Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character or series. This post is all about the premiere teen super-teams of the DC Universe, the Teen Titans and Young Justice!
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Who are the Teen Titans?
When there’s trouble, you know who to call… TEEN TITANS!
They’re a team of teen heroes, comprised of experienced sidekicks and newly minted superhumans looking to fight for justice. Operating from their T-shaped tower in the San Francisco Bay, they lead by example for up-and-coming heroes and try to live up to legacy of their mentors.
Note: DC Comics are divided by publishing eras, determined by a point where they set the issue number (and sometimes, continuity) of a series back to #1. ‘Pre-Crisis’ is everything DC published prior to 1986, ‘Post-Crisis’ is everything from 1986-2011, the New 52 from 2011-2016, DC Rebirth from 2016-2021, and Infinite Frontier from 2021 to present.
Post-Crisis
The Teen Titans were originally made up of the sidekicks of the Justice League; Robin, Wonder Girl, Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Speedy. As those heroes grew up and graduated to new identities, new teen heroes like Beast Boy and Raven emerged to fill the roster. The New Teen Titans series is considered the definitive edition of the team (and main inspiration for the 2003 TV show), introducing such characters as the alien powerhouse Starfire, the techno-organic athlete Cyborg, and the duplicitous earth-bending Terra.
Teen Titans : year one / Wolfram, Amy
The new Teen Titans. Volume 3 / Wolfman, Marv
The New Teen Titans. Volume five / Wolfman, Marv
The new Teen Titans : who is Donna Troy / Wolfman, Marv
In the 2000s, a new Teen Titans emerged with a roster of original New Teen Titans members and new teen heroes like the Kryptonian clone Superboy, the third Robin and the hyperactive Kid Flash. Here, the Titans fought against such foes as the Zookeeper (a scientist who copied Beast Boy’s powers), the reality-bending ‘Superman Prime’, and an evil team of the Titans from the future.
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns. Book one / Johns, Geoff
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns. Book two / Johns, Geoff
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns. Book three, Sins of the father / Johns, Geoff
Infinite crisis / Johns, Geoff
Teen Titans : Titans around the world / Johns, Geoff
Teen Titans : Titans of tomorrow
Teen Titans : changing of the guard / McKeever, Sean
Teen Titans : prime of life / Krul, J. T
The New 52
The New 52 reset DC Comics’ continuity, and with it the history of the Teen Titans. Here, the Titans are formed after a mysterious organisation begins kidnapping and imprisoning superpowered teenagers. New members introduced here are the fire-manipulating Solstice and the barrier-creating Bunker.
New 52 Teen Titans reading order
Teen Titans. Volume 1, It’s our right to fight (only on Libby)
Teen Titans. Volume 2, The Culling / Lobdell, Scott
The Culling : rise of the ravagers / Lobdell, Scott
Teen Titans. Volume 4, Light and dark / Lobdell, Scott
Teen Titans. Volume 5, The trial of Kid Flash / Lobdell, Scott
Teen Titans. Volume 2, Rogue targets / Pfeifer, Will
