![]() The art is solid, with heavy lines to make everything feel like it has weight, and minimalist backgrounds so we focus on the characters. DC has a huge menagerie of heroes and villains, and those characters have had so many universal re-boots, that it’s nice to sometimes take a moment away from the action to let them be people. Especially when they help us understand the characters. ![]() Given that DC has been rather dark in the last few years (and I’m not complaining when I say that), I feel like we could use some more of these light hearted stories. This is about teenage struggles, coming of age, and being there for your friends. So is the villainous HIVE, but that’s not what things are about. Yes, Deathstroke the Terminator is a part of the story. This is not an action-packed story filled with violence and outwitting bad guys. The “supplements” his parents have been giving him are blocking his pituitary gland. And they are the least popular kids in school. The other is an athlete with a hobby for eating contests. One is a gamer that works at the animal shelter. ![]() He’s stunted in his growth, socially awkward, and friends with a couple of awesome kids. So, when the opportunity to catch a new comic about him came up, I couldn’t turn it down. ![]() ![]() Wise-cracking, nothing gets under his skin, vegetarian Gar. Anybody remember the old Teen Titans cartoon? Yeah, that was my introduction to Beast Boy. ![]()
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