Teen Titans issue 1

Ok lets admit it Sidekicks have never been at the top of our list of favorite characters. So what about an entire team of them?
Teen Titans features some of the more famous (as well as forgot about ) Sidekicks. Its had many different groups of Sidekicks. The TV show featuring, Robin (Dick Grayson) Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Kid Flash.
The original team in the comics consisted of Robin (Dick Grayson), Aqualad, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) and Speedy (Green Arrows Sidekick).
Then they used the team that was featured in the TV show, followed by a couple more different renditions, then another new team running series featuring the main team but with Tim Drake as Robin.

So now we have another new team. Red Robin (Tim Drake's new alias), Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), Superboy, Kid Flash, and three others I don't recognize but will probably be introduced in later issues.

The cover features the new Titans in there new outfits!

Here are some pictures of the older outfits so I don't have to go through all the changes!

Red Robin

Wonder Girl

Superboy

Kid Flash.

Warning will be posting a total synopsis of Teen Titans issue 1.

We start with a news reporter covering a mansion on fire when Kid Flash shows up to help. Well typical Wally, ends up causing a back draft making the fire worse, but saving the fireman in trouble. Then exhausted he disappears. Tim Drake in a penthouse in New York watches news coverage from all over showing Teenage superheros, in what the news casters are calling a Meta-Teen Epidemic. He then realizes that his penthouse has been infiltrated and fights the men there to capture him (ironically the same man from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. that demanded the release of Superboy was there telling Tim to work for him, who answers by telling the men they should run while they can before the bombs he has set detonate, then jumps of the balcony, taking of a jacket revealing the machine he wears on his back that hold his Red Robin wings, and places his mask on as the building explodes.

Were then taken to California on a Pacific Coast Highway, we see a blond beauty driving a really nice car, really fast who then gets pulled over, as the cop gets out of the car we are given a view into the woods where a female figure all decked in white with a white hood covering her face can be seen. The cop then attacks the blond, not who he appears to be. Then Red Robin shows and saves her, telling her he knows who she is, and that people have begun to call her Wonder Girl, he tries to convince her to come with him to be part of a team.

When a N.O.W.H.E.R.E. chopper shows up, Cassie getting mad at Red Robin calling her Wonder Girl actually transforms into Wonder Girl and takes out the chopper single handed.

Were then taken to the lab where we see the scientist who was raising Superboy and the man demanding to release him.

This is the end of the issue.

So looks like we see Tim Drake taking charge as Red Robin, and trying to bring these chaotic teens into a team to work together. Starting with Wonder Girl. Who's suit resembles that of her original outfit, and that of Donna Troy's outfit. I like the hoodie attachment as well.

RR's outfit is pretty snazzy too, his wings protect him from bullets, but as hes not using them, they take the appearance of a feathered cape!!!

I like to see that hes gone back to a Domino mask instead of the full head cowl as well.

So I will prob keep reading this issue for a few reasons, I am liking RR, Superboy is a favorite of mine so anything hes in I will probably read, and I am curious as to the development of Wonder Girl.

That's it for issue 1 folks, next week marks the release of issue #2 for all the new 52 issues.

Next week:

There is only one that I will be reviewing if I can get my hands on it.

Red Lanterns issue #2.

Superman issue 1

So we had to wait till the end of the month and the last set of issue 1 released but its finally here SUPERMAN!
Who I have to say is no longer wearing his red underwear on the outside of his tights! I am so proud!!

The cover almost makes Superman look evil? Hes holding the globe of the Daily Planet building, engulfed in flames, with red eyes? Why so evil Superman?

Warning will be giving a full plot synopsis of Superman issue 1.

We open with a narrative talking about the Daily Planet as the building gets demolished, and they reveal the new Daily Planet, a very modernized looking building. Even the spinning globe at the top looks shinny and new! Cause it is!!!

We are shown that a very rich man has bought out the Daily Planet and changed somethings.

We also see that Clark/Superman is not too happy about it.

