Teen Titans: Earth One

Jeff Lemire

Aug 2016 · Teen Titans: Earth One Vol 2 · DC Comics

About this ebook

The sequel to the NEW YORK TIMES best-selling original graphic novel is here with TEEN TITANS: EARTH ONE VOL. 2! Picking right up after the cliffhanger ending to the first volume, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Terra and Aqualad are in desperate straits-they're homeless, destitute, and on the run from Cadmus, the project that created them. Unfortunately, Cadmus has more surprises up its sleeve... and a whole new set of teenage weapons, with none of the bothersome morals of the originals! From writer Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH, ANIMAL MAN) and illustrator Andy McDonald comes the highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed original graphic novel in TEEN TITANS: EARTH ONE VOL. 2!

Ratings and reviews

This volume came so much later than the first that I was a bit lost at the start. Continuing after the events of Volume 1, the Teen Titans (Cyborg, Terra, Beast Boy & Aqualad) are now on the run, while Raven is learning about and protecting Starfire. Meanwhile, their sneaky fellow Titan J-something is revealed to be a double agent. Needless to say, Star Labs is on the hunt and their enemy is Cadmus, who is this creepy dude who likes to brainwash children into thinking he is their father. *le sigh* What these Titans don’t know is that there is another set of Titans that has been even more brainwashed – they are basically Cadmus’ soldiers, and come to hunt them down. Cyborg is weakening because the metal is overtaking him, and even with Raven and Starfire’s help things get difficult. We get a bit more insight into how Star Labs had created the Titans, but the story is pretty short and predictable. The artwork, too, isn’t impressive, when you compare with Volume 1. Sure, it looks grittier, more detailed and suits the tense atmosphere of the storyline, but I miss the clean lines and pleasant color scheme of the first one. As a sequel, it is a bit of a letdown in terms of artwork but story is more intense.

Art seems rushed in spots, but this is too good of a story to pass on.

About the author

Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series SWEET TOOTH published by DC/Vertigo and the award winning graphic novel ESSEX COUNTY published by Top Shelf. He also has written GREEN ARROW, JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, ANIMAL MAN, FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. and SUPERBOY for DC Comics. In 2008 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist, and The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. He also won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. In 2013 Lemire published the graphic novel THE UNDERWATER WELDER (Top Shelf). He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.