miamollekin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
nmnf_06's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
georgezakka's review against another edition
2.0
Sooooo boring, absolute garbage.
This book proves my dislike of Wallace west, like he literally almost destroys the world giving his powers to deathstroke, he is the cause of the madness.
The writing is absolutely boring these is no good dialogue, no humour, no emotion, just dialogue. It felt like talking to a robot.
The only issue I like is the last one with deathstroke it’s pretty cool and nice and I might give Christopher priest another chance
In the end don’t buy this, get it from the library.
This book proves my dislike of Wallace west, like he literally almost destroys the world giving his powers to deathstroke, he is the cause of the madness.
The writing is absolutely boring these is no good dialogue, no humour, no emotion, just dialogue. It felt like talking to a robot.
The only issue I like is the last one with deathstroke it’s pretty cool and nice and I might give Christopher priest another chance
In the end don’t buy this, get it from the library.
garthranzz's review against another edition
3.0
Just under nine hours to go in the 24in48 readathon and finished The Lazarus Contract. Definitely pales in comparison to the original classic Wolfman/Perez The Judas Contract. Honestly, I'd prefer them to leave classic storylines alone and just try something new with the teams as they are now. It probably doesn't help that I had no emotional ties to either Titans team unlike the Titans of my youth. 3⭐️'s out of 5.
wellsbluebells's review against another edition
2.0
I think this book suffers from too many characters... The Titans. The past Titans (who were the Teen Titans at that point in their careers). The current Teen Titans. Death Stroke. All of Death Stroke’s children, past and present. My head is spinning just writing that. It just made it all hard to follow.
19lindsey89's review against another edition
2.0
All of the members of the Titans combine with all the members of the Teen Titans to stop Deathstroke.
This volume kind of felt random. Would Slade's motivations have been clearer and justified if I had been reading the Deathstroke series? This is why I'm not a fan of all the crossover events. There's no way to keep up with all the ongoing series in order to make sense of the crossovers.
P.S. I still hate Damian.
This volume kind of felt random. Would Slade's motivations have been clearer and justified if I had been reading the Deathstroke series? This is why I'm not a fan of all the crossover events. There's no way to keep up with all the ongoing series in order to make sense of the crossovers.
P.S. I still hate Damian.
sarah_toast's review against another edition
4.0
Cliche new villain seeks revenge on hero’s for first villain when it’s the first villains fault.
Cliche dad is too busy hating those responsible for this dead child while he still have two living children that need him
A little slow at times.
The parallels in the teams was cute.
The ending left me wanting more, which is always good.
Overall a decent read.
Cliche dad is too busy hating those responsible for this dead child while he still have two living children that need him
A little slow at times.
The parallels in the teams was cute.
The ending left me wanting more, which is always good.
Overall a decent read.
meetyouineveryplace's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
the_rox13's review
2.0
Synopsis: We open on the moment Slade Wilson's son Grant died back when the Titans were still the Teen Titans. In present day, the Titans are fighting some guys that were hired by a contact known as Lazarus to distract the Titans. Nightwing recognizes the name but lies and says he doesn't. Then the Titans notice that Wally is missing, while at the same time the Teen Titans are noticing that their Wally is also missing.
The two teams meet to discuss the missing Flashes. Meanwhile, the Flashes have been captured by Slade because he wants to use their powers to travel back in time and save his son Grant. The older Wally refuses but the younger Wally takes the bait and gets his speed stolen. Slade proceeds to try and save Grant to no avail since Grant hates him and will not believe anything he says. Sidenote: apparently Nightwing made some kind of deal with Slade when Grant died, but honestly couldn't tell you what exactly it was.
The Titans and Teen Titans meet up with Slade's hero son Jericho. Jericho and Wally decide to go into the timestream to find Slade and in the process, cause a time vortex. The younger versions of the Titans appear, but before Nightwing can explain, Damien punches the younger Wally in the chest, causing him to die for a couple of minutes. This "death" in the past disrupts Deathstroke's stolen speed powers and he appears in the present.
Blah, blah, blah, Kid Flash gets his speed powers back and Wally is alive. Slade claims he's done being Deathstroke, but we see him starting a new team at the end of the volume. Meanwhile, Damien has given Wally a heart condition due to the fact that he punched his chest and killed him for a bit. As a result, the doctor advises Wally to not be the Flash anymore. Oh, yeah, and Damien kicks Kid Flash out of the Teen Titans.