Seen by Jimmy Olsen and another reporter at the seen of the Demolishing of the Daily Planet, Superman does not look happy. He then leaves to patrol the city all the while listening to the speech from the man who bought out the Daily Planet. We also see a flash back of Lois arguing with Clark about why this is good for the paper and he should not be so angry, we also learn that Lois has been given a promotion, she is the Executive Producer of P.G.N's Nightly News Division and Executive Vice President of New Media. Sounds like a fancy title.

Mean while out in the Himalayas, an Alien blows some strange horn and then disappears.

In the Astrodome, some security guards watching the news footage of the unavailing of the new Daily Planet, keep seeing some strange fire appearing and disappearing in the hallways of the building, on their security monitors.

Superman then locates a situation, some thief's have stolen a truck with hazardous and explosive chemical waste.

He chases after the truck and then lifts it after they start shooting at him, fearing a stray bullet will hit the tank and cause an explosion. The people at the Daily Planet hear about the chase and of course even though there celebrating, get on the story.

One of the guardd who saw the flame decide to go looking for it, realizing that he hasn't come back the other guard gos looking for him and gets caught in an explosion.

Meanwhile...

Superman is trying to negotiate with the thief's to arrest them without causing an explosion. He gives them to the count of three to surrender and just as he gets to three it blows up. From the Astrodome a pillar of fire erupts with a being at the top throwing fire missiles everywhere.

Superman does all that he can to try and put out the fire and stop things from catching on fire, but this fire doesn't seem to stop.

While saving people and attacking from the fire at the same time there seems to be no end to this. Finally he picks up the globe from the previous Daily Planet, throws it at the fire creature causing just enough of a diversion to tackle the fire monster and take it out to space where there is no oxygen to fuel the fire.

The fire stopped the new Daily Planet gets its scoop on the action. Clark goes to Lois' apartment to apologize and tell her he loves her, when another man appears in the door way behind her. So he leaves.

This is the end of the issue.

What was the fire creature? Who was the alien blowing the horn at the top of the Himalayas? Is Clark right about the new owner of the Daily Planet being a crook?

What will come in the future for Lois and Clark.

Next up Teen Titans.

Green Lantern: New Guardians issue 1

So good news!!!! My friend who went to get the comics for me yesterday managed to get all three issues that I wanted!!! This is the first time I didn't miss one of the issues that I planned on reading!!! So major props to my friend for getting through the fat guy and finding Green Lantern New Guardians!!!

Anyway, Green Lantern New Guardians issue 1.

The cover features members of each corps. From top to bottom, Kyle Rayner Green Lantern, Bleez Red Lantern, Glomulus Orange Construct, Munk Indigo Tribe, Saint Walker Blue Lantern, Fatality Star Sapphires and Arkillo Sinestro Corps. They are creating a pyramid reaching for a circle of power rings, one from each corps.



Warning will be giving a complete synopsis overview of Green Lantern New Guardians issue 1. If you dont wish to spoil it for yourself I suggest you pick up a copy then come and read the review.

Plot:

We begin on Oa, dead bodies everywhere and a pile of dead guardians, but one raises their hand from the group. The Guardian known as Ganthet rises and swears that the guardians sacrifice will not be in vain, and the last power ring will be given to someone.

New York City

Sector 2814

We see Kyle Rayner in a bar with friends, sketching on a pad of paper a picture for their waitress as a tip since he is broke. Banter goes back and forth between him and his friends when he has to go to the restroom, there is a huge line so he chooses to go out in the alley.

When Ganthet appears and gives Kyle the ring turning him into a Green Lantern. Ganthet instructs him on the use and purpose of his ring, telling him he can create anything he can think of by simply willing it into existence. Kyle gives him a demonstration of understanding, by making a green construct cartoon version of Ganthet himself.

The Xylon Expanse

Sector 422

Present Day

We see a mass of bodies floating around a ship where inside a member of the Sinestro Corps is terrorizing the alien owners.Telling them he wants to hear them scream before they die, and just as he attacks his ring deserts him with the message <Sinestro 117 Decommissioned, Replacement Sentient Locked: Sector 2814> and with the ring gone and the member powerless, the aliens attack and kill him.

