Teen Titans: Family Lost

Buying this book was probably the best $10 I ever spent. I picked it up at a bookstore, read it in about 30-45 minutes, and loved every second of it. It has everything: lovely storyline, eye-popping artwork, and wonderful character development. I was also pleasantly surprised by seeing hints of Rae/BB romance towards the end. The villain, Brother Blood VIII, is actually a 14 year old "vampire", as in, he eats human flesh and blood. He has captured and hypotized Raven, and now wants to marry her. The Titans are obviously not going to stand for this and decide to change his wedding plans. Throughout the battles Brother Blood is constantly coming up with phrases that are so truely teenaged that it's a little bit amusing. For example: Raven to Beast Boy: "Why am I the way I am?" Brother Blood (interrupting as he floats up through a puddle of blood): "Because ... Trigon made you that way. Because you are perfect in every fashion, Raven-- because I really like you. Like you, like you." It's unique and a nice comdey relief, aside from Beast Boy. As a Raven fan, I really appreciated that this story was more centered on her (even though seeing her with a shaved head was a bit... unexpected.) It also gives a complete background story to Raven, beginning with the events that led to her conception and birth right up through the rest of those years in the comics. Even if you aren't a fan of Raven, there are moments concerning the other Titans that you won't want to miss, such as: Showing how Cyborg keeps himself in fit condition through taking himself apart and then reassmbling himself (what cool artowrk accompanied THAT one!) StarFire getting angry and going into a fit where she curses and mutters in Tamaranean because Krypto the Superdog wrecked her garden. BeastBoy's reaction to having to turn into an intestinal parasite and go into Brother Blood's body to retrieve Raven's chakra. Of course, this book isn't all happy-go-lucky... there is a lot of bloodshed, and we also follow along with Rose Wilson (AKA Ravager) as she tries to live up to her father Deathstroke (also known as Slade)'s insane example. This book is an absolute must for all of you who are established Titans fans, and will help those of you who don't know much about the Titans to get a good feel for them. I recomend it to anyone who enjoys a good comic book. You don't find many like this anymore.

It's an amazing tail about the birth of stongest young team of superheroes

The second arc in Geoff Johns' re-launch of the Teen Titans finds the team facing off against Deathstroke again, only this time he has help. Former Titan and daughter of Deathstroke Rose has become the new Ravager, and they get thrown into the mix when the Titans later race against time to save Raven from the evil Brother Blood. While there is solid action throughout and the story gets off to a kicking start, the two characters that we're supposed to feel sorry for, Raven and Rose, don't leave the reader feeling any real sympathies for. Both are on paths that aren't entirely in their control (thanks to their respective fathers), and it's only Rose that we feel anything for, and that doesn't happen until this TPB's last page. Despite that, A Family Lost is still a solid and enjoyable Titans story, and the art by Mike McKone and co. continues to be nothing but solid as well. All in all, if you enjoyed A Kid's Game, you'll probably enjoy this as well.

This is the second trade paperback of a truly great comic book. I first got hooked on the Teen Titans Cartoon on Cartoon Network and that made me investigate further until I realized that there is an ongoing comic book series of the same name written by Geoff Johns. Of the 3 trade Paperbacks: A Kid's Game, Family Lost, and Beast Boys and Girls, I can't say that anyone is my particular favorite, but Family Lost does focus on Raven's Return to the Teen Titans, and since she is one of my favorite characters this was a must have volume for me.

I must say that I did not expect much from this book when I bought it but was pleasently surprised to find out that I had not wasted my money. The art work is superb! I love it! And the story is pretty intesting too. If you've seen the series on TV and think that this is just some lame comicbook version you're wrong. This is quite different from the series. It a more adult version (obviously if you look at StarFire's costume that's pretty clear).