More &%$# Writing on Titans
Anybody else been waiting for Winnick to leave this book for what feels like forever? I sure have. Too bad none of these new writers know what they're doing except Yost.
First problem: Terra and Beast Boy were NEVER in love. In comic book time, she was on the team for a month 3 or 4 years ago.
Second problem: If Beast Boy actually was in love with her, he sure wouldn't be now. Anybody else give two jerks about a girl they dated a month 4 years ago? Anybody? No.
Third problem: Terra didn't have daddy issues. Cyborg says she did. Whatever.
Fourth problem: Beast Boy grew up as a character. Johns' Teen Titans, for all its problems with the Young Justicers, did a pretty freaking good job with the New Titans. When Starfire joined the Outsiders and Cyborg went into space, Beast Boy stepped up. He lead the team. He lead the team through 52. He isn't a child anymore. It was a major plot development. To write an issue that pretty much says "Hey Beast Boy is being immature and he needs to grow up" when he already freaking grew up is ridiculous. Character development. Keep track of it, writers. Nobody wants to see the same story told a second time only worse.
Fifth problem: Did we just skip every comic after the Judas Contract? Beast Boy fought Deathstroke like a month after and ended up making peace with him. Deathstroke later joined the Titans. But now just the sight of a Deathstroke mask is enough to bring back all these memories of Terra and cause Gar to fly into a rage? I don't buy it. And I love how we're still ignoring how a girl who looked just like that minor character named Terra was a member of the Titans for years and Gar never was anything more than minorly creeped out and now every little thing reminds him of said minor character. And by love I mean hate.
Sixth Problem: Cinderblock. He was a throw away character from the cartoon with no personality or unique powers. He doesn't need to be in the comics.
So the REAL PROBLEM is the same one that we're seeing across the board in Titans comics. The writers have never read New Titans or Team Titans or Beast Boy or Johns' or Grayson's runs on Titans. They just watched the fucking cartoon.
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