The Planet Krod

Sector 1009

A Red Lantern is setting fire to a city, telling them all to burn, Murderers burn! When his ring also deserts him stating <Red Lantern 1009 Decommissioned, Replacement Sentient Locked Sector 2814>. When you become a RL your blood is expelled from your body, replaced by Napalm. Should you loose your ring your body dies. As this RL did.

Sector 22

We see a Star Sapphire protecting what looks like a Space RV from a giant ship, when her ring deserts her as well stating, <Star Sapphire 22 Decommissioned, Replacement Sentient Locked 2814>. As she was in space her protective field now gone she is dying, Fatality appears and encases her in a protective crystal and saves the aliens in the Space RV, stating whoever stole the ring will come to learn why she was once known as Fatality.

Time Square

A man is operating a crane on a building when the building breaks and the crain begins to fall, he is saved a long with the crane by constructs created by Kyle Rayner. Who after saving him, gets harassed by some kid who states that he doesn't look as cool as that other Lantern from Coast City (Hal Jordan). As he argues with this kid the rings that have deserted there owners as well as a couple of the corps we haven't seen, come to kyle all of them stating <Kyle Rayner of Earth you have been chosen>.

Then all at once members of some of the Corps, appear to retrieve the stolen rings, believing Kyle to be the thief. Fatality, Arkillo, Bleez, Munk demand that the rings be returned.

And of course this the end of the issue!!!

So what the hell is going on!!! The rings from all the corps have left there owners and come to Kyle!!!???!!! Now one thing I know about Kyle is he is a special GL. When Paralax first possessed Hal and went on a killing spree, there were no Lanterns, and even the guardians were gone all save for Ganthet, who also had the last power ring the Guardians created, a special powered up version. Kyle was the one chosen and became the Last Green Lantern. After the order was reinstated some how (not really sure about how the guardians and what not come back). He is chosen to be the wielder of the powers of Ion, who is the entity of willpower and the Green Lantern Corp. He was also inducted into the Honor Guard, a special more powerful section of the GL corp. So I know he is special but chosen to wield ALL of the rings of the Corp? whats this going to make him? A Rainbow Lantern? I am curious to see where they are going with this? Not really sure, there have been many a mystery in the GL universe this is just one of many!

So I have to say, for the New 52, they were supposed to be modernizing the costumes. Now John Stewart's costume was the same with a metallic sheen. Guy's has stayed the same and now Kyles has stayed the same!? I mean come on even Fatality is wearing a snazzy modern outfit. Whats up with the GL's guys you can't just give your first a makeover, give them all a make over! Even Sinestro as a GL got one!!!

So were gonna have to wait till the end of next month to figure some of whats going on here, I am sure they won't answer all our questions in the next issue but maybe some insight!

Next up Superman issue 1!

Coming up!

This week only three titles to review, and also it is the last week for issue # 1's October starts the release of issue number 2!! Super exciting.

Green Lantern: New Guardians issue 1.

Superman issue 1.

Teen Titans issue 1.

This week I don't have the capability of fakeing another appointment. So I have a little errand boy who is going to go get my comics for me! I told him he has to be brutal with the guys there and do whatever it takes to get these titles, cause there are no others this week that I can get to replace them!!!!

So wish us luck!!!

Batman and Robin issue 1

So I am not going to lie, and I know that anyone reading this is going to hate me forever. I have never been a huge Batman fan. I am all about actual Superheroes, and while he has made it through some pretty tough situations, I just don't really enjoy his character like I do the Heroes who can smash through buildings and fly of there own accord.
But I picked up issue 1 of Batman and Robin anyway. I decided to give him a shot.
So featured in the new Batman and Robin, we have a new Robin! Damien Wayne. Bruce Wayne's son by way of Thalia Al Ghul, daughter of Ras Al Ghul an enemy of Batman.
We also get to see some of Batman's, worldly counterparts as Batman has gone around the world to instill fear to criminals all over the world instead of just Gotham city, by recruiting others to wear the cape and cowl and symbol of the Bat.

