What Does The Teen Titans Mean to You?

[DrNewGod]

What I liked about the cartoon, was that the roster didn't look like "younger versions of the Justice League." Besides Robin, the other characters had barely anything to do with the main Justice League characters. I think that is why the original 5 didn't stick, they just looked too much like a mini justice league.

TBH, the two original Teen Titan comics were not done very well. If they'd had better talent assigned to them, rendering something other than a middle-aged man's interpretation of youth culture, the original 5 might have shone a bit brighter.

[Herowatcher]

Hmmmm....

An exciting comic with the wonder and optimism of youth, as well as the inexperience, naivety and over-confidence, where a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds come together and open up possibilities for dynamic new approaches to solving problems.
It's a book where every avenue of adventure can be explored, from space and sci-fi to urban super-hero to mystical realms to mythological pantheons and isolated, forgotten civilizations.
It's a title that gives younger readers characters they can relate to more readily, with real problems that oftentimes feels more dire than they are, alongside the possibility of real extreme warnings and dangers being taken less seriously by their peers because they're viewed as less reliable.
It's a book that is filled with equal measure of excitement and drama, with characters learning and growing from their experiences.
It's a title where every story, no matter how small, leaves an impression on at least one member of the cast.
It's a series that has a history, either through the pasts of the individual characters and their times as supporting members in other books, or through their own shared adventures. Their pasts, either solo or as a group, is shown as an influence that continues to mold, shape and affect their futures.
The book celebrates the strength of individuals coming together and forming a natural bond that can be stronger than that of their normal families, and how they can overcome challenging obstacles when they are united together.
Diversity is shown as a strength, with characters of different backgrounds sympathizing with each other through the common eyes of youth.

Meta-fiction wise, it's DC's modern X-Men where the Doom Patrol was their Classic X-Men.
It's the series that you expect to be the most dynamic with strong A-level art and complex writing involving subplots where characters are at a real risk of change and stories have a long-lasting impact on them.
Supporting characters and villains recur more frequently as they often become important catalysts to the growth of one or more members of the cast.
New characters, whether supporting characters, villains or potential new members, are hardly ever disposable, and tend to have a storytelling purpose that may not be completely evident at first.

Literally couldn't have said it better myself.