And Then I Read: RAVEN #1

Image © DC Entertainment. Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Alisson Borges, colors by Blond, lettered by A Larger World.

As a one-time fan of the New Teen Titans when Marv was writing it, I thought I’d give this series a try. Raven is taking a break from her team, and has moved to San Francisco to stay with her mother’s sister, Alice, and her family: husband Jack and children Mary-Beth, Billy and baby Jessica. Even as she steps in the door of this ordinary family, Raven begins to wonder if she’s made a mistake, but she wants to know more about the human side of her family, and explore a more normal life. Attending the local high school is difficult for her, especially when she’s attacked mentally by an unknown assailant, and must use her powers. At night she is haunted in dreams by her demon father, Trigon, and elsewhere, in an abandoned warehouse, a great power is rising.

I enjoyed the story, though the art doesn’t appeal to me very much, a little too “manga.” I’ll read a few more and see how it goes, maybe it will grow on me.

Mildly recommended.