As the cover suggests . . Bombshell is back. But I don't think that she's necessarily the traitor that everybody seems to think she is. Unfortunately . . or fortunately, depending on how you look at it . . she's a victim of circumstances. But, no matter what, the Titans cracked the shell off of her, and then, while in Belle Reve she was killed. Right? Well, I guess she was Bombshell long enough that the Quantum energy is infused into the very cells of her body. So now . . I don't even know if she can be killed. So now she's looking for Project Quantum so that she can get some retribution. The problem is . . what she didn't know before . . her father is actually the head of the Project. Also Cassie is dealing with some power issues. Actually she's been dealing with them for a while now, but it's getting to the point that she can no longer hide it from her team-mates. They take her to see Doc Mid-nite, but he suggest that her problems may be mystical in nature . . much like the source of her powers. The question is . . is it Zeus . . or Ares? I think Sean McKeever is doing a great job with this team, and this book. He does a good job of spreading the story around and checks in with all of the characters this issue. Also it was pretty action packed . . with Bombshell going around and pounding her way through everything . . and everyone. I would also like to give huge props to the art team. I think Eddy Barrows is doing a fantastic job with the pencils. His work has really gotten very polished. Allan Goldman helped him out with a couple pages this issue, and his stuff looks equally as impressive. Ruy Jose and Julio Ferreira do the inks and this is the perfect example of an artist and inker meshing their styles together seamlessly. They compliment each other tremendously and the result is some very nice looking pages. My favorites are page 19, which has a full page spread showing Cassie in all of her fury coming after Bombshell. This would make a great poster. And then on the final page, Bombshell is amped up because she's mad at what her dad's done to her. I was worried that with the new creative team that this book may lose a little of it's edge. But now . . it was just needless worrying. This book is in great hands. Keep it up, guys!
I actually haven't been pleased with the way things have been going lately in Teen Titans... I've always enjoyed McKeever's work, and don't have much of a problem with the story he's telling, but as of right now, I just feel that the team itself is very lacking. Most of current characters just don't do it for me, especially Blue Beetle, who just rubs me the wrong way... Anyway, I think this team is in need of some new blood brought aboard. I miss Ravenger, and will always miss Kid Flash...
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