Titans #12 - DC

I gotta say . . I really like the feel of this book. With this issue we begin the Deathtrap cross-over. We'll be bouncing around between this book, Teen Titans and Vigilante. The story continues next week in Vigilante #5. Anyways, Vic is no longer under Joey's control. Apparently the jolt he took from Static in the Annual was enough to kick him out. But that just means that Joey is out there somewhere, on his own, working of his own accord. That's how he got into this whole mess . . during the DCU Decisions mini-series. We see that Joey has taken over some woman's penthouse that overlooks Central Park. But, we don't know why or what his plans are yet. Meanwhile back at Titan's compound, our team is obviously worried about the direction of Joey's psychosis right now. They don't know where he went or where he'll resurface. But Wally has an epiphany. He knows that eventually Joey will return to hurt the Titans . . "It never fails, Roy. When a hero takes a turn, they always go after the ones they love. I've been thinking about . . my kids . . what if they ever became like Joey. What would I do?" Vic also has an idea . . he knows that the Vigilante has been monitoring them. He put up surveillance outside, which Vic hasn't bothered to take down. Vigilante is also after Joey, so . . maybe he has some information that they don't. Vigilante also doesn't know that Joey is no longer in Vic. So, Vic has decided to use himself as bait. The team stages a battle and when Vic is seemingly alone . . Vigilante shows up and shoots him in the head. What a way to end the issue. We don't see much of the Teen Titans this issue, but . . they're on their way to New York. At least Cassie, Eddie and Static are. Like I said, I think this book has a good feel right now. Sean McKeever has this whole story set up. It's been in the works for a few months now, but really got kicked into gear during the recent Teen Titans annual. Now, hopefully, we can finally sort out whether Joey's going to end up being a 'bad-guy' or not. That's the view I'm leaning towards, but . . there could be some hope for redemption. There always is. Isn't there? Angel Unzueta does the pencils this issue. I miss Howard Porter, but . . I think Angel did a terrific job. I loved the framing sequences and the various angles that were used. Plus . . the full page picture of Deathstroke was awesome. It's going to be interesting to see how this one all plays out.