TEEN TITANS ANIMATED SERIES

SMASH OF THE TITANS
Written by Richard Ho
published in WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #143

Supervillains. Teen angst. The occasional zit. These are the challenges facing the young heroes of "Teen Titans," the brand-new animated series that will launch on Cartoon Network on Saturday, July 19.

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Once the decision to go with Robin was made, the rest of the roster fell into place. "Because this is the Batman universe, Wonder Girl and Kid Flash were immediately out," explained Register. "And being a fan of the Marv Wolfman/George Pérez [New] Teen Titans, I definitely wanted Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire and Raven. We'll introduce some other teenage superheroes from the DC universe in the second season, but these five are the core five."

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Of course, you can't have ground-shaking action without powerful supervillains - and the Titans are in for epic face-offs against some classic baddies from their comic past, including Dr. Light and arch-nemesis Slade (aka Deathstroke). "You'll see Slade behind the scenes in the beginning, and we slowly reveal him through the first 13 episodes. He's after something that we don't reveal until the final two episodes of the season - and Robin is a big part of it. The season will end with a dramatic Robin vs Slade confrontation.