Azarath's Empath RAVEN Appreciation!

[quinnzel]

"My mind is a battleground, whipped and ripped asunder, torn from the very fabric of reality."

Raven made her first appearance in DC Comics Presents #26 in October of 1980. She was created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. She has starred in several incarnations of the Teen Titans, including the current ongoing run started in the New 52, and other series such as 52 and Forever Evil.

She was also part of the Teen Titans cartoon series that ran on Cartoon Network from 2003-2007 and the film Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo based off the same series. She's currently part of Teen Titans Go! which began in 2013.

Finally, Raven has also appeared in a few video games, including DC Universe Online, and a big appearance as a playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us.

I hadn't seen an appreciation thread for Raven here, and she's one of my favorite characters, so I felt this was long overdue! Here we shall discuss and post pictures of the half-human, half-demon empath known as RAVEN!

[Agent Z]

Nice to see an appreciation thread. Do you have any favourite stories regarding her?

[nj06]

I've come to really like Raven, but her new costume is a big no-no in my opinion. Thankfully her older costumes are still awesome:

[Incognito]

I like Raven, I want her to be part of the next phase of DCYou. She has such an amazing backstory and her powers are interesting because she was born of evil but destined to do great things to overcome her demonic heritage. She was in Teen Titans 2003, appeared in Injustice Gods Among Us (I thought she was going to get a push because she was the only non-JL member to be in the game but she might be used to promote TTGO) and currently in TTGO.

[Robotman]

i love Raven but i absolutely hate her current costume design. Rocofort designed her current look so maybe now that he skipped town for Marvel they can finally bring back her classic costume.

[Jaylarue]

I agree that her new outfit is uggggglyyyyy. Raven should be svelt and sexy. I dont mind her current 'bad girl' status, but like her better when she is a bit naive and innocent. Id def support a Raven ongoing.

[quinnzel]

Glad to see other Raven fans!

Nice to see an appreciation thread. Do you have any favourite stories regarding her?

I definitely love her first appearance in New Teen Titans and then the entire Terror of Trigon arc. That's fantastic. I've also really enjoyed the direction they've taken her in the newest Teen Titans series.

I might be one of the only ones, but I actually like Raven's new costume design But I definitely prefer her classic look better. Her classic look just screams "dark, conflicted, and complex" and her newer one is a little more of a "flashy superhero" look for her.