tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post4155760107530228025..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Titans Vol. 1: The Return of Wally West (Rebirth) trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-84775776512750739682017-03-17T04:00:54.441-05:002017-03-17T04:00:54.441-05:00I'm a big Titans fan & an even bigger Wall...I'm a big Titans fan & an even bigger Wally West fan, that being said I wanted this book to be amazing, unfortunately it is just mediocre. Abnett is doing some ok writing but seems more concerned w/ pushing the Rebirth/Watchmen mystery then telling who these characters are & why people should like & care about them. Brett Booth is not my favorite artist, he can tell a decent story but is going too far into his cartoony exaggerated style & making everyone look ridiculous.<br /><br />I would ♥ for DC to not push Abnett too hard into the Rebirth story & let him give the characters room to breathe & get a better artist!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105824639464431432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-26559062830389835582017-03-09T18:50:34.718-06:002017-03-09T18:50:34.718-06:00I kind of liked that moment. It was a bit dysfunct...I kind of liked that moment. It was a bit dysfunctional and silly, just like how that relationship should be.HelloTherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602812462354227620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-23345447242504109532017-03-09T07:06:31.185-06:002017-03-09T07:06:31.185-06:00I only just got the book and I really liked it.
I...I only just got the book and I really liked it.<br /><br />I myself liked that this was a Wally centered issue, I actually think it was a good thing. We really needed the Wally West situation explained and it's a good thing they spent a whole story line on it.<br /><br />It's good they cleared up what happened to Wally and it was completely different to what I expected. We learn that Wally isn't pre-Flashpoint Wally like I thought he was, but Wally from the current timeline pushed into the timestream by Abra Kadabra from the future. Wally only seems to have survived that because his connection to the Speedforce (and because of that he was able to see all other timelines enfold at the same time), that explains the misconception I had at first when I read DC Universe: Rebirth.<br /><br />It's also interesting to know that Abra Kadabra being from the future seems to be aware of who stole the time in the universe. In issue 2 he says "He must have... He must have broken history already." He does this while looking at the watch we later in the issue learn to be another link to the Watchmen.<br /><br />I prefer the Dick Grayson displayed here to the one in Nightwing and the Night of the Monstermen crossover. I wont tell why, because I don't know if you've read those yet. But atm it seems he's more himself when he's with the Titans than he is when he is with the Bat family. <br /><br />As for Garth saying: "Once again, you demonstrate how lost we Titans would be without you.", I don't think it's abnormal to have a bit of extra sentiment to a long lost friend. And let's not forget, that Wally has the same feeling towards his team mates: "God bless Dick Grayson. Just hearing him gives me hope for a moment.". It just points that all the Titans know that everyone of them is important and that even a small piece missing hurts.<br /><br />I didn't know Superman was going to turn up in the next volume of Titans, but Wally has seen the pre-Flashpoint timeline when he was stuck in the timestream. He's probably the only link Superman has (besides his family) to it. I haven't read any of the Superman titles and they're not high on the priority list atm, so I could be wrong.PeterBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-80157331750033884522017-03-05T21:59:19.913-06:002017-03-05T21:59:19.913-06:00Call it a 7, maybe? It would be included in a &quo...Call it a 7, maybe? It would be included in a "Prelude to Rebirth" special kind of thing. There's definitely a moment that calls out to Watchmen here, but maybe minor in comparison to the end of 'Tec Vol. 1. If anything the big draw here is Wally, and how he is or isn't what he seems to be at the end of DC Universe: Rebirth.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-38649327060833275362017-03-05T08:10:12.083-06:002017-03-05T08:10:12.083-06:00The first big Watchmen tease doesn't happen un...The first big Watchmen tease doesn't happen until the next volume, but this is an important story if you're interested in seeing how Wally gets back into the swing of things after his return in the DCU: Rebirth special. No Mr. Oz, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-8181687912921222242017-03-04T16:27:59.610-06:002017-03-04T16:27:59.610-06:00On a scale from 1-10 (or whatever scale you wish, ...On a scale from 1-10 (or whatever scale you wish, really - maybe a comparison to Superman: Path of Doom or the first volume of 'Tec), how important do you think this story is in the grand scheme of Rebirth and the mysteries therein? <br /><br />I'm not that much a fan of the Titans, but I loved every little tie-in to Countdown (to Infinite Crisis) and trying to piece everything together Bob Schoonoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371205595372517089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-3076250365688500712017-03-02T23:04:28.431-06:002017-03-02T23:04:28.431-06:00Yes, definite shades of "Terminal Velocity&qu...Yes, definite shades of "Terminal Velocity" here. That's where Abnett had it right. And I liked Devin Grayson's Titans, too -- I think Arsenal mentoring Damage was probably Arsenal at his best -- but Abnett resurrecting the Donna/Roy relationship is exactly what bugs me here. No less than six issues in and they're already on "Did you say you love me?" when we have just absolutely no idea who this Donna Troy is (and Arsenal probably shouldn't, either). It's the sentiment without the emotion to back it up, and that's where I'm having trouble here so far.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-37131093182790796642017-03-02T14:54:22.505-06:002017-03-02T14:54:22.505-06:00I guess I enjoyed this more than you did because I...I guess I enjoyed this more than you did because I was so hungry for a good Flash story. Really, this arc made me feel like when I was a teenager reading Waid's "Terminal Velocity" for the first time, and that scene where Wally had a few seconds to save all of his teammates was breathtaking. Also, as one of the few fans of Grayson's Titans run, I loved the sparks between Donna and Roy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com