Ravager decides to leave the team.

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

One thing I have noticed over the years reading comic books is that authors will sometimes play favorites with certain characters, some more than others.  Greg Rucka is a good example, as he has written Sasha Bourdeaux for a number of years, dragging her along from Detective Comics to the OMAC Project to Checkmate.  For McKeever, his favorite character is obviously Ravager.  The problem is that this obsession is to the detriment of the rest of the characters.  A lot of the Teen Titans are being pushed aside because of McKeever’s jones to write Ravager.  It is not so much that Ravager has been at the forefront of recent stories (see: Terror Titans).  I actually like her and want to see more of her (including the upcoming solo adventures), but sometimes too much is really too much.  I think the spotlight on ravager in this issue is overkill.  I am not sure if we needed this issue or needed to spend so much time showing Ravager breaking away from the team.  We have actually seen this a couple of times, so I don’t think we needed to see it again.  To compound the problem, there have been a number of recent recruits to the Teen Titans, I think it would been beneficial to focus on how they are getting acclimated to the team.  Not surprisingly, I wanted to see more than just the brief page with Kid Eternity.  Where is Aquagirl or Static?  As I said, this is a team book; we need to see more of the team, not just one person. 

I don’t want to sound harsh on this issue, because it was very enjoyable.  As I said, I like Ravager and I definitely liked this issue.  McKeever certainly understands Ravager.  Under his pen, she has become a memorable character with a lot of conflicting emotions and loyalties (and I agree regarding her assessment of Bombshell).  And I also like the relationship between Eddie and Rose, which is complex and deep and rich.  Hopefully Eddie will be around in some capacity in Rose’s solo adventures. 

I’ve got an idea.  I think McKeever should do a story called:  Who is Regulator?  Now, that would be cool.  I think there is untapped story potential located in there somewhere.  I kid, a little.  Actually, there was a Regulator who appeared in an old Justice League of America story, but that was before the first crisis, so who knows if the character survived continuity or not. 

On Page 18, who is that supposed to be standing between Aquagirl and Blue Beetle?  Pantha?  Isn’t she dead?  Or based on the white wavy lines around, is that supposed to be Kid Eternity brining her back briefly for the possible fight.  Does his power work that way?

 

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