Some thoughts about Titans #20

The Titans are finished.

The Justice League has disbanded the team and now is up to the ex-members to find a new way to live.

It seems like this title is going to be done sooner rather than later.

And who can blame people who think like that? At first it seemed like Dan Abnett had the right vision for the team and characters but unfortunately the book quickly derailed into underwhelming stories and characterization to the point that it became one of the most tedious books on the stands, not terrible, just boring. It seems like people at DC think the same way since the series has become pretty self-aware about how incompetent and directionless the team has been so far and they're constantly addressing it.

This issue is no different since it consists mostly about Roy dealing with the team being disbanded and as usual, he falls for his worst tendencies thanks to the help of Cheshire. This shows pretty interesting and accurate characterization to be fair and it seems like Abnett is actually implementing the erratic nature of the book in a way that could develop the cast even further. This is also noticeable in the conversation between Dick and Wally who also reflect on such issues. I still don't know how this will turn out but at least seems compelling enough.

Paul Palletier is in charge of the pencils and his work is pretty solid as usual thanks to his expressive characters and strong storytelling.

Not bad overall but it still plays with some of the flaws of the title. Let's see where it goes.