Teen Titans: A Kid's Game

Fan favorite writer Geoff Johns (Flash, JSA, Green Lantern: Rebirth) re-launches the once popular Teen Titans for a new era, and it works. Just to let you know, if you are familiar with the "Teen Titans Go!" animated kids show, this is far from that, as Johns pays wonderful homage to the classic old Teen Titans series from Marv Wolfman and George Perez as a new team is formed, and things don't go as well for these kids as one would hope. Old members Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy organize this new group, which now includes Robin (Tim Drake), Superboy (the half-human clone of Superman), a new Wonder Girl, Kid Flash (formerly Impulse), and later joined by the re-incarnated original member Raven (who actually joins later in the series). As the kids struggle with themselves and their new surroundings, an old foe re-surfaces as Deathstroke returns with a simple and bloody message: "kid's shouldn't wear costumes". Johns knows what he's doing here, crafting a surprisingly solid story that is easy for new readers who aren't familiar with past Teen Titans continuity to get into, while the art by Mike McKone and co. is wonderfully illustrated. It's certainly not a comic masterpiece, but this first volume in the re-launched Teen Titans is fun, full of action, and definitely worth picking up for fans new and old.