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TITANS second series [2008-present] |
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In the pages of Teen Titans (third series), the next generation of teen heroes has admirably accepted the Teen Titan legacy. So where did that leave the original twenty-something Titans? Writer Judd Winick along with artist Ian Churchill lanched the classic Wolfman/Pérez Titans roster out of a Teen Titans East Special one-shot in November and into the ongoing series simply titled Titans in April of 2008. Nightwing, Starfire, Flash, Red Arrow, Cyborg, Raven, Donna Troy and Beast Boy were together again for the first time, as they say. After reclaiming Titans Island on the East River, Cyborg set out to create an East Coast Titans team. But the team was brutally massacred by an unseen evil force in Teen Titans East Special . In Titans #1, members past and present were attacked by demonic entities across the globe. Raven, sensing Trigon's presence once again, called upon her former Titans allies to defeat her fiendish father. But after investigating, the Titans learned that Trigon himself was not behind the attacks. The bestial assaults were actually orchestrated by Raven's three half brothers – Jacob, Jared and Jesse. Working together as a team, the Titans thwarted the Sons of Trigon and prevented Trigon's invasion plan. Following this adventure, the Titans were together as a team once again! The Titans faced a familiar foe when Jericho returned in Titans #7-10. After years of melding with individuals, many of them unhinged, Jericho's mind began to fracture. Under this psychosis, the once gentle hero attacked his former friends and tried to pit them against one another. In a 5-part crossover event, the Titans, Teen Titans and the new Vigilante faced Jericho's deranged "Deathtrap." The storyline ran in Titans #12-13, Teen Titans #69 (prelude) and #70, and Vigilante #5-6.
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