Day Two
Today I read "Titans 38." I can't help but compare this to the conclusion of "Secret Six," since both books were really about teams of bad guys, for want of a better characterization. In the case of "Secret Six," we had a wonderfully consistent story, good characterization, chemistry between the team members, witty repartee and serious interactions...in other words, a great story. In the "Titans," we have a train wreck. I still don't get that Lian's death would drive Roy to hang out with Deathstroke. I can't really understand why any of these characters would have trusted Deathstroke, even if he promised them their deepest wishes fulfilled. And I have to admit, I never really liked anyone here.
When Roy decided he was suddenly accepting of Lian's death, it came from no where. Was there a transcendent moment I missed? Maybe. I quit paying much attention to this book issue ago! I would have liked this better if it had turned out that Roy was, all along, undercover somehow. If it wasn't for Mark, I would have abandoned this title three issues into the whole Deathstroke story line.
This is one comic I am glad will be out of continuity after the reboot. I wonder if Roy will be just back from his first round of addiction? Based on the Batman and Superman timelines we're seeing, it doesn't seem at all like he would have had time to have paired up with Green Arrow, had a drug addition, recovered, and raised a daughter to toddlerhood. Maybe Lian will never have been...
Tomorrow I'll finish up last Wednesday's comics with Supergirl or Retroactive Flash, and after that, I'm starting on Wonder Woman 66, December 1992. Wonder Woman in Space...