Issue Description

Deathstroke's true motives are revealed as the shocking conclusion of "Titans East" explodes! Who has come to aid in the fight against Slade's boys and girls? And what new team of Titans — East and West — will rise out of the ashes of this epic battle?!

SPOILERS

Nightwing, Donna Troy, and Flash have arrived to help the Titans with Deathstroke and his Titans East. Deathstroke says to himself that everything he's done in his career has had meaning. They don't get his reasons for everything he's put them and his kids through. The battle has begun again. Cyborg and Risk fight. Duela, on the Titans' side now, fights agianst Enigman. Miss Martian and Sun Girl go at it again. Raven tells the human Kid Devil that she can remove the demon essence from Kid Crusader but she'd have to put it back inside him. He has to decide if he is willing to take it back. Deathstroke fights with Nightwing. Nightwing still falls for Deathstroke's tricks. Deathstroke has every move planned and continues to set Nightwing up for the next one. But Deathstroke is not just fighting Nightwing. Donna, Raveger, Batgirl, and Jericho want a piece of him too.

As they all try to attack Deathstroke, he is still able to push, toss, and hit them aside. He keeps taunting them, especially Rose. He plays with their emotions to make them lose their balance.

As the others fight, Kid Devil agrees to take back the demon. He says, under his breath, he can't let someone else take Neron's curse. Kid Devil is back as Kid Crusader is once again human.

Match is back to show his "hate" for Cassie. Robin is at her side. Match is "happy" that she found someone else to "hate" when she shows concern after he hits Robin.

Inertia is full of arrogance as he heads towards Flash. Bart tells him that he's not going to hurt anyone he cares about again. As they collide, Inertia is on the ground. Flash steps on and breaks his leg, even though he knows it'll heal quickly. It will give him time to take his body and throw it at Match to get him away from Cassie.

The fight continues and continues with the Titans again regrouping against Deathstroke. Batgirl is ready to kill him but Nightwing stops her. He says he can't let her kill him. He wants Deathstroke to pay for his crimes in a court. Ever resourceful, Deathstroke continues to use them against each other. Grabbing Cyborg's arm, he uses his cannon to get them off their feet. He says he will continue to fight until he gets his kids. Robin says he will never win. They are not his kids anymore. They part of their family now. Deathstroke says they're fools and could never trust them because they are of his blood. Nightwing says they've proven themselves over and over many times.

Raveger is happy and heads towards her dad, saying she has a real family now. As she raises her sword towards him, Match's eyes begin to light up and he says, "Live." Heat rays shoot out towards Raveger but are blocked by Cassie's bracelets. Rose is surprised that Cassie saved her since she can't stand her. Cassie responds that Robin was right, they are family now.

Cyborg can barely keep Match in check when Jericho makes eye contact with him and possess him. Deathstroke runs away. The Titans prepare to chase him but the Tower comes down, allowing his escape.

The Titans search through the rubble but Deathstroke is nowhere to be found. Duela Dent and Batgirl are missing too along with Inertia. Flash takes off to try to find him. Robin tells him they can help but Flash says Inertia is his responsibility. Beast Boy asks what will they do with the island now that it's trashed so badly. Donna says they'll just make it theirs again.

Epilogue

Inertia has helped Deathstroke escape. He's created false trails that he says will keep Flash busy for weeks. Deathstroke says he'll call the Rougues in Keystone to let him in on their plans for Flash. As they depart and Deathstroke leaves on his own, he ponders over the recent events. He tells himself he's many things including a killer but he's not a father. He now knows that the Titans will take care of his kids. They are safe. He has given them the one thing he never could, a real family.

Teen Titans (2003)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Superstar writer Geoff Johns reunites the sidekicks of the greatest heroes of the DC Universe once more to re-launch the DCU's premiere team of super-teens, the Teen Titans! Featuring Kid Flash, Superboy, Raven, Beast Boy, Wonder Girl and more!

Teen Titans (Volume 3)

Final Team Members: Red Robin (Tim Drake), Wonder Girl (II), Beast Boy, Raven, Superboy (II), Kid Flash (II), Ravager (IV), and Solstice.

Former Members: Cyborg, Starfire (II), Speedy (II), Aquagirl (II), Hawk (III), Dove (II), Zatara, Offspring, Talon, Power Boy, Little Barda, Molecule, Bombshell, Mas, Menos, Young Frankenstein, Osiris, Enigma, Joker's Daughter, Red Star, Captain Marvel Jr., Hotspot, Argent, Mirage, Flamebird, Terra (II), Kid Devil, Miss Martian, Jericho, Supergirl, Blue Beetle (III), Kid Eternity, Static, and Robin (V).

