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News: DC's On TV Article in CBG
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DC'S ON TV
TEEN TITANS: DIVIDE & CONQUER DVD (Sep 2004)
written by James Mishler
published in COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1598 (Nov 2004)
www.comicsbuyersguide.com(excerpt)
Teen Titans (2003+) on Kid's WB follows the adventures of younger superheroes of the DC universe - including Robin (voiced by Scott Menville), Beast Boy (Greg Cipes), Cyborg (Khary Payton), Starfire (Hynden Walch), and Raven (Tara Strong) - as they take on the villain Slade (Ron Perlman) and his henchmen from H.I.V.E. (the Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination). Unlike Justice League Unlimited, Teen Titans is not part of the DC Comics animated continuity.
Generally full of youthful exuberance and wackiness (as compared to the rather more somber and staid Justice League Aventures of their adult conterparts), Teen Titans also has episodes with a "message," when Titans learn to deal with fear, obsessions, jealousy, anger, and other emotions and problems that young people deal with, as they grow and mature. Of course, the message rarely gets havy enough to drown out the fun. Combined with the classic Batman: TAS style of animation, which also works very well with Justice League Adventures, Teen Titans has held a strong position on Kids' WB.
Teen Titans is still finding its footing. Aug. 28 marked the official beginning of the third season with "Deception," though the series had shown only 26 episodes before that date. Tied in with, not one, but two comic-book titles - the classic Teen Titans series and the younger, more directly tied-in Teen Titans Go! - the show has a broadening audience, both young and old. Teen Titans: Divide and Conquer, which collects the first six episodes, is in store Sept. 28 on DVD and VHS.