Warning will be giving a full synopsis of story from Batman and Robin issue 1. If you do not wish to spoil it for yourself then I suggest picking up the issue and then coming back to read my review.

Cover features Robin and Batman.

Plot:
We start with a man running in the dark, firing his gun blindly, when the shape of a bat looms over him. He is captured by a man looking  like a steam punk version of Batman. He states "there is no where that the man can run, he is an ally of the Bat and Moscow will no longer suffer under.." The man in his grasp is shot by an invisible gunner, who then attacks the Russian Batman. He demands to know who this person is, the person replies with no one and so are you.
Gotham City, Wayne Manor.
Bruce sits in the dark as a clock bongs in the background he walks up to a head statue of his father and states tonight is the night for a change. He goes and wakes his son and they take a secret entrance to the Batcave, batman explaining why the password to for the clock entrance is 10:48, stating that at 10:48 on a September night that his parents were taken. They suit up and take a tumbler through the sewers of Gotham. Batman explaining the reason to celebrate life, his son, born into the world of assassins, doesn't understand the need to hang on to death.
They stop at the drain grate where his mothers pearls from her necklace fell into the sewer as it broke. He states that hes going to start honoring their wedding anniversary instead of there death from this night forward. He then takes the playbill from the show they saw that night and makes a little boat out of it, and lets it sail away into the dark of the sewers.
Alfred then comes over the com saying there is a situation that needs his attention at Gotham University.
Were taken there where men lay dead in a pool of water over some radiation fuel canisters that the water is keeping cool. The men are wearing specialized suites and draining the canisters.
Batman and Robin make there move attacking the men, some decide to make a break for it, blowing a hole in the pool and taking the sewers they then discover the Gyro Batman and Robin used to get there. The steal it and Robin follows using a grappling hook to attach himself to the Gyro. Once on the ball he rips out the stabilizers and the ball bursts into flames the men seen inside boiling alive as the radiated fuel from there now broken tanks fill the out of control Gyro.
Back at the pool, the radiation canister's are overheating without the water. Batman aims at the ceiling shoots a bomb and a next, water begins pouring from the ceiling filling the pool below cooling down the canisters. There was a swimming pool on the floor above. How convenient.
Batman then tracks down Robin asking what happened with the Gyro? Then chastising him as he let the men die, it was not there place to decide those men should die. He tells Robin he needs to learn to control himself, and that he needs to know he can trust him.
Damien responds with, Dick (Grayson, took over for Batman when he disappeared to the past) trusted him, how long was it going to take for Bruce to? Which Bruce responds, I will let you know.
We then see the Russian Batman hanging on a chain over a pool of acid, the man he captured killed by the mysterious character hanging next to him, lowering into the pool of acid, Then Russian Batman begins to lower, And we see a man in black wearing a strange helmet. and there appears to be a red looking bat symbol on his chest.
This was the end of the issue.

So interesting and very dark first issue. Already the Batmans, that Batman has initiated all over the globe are being attacked by who? Who is the mysterious man who killed the Russian Bat.
I see many problems occurring for Bruce and Damien. A lot of father son bonding to be done, and trust building as well. Damien is obviously very used to not having rules. He kills without a second thought and then is not concerned about it later. While this is something he was taught by the League of Assassin's no doubt, I wonder if it is something that Bruce will ever be able to change?
No noticeable changes to Batman's suite, but Robin now wears a tattered cape, it giving the appearance of feathered wings, instead of the traditional embellished cape for Robin, the cape also appears to have a hood attached. His mask is now green instead of black. And with only a few color changes his costume mostly resembles that of the previous Robin's.

The issue was good and I may decide to keep reading the series, we shall see!

Superboy issue 1

So Superboy has always been a favorite of mine. For multiple reasons, of course one of those reasons just cause hes hot. I mean newer reincarnations especially, he wears just Jeans and a T-Shirt with the S on it! I mean what a hero, doesn't need fancy gear or anything, no cape, just give him a t-shirt and jeans. HOT!!

