Comics Time Capsule: 1987 (The New Teen Titans)
It’s been a while since the last one, so I figured this week I’d do another comics time capsule. This time, I’m going to look back to the mid-80s with volume 2 of The New Teen Titans – specifically, the Brother Blood story told primarily between issues #26-31 (December 1986 – May 1987). This is a great story in a comics run that was, all told, superb. I don’t love every last thing about the run – I’ve never been a Danny Chase fan, and the sexist way that Changeling speaks sometimes grosses me out – but for the most part, the stories and characters are all wonderfully crafted and explored brilliantly. This story holds a special place in my heart because it’s the only big post-Crisis story that features Jason Todd as Robin, and though I don’t like to play favorites when it comes to Bat kids, I sometimes can’t help it. (This is definitely one of those times.)