Issue Description

Overview

The new and deadly Bolt descends upon Titans Tower! When your soul is due to become forfeit in just a few short years, what do you do? If you're Kid Devil, you throw a super hero party! One Teen Titan will fight to stop it, and another consider a life of crime because of it!

When fighting Shockwave in Arizona, things go badly when Kid Devil tries to save the team. Because he got knocked away, he wasn't aware of the "plan" they were setting up. They all take out their anger on him and blame him for Shockwave getting away. As they prepare to leave since the weekend is over, Kid Devil is dismayed to find that even M'Gann is leaving. She's the only one he can really talk to but she feels she needs to start her own life outside of the Titans also. Trying to connect with the few remaining at the Tower (Wendy, Marvin, Rose) Kid Devil just feels more and more alone.

He tries talking things over with Zatara but he's in Australia about to go onstage for a performance. Kid Devil thought having powers and Blue Devil's sidekick would be the best thing in the world. He only has a couple years left until he has to pay the price to Neron and become his servant for gaining his powers.

Kid Devil decides to go to the Titans' message board and throw a party with some fans. They are excited to actually be able to go into the Titans Tower. Things soon start going down as some of the "guests" are looking for the other Titans and/or booze. Kid Devil strikes up a conversation with one kid who has a background working in the film business thanks to his dad. Kid Devil finds his talk fascinating.

The other guests start getting into trouble, doing things like "punking" Batman and searching for Wonder Girl's panties. One accidentally sets off an alarm and soon Robin is on screen yelling at Kid Devil for being so immature to think throwing a party there would be okay. Soon Wonder Girl is furious for her invasion of privacy. Blue Beetle laughs at him. Wendy and Marvin are upset over the breach of security they work so hard to maintain. Rose is mad that he waits until she is off island to get the idea of throwing a party.

Eddie has no place to go. He heads out, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and ends up in a diner. Surprisingly, Terry, the party guest he had the conversation with appears. It turns out that he is no longer in Hollywood because he got a better offer up in San Francisco. Terry tells him it'd be cool if they could be friends. He asks him if he got in trouble for the party. Then tells him that they'd probably be more understanding if they knew about his deal with Neron. Eddie is shocked that Terry would know about that. Terry tells him he shouldn't have been on the roof talking (to Zatara) where there wasn't any soundproofing. He then unzips his jacket and reveals his costume.

It turns out that Terry Boltiansky's father wore the same costume and was an enemy of Blue Devil. Eddie jumps at Terry who hits him with a blast. Eddie responds by punching Terry through the window. Eddie doesn't understand why he would try to be friends with him. They begin fighting but Terry tells him it doesn't have to be this way.

Finally Terry is able to get Eddie to listen. He tells him about the better offer he got. They're going to take down the Titans and make a lot of money doing it. He offers Eddie a place with them. Eddie tells him he can screw off. The rest of Terry's team arrives. (Apparently) led by the Clock King, the Terror Titans have arrived in town.

Kid Devil is happy to have more people to hit. He thinks he can take them all down but is mistaken. Clock King replies that there's one Titan down and now to move on to the rest.

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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