Teen Titans Go!

"Teen Titans Go!" is a comic book series that was published by DC Comics. It is based on the 2000s animated TV series "Teen Titans" which is itself loosely based on the team that starred in the popular 1980s comic "The New Teen Titans". The series was written by J. Torres; Todd Nauck and Larry Stucker were the regular illustrators. It was written to appeal to an audience that includes pre-teen children, the primary audience of the TV series.

The series spanned a total of 55 issues, which started in November 2003 and ended in May 2008.

Continuity with the animated series

While the comic's stories stand independently, its issues are done so as not to contradict events established in the animated series' episodes. Often, "Teen Titans Go!" also references episodes of the show, as well as expanding on parts of the series.
* Issues #11 and #12 occur during Terra's time with the group, expanding on a flashback from "Aftershock Part 2."
* In #26 and #40, the issues shows Jinx's time with both HIVE Five teams. Another instance is with Wonder Girl's appearance in the comics. Her appearance will refer to cameos that she made in Season 5 of the show.
* Terra, or a schoolgirl who looks exactly like her, appears in a cameo in #34; her backstory and that of her brother Geo-Force is explored in #51. She also makes a cameo in #39 as a doll (T costume) and in a joke as the schoolgirl.
* In many issues the writers have placed the goth boy from the dance club that talked with Raven in the episode "Sisters."
** Although in issue # 16 ("Beauty and The Wildebeest") a chibi version of Goth (shown selling Chibi Raven candles from a store named DV8 as a parody of the word deviate) is shown with no eyebrows and long eyelashes on the left side oddly.
** Issue #19 as the drummer of Johnny Rancid's band. His official name is never actually stated but he is referred to as Goth by most fans. In issue #19 he wears a shirt with the word "GOTH" printed on it.
** In issue #42 it is revealed that he works in a arcade, where wears a name tag marked "GOTH BOY." It's not clear whether that is his real name, with "Goth" being his first name and "Boy" as his last name, or if it is merely his nickname. In "Teen Titans Go!" his design has been changed: he no longer has elongated eyelashes on his left eye like he did in the cartoon; he has regular eyelashes. He also has thick eyebrows as opposed to no eyebrows as seen in the show. He also has thicker hair with hair on the sides and grayish purple eyes. In issue #42 when Raven's emoticlones run loose on the city the purple emoticlone which represents love/lust flirts with Goth while he is working at the arcade, embarrassing him in front of the other "cast members."
** More emphasis is placed on the subtle affection Beast Boy and Raven have for another. In the closing issue, Beast Boy asks Raven if she had a vision of her kissing him on Valentine's Day following an encounter with a force that preyed on phobias (the Titans are all shown to have moments of breif tranquility before their fears begin to manifest, Raven's fantasy is not shown specifcly, as she becomes aware of the problem almost immediatly). Raven does not deny this, but instead teases her friend saying that she wishes not to relive it.

Also, J Torres mentions in the letter pages of #34 that not all stories will be set in the present time. Some will even be placed during Season 1. An example of this is the first story in #40, which shows Jinx as part of the HIVE.

Issue Guide

Reprint collections

Characters that didn't make an appearance in the TV series

;Wonder Girl (Donna Troy)Made a cameo in issue #34 ("The Great Race"); had her first full appearance in #36 ("Troy") where she helps the Titans against Blackfire's plot to sell all the female titans into slavery. She appears with the classic Teen Titans (Robin, Aqualad, Speedy, and Kid Flash) and their chibi-selves dress in their original costumes. She also makes an appearance in #39 ("Stupid Cupid") helping Cupid get his wings and arrows back from Larry, who has stolen them to make titans hook up with each other.

;Animal-Vegetable-Mineral ManHad a cameo appearance in issue #28 of "Teen Titans Go!". The Doom Patrol discuss a battle they (along with a younger Beast Boy) had with Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man. He makes a full appearance on page 10, which itself is a based on the cover of the "My Greatest Adventure" comic.

;Sarah SimmsSarah's character in "Teen Titans Go!" to has appeared in many issues starting with the third issue #3 ("Lame") where she was playing baseball with a group of children who have prosthetic limbs and her group of encouraged Cyborg when he was depressed after a kid called him lame. Cy and Sarah both were very attracted to each other. As the Titans were leaving, she told Cy to call her. Sarah appeared in issue #13 ("What Time Is It, Mr. Wolf") where she was trick-or-treating with Cy and the same group of children though their date was cut short when Cy needed to help control Mr. Wolf.

