DCU Comic Book Reviews

TITANS #2

Family Affair, Part 1:  All Together Now

July 2008

Written by Judd Winick

Pencils by Joe Benitez

Inks by Victor Llamas

Covers by Joe Benitez and Victor Llamas

Synopsis

Argent is being interrogated when the Titans find her and rescue her.  They tell Argent that past members of the Titans are being hunted and they are tracking them all down, with a little help from the Justice League.  Meanwhile, Raven attempts to contact Trigon, her father.  When she does, he finds an old, beat up man who has been battered by his enemies.  But Trigon still plans on conquering Earth, with help from his other child. 

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

What does it say about an artist or the company that employs said artist when he can’t even stay on schedule enough to finish the second issue of a new series?  Either find someone else to start the series or wait until there are enough issues finished before putting it on the shelves.  Man, when this gets printed into a trade paperback, it is going to look so weird. 

Overall, this is not much better than the first issue, which was one of the worst first issues (and it is kind to say it was a first issue, really) that I have ever read.  It is better in the sense that I am getting close to understanding the feel and tone that Winick is trying for.  Which is loud.  Fast and furious.  I am even tempted to even say over the top, with action sequences that border on the silly but still manage to look really cool (like that shark!).  It is designed to have action, humor, and loads and loads of characters looking sexy (how else to explain Raven’s outfit when she meets her father).  So, if you approach this issue in that manner, it is plenty of fun, delivering on what Winick seemingly is promising.  The problem, however, is that this book is called Titans, but there is nothing about these characters that makes me think these are the Titans.  Really, they are random characters Winick has inserted to make the plot and story work the way he wants.  Right now, it is not that much of a problem since the characters are lost within the fury of the action, but at some point, Winick will need to write a character-driven story, not a matinee popcorn flick. 

On page 3, Nightwing says, “Yes. Way.”  Exactly what in response is that to?  Is there a word balloon missing where Argent says, “No way”?  Otherwise, Nightwing’s words are not making any sense.  Or at least not to me.

 

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