ashappee89's review
2.0
This one felt a little too grimdark for me, personally. Interesting concept though.
ladydewinter's review
4.0
I just love the Titans and the Outsiders. This one's where we find out that both teams have a mole; there's a big fight and a sacrifice. I thought it was very well done.
And god, Superboy and Robin are killing me. Truly. Nightwing is, too, but the dynamic between these two... sigh.
And god, Superboy and Robin are killing me. Truly. Nightwing is, too, but the dynamic between these two... sigh.
captwinghead's review
2.0
There’s nothing to really latch on to here. I’m confused about the character direction for Dick Grayson.
This is a cross over/tie in, whatever with the Teen Titans but I honestly struggled to understand why the Outsiders were here? Sure, Indigo was a member of their team but the Outsiders were barely given anything to do. As with the last volume, Starfire seems to be here just to be Dick’s sounding board and attack. That’s it. It’s a bummer after The New Titans where she’s a great character and given a lot of personality and personal storylines. This was just abysmal.
I’m confused as to why Dick appeared to take Indigo’s death harder than he took Thunder’s near brush with death? He didn’t seem particularly close to Indigo. It’s just odd. Anyway, the aftermath issue with Shift, Grace and Anissa dealing with Indigo’s death was the only part that truly felt like the Outsiders to me.
But honestly, this may have been before X-Men: the Last Stand or near that release date but I’m so sick of the “they’re out of control; I have to kill the one I love” tragedy. Especially for Indigo who was pretty much just treated like Shift’s girlfriend despite the fact that she had a lot of great qualities outside of that. Urg.
Clearly I’m more attached to the Outsiders than the Teen Titans who were... here.
I have questions about Gar’s age all the time because in the New Teen Titans, he’s younger than the others but how old was he? How old were Raven and Wally? I know DC characters are like Marvel characters in that they don’t age at all. Damian was 10 for years it seemed. But it just strikes me as odd that Beast Boy seems eternally part of the Tern Titans and the others age up into the Titans.
But anyway, I’m not sure what all transpired from the 1990’s Young Justice to this team. Superboy has a new look and I must say, I prefer the old one. Cassie had her glam up and now she’s got long, flowing blonde hair and looks more like your typical comic book heroine. I know why but I liked the look she had before. At some point she hooked up with Superboy? Or this was her grand play for him after years of pining. Eh, I’m not really invested.
Superboy’s struggle with his parentage was interesting and semi compelling. For me, who hadn’t read everything that came before this in Teen Titans, I could have used more on that. It would have been great but I know they covered more of that plight in the TT series.
So... this isn’t a recommend for me. If you’re supper attached to the plights of Vision and Scarlet Witch, maybe you’d find a plot like this sympathetic. I personally didn’t. There wasn’t enough of Superboy to really feel anything. The Outsiders honestly didn’t get a lot to do here. I was eh about it.
This is a cross over/tie in, whatever with the Teen Titans but I honestly struggled to understand why the Outsiders were here? Sure, Indigo was a member of their team but the Outsiders were barely given anything to do. As with the last volume, Starfire seems to be here just to be Dick’s sounding board and attack. That’s it. It’s a bummer after The New Titans where she’s a great character and given a lot of personality and personal storylines. This was just abysmal.
I’m confused as to why Dick appeared to take Indigo’s death harder than he took Thunder’s near brush with death? He didn’t seem particularly close to Indigo. It’s just odd. Anyway, the aftermath issue with Shift, Grace and Anissa dealing with Indigo’s death was the only part that truly felt like the Outsiders to me.
But honestly, this may have been before X-Men: the Last Stand or near that release date but I’m so sick of the “they’re out of control; I have to kill the one I love” tragedy. Especially for Indigo who was pretty much just treated like Shift’s girlfriend despite the fact that she had a lot of great qualities outside of that. Urg.
Clearly I’m more attached to the Outsiders than the Teen Titans who were... here.
I have questions about Gar’s age all the time because in the New Teen Titans, he’s younger than the others but how old was he? How old were Raven and Wally? I know DC characters are like Marvel characters in that they don’t age at all. Damian was 10 for years it seemed. But it just strikes me as odd that Beast Boy seems eternally part of the Tern Titans and the others age up into the Titans.
But anyway, I’m not sure what all transpired from the 1990’s Young Justice to this team. Superboy has a new look and I must say, I prefer the old one. Cassie had her glam up and now she’s got long, flowing blonde hair and looks more like your typical comic book heroine. I know why but I liked the look she had before. At some point she hooked up with Superboy? Or this was her grand play for him after years of pining. Eh, I’m not really invested.
Superboy’s struggle with his parentage was interesting and semi compelling. For me, who hadn’t read everything that came before this in Teen Titans, I could have used more on that. It would have been great but I know they covered more of that plight in the TT series.
So... this isn’t a recommend for me. If you’re supper attached to the plights of Vision and Scarlet Witch, maybe you’d find a plot like this sympathetic. I personally didn’t. There wasn’t enough of Superboy to really feel anything. The Outsiders honestly didn’t get a lot to do here. I was eh about it.
chrisvigilante's review
3.0
I wasn't caught up on both teams which were a mistake going into this.
It wasn't great for me.
Will say I'm quite sad about the death in the end. It was an emotional moment. I was a fan of the character up to this point. The team will be very different in the upcoming volumes and I'm not sure if I'm ready for that.
It wasn't great for me.
Will say I'm quite sad about the death in the end. It was an emotional moment. I was a fan of the character up to this point. The team will be very different in the upcoming volumes and I'm not sure if I'm ready for that.
nickpalmieri's review
4.0
This book serves as the "finale" of sorts to the initial era of both the 2003 Outsiders and Teen Titans series (both went on to tie into Infinite Crisis immediately after this, then re-start with "One Year Later"). As such, it's almost a sequel to the terribly mediocre [b:Titans, Young Justice: Graduation Day|573486|Titans, Young Justice Graduation Day|Judd Winick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1243519718s/573486.jpg|560499] which launched these two titles, shedding light onto that story through its themes, intentional parallels, and the villains' plans, actually making me glad I read the initial story. As the culmination of elements set up throughout the preceding three volumes of Outsiders and four volumes of Teen Titans, this book contains tons of moments of great payoff and is an essential and satisfying end. Taken on its own, however, it's a bit less great. The first three chapters are nearly completely action, with a slightly convoluted plot from the villains. The fourth chapter (and final part of the "Insiders" storyline) turns things around, however, adding a ton of heart to the battle and making us care for what happens. The final two issues of the collection are heartfelt epilogues from each series, each of which serve as both epilogues to the battles and epilogues to each of the series. This isn't a book to jump into with no prior knowledge, but if you've been reading Teen Titans and Outsiders up to here, this is the endpoint- and while not perfect, it's a solid, fun, and ultimately rewarding read.
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