Teen Titans: Robin
Ratings28
Average rating3.9
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Ratings28
Average rating3.9
A New York Times bestseller! USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller! Author Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures) and artist Gabriel Picolo, the creative duo behind the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller Teen Titans: Raven, take you on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, while reminding us the value of true friendship--especially when life gets wild. Garfield Logan has spent his entire life being overlooked. Even in a small town like Eden, Georgia, the seventeen-year-old with green streaks in his hair can't find a way to stand out--and the clock is ticking. Senior year is almost over. If Gar doesn't find a way to impress the social elite at Bull Creek High School, he will never know what it's like to matter. Gar's best friends, Stella and Tank, can't understand why he cares what other people think, and they miss their funny, pizza-loving, video game-obsessed best friend. Then Gar accepts a wild dare out of the blue. It impresses the popular kids, and his social status soars. But other things are changing, too. Gar grows six inches overnight. His voice drops, and suddenly, he's stronger and faster. He's finally getting everything he wanted, but his newfound popularity comes at a price. Gar has to work harder to impress his new friends. The dares keep getting bigger, and the stakes keep getting higher. When Gar realizes the extent of his physical changes, he has to dig deep and face the truth about himself--and the people who truly matter--before his life spirals out of control.
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I loved it! It was so rad to see a bit of Ravens back story. I love Teen Titian's, it's the only story line in dc that I like (I'm a marvel stan lol). I thought that the art style was great and the story was really good. I wish that it was longer and that we got to see a bit more of raven with her mom :/. I loved Max, she was a bIG mood! And also I didn't know that there were queer characters!! I can't wait for the next one!.
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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I've talked here before about my love of The New Teen Titans, the 1980-96 series created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. They were my real first (and probably deepest) comic love. It informed and shaped my tastes in ways I probably can't realize and definitely can't articulate. It's practically sacrosanct to me. So the idea of DC Comics hiring Kami Garcia (as much as I might like Garcia) to write modern takes on the origins of Raven (and, apparently, others)—whether or not Wolfman signed off on the idea—both repelled and attracted me. At least it had to be better than that Teen Titans Go! monstrosity.
You know what? I liked it.
Here's the official blurb, in the interest of time (saving my time that is):
When a tragic accident takes the life of 17-year-old Raven Roth's foster mom–and Raven's memory–she moves to New Orleans to recover and finish her senior year of high school. Starting over isn't easy. Raven remembers everyday stuff like how to solve math equations and make pasta, but she can't remember her favorite song or who she was before the accident. And when impossible things start happening, Raven begins to think it might even be better not to know who she was before.
But as she grows closer to her new friends, her foster sister, Max, and Tommy Torres, a guy who accepts her for who she is now, Raven has to decide if she's ready to face what's buried in the past...and the darkness building inside her.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia and first-time graphic novel artist Gabriel Picolo comes this riveting tale of finding the strength to face who you are and learning to trust others–and yourself.
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I have no previous experience with Teen Titans, but this series is making me fall in love with them. I am going to have to find other things about them to read. Can't wait until September!
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4 primary booksTeen Titans is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo.
