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Between my planned vacation and my two days dealing with family health issues, I got a little reading done. I went for the lighter reading (with a few exceptions) but one of the lightest was Teen Titans: Robin (book four). Kami Garcia’s Teen Titan series has covered Raven, Beast Boy, Beast Boy and Raven (plus friends) and this time we meet the Robins. Or the Wayne’s. Well, the Wayne-Grayson combo. After learning about Raven and Beast Boy and their powers, and a bit about the villains of H.I.V.E, we now follow the disillusioned son of Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, and Bruce’s adopted son, Dick Grayson. While the others learn to control their powers, Damian learns that he, too might have a few things to learn. Like a brother might not be such a bad thing after all.
This addition to the Teen Titan origin story is a bit slower than the others. Due to the human nature of the main characters (Dick and Damian) we get the practical things that human can do (even though they are smarter, faster, and fightier than the normal human). It is what you expect from an adaptation of a DC superhero comic/origin story. I am not sure how much is different from other versions, but it works for both fans of DC, Batman/Robin and/or Teen Titans, or for new fans. However, do not read this book before the other three. (You can probably read Raven and Beast Boy “out of order” but I recommend reading as they were published).
The artwork is by Gabriel Picolo, and they have a style that is what comic/graphic novels should look like, familiar and cozy, but allow you to see the clues. You get a feeling of the area but are not distracting from the story itself but are supportive. The colors (and we can thank David Calderon for those) are bright, glossy, and have the right pop. They look like the series could easily be translated to a cartoon series/movie. Book five is due in 2024 and it looks like we will find Starfire this time (they’ll need a bigger car).
