Showing posts with label new teen titans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new teen titans. Show all posts

Thursday, 18 October 2018

The New Teen Titans: Runaways



Well, I've seen the first episode of Titans, and actually, I enjoyed it quite a bit. There are a few problems, the biggest for me being the gleeful and excessive violence. Maybe the fact that this Robin has a few issues will pay off later on down the line, but for right now, a sweary Dick Grayson doesn't feel hard and street and cool like they're obviously hoping, but actually comes across as quite juvenile.
But the script is good, the actors are very good ( especially standout Anna Diop as Starfire ) and the necessary changes from one medium to another I can live with.
What is unforgivable, of course, is that Marv Wolfman & George Perez don't even get a cursory credit...


Meanwhile, back in the Teen Titans heyday, Marv & George are presenting the first part of an all-time classic: