Titans, Vol. 3: Fractured

Titans (2008)

by J.T. Krul, Ángel Unzueta (Illustrator), Wayne Faucher (Illustrator)

The Titans struggle too rebuild the team in the wake of their one time teammate Jericho’s betrayal. The Titans must also deal with the inevitable problems of growing up and growing apart as a team.

Each issue of this story arch spotlights an individual member and how their choices will impact the team and their future in the DC Universe. This volume features stories written by Hugh Sterbakov, JT Krul, Christopher Yost, Bryan Q. Miller , with art by Angel Unzueta.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Fantasy, Graphic Novels Comics

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

J. T. Krul is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on Aspen MLT's Fathom comic series. He is a graduate of Michigan State University, holding a Bachelors in Film and Video Production.

Reviews

[Sebastián · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how every titans member's life is protrayed in this book. Each one with their own struggles, their own life, wondering what is the right path to take. You can relate to each and every one of them. Dealing with grief, loneliness, sense of duty, responsibilities, etc. all the while having to deal with villains and the typical hero life. If you have been reading Titans comics for a while you feel like a part of a family that is falling apart and you can't exactly figure out everyone's reasons. This is not a comic book that everyone will talk about or that will be cited as one of the best comic books ever (not even one of Titan's best lol) but it has a wholehearted writing, an understandment of the characters that is no longer seen in current comic books.
For me, personally, the Titans has always felt more as a family than the Justice League, and this story made me feel for all their members, made me want to be there for them, have a chat and try to help the figure everything out together. It feels so great when a book is able to make you feel like that.
I wasn't even going to read this, this was just on my Blackest Night checklist, but once I started I couldn't stop. If you love this title and these characters as much as I do you will know what I'm talking about and you will enjoy it as much as I did. (Also Old Friends and Lockdown are worth checking out as well!)

[Sean · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was not good. A handful of creators tell mostly standalone stories of the Titans as they evolve into possibly ending the team. The book didn't have enough substance to matter as every story felt like a backup story and the two-parter to end the collection was even worse. I did like Kory and Donna's emotional turmoil. The art was fine but nothing amazing. Overall, this book was definitely transitional as bigger things are happening around the team but not in this book.

[Rylan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this volume I think it’s the best this series has had. It doesn’t tell one story rather a bunch of one shots focusing on the different members of the team, each of them had lots of great moments for each of the characters, I especially liked the Starfire issue. The art however was pretty unmemorable.

[Mosley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the art and any continuation of Teen Titans is usually fine by me, very rarely am I displeased with any Titan comic. This one did not disappoint.

[cc · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Heather Robinson (GFB) · Rating 3 out of 5]

issues #14 and 16-22,

[Maureen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice set of stories, each centered around one of the Titans (until the end). Not every story is successful – Donna Troy's story is downright awful – but most do a fine job of exploring the characters at a particular time in their lives. To my surprise, I found Starfire's story to be the most moving. I don't dislike Starfire (pre-reboot that is), but this story got me invested in her character in a way I havent been before. I would have given that one 4 stars on it's own. The Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven stories are also well done (though Raven's story really needs to be read in context).

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good volume to introduce all the characters. Each has a little story that revolves around them. The team is falling apart, and nobody is sure whether they want to stop that happening. A good character read but not much major plot.

[John Yelverton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book series is really starting to loose momentum, but I'm still hopeful that they can turn it around.

[Esther · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is my first time reading a Titans comic and I am shocked to see the stark contrast in Starfire's personality between the TV series and the comic. Other than that, the plot was alright.

[Mi Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good and I like it