Anyway I'm gonna stop drooling now.

Warning I will be giving a complete story synopsis of Superboy issue 1. If you do not wish to spoil it for your self then I suggest picking up the issue then coming back and reading my review.

The cover features Supeboy, all trussed up by machines and looking as though he is being built. Which technically in a way he was right?

Plot:
It starts with a boy in a vat, a bunch of nodes and wires attached to him. His narrative states, they call him Superboy, but he doesn't know why, referring to the people "out there" while he lives in a tank and is observed, he states the lab is his home, and somehow he has learned cognitive thinking. And yet he is unsure how he knows the things he knows. He states as they have been studying him, he as been studying them.
Meanwhile two scientist are discussing his vegetative like state and that they will be terminating the project. To which as they begin to initiate termination process he awakens, causing an explosion and killing all but the one woman who was fighting to save his life. As the debris clear, the female scientist sees he is unharmed and flying.

Were then taken a month later, he has been enrolled in school and ends up answering the teachers really tough question. A girl begins to walk home with him after school the two of them discussing things, they walk right past a burning house with someone screaming for help, and thy do nothing about it.
He is then seen at home after dinner, telling his adoptive parents that he has testing in the city and needs to sleep.
It is here that we realized that he is in a VR simulation, none of this is happening.
We see the female scientist who survived. She questions why every time they run this simulation that he ignores the burning building and the woman screaming for help. She states although they don't know who his human half was, the alien genes they used to create the alien/human hybrid loves to save people, she states Superman is obsessed with saving people. Then she questions why the idea of small town and being a new kid? She is curious where these memories came from. It seems that Superboy is creating the VR simulation from his genetic memories. We then see one of the scientists that the female dismissed from the lab sneak off and make a data transmission of what is going on in these facilities owned by a company called N.O.W.H.E.R.E. to Lois Lane. Stating that the world needs to know that they have there own weapon.
A director then shows up and demands of the female scientist that the time has come to release the Superboy. That he has a plan for him.
The last image is Superboy standing in a awesome suit with the shield and the S on it. with the images of the Teen Titans behind him.
End of issue 1.

So this issue 1 of Superboy gives a quick idea of his origins. We know that he was created and cloned. A human half and Kryptonian half.

So we have the company N.O.W.H.E.R.E. who seems to be the ones who have brought Superboy to life. And their director seems to have involvement in some way an form to the Teen Titans?
I guess we will find out more.
For a Superboy issue this one was pretty lax. The only action really taking place when they were trying to terminate him and he fought back.
Hopefully with the next issue titled Prison Break, there will be a lot more. I enjoyed the origin though and will definitely continue reading this title.

Next up Batman and Robin issue 1.

Red Lanterns issue 1

So a little late on this one but was lucky to find a copy of Red Lanterns (and y'all are tying to sell them for 12 buck on ebay!!! I still got mine for 3!!!) hahahaha. Anyway.

For those who don't know there are seven different Corps. The Green Lanterns who wield the power of Will. The Yellow Lanterns/Sinestro Corps, who wield the power of Fear. Blue Lanterns instituted by ex-Guardians Ganthet and Sayd, wield the power of Hope. The Indigo Tribe, wielders of Compassion. The Star Sapphires, who wield the power of Love. Agent Orange, who wields Avarice/Greed. And lastly the Red Lanterns, who wield the power of Rage.
The RL's origin begins with Atrocitus, the killer of the Lantern who transferred his ring to the first Human GL, Abin Sur. Atrocitus comes from the planet Ryut, a planet now entierly devoid of life after the wipout of sector 666, from the Guardians first attempt to police the galaxy, the Manhunters. From that point forward the only survivor promised revenge on the Guardians, more specifically the one who caused the malfunction in the Manhunters, Krona.
Atrocitus created the Red Lanterns when the Guardians authorized the other powers of the Emotional Spectrum to be wielded.
Once you have been selected for service in the Red Lantern Corp, your body is purged of all its normal blood, and replaced with a fire burning Napalm like blood instead that all the lanterns are constantly spewing from there mouths. You are also replaced with an unfathomable, insatiable and unlimited amount of Rage, turning your very vision red.
Ironically all the beings chosen for the RL Corps are scary looking monsters, with the exception of Dax Starr, a cat from earth chosen to wield the ring and is a pet to Atrocitus. He looks scary but cute at the same time.

