From: rschwabe@ravel.udel.edu (Robert Josep Schwabe)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: DC: New Titans 85 and 86 (SPOILERS)
Date: 9 Apr 92 02:17:07 GMT
Organization: University of Delaware

I really do not know why people have this problem with the New Titans.  It is currently my favorite book especially since the "Titan Hunt" storyline.  And 
before anyone says anything, I am an avid Titans reader since issue #2 of the 
original series.  
	The book is the best that it has been since George Perez left the first time.  The book was absolutely horrible before this latest storyline because thebook was simply using old storylines and overused plots.  Here's a perfect 
example, in issues 67-69 there was a problem with Cyborg's armor again.  I mean
come on, do we have to have these plot lines used and abused over and over 
again.  The "Ravenous Liasons" and "The Royal Flush Gang" stories were total
crap and made me almost drop the book.  The Titans were boring simply because
nobody wanted to change the book at all.  the book simply rested on its laurels
and produced  medeocre stuff and they were content to do so.  No one wanted any
characters to leave or grow up or change in anyway.  
	The storyline which began in issue 71 has left me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next issue to arrive since the begining.  The current creative
team is not afraid to make changes and they are not afraid to shake up the 
Titans Universe.  Now I realize that some people want everything to constantly
remain the same and never change (sometimes it seems that there are too many
of these people out there), but that is an unrealistic fantasy.  I am happy thatPeterson and Wolfman feel free to kill characters, to change the team, and to
make it so that the Titans Universe is never the same again .  
	I mean look at what Peterson/Wolfman have done.  They have killed 
Raven who had been serious deadwood for a long time now.  They killed Jericho
who was a character that I liked, but was happy to sacrifice him to get some
change in the book.  Danny Chase, who was hated by everyone (except me who 
simply thought that he was written wrong) has been changed in to Phantasm and
this multiple persona/consciousness.  Also Red Star is a part of the group;   
which I have wanted for a while now.  And they have brought this new group in 
which is adding a certain flair to it.  I am disapointed that Terra is returned
only because Marv said that she would never return; but I am interested in what
this will do to Gar (who has finally been develloped and allowed to grow-up).  
Also I agree with the others and think that Pantha should be rewritten or 
something, because she is just a simple Feral/Wolvesbane/Rancor/female hellion 
clone which is very pervasive in comics today.
	Now I am sick of a few things like everyone else.  Although I like 
continuing storylines, Peterson does not need to keep pushing for what is 
going to happen in future issues.  It is nice that there will be this 
continued action, and that there simply won't be 5 two issue stories with a 
big three/four parter before issue #100; he can lay off of the promotion though.Also kill the title at the top of the cover.  The "THE TITANS HUNT CONCLUDES", 
or "PANTHA GETS HER CLAWS SHARPENED" or "TITANS ACTUALLY JOIN A MONASTERY" 
(actually I miss "AND THE TITANS ACTUALLY PLAY TENNIS").  And finally get the 
artists and writers to actually design and write the covers correctly.  This 
latest one was the worst with Nioghtwing supposedly battling Deathstroke for
leadership of the Titans.  First off it is stupid for a number of reasons: 1
Deathstroke would never want to lead the Titans. 2 We know that Deathstroke is
not leading the Titans in his own book.  3 the Titans would never acccept Slade
as their leader.  Also this had nothing to do with the book.  Get rid of Cyborg
from the covers until he is actually going to appear without being a robotic 
vegetable (also does anyone truly believe that Cyborg is going to stay like that?).
	The Titans are not what they were during the Judas Contract, and I will
freely admit that.  But for me, who is a person who wants to see books and 
characters devellop and is willing for them to die and become something new, I 
love it.  The Titans are the best.  Now they just need to somehow settle 
themselves and actually become a team again because as Nightwing stated in issue#85 (I think)  "we are closer than we have ever been"
	LONG LIVE THE TITANS

	TITANS TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	

Robert J. Schwabe- Millionare I own a mansion and a yacht