Titans: The Technis Imperative

After reading some other reviews, I had to speak up. If you only enjoy big fight scenes with no characterization, then this is not the book for you. This is a great story, and features every Titan since the team was founded. You can tell a lot of work went into this story, and the author really cares for the characters.Definitely a good read, and great artwork to compliment the story.

We'll get the confusing part out of the way first: the desire to include every Titan that ever was, and everyone who ever helped them, got old. Even with the little "id" boxes, it got difficult to keep track of who was who, and the boxes themselves became intrusive after a while.Other than that, I really enjoyed this book. I'm finding I like Devin Grayson's work a lot, oddly enough for some of the same reasons the other reviewers didn't like it. (BTW, it's Devin, not David. A girl writing comics. Imagine ;)).As someone only recently getting into the Titans, I found this a good introduction. I liked the interplay of the various characters, both within their respective groups (JLA or Titans) and between mentors and proteges. Sure, there was a lot of talk (not, IMHO, a bad thing), but there was more than enough action to balance it.The art was great, and the arrangement of panels and scenes interesting without being confusing.Overall, I highly recommend it.

the art by phil jimenez, evocative of some of george perez's best work, is the highlight of this book. combined with an above average plot and excellent characterization (devin grayson's strong point), this book is a satisfying graphic novel. one of dc comics better selling mini series in 99.