Sarah appeared in #20 ("Secret Moves") where her date with Cyborg was cut short once again. In #27 ("Love is A Battlefield") she and Jinx fight over Cyborg, but the comic ends with both leaving him due to a confusion when he is possessed by Overload. Sarah returned to Cyborg in #39 ("Stupid Cupid"), where she and Cyborg went on a double date with Starfire and Robin. In #45 she, Beast Boy, and Cyborg supervise the handicapped children on a camping trip that Cyborg agreed to do prior to their break up. In the first part of the story, Beast Boy tells his origin to Sarah and the kids by the campfire. The second part has Cyborg talking to Sarah and tells her about his life before to joining the Titans. Sarah explained that she left him because she thought that he didn't care, due to Cyborg never telling her when he would be out on missions for weeks. Cy says he should have been more considerate and open with her and then tells her his origin. After, he tells her that she saw past his cybernetic parts and understood him and he could relate with her. He also says that they met in another life (a reference to Sarasim in the episode "Cyborg the Barbarian"). He asks her if she'd give him a second chance and she tells him that she'll be attending college soon, and Cyborg promises her he'll keep in touch through cellphone, e-mail, text, or even smoke signals (he calls himself as a walking communication center). Sarah happily agrees to make up, and the two hug. Cy happily tells Sarah that he thinks Robin can get a T-communicator for her. The story ends with them embracing, and Beast Boy teasing them like he did in the issue they met.

;Justice League (Cameo)"Teen Titans Go!" #45 has Beast Boy relating his origin to some children at camp, though he goes outside the facts a few times, such as claiming to have been in the Justice League. The members who appear in his fantasy are: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl, Supergirl, Captain Atom, Mary Marvel, Aquaman, Atom, Black Canary and Zatanna.
* Batman narrates Dick Grayson/Robin's origin in "Teen Titans Go!" #47, though he doesn't appear until the last page of the story.

;Kimiyo Hoshi/Doctor LightIn an attempt at helping Kilowat to return to his home dimension, The Titans end up in a reality which is home to the Teen Tyrants (Their evil counterparts). They are aided in the fight against The Tyrants by The Brotherhood of Justice (counterparts to The Brotherhood Of Evil). Among The Brotherhood is Kimiyo Hoshi/Doctor Light.

;Rose Wilson (as the Ravager)She comes to Jump City in issue #49 and announces herself as Slade's daughter, intending to claim his possessions and carry on his battle against the Titans. However, they convince her that she can make her own choices in life; she then accepts their invitation to stay with them while she sorts everything out.

;Geo-ForceHe storms into Jump City in issue #51, looking for his sister Terra. Once the Titans calm him down, they learn of the pair's childhood in Markovia and the experiments that gave them their powers. From a distance, he sees Terra--or the schoolgirl who looks exactly like her--on the Murakami School campus. Satisfied that she appears to be happier than she ever was as a child, he leaves without talking to her.

;Robby ReedThis version of the character unknowingly drew his powers from other heroes who were close by. After discovering the source of his powers, Robby giving up his dial and signing up for Cyborg's New Teen Titan's Training program. His identities in the issue were:

* Changeling- The powers came from Beast Boy.
* Lagoon Boy- The powers came from Aqualad.
* Jesse Quick- The powers came from Kid Flash.
* Power Boy- The powers came from Wonder Girl.
* The Protector- The powers came from Robin.

;Cassie SandsmarkShe appears in #54, styling herself as a replacement for Wonder Girl. Her powers (strength, speed, flying) come from two stolen artifacts, the Gauntlet of Atlas and the Sandals of Hermes. She barges into an athletic tournament on Paradise Island, intending to challenge Wonder Girl one-on-one, but ends up saving her from an assault by Trident instead. At the issue's end, she is offered a chance to join the Titans' training program, once her mother is through punishing her for stealing the artifacts.

Cassie has a brief appearance in #55, catching Cyborg off guard with a surprise attack in what turns out to be a very bad dream.

ee also

*List of comics based on television programs

References