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Of Embassies and Origins - Justice League International Part 2 (Eaglemoss Collection v77)

  Review: Since we are doing a series of reviews focusing on Booster Gold over his nearly 40-year history, we include this one as a collection of some of his earliest appearances, dating to late 1987. That places the original publish date of these tales while his original solo series was still going strong.  This book is a beautiful, glossy hard-cover with smooth and heavy-stock paper inside, although the sometimes-low print reproduction quality leads to blurred and hard to read word balloons on occasion. It is also a rare book here in North America, as Eaglemoss Collections targeted UK fans with this series. At this point in the history of the 1987-rebooted Justice League, they have gained official United Nations recognition and sanction. To ensure their reach truly is global, they rebrand as Justice League International (as does the title of the series!) and they open new headquarters buildings around the world: New York, Paris and Moscow are included here. As this is a product of 19
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Spectacular Start in an Awkward Space - Teen Titans volume 1 - Blinded By the Light

 

Cover of Teen Titans vol 1 Blinded By the Light DC Comics


Review:

These Titans are connected. They're social. They're urban. They're fearless. Most of all, they are definitely teens.

Writer Will Pfeifer spins a pair of multi-issue tales of these Teen Titans, and gives a central place to their obsession with social media, friendships, romantic attractions and grudges, and of course struggles with authority figures. We have Red Robin, Beast Boy, Bunker, Wonder Girl and Raven at the start, and pick up Power Girl along the way.

In the opener, the eponymous 'Blinded By the Light' tale, they must prevent an assault on S.T.A.R. Labs. But even as they save the day, there are lingering doubts - have they been played for naive youths and manipulated?

The threats to S.T.A.R. Labs continue in the 'Human Resources' story. The Titans accept M_____ Black's invitation to join forces with him and his offer of more resources. But in exchange for what, exactly?

The story arcs are fun, and the characters and their relation ships are once again a central strength of the Teen Titans. Kudos to Pfeifer for that! Other threads i these tales feel tangled. This is the fifth ongoing series of Teen Titans, and it is squeezed awkwardly between Scott Lobdell's New 52 run and the coming reboot and universe-wide Rebirth. As a result, as the tales unfold, readers cannot be blamed for being confused about how characters and situations fit into the very recent continuity we've been reading about.

Kenneth Rockafort did the art duties for five of the seven chapters in this collection, and what stunning pages he gives us! The visuals are worth the price by themselves. They are so filled with power, emotion an draw energy. His panels often flow in a dynamic, non-linear sequence across the pages, yet it is all exquisitely done, adding punch without the least confusion. Gorgeous pages!


Description:

Red Robin, Wonder Girl, Raven, Bunker and Beast Boy step out of the shadows of the adult heroes of the DC Universe to offer bold, exciting and sometime dangerous ideas on how to protect a world full of superpowered teenagers--any one of whom could be the next heroic figure or major villain!

This exciting new chapter in the teen heroes' mythos starts here in TEEN TITANS VOL. 1, written by Will Pfeifer (CATWOMAN) and illustrated by Kenneth Rocafort (SUPERMAN, RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS)

Collects: TEEN TITANS #1-7

Authors: Will Pfeifer
Artists: Kenneth Rocafort, Scott Hepburn, Dan Brown
Published By: DC Comics
Published When: Aug. 11 2015
Parental Rating: Teen
ISBN: 978-1401252373
Pages: 176 pages


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