the Titans #7 - DC

First of all I want to say that I think the addition of Julian Lopez to the artwork in this series was a brilliant move. With his pencils, and Bit as his inker, these pages are absolutely beautiful. I'm sorry to see him leave from the pages of the Outsiders, but . . as much as I love that team, if I had to choose, this team would definitely be my preference. And of course Judd Winick does a fantastic job with his stories. I was questioning what the implications of Joey's predicament were, considering the outcome of the DC Universe: Decisions series. In it we find out that Joey was the antagonist. He ended up being the person behind all of the assassination attempts. Although we never really did find out why. So when he shows up on the Titans doorstep asking for help . . I had to ask myself how did he go from that to this. But we find out this issue . . after a whole lot of posturing and fighting . . that while the Titans feel that they're trying to help their friend, I don't think it was actually Joey asking for help, but . . Match. Well, I should say, I think Joey was legitimate in his request, but not for the reasons the Titans thought. I think he was absolutely having a problem exiting Match's body. But, I don't think Match was holding him in there to try to control him. I think Match realized the deception of Joey's character and was trying to keep him in there, in an odd sense, to protect his friends and colleagues. But now they have a bigger problem. Upon Joey's exit, Raven got a flash as to what was going on inside. However, before she could warn the others, Joey has jumped into one of the surrounding Titans. They just don't know which one yet. That should be an interesting conversation for next issue. I love this team, and I love that we've gotten back to the core characters. I'm wondering how Wally is balancing his time between this group, his family and the League. But, Roy's doing the same thing. And Dick's also got a lot on his plate. Especially considering the possible implication of the Batman RIP storyline. He may be even busier than normal. But, with that being said, I still love to see all of these characters together. With the addition of Julian's art, this is quickly turning in to one of my favorite books.