Titans Annual #1 Preview

[GlennSimpson]

It's technically not affecting the Flashes as well.

Maybe it potentializes pre-existing feelings? Arrogance in Aquaman, Bloodlust on Diana, paranoid tendencies on Batman, insecurity on Garth, even some recklessness in Nightwing (he does seem a little more sarcastic than usual).

All well-stablished character traits, usually under control, a little over the top now.

Heh. Unfortunately, "nobody is acting like they should" can go either way - mind control or bad writing...

[Atlanta96]

If a new artist came onboard I would start picking this up again. That's literally all it would take for this book to go back on my pull.

Ehh, he's not the worst. Not as bad as some of the cringe-inducingly bad amateurs Marvel hires.

[BohemiaDrinker]

Heh. Unfortunately, "nobody is acting like they should" can go either way - mind control or bad writing...

Abnett contradicting characterizations he defined himself would be a pretty uncommon occurrence, though. If this was, IDK, Lobdell, I might agree,

[Frontier]

It does feel like a heck of a coincidence that both Bruce, Arthur, and Diana are a little more standoffish then usual.

I mean, Batman is Batman, but it feels off seeing him treat Dick like that.

[sakuyamons]

It does feel like a heck of a coincidence that both Bruce, Arthur, and Diana are a little more standoffish then usual.

I mean, Batman is Batman, but it feels off seeing him treat Dick like that.

It kinda remembers me of that Teen Titans: Year Old comic where the mentors were acting jerkish.

[JasonTodd428]

Ehh, he's not the worst. Not as bad as some of the cringe-inducingly bad amateurs Marvel hires.

I liked his work on Nightwing. He's not the worst artist I've run across but IMO he's not a good fit for this book either. Like I've said before his art just throws me completely out of the story pretty much every panel and that's not good.

[JasonTodd428]

It kinda remembers me of that Teen Titans: Year Old comic where the mentors were acting jerkish.

Yeah, it reminds me of that too.

[Atlanta96]

I liked his work on Nightwing. He's not the worst artist I've run across but IMO he's not a good fit for this book either. Like I've said before his art just throws me completely out of the story pretty much every panel and that's not good.

Yeah he works better on solo books, I'd still rather they get someone less polarizing for a Wally West solo but it would be a better fit for him than this. At least he's a professional and not some rando they found on Tumblr.

[Waterfall]

It's technically not affecting the Flashes as well.

Maybe it potentializes pre-existing feelings? Arrogance in Aquaman, Bloodlust on Diana, paranoid tendencies on Batman, insecurity on Garth, even some recklessness in Nightwing (he does seem a little more sarcastic than usual).

All well-stablished character traits, usually under control, a little over the top now.

It's definitely effecting Barry. Wally doesn't mind League's attitude but Barry is fidgeting around Wally and has parental instincts about Wally "wincing" at their words even when that's not the case.

I'll argue it's not effecting Titans (hence why Nightwing and Wally are chill) but all League are under some kind of emotional influence.

[Lee Stone]

Well... they did all just get abducted individually and placed into a superhero version of The Cube.
For all each one knows, the rest are all illusions.

And the Titans did just fight magic doppelgangers of themselves.

[wonder39]

Just read the ish... bleh Here's what I posted over in the WW forum...

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Diana confirms that
"Donna Troy is not an organic woman. She was made whole out of clay by a magical process." " She was created as a weapon-- a weapon forged to destroy me. We prevented that destiny and we gave her false memories so she could live a stable life" "You were made to believe you were a human child. Orphaned, rescued by me, raised by the Amazons. This stopped you from becoming a weapon-- it allowed you to live as others live.. to become a hero, a Titan"

So what the rolling ferk?!? The universe is slowly being "fixed" ( Rebirth) and yet we get some half assed hack job of an origin in like six words balloons? That fully owes it's existence to a MUCH HATED 52 origin for Donna....

Load of total cr@p

...and it seems like this was the whole point to the issue-- which really led nowhere and the reveal was pretty lame.... Maybe they're just nailing up a temporary version and that will change as Rebirth unfolds, but really? I feel like the Titans Annual writers have no idea what was going on in Diana's book and that so much of that crap doesn't exist anymore.... *groan*

[Lee Stone]

Just read the ish... bleh Here's what I posted over in the WW forum...

SPOILERS:

















spoilers:

Diana confirms that "Donna Troy is not an organic woman. She was made whole out of clay by a magical process." " She was created as a weapon-- a weapon forged to destroy me. We prevented that destiny and we gave her false memories so she could live a stable life" "You were made to believe you were a human child. Orphaned, rescued by me, raised by the Amazons. This stopped you from becoming a weapon-- it allowed you to live as others live.. to become a hero, a Titan" So what the rolling ferk?!? The universe is slowly being "fixed" ( Rebirth) and yet we get some half assed hack job of an origin in like six words balloons? That fully owes it's existence to a MUCH HATED 52 origin for Donna....

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Load of total cr@p

...and it seems like this was the whole point to the issue-- which really led nowhere and the reveal was pretty lame.... Maybe they're just nailing up a temporary version and that will change as Rebirth unfolds, but really? I feel like the Titans Annual writers have no idea what was going on in Diana's book and that so much of that crap doesn't exist anymore.... *groan*

spoilers:

So, basically... she's now Pre-Crisis Wonder Woman.

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[byrd156]

spoilers:

So, basically... she's now Pre-Crisis Wonder Woman.

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I'm fine with that, it's a much simpler origin.

[BohemiaDrinker]

spoilers:

So, basically... she's now Pre-Crisis Wonder Woman.

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Well, considering that spoilers:

New52 wonder Woman was post-Crisis WonderGirl, and New52 WonderGirl was kind of post-Crisis Donna Troy, seems legit.

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[Badou]

So they basically just kept the New 52 origin for Donna then. Well that is dumb, but Donna having an awful origin is kind of part of her character. I imagine that someone will change it again in another few years.