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I had high hopes, but they didn’t fly as far as I wanted… still a good book

Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia

October 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Teen Titan story continues as we find our Starfire and Cyborg to round out the team in Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo’s fifth book, Teen Titans: Starfire. As much as I have enjoyed the series, this might be the weakest volume so far. It probably was because I had such high expectations for it. While I knew a little about the Robins (Dick and Damian) I wasn’t versed in Teen Titans. The first three graphic novels were good as I got to learn about […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: DC Comics, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, family, friendship, gabriel picolo, kami garcia, siblings, superheroes, teen titans

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:497 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: DC Comics, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, family, friendship, gabriel picolo, kami garcia, siblings, superheroes, teen titans ·
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The other Robin

Teen Titans: Robin by Kami Garcia

April 17, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport  own 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 […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Batman & Robin, CBR15Passport, David Calderon, DC comic, friendship, gabriel picolo, kami garcia, siblings, superhero

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:234 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Batman & Robin, CBR15Passport, David Calderon, DC comic, friendship, gabriel picolo, kami garcia, siblings, superhero ·
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Straight from London, it’s: John Constantine!

Constantine: Distorted Illusions by Kami Garcia

September 16, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Constantine: Distorted Illusions by Kami Garcia is exactly what you would expect from Garcia and the character of John Constantine. Her brilliant writing and his arrogant ‘tude fill each page with one (mis)adventure after another. He tries to get the girl, but she won’t be got. She has a secret, he has secrets. His new bandmates and he know they are above it all! After all, they can do magic, and damn the consequences. And consequences are plenty. Isaac Goodhart brings it together with the […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: alan moore, Isaac Goodhart, Jamie Delano, John Constantine, John Ridgway., John Totleben, kami garcia, magic, Steve Bissette

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:486 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: alan moore, Isaac Goodhart, Jamie Delano, John Constantine, John Ridgway., John Totleben, kami garcia, magic, Steve Bissette ·
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Superheroes the Next Generation

Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven (Teen Titans, #3) by Kami Garcia

June 13, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Finally we start to get into the meat and potatoes of the story of Raven and Beast Boy (or Garfield/Gar) with Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven (Teen Titans, #3). The first two books were Raven’s story “to now” and Beast Boy’s story “to now.” In fact, the third volume starts where the other two books left off. Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo create a Before They Were the Superhero’s The Teen Titans. Garcia makes a fresh story about teens coming of age. Just because […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Beast Boy, coming-of-age, DC Comics, gabriel picolo, kami garcia, raven, Social Themes, superheroes, teen titans

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:300 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Beast Boy, coming-of-age, DC Comics, gabriel picolo, kami garcia, raven, Social Themes, superheroes, teen titans ·
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I’ve a soft spot for Teen Titans

Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia

November 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I did not like Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia as much as the Teen Titans: Raven, I did enjoy learning about Gar and his transformation into Beast Boy. I would have to say the main reasons why I was not as big of a fan are that the transformation was too “quick” and he accepted it a little too easy (this of course is probably due to his jokey nature and able to go by the seat of his pants).  I did not […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, green monkeys, high school, kami garcia, popularity, secret identities, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:361 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, green monkeys, high school, kami garcia, popularity, secret identities, superheroes ·
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You’ll probably not be surprised but I liked this book a lot

Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia

January 20, 2020 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

As you can imagine, I like ravens. I also like the idea of the character Raven from the Teen Titans. I do not consider myself an expert on the either subject. I just enjoy them. I like the element of mystery, cleverness and magic around them. And the character herself seems to have an interesting and unique path. With the graphic novel (ages at least 12 and up) Teen Titans: Raven Kami Garcia took a character comic and graphic novel lovers around the community know […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, kami garcia, paranormal, superheroes, teen titans

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, kami garcia, paranormal, superheroes, teen titans ·
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