There are definite shades of Tamaki’s past works here, especially Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me. The Titans most resemble grown-up versions of their television incarnations, but could pretty easily be slid into any continuity. What can I say about Tamaki’s writing that hasn’t been said before? It’s wonderful and she writes incredibly believable teenagers and dialog. It’s a neat image to return throughout the book, showing their relationship and personalities. There is also a recurring set up of a two-page spread with Starfire on the left and Mandy on the right, mirroring each other. It is to Yoshitani’s credit that those tonal shifts are easy to follow and never distracting to read. Taken together it means the books can range from looking like a digital collage or to looking like a space faring action book. Things only get worse from there for Claire…Īll of this is beautifully illustrated using muted colors and lots of layering effects and abstract shapes in addition to more traditional comic book art. Over the course of the book her relationship with Claire progresses smoothly until Claire meets Starfire’s co-workers and posts about it online. She does not plan to attend college, which is a point of friction between mother and daughter. She doesn’t have any superpowers (despite years of waiting) and seems to resent everything except for her best friend Lincoln and her crush Claire. Like many things relating to Starfire and Mandy, it is a mystery.įor her part, Mandy considers herself to be extremely different from her mother, and seems to go out of her way to be more so by dyeing her hair in the opening of the book. The “single” part of that comes up in the book from time to time, but is never really expanded on. The most naively written character in Teen Titans is now a single mom. What if your mother was a solar-powered, bikini wearing, alien superhero? This is what Mandy Anders struggles with, in addition to more standard teenage problems like appearances, first loves, and college applications.
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