 Warning will be giving complete story overview of Red Lanterns issue 1, if you do not wish to spoil it for yourselves then get the issue, then come back and read my review!!!

The cover of Red Lanterns features Atrocitus, front and center, Bleez and Dax Starr and others. As well as their entity in the background.

Plot: We begin where Atrocitus left off after the War of the Green Lanterns, angry that the death of Krona happened by another hand.

Space Sector 666
On a ship of blue lizard looking aliens, torturing another alien for their amusement. They witness a cat floating in space (Dax Starr). They let it in, hoping to torture it and shave off its fur. When he attacks the aliens, with napalm blood and his vicious claws. The aliens jump Dax Starr at the same time attracting someone elses' attention. Atrocitus appears inquiring what they are doing to his cat. He then takes them all out.

We then are taken to a scene on earth, an old man being harassed by a thug. He puts up a fight but in the end the thug beats the man to death with a brick.

Space Sector 666 Ysmault (the prison planet that Atrocitus was kept on building his Rage)
He witnesses his Red Lanterns fighting amongst each other, needing an outlet for there blind less rage. Which they are so overflowing with, they cannot put sentences together Bleez stating when he asks them to stop fighting, "Fighting? Lanterns...Rage, We...GGNNN...Napalm Hearts...Can't...Stop..Gnnnn Think?" To which he states there not supposed to think just obey his orders. The lanterns all stalk off laughing.
Atrocitus walks to a secluded place, a place where he keeps Krona's body. And reminiscing how his revenge was stolen from him by Hal Jordan. He then uses some local fruit that hold blood to see a vision to show him what should fuel his Rage now that Krona was dead? The vision he sees is first of his family's destruction at the hand of the Manhunters.
We are then taken to a hospital on earth, a man walks in the room saying Grandad? A man already in the room responds that he has died. These two talk about how their Grandfather took care of them after there parents died. The two are brothers, one brother is very angry at the death of his grandfather the other boy, obviously an introvert as he focuses primarily on school and nothing else, stating he was late to get to his grandad because of an important thesis he had to turn in. This angers the other brother, causing him to punch the other, as the one who threw the punch walks off, were left with a scene of the other brother on the ground with a look of intense rage across his face. Atrocitus has seen this vision after his vision of his family. He then punches through Krona's chest, noticing a Guardian long dead still bleeds. And demands a vision telling him what he is to do. He sees visions of suffering and injustices, ones that must be brought to justice by means of vengeance and blood. But as he sees this, he realizes this is the purpose of his Corps, and then with the acting out of Bleez earlier he wonders if his Lanterns will obey and need him as their leader?

This is the end of issue 1.

So the Red Lanterns are an interesting character. They fight very violently, and cause much bloodshed and death. And yet they don't kill just anyone? They kill only those who have done extreme injustices to others. This would give them more of an Anti-Hero status as they do the one thing so easily that most heroes try never to do, kill.
Atrocitus himself is an interesting character, through a narrative during his vision of his planet being attacked by the Manhunters, he states that he wanted to be a therapist, he wanted to help people. He wasn't always a bad person.
And now he has nothing but Rage, and yet he uses it against criminals. But he kills with no thought of regret.
As he has dealt with Rage for such a long period of time he seems to be the only one who is not blinded by it.
But its interesting.
There have been rumors that there will actually be a human Red Lantern in issues to come, my theory just by the brothers that were shown, the one who was punched, John, will become the human Red Lantern.

Well we have to wait and see what the next issue brings.


Next up Superboy issue 1