Review: DC really should either stop doing this half assed mini crossovers or tighten up the story-telling. Plot details tend to get lost or not elaborated on to the point of confusion. It also doesn't seem to have much of a point to it? I suppose the ending could lead into stuff they're going to be doing in the Deathstroke title, but as someone that doesn't read that title, it means nothing to me and it wasn't a great story to boot.
Another issue is why is Deathstroke just now deciding he wants to use the Speed Force to save his son? I'm not up on my Titans history, but Grant Wilson has probably been dead for awhile, so again, why now? Even if the timing doesn't make sense, they still could have pulled off a better story.
I hate Damien Wayne. I mean sincerely. Maybe he’s different when the book is focused on him, but he just comes off as such a little asshole all the time. The shit he pulled with Wally's younger self was not fucking okay. I'm so tired of Damien running around and doing whatever he wants without repercussions just because he's Batman's kid. Damien constantly hurts other heroes, but when a hero like Kid Flash fucks up? He gets kicked off his superhero team.
I don't know that Damien Wayne as a character has grown at all since his introduction. Other than, not killing people every step of the way, not to say he doesn't still kill. He's still an asshole and as long as he is leading the Teen Titans, I would never even consider picking that title up. Sorry, I realize that sounds harsh, but I get sick of DC allowing Damien to do whatever he wants to other (better, more loved) characters and no consequences.
Well, I did give this two stars, so what did I like? I liked the art - Titans generally I would say has pretty good artists that cycle through. The story was not AS hard to follow as some of the other mini crossovers I've read. Even if the Lazarus Contract wasn't a great story, I suppose it does have some important plot points for future books, mainly for the Flashes. I can't say I would recommend this to anyone unless you're invested in reading this run of Titans.
The two teams meet to discuss the missing Flashes. Meanwhile, the Flashes have been captured by Slade because he wants to use their powers to travel back in time and save his son Grant. The older Wally refuses but the younger Wally takes the bait and gets his speed stolen. Slade proceeds to try and save Grant to no avail since Grant hates him and will not believe anything he says. Sidenote: apparently Nightwing made some kind of deal with Slade when Grant died, but honestly couldn't tell you what exactly it was.
The Titans and Teen Titans meet up with Slade's hero son Jericho. Jericho and Wally decide to go into the timestream to find Slade and in the process, cause a time vortex. The younger versions of the Titans appear, but before Nightwing can explain, Damien punches the younger Wally in the chest, causing him to die for a couple of minutes. This "death" in the past disrupts Deathstroke's stolen speed powers and he appears in the present.
Blah, blah, blah, Kid Flash gets his speed powers back and Wally is alive. Slade claims he's done being Deathstroke, but we see him starting a new team at the end of the volume. Meanwhile, Damien has given Wally a heart condition due to the fact that he punched his chest and killed him for a bit. As a result, the doctor advises Wally to not be the Flash anymore. Oh, yeah, and Damien kicks Kid Flash out of the Teen Titans.
Review: DC really should either stop doing this half assed mini crossovers or tighten up the story-telling. Plot details tend to get lost or not elaborated on to the point of confusion. It also doesn't seem to have much of a point to it? I suppose the ending could lead into stuff they're going to be doing in the Deathstroke title, but as someone that doesn't read that title, it means nothing to me and it wasn't a great story to boot.
Another issue is why is Deathstroke just now deciding he wants to use the Speed Force to save his son? I'm not up on my Titans history, but Grant Wilson has probably been dead for awhile, so again, why now? Even if the timing doesn't make sense, they still could have pulled off a better story.
I hate Damien Wayne. I mean sincerely. Maybe he’s different when the book is focused on him, but he just comes off as such a little asshole all the time. The shit he pulled with Wally's younger self was not fucking okay. I'm so tired of Damien running around and doing whatever he wants without repercussions just because he's Batman's kid. Damien constantly hurts other heroes, but when a hero like Kid Flash fucks up? He gets kicked off his superhero team.
I don't know that Damien Wayne as a character has grown at all since his introduction. Other than, not killing people every step of the way, not to say he doesn't still kill. He's still an asshole and as long as he is leading the Teen Titans, I would never even consider picking that title up. Sorry, I realize that sounds harsh, but I get sick of DC allowing Damien to do whatever he wants to other (better, more loved) characters and no consequences.
Well, I did give this two stars, so what did I like? I liked the art - Titans generally I would say has pretty good artists that cycle through. The story was not AS hard to follow as some of the other mini crossovers I've read. Even if the Lazarus Contract wasn't a great story, I suppose it does have some important plot points for future books, mainly for the Flashes. I can't say I would recommend this to anyone unless you're invested in reading this run of Titans.