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Teen Sidekicks Gone Wild In Titans

Graeme McMillan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:30:21 PDT

Alien princesses who love to see the sunrise and shirtless superheroes doing a Rorschach: What else could it be but DC Comics' Titans, the awkward post-teen sidekicks searching for their place in the world?

With this week's issue, Titans links up with sister title Teen Titans for the start of a three month crossover called Deathtrap. What that has to do with former Green Arrow sidekick Red Arrow (Hey, it's better than being called Speedy, like he once was) beating guys up while not wearing a shirt is anyone's guess, but don't act like you're not happy to see it anyway.

Teen Titans #11 [DC Comics]

Child Endangerment Leads To Murder Attempts - Finally Proven By Comics

Graeme McMillan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:12:57 PST

It's not easy being the kid of a supervillain. If it's not missing important parental morality lessons, it's getting your throat sliced during a botched kidnapping attempt, as this exclusive preview from DC's Titans shows.

The issue, part of DC's Faces of Evil promotion throughout January - apparently trying to earn the title of "cruellest month" again - showcases the origin of Jericho, AKA the villain in last year's DC Universe: Decisions series about presidential candidate assassination attempts. So, now we know: If you can't talk as a child, then you may just end up trying to murder the next Barack Obama.

Titans #9 is released on Wednesday.

Titans #9 [DC Comics]

What To Do After Failing To Kill The President

Graeme McMillan — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:45:15 PST

After you've finished trying to kill candidates for political office, what's next? If you're the villain behind DC Comics' recent presidential election tie-in, the answer seems to be "try to kill your friends," as this exclusive preview to this week's issue of Titans shows.

This week's Titans - which features the adult versions of the former teenage sidekicks of Batman, Green Arrow, the Flash and Wonder Woman - follows the aftermath of DC Universe: Decisions, as the friends of wannabe presidential assassin Jericho deal with the fact that he's escaped... and may just want to kill them.

Titans #8 is released this Wednesday.

Titans #8 [DC Comics]