The New Teen Titans and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

 

I remember seeing character designs for a never produced New Teen Titans cartoon back in the 80's and wondering what could have been. How cool would a crossover with Peter, Angelica and Bobby have been?

Spidey previously met The New Teen Titans in STF#3810 and STF #767 and the original Teen Titans in STF #619...

Power Man & Iron Fist and The Titans

 

The New Teen Titans was my go-to comic for nonstop action back in the day.  I still remember the issue where the team invaded the Brotherhood of Evil's headquarters, great stuff.  Hopefully the story above would offer the same bang for your buck.

Changeling Vs. Sasquatch

 

Continued from yesterday's cover, we now see that it was Gar Logan who switched teams from the New Teen Titans to Alpha Flight.  But who from AF has taken his place?  You can safely rule out anyone on this cover, of course.  Find out tomorrow in the exciting conclusion!

New Teen Titans Vs. Ultron

 

DC comics seems to be going through yet another reboot phase with their new Dawn of DC titles.  Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott will be bringing readers an all new Titans series and the line up will be the one we see above (plus Starfire), meaning that the classic New Teen Titans team will be back together.  I hope that this is a sign of what we can expect to see on the big screen if a Titans film for the DCU gets greenlighted.

Captain America & The Falcon and The Doom Patrol

 

I always liked the connection to The Doom Patrol that Gar Logan provided for the New Teen Titans.  The issue where they run into Robotman still remains one of my favorites, with the cover being among the best in the series.  Changeling/Beast Boy may have one of the least convincing origins in comics, but I can forgive that given his cool power set.  

Daredevil and The New Teen Titans

 

The Tiger King documentary was crazy bit compelling - I haven't decided if I am going to watch the second season or not, though.

Kevin Feige has finally officially confirmed that Charlie Cox will be the Daredevil of the MCU, and many have been hoping and expecting. The only question now is in what capacity?  We've heard the rumors of him showing up as legal representation for Peter parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and another intriguing rumor has him appearing on She-Hulk in his original red and yellow costume from the comics. It will be fun to see how his MCU path plays out.

Iceman joins The New Teen Titans

X-Men Apocalypse included all of the founding members of the team, except for Iceman.  I can understand the decision, as the cinematic version of Bobby Drake is so much younger than the other team members and it would just be a little kid in the 80's.  I hope for the next 1990's set film they find  a way to include him... maybe even a glimpse at his early "snowman" appearance!

The Punisher Vs. Changeling

Continued from yesterday's cover, we see that Frank Castle may have underestimated the Titans' youngest member.  I always liked Changeling (a name I far prefer to Beast Boy) even though his origin and how his powers work don't make a lot of sense to me.  These days it seems like every super-team has a character with a Garfield Logan-type of personality, but back when New Teen Titans first hit, he had a pretty unique voice.

The New Teen Titans and Spider-Man

I remember reading the classic Wolfman/Perez run of New Teen Titans and thinking how cinematic it all was, with the human drama mixed in with super-heroics and the detailed visuals.  It's too bad that now that comic book movies are all the rage, the time for a New Teen Titans movie is long past.  We will get a tease of what one may have been like with the appearance of Cyborg on film, but I'm not holding my breath for film versions of characters like Starfire or Donna Troy any time soon.

Changeling and Wolverine

I always liked the moment in X-Men and The New Teen Titans where these two characters meet and Changeling comments on their shared name.  At that point, Wolverine's origins were still shrouded in mystery, and that quick exchange sent my mind wandering - there's gotta be a story there, right?

The Doom Patrol Vs. Doctor Doom

Now this is a battle that I would love to see.  I can see Doom setting an elaborate trap for the Fantastic Four, only to have the Doom Patrol stumble upon it first.  These characters just seem like they would naturally go together, beyond just the similar name.  Perhaps if Victor Von Doom had met Dr.Niles Caulder when he was first disfigured, he would not have gone off on the villainous path that he did.

The New Teen Titans Vs. Galactus

The New Teen Titans #1-50 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez were superhero comics at their best.  It is sad that this group of characters has been forced apart when they worked so well together.  These days, Dick Grayson is too busy with the Batman crew to think about a team, Starfire, Cyborg, Changeling and Raven all seem to have undergone history transplants and have been scattered to different sections of the DCU, and Donna Troy and Wally West remain missing in action.  Is that any way to treat the stars of your flaghip title from the 80's?  Hopefully DC will find a way to reunite this crew some day.