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25th Anniversary of Teen Titans at San Diego Comic-Con 2005
update >> july 19th >> 2005(excerpt)
Marv Wolfman said he had fun reinvigorating the book in 1980 with George Perez. He praised George as a creative partner who "always brought more to the table." Marv mentioned New Teen Titans #8 as a particular turning point in the series. In that issue, George added much to the personality of the characters, particularly Cyborg. Wolfman said Wonder Girl was his favorite of the old Titans... But out of the Titans he created, Raven was his favorite.
NEW TEEN TITANS: GAMES (2006)
A fan asked Marv why he thought the Titans didn't live up to the popularity of the X-Men in the late 80s, when it once rivaled them in sales. Marv said he never looked at the Titans as an X-Men-type concept. "If anything, it was more Fantastic Four." He said he developed a very 'family' type atmosphere in the book. Also, he was aware when creating the book, to give it many places to go. Starfire gave space epics. Raven gave mystical/magic stories. And Cyborg had more high-tech sci-fi. And so on. That way, it never gets dull.
Wolfman also cited the lack of spin-off titles as one reason the Titans never matched X-Men. Also, the direct-only format ended up making the book less accessible.
When asked about the Graphic Novel GAMES, Marv answered, "I have no idea what is happening with that." He hasn't seen any new art.
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