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Teen Titans (2014)
Teen Titans, Volume 4: When Titans Fall
The Teen Titans should be keeping a low profile. After all, a misunderstanding has left them wanted criminals, on the run from the law. But when Red Robin, Beast Boy, Wonder Girl, Raven, Power Girl and Bunker see people that need saving-whether it’s from a rampaging French gorilla or a designer drug that turns them into mindless beasts-they spring into action. That’s what being a Teen Titan is all about.
Unfortunately, if you’re a metahuman who’s a wanted criminal, you’re going to find yourself in Amanda Waller’s crosshairs! The master manipulator wants the Teen Titans for her Suicide Squad, and she’s determined to prove that the Titans are just as dangerous as her hardened criminals.
But if the only thing keeping these heroes from becoming outlaws is when the Titans stand together, what happens when one of their own pays the ultimate price? Is this the end of the Teen Titans as we know them?
Writers Tony Bedard (SUPERGIRL) and Scott Lobdell (RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS) and artists Ian Churchill (THE RAVAGERS) and Miguel Mendonça (WONDER WOMAN) set the stage for the rebirth of the Teen Titans…by tearing the team apart!
Collects: Teen Titans #20-24, Annual #2 and a special preview of Teen Titans: Rebirth #1.
Unfortunately, if you’re a metahuman who’s a wanted criminal, you’re going to find yourself in Amanda Waller’s crosshairs! The master manipulator wants the Teen Titans for her Suicide Squad, and she’s determined to prove that the Titans are just as dangerous as her hardened criminals.
But if the only thing keeping these heroes from becoming outlaws is when the Titans stand together, what happens when one of their own pays the ultimate price? Is this the end of the Teen Titans as we know them?
Writers Tony Bedard (SUPERGIRL) and Scott Lobdell (RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS) and artists Ian Churchill (THE RAVAGERS) and Miguel Mendonça (WONDER WOMAN) set the stage for the rebirth of the Teen Titans…by tearing the team apart!
Collects: Teen Titans #20-24, Annual #2 and a special preview of Teen Titans: Rebirth #1.
184 pages, Paperback
First published February 7, 2017
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Tony Bedard
786 books24 followersAntony J. L. Bedard is an American writer and editor who has worked in the comic book industry from the early 1990s through the present. He is best known for his work at CrossGen Comics, where he was under exclusive contract, and for his run writing Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off Exiles.
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August 30, 2021
(B+) 76% | Good
Notes: Fairly foolishness-free, it's forgivably fleeting, forsaking flow for frivolous fun, finishing funereal but future-forward.
Notes: Fairly foolishness-free, it's forgivably fleeting, forsaking flow for frivolous fun, finishing funereal but future-forward.
August 7, 2021
And so ends this iteration of the Teen Titans....only to be immediately replaced by a team led by Damian Wayne. Tony Bedard comes in and gives us better Titans stories than we've had in several years. First he cleans up the story of the last several issues where they are being hunted by the authorities. Monsieur Mallah and the Brain show up, two of the goofiest villains in the DCU, but Bedard makes it work by focusing on their relationship. Then Amanda Waller decides she wants the Teen Titans in Task Force X. Scott Lobdell returns for the annual to give us closure on the storyline where Professor Pyg stole the Titans blood. His characterization of Tim Drake in particular is terrible. Finally, we get a eulogy issue to Tim Drake after the repercussions of the Detective Comics Rebirth book. Oh yeah, and the Teen Titans Rebirth issue.
The Good: Tony Bedard brings in humor and much shorter story lines. It's a shame he didn't have more time on the book.
The Bad: That Scott Lobdell penned annual is a stinker.
The Ugly: We get a eulogy issue for Tim but the book doesn't explain what happened to him. You have to read to the end of the first volume of the Detective Comics Rebirth graphic novel to find out what happened. I was under the impression Rebirth happened at the same time across the DC line but obviously now that is not the case.
The Good: Tony Bedard brings in humor and much shorter story lines. It's a shame he didn't have more time on the book.
The Bad: That Scott Lobdell penned annual is a stinker.
The Ugly: We get a eulogy issue for Tim but the book doesn't explain what happened to him. You have to read to the end of the first volume of the Detective Comics Rebirth graphic novel to find out what happened. I was under the impression Rebirth happened at the same time across the DC line but obviously now that is not the case.
February 9, 2021
5 🌟
The Teen Titans complete more missions together.
The Teen Titans complete more missions together.
June 13, 2022
Just normal stuff to end a run.
We got a new H.I.V.E, the Brain, a new "Sister" Blood and the normal super hero stories. Then, we got an important death and then, the first chapter of the very good run of the Titans by Benjamin Percy on Rebirth.
It's just a regular book, but it really bothers me as they made Tim looks like Dick on this one. Tim is really not even close of a leader as Dick has been over the years. They got him wrong on this one.
