The Teen Titans: Did They Exist in the DCnU?

[Philip Portelli]

The answer is, of course, wait for Teen Titans #1. But what about the classic Silver Age Titans? And Wolfman and Perez's? This is what we know and it's not a lot. And I don't have all the books yet and am relying heavily on what the rest of you have said about Red Hood and the Outlaws.

• Robin I: Dick Grayson was Robin, then Nightwing, then the new Batman and is back to being Nightwing again. But since his evolution into the Nightwing role relied so much on Titans continuity, will there be another explaination? Hopefully he won't get "fired" again!
• Kid Flash: Not sure who this new KF is but with Barry rebooted, there may be no Wally West right now.
• Aqualad: Still dead/never existed? But then the new Aqualad is iffy as well. Actually they should incorporate the Young Justice version into the DCnU. He's interesting and powerful. In fact, his abilities and weapons should be grafted onto Aquaman!
• Wonder Girl: your guess is as good as mine. The current WG is blonde like Wonder Girl-Cassie. Worst case scenario: another origin for Donna Troy!
• Speedy: As Arsensel in RH&TO. Not sure about his connection to Green Arrow, if he was Speedy and how much as his sordid past remains. But he seems to have a sordid present!
• Hawk & Dove: their SA past appears relatively intact but since they were not prominent Titans, nothing is proven.
• Beast Boy: Unknown. In fact, the Doom Patrol has not been seen in the DCnU either.
• Cyborg: The lynchpin to the entire TT debate. Since he is now a founder of the Justice League, that could shatter the Wolfman/Perez era to pieces. We have to see how he's handled in the "present".
• Starfire: Alien powerhouse to Living sex-toy. I didn't plan on getting RH&TO but now feel that I have to in order to see exactly how this horrendous development is rationalized! Nothing good will come from this, I think!
• Raven: Not seen but a possible suspect as the identity of the Mysterious Hooded Woman. Is she searching the DCnU for champions against her father, Trigon the Terrible? We must wait....

The only positive evidence I've seen has been the Nightwing persona and read that Dick and Roy (Arsenal) Harper know each other. But that's slim pickings indeed!

BTW, is Starfire's new "interpretation" a way to remove her as competition versus Barbara Gordon for Nightwing's affections? Making her "bad" so readers will feel Dick is better off without her?

Comments? New Info?  

[Doctor Hmmm?]

In fact, his abilities and weapons should be grafted onto Aquaman!

"Grafting weapons onto Aquaman" is an unfortunate choice of words.

 

Starfire: Alien powerhouse to Living sex-toy. I didn't plan on getting RH&TO but now feel that I have to in order to see exactly how this horrendous development is rationalized!

Honest, honey, I'm just buying it to see why it's so awful.  Also, I just buy Playboy for the articles.

[Philip Portelli]

Now, now Doctor, I have bought Playboy for the articles, though I have no regrets over the Charisma Carpenter pictorial! :P

What I meant was I want to read the actual words used to describe her condition and how the frat-boys justify their behavior. And to see if Kory still had a relationship with Dick Grayson.

As for Aquaman, I would rather have morphing hard-water weapons over a permanent harpoon! If only to make bathroom trips much safer! ;-)

[Travis Herrick (Modular Mod)]

Doesn't he just do what I do and go in the water?

Philip Portelli said:

Now, now Doctor, I have bought Playboy for the articles, though I have no regrets over the Charisma Carpenter pictorial! :P

What I meant was I want to read the actual words used to describe her condition and how the frat-boys justify their behavior. And to see if Kory still had a relationship with Dick Grayson.

As for Aquaman, I would rather have morphing hard-water weapons over a permanent harpoon! If only to make bathroom trips much safer! ;-)

[Figserello]

I didn't plan on getting RH&TO but now feel that I have to in order to see exactly how this horrendous development is rationalized!

 

Gah!  That's only encouraging them!  Do NOT do this!

 

Nothing good will come from this, I think!

 

Well, they maybe got you to buy one of their crummy comics...

[Philip Portelli]

Well if I see it in the dollar bin.....which may be sooner than later!

[Figserello]

I got Teen Titans East in the Dollar 50c bin.  That was an eye-poppingly bad comic.  But worth the 50c just to see how low DC could go.

[Philip Portelli]

That was awful but I still miss Lagoon Boy and I felt that the female Hawk had some potential but they had to jumpstart Titans #1 somehow!

[donovan5]

• Wonder Girl: your guess is as good as mine. The current WG is blonde like Wonder Girl-Cassie. Worst case scenario: another origin for Donna Troy!

Maybe it's time they revealed Donna to be some sort of Alien reincarnating amnesiac thingy (hope I'm not geting too technical there)

That way it would be perfectly normal for her "race" to wake up every so often with a complete new origin and no knowledge of previous ones,in fact they could add a Dial H for Hero angle to it with readers coming up with more and more ridiculous origins and story lines for her.

[Doctor Hmmm?]

... with readers coming up with more and more ridiculous origins and story lines for her.

Yeah, why should the pros have all the fun?

[Rich Lane]

I prefer the David Tennant Wonder Girl to the Matt Smith one.

donovan5 said:

 

Maybe it's time they revealed Donna to be some sort of Alien reincarnating amnesiac thingy (hope I'm not geting too technical there)

That way it would be perfectly normal for her "race" to wake up every so often with a complete new origin and no knowledge of previous ones,in fact they could add a Dial H for Hero angle to it with readers coming up with more and more ridiculous origins and story lines for her.

[The Baron]

Damn you, Lane, you just made me imagine the William Hartnell Wonder Girl!  ;)

[Philip Portelli]

If they do bring back Donna Troy (and who knows--the blonde one could be her), no matter what origin they give her, someone will give her a different one later depending if they want her linked to Wonder Woman or not!

Who knows? They might even find a decent super-hero name for her!