Second Feature: Ravager (#72-76, 79-82), The Coven of Three (#83-87)

This volume of Teen Titans spun out of the shattering events of Graduation Day, an event which featured the death of both Donna Troy and Lilith and saw the end of both Young Justice and the Titans. Scribed by Geoff Johns, this incarnation of the Teen Titans began as a training initiative on the behalves of Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy and featured the main cast of Young Justice. The team does battle with a returned Jericho, Deathstroke, the new Ravager, and the new Brother Blood, all while picking up new members, such as Raven and Speedy (Mia Dearden). A popular story arc during the first portion of this series was the Titans of Tomorrow arc. This arc featured the current team being flung into the future to find themselves totalitarian rulers of a dystopia society. The team remained very solid during the first 33 issues leading up to Infinite Crisis and One Year Later.

Infinite Crisis did a number on the Teen Titans and completely altered the team. Superboy was killed, Kid Flash was aged and depowered, Starfire was lost in space, Cyborg was shut down for a year, Speedy quit the team to train with Green Arrow, and Robin had left to travel the world with Batman. Beast Boy and Raven attempt to keep the team going but have no success, with over 20 new members during the One Year Later gap. Robin returns and begins to right the ship by bringing back old members and new ones like Miss Martian and Kid Devil. This portion of the series featured Deathstroke's Titans East, the ramifications of Amazons Attack, and the return of the villainous Titans of Tomorrow. The elder Titans, such as Cyborg and Raven, quit the team to return to New York and restart the Titans, leaving the teenagers alone for the first time in this series.

With the kids all on their own now, things begin to head south as Geoff Johns leaves the writing duties to Sean McKeever. The transition was poor as McKeever was given storylines and they were obviously not his own. His own work shined during the On The Clock story arc which featured the introduction of the Terror Titans. The Teen Titans were all suddenly filled with a lot of emotion and teen angst that was not common of them in earlier issues. Many members began to leave the team or be kicked off as was Supergirl's case. After the death of Titans Tower's caretaker, Marvin, Robin leaves the team to deal with the events of Batman R.I.P. and puts Wonder Girl in charge. Wonder Girl builds her own team around the remaining members of the previous, with the new additions, such as Aquagirl, Static, and Kid Eternity. Soon death comes back to the Titans and Red Devil sacrifices himself to save San Francisco. The rest of Wonder Girl's leadership is marred by poor situations and poor writers as Sean McKeever hands over the reigns to Felicia Henderson. While Henderson started strong and promised many desired story arcs such as the return of the resurrected Superboy and Kid Flash, her run was messy and nonsensical. Raven and Beast Boy returned to the team and the Teen Titans battled a mystical entity known as Wyld which lead to most of Wonder Girl's team to be rendered inactive following the mission.

Soon after, rising author, J.T. Krul, becomes the head writer and re-establishes much of the earlier line-up but with Wonder Girl still at the helm. The team dynamic has been reevaluated and the book has shown marked improvement since Krul has taken over. It is during this time that Robin (Damian Wayne) briefly joins and Tim Drake returns to the team, but now as Red Robin. It is following this that Wonder Girl willingly relinquishes leadership to Red Robin. Krul promises such new plotlines as the debut of a new Titan named Solstice, the team's meeting with the new Aqualad, a family reunion for Ravager, and a possible new love interest for Superboy.

For Post Flashpoint volume 4, refer to Teen Titans.This series has been collected in the following trade paperbacks:Teen Titans: A Kid's Game - (#1-7)Teen Titans: Family Lost - (#1/2, 8-12)Teen Titans: Beast Boys and Girls - (#13-15, Beast Boy #1-4)Teen Titans: The Future is Now - (#16-23, Teen Titans / Legion Special #1)Teen Titans / Outsiders: The Insiders - (#24-26, Outsiders #24-25, 28)Robin: The Teen Wonder - (#29, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #100, Nightwing #101, Batman #428 and 442, Robin #126 and 132)Teen Titans: Life and Death - (#29-33, Teen Titans Annual #1, Robin #146-147)Teen Titans: Titans Around the World - (#34-41)Teen Titans: Titans East - (#42-47)Teen Titans: Titans of Tomorrow - (#50-54)Teen Titans: On the Clock - (#55-61)Teen Titans: Changing of the Guard - (#62-69)Teen Titans: Deathtrap - (#70, Teen Titans Annual #1, Titans #12-13, Vigilante #5-6)Teen Titans: Child's Play - (#71-78)Teen Titans: Hunt for Raven - (#79-87)Teen Titans: Team Building - (#88-92, Red Robin #20, Wonder Girl #1)Teen Titans: Prime of Life - (#93-100)

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