We got a new H.I.V.E, the Brain, a new "Sister" Blood and the normal super hero stories. Then, we got an important death and then, the first chapter of the very good run of the Titans by Benjamin Percy on Rebirth.
It's just a regular book, but it really bothers me as they made Tim looks like Dick on this one. Tim is really not even close of a leader as Dick has been over the years. They got him wrong on this one.
November 24, 2017
A diferencia del volúmen anterior, este me gustó un poco más. Me alegra que por fin acabara esta serie de Teen Titans porque pienso que estuvo muy regular.
Me gusta mucho el personaje de Power Girl, espero verla protagonizando su propia serie o incluso liderando a los Titans.
Puntaje: 2,9 estrellas con aproximación a 3.
Me gusta mucho el personaje de Power Girl, espero verla protagonizando su propia serie o incluso liderando a los Titans.
Puntaje: 2,9 estrellas con aproximación a 3.
April 19, 2017
For me, this is a 4.5 stars
DC finally got it right in the end, well more like Tony Bedard got it right. This is what the New 52 were meant to be all alone, and I'm no kidding, since the beggining the Teen Titans were marked as a danger to society and even throught the series changed authors a lot, that main theme was constant. In others words, DC never gave up his original idea and when they finally got it in the good track it was too late, Rebirth was around the corner and the interest by part of the fans was long gone. So sad.
I like it a lot, I could finally see these TT as a team and not just a bunch of random teens together is some kind of weird story. At least this volume can make a little justice to the others.
Time to move on, I thrust in Rebirth to make it better.
DC finally got it right in the end, well more like Tony Bedard got it right. This is what the New 52 were meant to be all alone, and I'm no kidding, since the beggining the Teen Titans were marked as a danger to society and even throught the series changed authors a lot, that main theme was constant. In others words, DC never gave up his original idea and when they finally got it in the good track it was too late, Rebirth was around the corner and the interest by part of the fans was long gone. So sad.
I like it a lot, I could finally see these TT as a team and not just a bunch of random teens together is some kind of weird story. At least this volume can make a little justice to the others.
Time to move on, I thrust in Rebirth to make it better.
February 8, 2017
So, this is the end of the "New 52" version of the Teen Titans. It was better than the previous volumes, but I'm still not sorry to see it end.
May 19, 2018
Teen Titans: When Titans Fall picks up where the previous trade paperback left off, collecting the last five issues (20–24) of the 2014 on-going series, Teen Titans Annual #2 and Teen Titans: Rebirth.
These last few issues have the Teen Titans facing off with Monsieur Mallah and the Brain because of a meme creator named Metatroll93, Amanda Waller thought to conscript the Teen Titans into her Suicide Squad by kidnapping Red Robin, and combated and defeated the H.I.V.E. Queen. However, the best issue of the trade paperback is the last one – Teen Titans #24.
Entitled "Red Robin Remembrance" this issue was written by Tony Bedard and penciled by Ian Churchill and takes place after Detective Comics #940 where Tim Drake sacrificed his life to save Gotham City. This issue is a memorial tribute to their leader – it was touching, endearing, and beautifully written and depicted – in short it's like a love letter to Tim Drake as Red Robin. In the end, we have Damian Wayne as Robin looking at Tim Drake's memorial looking pensive.
Teen Titans Annual #2 is written by Scott Lobdell and penciled by Corey Smith and it concludes the storyline started with the Robin War tie-in (Teen Titans #15) where Professor Pyg took the blood of the Teen Titans for nefarious means. Using Beast Boy's blood, a drug was created which change the users into green beasts for a while. Coincidentally, the Teen Titans are taking a break when green animals attack the nightclub. They managed to find out who was behind the scheme – Sister Blood.
Teen Titans: Rebirth closes the trade paperback and is written by Ben Percy and penciled by Jonboy Meyers. It has Damian Wayne as Robin kidnaps Beast Boy, Starfire, Raven, and Kid Flash all over the United States to form a new Teen Titans – his. I rather like the concept of this Teen Titans although it's rather difficult for me to consider both Robin and Starfire still as teenagers. I always pictured Damian Wayne as preteen and Starfire as a contemporary of Dick Grayson or Jason Todd, which makes her in her early twenties.
With the exception of the Annual and the Rebirth issues the trade paperback was written by Tony Bedard and it shows – it flowed well, despite the writing being a tad rushed. It was written well and the ideas somewhat novel, however it felt rushed. I can’t really blame Bedard for it being rushed considering how many storylines that must be concluded in so little amount of issues. The Tim Drake as Red Robin issue raised the rating a notch.
