raj_page's review against another edition
3.0
The story was all about how Wally West is a badass... But apart from that, this was not at par with [b:DC Universe: Rebirth #1|29990987|DC Universe Rebirth #1|Geoff Johns|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1461530396s/29990987.jpg|50130182] or at least the book failed to deliver what it promised.
I hope that subsequent volumes are better than this.
I hope that subsequent volumes are better than this.
shadowofadoubt89's review against another edition
4.0
I'm new to the DC Universe in terms of comics, but I really enjoyed picking up the REBIRTH series and having a good place to start with my DC Comic reading.
I liked this story and I'm really enjoying the Titans. They are a cool group of heroes with a wide range of powers and personalities.
Reading comics is fun and easy and a great way to get some reading done without having to think too much.
I liked this story and I'm really enjoying the Titans. They are a cool group of heroes with a wide range of powers and personalities.
Reading comics is fun and easy and a great way to get some reading done without having to think too much.
georgezakka's review against another edition
3.0
3.7
So this was written by Dan Abnett who wrote aquaman rebirth and was cool but I wasn’t expecting much but this was pretty good
So I didn’t care much about Abra Kadabra but what shined the most was the relationships in the titans also I loved the last two issues where he has to save all his loved ones in the matter of seconds and the cliffhanger was cool so overall cool book
So this was written by Dan Abnett who wrote aquaman rebirth and was cool but I wasn’t expecting much but this was pretty good
So I didn’t care much about Abra Kadabra but what shined the most was the relationships in the titans also I loved the last two issues where he has to save all his loved ones in the matter of seconds and the cliffhanger was cool so overall cool book
jakerd8's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
nolo42's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
primmiiee's review against another edition
5.0
Other than Brett Booth's art and the fact that this felt more like a Wally West solo rather than a Titans team up book (which is not exactly a bad thing, imo), I feel like there's not much else to complain about, it's really good, I read this after finishing Titans Hunt, so I know a bit about the characters, the dialogues were great, and the overall story arc was awesome, and that ending, with that one word that could be a city, or could be a certain big bad character that everyone should know by now... Let's just say I'm very much hyped for the next arc.
ferrisscottr's review against another edition
4.0
My first time ever reading any of the Titans (or Teen Titans as they used to be called) and it was pretty good. This is the first volume after DC's Rebirth.
As usual, the DC art was amazing.
Story was pretty good but focused wayyyyy too much on the Flash and not enough on the rest of the team but this was good, real good, I'll definitely keep reading.
As usual, the DC art was amazing.
Story was pretty good but focused wayyyyy too much on the Flash and not enough on the rest of the team but this was good, real good, I'll definitely keep reading.
talon1010's review against another edition
1.0
Another Flash, another Flash story (and really, it is just a [Kid] Flash story with special guests). Smoke and mirrors and nothing special. The art is mediocre, and the story worse. Get the girl, save your friends, and win because you want to. I know that DC has more in them, and even that these writers do, but this is fantastically unremarkable.
I'm particularly put off, aside of the ethos, by the entirely flat villain. DC has some fantastic writing, and fantastic characters besides. But the antagonist in this book, Abra Kadabra, is not only unbelievable, bland, and vastly unmotivated, but also yet another in the line of "uses advanced technology". In Abra's case, it's far worse; the character was obviously created with the Arthur Clarke quote in mind, that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and then entirely drops all the appeal and intrigue from the concept by never saying anything on the nature of the technology (nor naming it besides vague references to "technology") but that it has something to do with time. How creative.
What's even worse is that they include math, as is occaisionally, if riskily, done in Flash books. The hostages are ~magically~ teleported to ethos-laden centers of population, which Abra surmises makes for a roughly 7000 mile round-trip. After breaking the speed of sound (multiple times with multiple sonic booms, but I'll let that slide on decorum) Flash then, in great detail, says he must do it in 6 and a quarter seconds, and of course does. When he predictably disappears, it's attributed to going faster than light, which travels in excess of 180,000 miles per second. He could have made the same rescues more than 166 times even hundreds of mps below lightspeed.
But he did it for friendship! So forget the math!! The math which they didn't have to mention in the first place!!!! Hey, at least there were zero consequences.
I'm particularly put off, aside of the ethos, by the entirely flat villain. DC has some fantastic writing, and fantastic characters besides. But the antagonist in this book, Abra Kadabra, is not only unbelievable, bland, and vastly unmotivated, but also yet another in the line of "uses advanced technology". In Abra's case, it's far worse; the character was obviously created with the Arthur Clarke quote in mind, that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and then entirely drops all the appeal and intrigue from the concept by never saying anything on the nature of the technology (nor naming it besides vague references to "technology") but that it has something to do with time. How creative.
What's even worse is that they include math, as is occaisionally, if riskily, done in Flash books. The hostages are ~magically~ teleported to ethos-laden centers of population, which Abra surmises makes for a roughly 7000 mile round-trip. After breaking the speed of sound (multiple times with multiple sonic booms, but I'll let that slide on decorum) Flash then, in great detail, says he must do it in 6 and a quarter seconds, and of course does. When he predictably disappears, it's attributed to going faster than light, which travels in excess of 180,000 miles per second. He could have made the same rescues more than 166 times even hundreds of mps below lightspeed.
But he did it for friendship! So forget the math!! The math which they didn't have to mention in the first place!!!! Hey, at least there were zero consequences.
jemimarose's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0