Teen Titans Vol 04: The Future Is Now

by Mark Waid and Geoff Johns

Book Overview

Collects TEEN TITANS #16-23 and TITANS/LEGION SPECIAL #1 The Titans' weekends are usually a chance to get away from it all. But this time, they're really gone...to the 31st century And their return... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401204759
• ISBN13: 9781401204754
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Teen Titans: The Future Is Now

This is such a terrific read! The stories are spectacular, the countless characters are all fascinating, the dialogue is totally believable, the fights are epic, the thought-balloons are gone, the pace is greased, the art is like a bag of your favourite Halloween candies spilled out on the carpet when you were seven--all magic colours and hidden treats, and Raven is still hot. Teen Titans: The Future Is Now is a must, a rare must. I say "Raven is STILL hot" because this graphic novel represented my return to the Teen Titans, after many years, just to see what was going on in the new era. In fact, I hadn't been reading many comics at all. Even when I read comics regularly, I never really got to know the DC Universe as well as the Marvel Universe. One of my biggest blind-spots, for example, would be The Legion Of Superheroes. But that didn't stop me from enjoying the first part of this graphic novel, where said Legion yanks first Superboy, and then ultimately the rest of the Titans, into the 31st century to battle five hundred foes. The battle is a grand and terrifying affair, with a big piece of Legion World exploding and plummeting towards Earth, where the main event is taking place: The entire Legion (I met a lot of Legionnaires really fast as they were busy trying not to be beheaded, fried, stomped, etc.), alongside the Teen Titans fighting The Fatal Five Hundred...formerly The Fatal Five, but the whole crux of their plan was to transport so many of their parallel selves from parallel universes that they became five hundred. I love time-travel stories with a dash of parallel-reality, and Superboy's dilemma over which team he owes more allegiance to--new Legion pals or the Titans--is gripping, especially when he may have to sacrifice one team to temporal non-existence so the other can get home. Part two of this collection is the best part: on their way home from the far future, the Teen Titans take a wrong turn and end up ten years in their own future. They encounter their own future selves and don't like what they've become. Robin has become a heartless Batman with a gun, who leads a bitter, ruthless, militant group of Titans who use their power to control and dominate parts of the United States. But then the younger, timelost Titans learn about the Titans East, future Titans who didn't get corrupted by paranoia and anger, and who still fight for good. They also formulate a plan to return to their proper time, but don't know how to avoid the fate they've seen, even if they get home. The rest of The Future Is Now is somewhat connected to the events of Identity Crisis. I hadn't read Identity Crisis when I first read this Teen Titans graphic novel, and I still enjoyed it immensely; now I've re-read Future Is Now after experiencing Identity Crisis (another fine product from the folks who brought you Arm Fall Off Boy), and it's that much better. An enraged Doctor Light snatches the man he hates perhaps most of all--Green Arrow--an

A great "What If?" type story!

As a kid, I used to love Marvel's first "What If" series that presented alternate versions of favorite heroes. As the series progressed, the scenarios got stretched to the point of "Who Cares?". Here, some 20+ years later, DC gets the "What If" idea right and presents us with a dark vision of the future of the DCU. There are many surprised and while for me, the newest Teen Titans series of TPBs and comics have been hit-or-miss, this one was the best of the best! Even if you have only marginal interest in the characters, pick this TPB up. You'll be glad you did. (or else the new Batman will stalk you down, and that's a fate worse than the Batman you may know stalking you!)

Perfect companion to the two "Crisis" miniseries

This volume, over all others of Teen Titans is a must-buy for fans of the DC Comics universe. The first story, Titans of Tomorrow, incorporates facets of Identity Crisis and Infinite Crisis into a story of what could happen in the coming months and years.  However, the better of the two excellent stories is Lights Out, a perfect companion to Identity Crisis. This is how tie-ins need to be. It is not required to have read Identity Crisis to enjoy this story, as it is a wonderful story on its own. However, if you have read Identity Crisis, this story ties into the plot perfectly and ties together a few loose ends. Excellent reading. I recommend this particular graphic novel to anyone who enjoys comics books, especially DC Comics fans.

Geoff Johns Continues His Strong Run

This is the fourth volume reprinting Geoff Johns' version of Teen Titans, and it may very well be the strongest trade release to date. Two outstanding stories are reprinted here, "Titans of Tomorrow" and "Lights Out". T-o-T (as its become affectionately known) sees the current Teen Titans winding up ten years into their future, a dark and grim one where they have nearly all turned evil. Not only is this a cracking good story, but it also lays a large number of hints as to both the Titans possible futures and the current mega-crossover event series, Infinite Crisis. So if you want to know where the DC universe is heading in the next few years, this story offers some very big clues. The other major story, "Lights Out", will be a major eye opener for fans of the animated series. The main villain is perrenial favorite Dr. Light -- except, he's no longer a "moron" (Green Arrow's description in Identity Crisis), but a major league super villain who can quite easily take on even the best the superhero world can throw at him. It's an awesome story, as a number of current and former Titans band together to try to stop him, and quite nearly get their behinds handed to them by the villain they've all dismissed for so long. If you've had your doubts about Geoff Johns' run, this is the volume that should erase them. Johns has truly brought the Titans into the 21st century with these stories. Barely a year old, both of these tales are already being hailed by long time Teen Titans fans as classics. Buy this collection. You won't regret it.

<The Future is Now> a rewiew by a Teen Tians Fan

"The Future is Now", is the Fourth book in the Teen Titans Series, which began with; "A Kid's Game", "Family Lost", and Beastboys and Girls". *Spoilers* This story begins with Superboy and wondergirl, out on a date, when suddenly, Connor (Superboy) Is sucked into the 31st century, and returns back to the 21st century to gather the Titans, Then ther off, as the Titans Team up with the Legion of Super Heroes to defeat an extremly dangerous threat known as the "Fearsome Five Hundred" In part two of the story, the Teen Titans atempt to come back to the present, but arrive ten years in the future, where the Teen Titans, now called the Titans have become cruel and harsh... For example, Wonder Girl and Superboy, Now called Superman and Wonderwoman, are somewhat in love, Robin has taken over the roll of Batman, Kid Flash II has become The Flash who has fallen desperatley in love with the Titans East's The Ravanger, Beastboy is more taken over by his animal instincts, Raven has become "Dark Raven", and the Titans have a new Member, a telepath named Lorena. Starfire has gone off, and lives with Nightwing. Cyborg has taken over as leader of another Super-Hero Team, the Titans East, which includes Terra, Bumblebee, The Ravenger, Batwoman, and Captin Marvel Jr., now known as Captain Marvel. The Teen Titans join forces with them and finally they get back home. (I am not going to tell you how though mwhahahhaha) And the book comes to and end with the series, "Lights Out" which tells the story the Titans (who recruit a new member, Speedy II, who is a female) having to face another old criminal, Dr. Light, who is much more powerful then he used to be... In this, the Tians Reveal some pretty dark secrets to the others, which draws them closer together... This was probably the best Teen Titans Book that I have ever read, and I'm sure you will love it as much as I did...