Teen Titans: When Titans Fall had four pencilers with Ian Churchill and Miguel Mendonça traded issues for the last five core issues, Corey Smith did the Annual and Jonboy Meyers penciled the Rebirth issue. For the most part the penciling was rather great – Churchill and Mendonça have similar styles so it flowed rather well. The outliers to their styles would be Smith and Meyers as their styles are more cartoonish than the comparatively more realistic styles of Churchill and Mendonça.
All in all, Teen Titans: When Titans Fall is a rather good conclusion for this Teen Titans series – it had better stories than usual ending with a wonderful remembrance issue and the penciling also flowed better than usual and I also look forward to the next Teen Titans series despite my reservation.
These last few issues have the Teen Titans facing off with Monsieur Mallah and the Brain because of a meme creator named Metatroll93, Amanda Waller thought to conscript the Teen Titans into her Suicide Squad by kidnapping Red Robin, and combated and defeated the H.I.V.E. Queen. However, the best issue of the trade paperback is the last one – Teen Titans #24.
Entitled "Red Robin Remembrance" this issue was written by Tony Bedard and penciled by Ian Churchill and takes place after Detective Comics #940 where Tim Drake sacrificed his life to save Gotham City. This issue is a memorial tribute to their leader – it was touching, endearing, and beautifully written and depicted – in short it's like a love letter to Tim Drake as Red Robin. In the end, we have Damian Wayne as Robin looking at Tim Drake's memorial looking pensive.
Teen Titans Annual #2 is written by Scott Lobdell and penciled by Corey Smith and it concludes the storyline started with the Robin War tie-in (Teen Titans #15) where Professor Pyg took the blood of the Teen Titans for nefarious means. Using Beast Boy's blood, a drug was created which change the users into green beasts for a while. Coincidentally, the Teen Titans are taking a break when green animals attack the nightclub. They managed to find out who was behind the scheme – Sister Blood.
Teen Titans: Rebirth closes the trade paperback and is written by Ben Percy and penciled by Jonboy Meyers. It has Damian Wayne as Robin kidnaps Beast Boy, Starfire, Raven, and Kid Flash all over the United States to form a new Teen Titans – his. I rather like the concept of this Teen Titans although it's rather difficult for me to consider both Robin and Starfire still as teenagers. I always pictured Damian Wayne as preteen and Starfire as a contemporary of Dick Grayson or Jason Todd, which makes her in her early twenties.
With the exception of the Annual and the Rebirth issues the trade paperback was written by Tony Bedard and it shows – it flowed well, despite the writing being a tad rushed. It was written well and the ideas somewhat novel, however it felt rushed. I can’t really blame Bedard for it being rushed considering how many storylines that must be concluded in so little amount of issues. The Tim Drake as Red Robin issue raised the rating a notch.
Teen Titans: When Titans Fall had four pencilers with Ian Churchill and Miguel Mendonça traded issues for the last five core issues, Corey Smith did the Annual and Jonboy Meyers penciled the Rebirth issue. For the most part the penciling was rather great – Churchill and Mendonça have similar styles so it flowed rather well. The outliers to their styles would be Smith and Meyers as their styles are more cartoonish than the comparatively more realistic styles of Churchill and Mendonça.
All in all, Teen Titans: When Titans Fall is a rather good conclusion for this Teen Titans series – it had better stories than usual ending with a wonderful remembrance issue and the penciling also flowed better than usual and I also look forward to the next Teen Titans series despite my reservation.
July 4, 2017
I think we always go into the "end" (I use air quotes because they are often less finite in comic books) with equal parts apprehension and reverence; we are apprehensive to see something end and change but are also worried about the climax we have followed this thing that we have been reading/watching etc being any good. The reverence coming into the picture in the fact that something like a book series with multiple entries becomes something we respect, admire and care for. Things like that become very much a part of our person.
These things coupled with an ominous title like in the conclusion to Geoff Johns' run on Green Lantern "The End" may inflate the score that I give this book but, in all honesty, I genuinely believe that Teen Titans Volume 4 deserves the rating I have given it. Especially, after I was so disappointed by the 3rd Volume.
I think When Titans Fall is a good stopper to the New 52 Titans run and showed us, as an audience, the potential that this roster of heroes had when used effectively. Bedard seemed to have understanding of what he was meant to do with this book to have the most impact and I am genuinely impressed with how he has tied this series together. I know the book has been turbulent throughout its run but I genuinely enjoyed most of it. It was only when things became messy and convoluted that I began to have a problem.
What I believe to be the book's greatest achievement is not the episodic story telling. Whilst a lot of people seem to be very happy with that method, I think it helps but is not what sells the book for me. What sells the book for me is the long overdue look into these characters. Teen Titans has always been a character study set to a superhero backdrop - The villain of the week may as well be a hard life choice rather than a super villain. This is what I think Bedard did well. I think he took this concept and made it his bread and butter. Even though the adventures are episodic, the narrative and thematic branches run all the way through.
