Alger's review
The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (New Teen Titans)
by Marv Wolfman, George Perez
Alger's review
The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (New Teen Titans) by Marv Wolfman, George Perez
Alger's review
rating:
recommended for: 16+
To me what made this book fantastic was the edge it brought. Comics have always born the stigma of being for children and having very simplistic writing style that only made them fit for younger readers. This book becomes a paradox. It was about the junior members of the DC universe, too young for the Justice League which was populated by the greats: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, et. al, however Teen Titans was more mature than the titles bearing those more senior members of the League. It was violent. It was very sexual. It was also more sophisticated. This title was what made DC a rival for Marvel. In this we are shown a very fragile union of Teenagers with all the angst, ego, and problems of normal teens juxtoposed against the duties of saving the world and presenting a good image to the world. As can be expected there is a great deal of strain, and then along comes a spider. A traitor infiltrates their ranks and uses all of these issues to effectively destroy the...more
