Team Titans
| Team Titans | |
|---|---|
 One of five alternative covers for Team Titans #1 (September 1992). Art by Kevin Maguire and Will Blyberg. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Maxi-series to Teen Titans |
| Publication date | Sept. 1992 – Sept. 1994 |
| No. of issues | 24 + 2 Annuals |
| Main character(s) | Mirage Terra Redwing Nightrider (Dagon) Killowat Prester Jon Battalion |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman Tom Grummett |
| Written by | Various |
| Artist(s) | Various |
Team Titans is a comic book published by DC Comics that spun out of DC's New Titans series. It began in September 1992 and ended in September 1994. The Team Titans were first introduced as a shadowy group stalking the Titans. Their backstory was revealed in New Titans Annual #7 by writer Marv Wolfman, and were popular enough to merit their own series, which Wolfman also wrote. Phil Jimenez and Jeff Jensen took over writing duties with issue #13, and co-wrote the book until its cancellation.
Background information
[edit]While Wolfman was initially given the title indefinitely, he chose to leave the title to devote more time to New Titans and Deathstroke.[1] Creative differences between the new writing staff and editorial, combined with low sales, led to the book's cancellation in the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! crossover event, where the Titans are killed when the timeline collapses.[2]
The unfortunate part of that was we had no idea that what they wanted was DC Comics' X-Force. They, DC management at the time, saw Team Titans as this answer to Rob Liefeld's X-Force, and what we wanted to do was something much more character-driven [and] self-aware, something more like Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol. So from literally the first issue, it was a struggle editorially to the point that the book just fell apart on us completely, and a long-term story that we had planned got condensed to four issues. Then Zero Hour came along and undermined everything anyway.[2]
Story
[edit]One of several Team Titans teams from the future, they function as a rebellion against the dictator Lord Chaos, the son of Donna Troy. The Titans travel back in time to prevent Chaos' birth, but instead convince Donna to give up her powers, ensuring her unborn son will be equally powerless.
During the Zero Hour event, the Titans are revealed to have been created by Monarch to serve him. When Monarch is defeated, the timelines he created are destroyed, erasing the Titans from existence. Mirage, Terra, and Deathwing survive, with the former two joining the main Titans team.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Teen Scenes". Wizard (25). September 1993. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10.
- ^ a b The Titans Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. November 2005. ISBN 978-1-893905-50-4. Archived from the original on 2003-03-10.
- ^ New Titans Annual #11 (1995)