In this case, it is the Titans struggling to deal with their fugitive status and the identity of their team as a whole. All of this whilst Red Robin questions himself and his role on the team - having almost all the faith in their ability and none in his own. Watching the Titans deal and grow with this... It makes the epilogue to the story where we finally see the Titans go their separate ways even more heart breaking.
Sure, having potential realized at the end of something could be seen as a waste but Titans went out with the bang it deserved and not the whimper that was becoming more and more likely the longer the book ran for.
These things coupled with an ominous title like in the conclusion to Geoff Johns' run on Green Lantern "The End" may inflate the score that I give this book but, in all honesty, I genuinely believe that Teen Titans Volume 4 deserves the rating I have given it. Especially, after I was so disappointed by the 3rd Volume.
I think When Titans Fall is a good stopper to the New 52 Titans run and showed us, as an audience, the potential that this roster of heroes had when used effectively. Bedard seemed to have understanding of what he was meant to do with this book to have the most impact and I am genuinely impressed with how he has tied this series together. I know the book has been turbulent throughout its run but I genuinely enjoyed most of it. It was only when things became messy and convoluted that I began to have a problem.
What I believe to be the book's greatest achievement is not the episodic story telling. Whilst a lot of people seem to be very happy with that method, I think it helps but is not what sells the book for me. What sells the book for me is the long overdue look into these characters. Teen Titans has always been a character study set to a superhero backdrop - The villain of the week may as well be a hard life choice rather than a super villain. This is what I think Bedard did well. I think he took this concept and made it his bread and butter. Even though the adventures are episodic, the narrative and thematic branches run all the way through.
In this case, it is the Titans struggling to deal with their fugitive status and the identity of their team as a whole. All of this whilst Red Robin questions himself and his role on the team - having almost all the faith in their ability and none in his own. Watching the Titans deal and grow with this... It makes the epilogue to the story where we finally see the Titans go their separate ways even more heart breaking.
Sure, having potential realized at the end of something could be seen as a waste but Titans went out with the bang it deserved and not the whimper that was becoming more and more likely the longer the book ran for.
December 26, 2024
*3.5* Maybe the peak of this entire run? The team finally feels like a team AND friends, and all of the characters are likable even when they’re not making the best decisions. This team is finally the same from beginning to end of the book, and it’s better for it. The lineup is just large enough to get a good variety but small enough that they still feel tight-knit and functional. The Sister Blood stuff was the worst of it, even though for brief moments at the beginning it was nice to see different groups within the team bonding. The highlight of this volume is definitely its focus on Tim Drake. He comes off likable without pretension. You understand why he’s a good leader, and why the others all like him.
May 21, 2017
Bedard adds a nice dash of style and humor to the Titans, and takes them back to episodic, one issue adventures, which is all an improvement over what came before. But it's really crummy that DC decided to package this without Detective Comics #940, the issue where Red Robin dies. It's a giant hole smack in the middle of this book, because before it, we're all having fun, then suddenly he's dead, and the team's at his funeral, and then disbanding, and now we're gearing up for a reboot. Bad decision.
August 17, 2017
The only good thing about it is that it is the last volume of this particular installment. Possibly the rebirth version will be better, although I don't hold out to much hope considering that the preview issue indicates that Starfire will once again be involved, and she is a thoroughly useless character.
May 10, 2017
I was very pleased with this Volume. This series of Teen Titans was better than the last one, while still having its ups and downs. It was a good finale to this run and the Rebirth issue has me excited for the next series go of it.
January 25, 2021
I read all but one issue of this a long time ago and I don't remember a thing! I saved the last issue because it ties into something that happens with Detective Comics: Rebirth and now I read it and the issue was fine and now it's done and now there will be a new Teen Titans team. Okay!
June 8, 2017
After becoming criminals in the mind of society, what will the Titans do? Help people, of course!
A good stand alone read, even if the next to last story requires reading a different series.
A good stand alone read, even if the next to last story requires reading a different series.
July 3, 2017
Tim Drake really is awesome!
February 1, 2018
3.5 stars
March 29, 2019
This is probably the end of Teen Titans. One of the original members of TT will perish. I won't spoilt it for you. This is a very well written comic.
June 30, 2019
Fun catching up with Titans - I read NTT when I was a teen myself!
August 25, 2020
Pretty bland, but it had some funny moments.
November 20, 2021
Nice collection! I got this last Christmas, but only read it recently.
February 20, 2017
The real Fall is a tie to a Rebirth storyline...so that's kind of weird that most of this volume, expect the last issue is pre-Rebirth. And as a reader I kept saying huh because of the ties to the Rebirth piece.
Tim Drake vs. New 52 Waller...okay you know Tim's going to probably win that one.
Tim Drake vs. New 52 Waller...okay you know Tim's going to probably win that one.
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