This is really a Flash (Wally West) book. The fact that the other Titans are there do end up being important to the story, but really they just needed to exist. They didn't actually contribute much otherwise. The villain is a little silly but it's a Flash villain. I am not very familiar with Flash villains currently but the ones I do know at least sound silly. Overall it's not bad for a Flash book, but it's not great as a Titans book. Maybe if this wasn't the first arc of the Titans Rebirth run it would've fit in better, but since it's the first arc I think it should've focused on the team more.

The return of Wally West is the catalyst that started of the DC Rebirth era, so you would expect to get more info on the smiley button or at least more about how the Watchmen characters are to be incorporated into the DC universe. Instead, we get a story about Wally West, reuniting with his team and trying to save all the important persons in his life while being, you guessed it, as fast as he can be.

Even excluding the rebirth mystery, it could have been quite a much better story if the villain was a bit more interesting, or if he could have had a more interesting motive. And also I hoped for development of all the members of the team, instead the author focused entirely on Wally while giving the rest a back seat (even going as far as to make them seem rather weak compared to him), and not really giving them much room at all in terms of character building.

Another sad fact is that the author never really made me feel like rooting for Linda and Wally as their past and relationship was handled too bluntly for me. Also, there is not much to enjoy as terms of team dynamics as well, due to the focus being too much about Wally and his relation with the team members.

The antagonist never really felt too much of a threat and his version of Titans fighting the real ones was also a thing that has been done numerous times before. I would rather read about these characters talking with each other than such predictable action and suspense. I mean this guy just returned from being erased we all knew he wasn't gonna lose to some second tier villain.

The art was good to look at, but did not have anything out of the ordinary to draw attention. The only positive is that Dan Abnett's smooth storytelling did keep the momentum going and fast pace of the story never really made this a chore to read.

Nevertheless, I do have high hopes for this series in the future. Now that the introduction of Wally is done, hopefully the author will focus on telling an interesting story with these characters and give each one room for improvement in the upcoming issues.

But this first volume of the Titans gets only 2.5 out of 5 stars from me.

A solid trade that any fan of DC Comics can pick up and enjoy. Rebirth continues to be just that for DC and a breath of fresh air for the superhero genre.

I love all of the rebirth books. It gives me a great starting point to get to know characters all within one canon world/universe. I enjoy getting to know characters I am less familiar with

ARC from Netgalley.
Titans comes out of the gate at full throttle! Having their "team" restored in "Titans Hunt", this Volume starts after the events of Rebirth, showing how Wally West (now "a" Flash) comes erupting out of the Speed Force to rejoin the team (Nightwing, Arsenal, Donna Troy, Omen and Tempest) who had forgotten him. They face off in a battle against Kadabra, a magic wielder (and kind of funny hoaky magician who reminds me of that magician from Frosty the Snowman LOL) who is determined to get his revenge on Wally. Teamwork, friendship, and the bonds of love play a role as the story unfolds, and the mystery of "someone or something named Manhattan" (obvious reference for comic fans) will play out in the future for sure.
Great art, great pace, great story. High recommend.

Wally West is back! But the Titans do not remember him until physical contact occurs. But when Lilith dives into Wally's mind, she triggers the return of a nasty villain from Wally's past - Kadabra! All the Titans and Linda Park (a possible future love interest) are endangered by the Speedster's return. Can Wally travel fast enough to save everyone? Read and find out!

Notice something odd about this cover? It took me a few looks to realize that it doesn’t say “Teen Titans”, it’s just “Titans”. Now I’m sure that will be significant, but for now just make a note & set it aside.
Wally West has (surprisingly) been at the heart of DC’s Rebirth. I would think that by following Wally, we will stay close to the heart of the meta storyline.
Wally (the OG one, not the NEW one) has returned to the DCU. But even though he is aware, somehow no one remembers him. The plot here is a classic “hero misunderstanding>hero fight>heroes united to fight the villain” plot. There are reasons why this kind of story has been around for 50 years or more. It’s simple, and it works.
This is another Rebirth book that seems to be all about the setup for future storytelling. That’s OK, because it’s just fun seeing the characters together again, acting like they should. And the story having classic Bronze Age beats actually helps to emphasize the classicist nature of the storytelling.
While it’s not going to blow your mind, this is a fun read. I’d be happy to read more.

Volume 1 of Titans is titled “The Return of Wally West.” I thought Wally West (a couple of them, actually) returned in the Flash Rebirth, but this particular Wally, the white one, didn’t play much of a role there. I guess he was being saved for the Titans, who have dropped the Teen from their name because you can’t remain a teen forever, even in comic books. And Wally is no longer Kid Flash, because he’s not a kid. He drinks beer now, as any good role model should. And he’s washed the yellow out of his uniform, replacing it with Flash red.

Eventually Kid Aquaman, Kid Wonder Woman, Kid Green Arrow, Kid Batman, and Kid Lilith all remember Wally’s name after being shocked by the speed force. Just joking, none of the other original Titans were named Kid anything, and they aren’t kids any more either. All of this has to do with the ten years of missing memories that was brought about in the dismal New 52 days. Anyway, Wally has been outside of time (wherever that might be) but he’s back inside of time now, and the Titans are reunited, huzzah huzzah!

So Kid Flash is now just A Flash. He’s joined by Nightwing (Robin in the original TT), Arsenal (Speedy), Tempest (Aqualad), and Donna Troy (Wonder Girl), who were all founding members of the Teen Titans, back when DC thought every adult superhero needed a teenage version to whom preteen readers could relate. The team is rounded out by Lilith Clay (the first new addition to the original Teen Titans, back in issue 25), now known as Omen. So once again, DC has gone back to its roots, and I’m all for it since every time DC strays from its roots, it gets lost.

Another blast from the past, Mal Duncan (TT issue 26) makes an appearance, happily married to Bumblebee (TT issue 48).

Abra Kadabra is back, providing a suitable foe for Wally West, and the other Titans join in the fun because they have nothing else to do except sit around and eat pizza. They might not be teens, but they often act like teens, complete with teen drama (does Arsenal love Donna Troy? OMG!). Wally goes through a lot of self-blame that’s also a bit teenagerish (it’s all about me!).

And another thing that’s back, as in the entire Rebirth line, is the concept that a superhero should be heroic. Which is a refreshing change from the years in which DC superheroes were either whiners or psychopaths or trying to kill each other. Dan Abnett captures that sense of heroism nicely, particularly with regard to the superhero formerly known as Kid Flash. I’m not sure the ending makes much sense (Wally now seems to have a revolving door in and out of the speed force) but hey, I liked most of this volume and I’m pleased with the heroic tone.

A slightly grudging four stars, for this is clearly a five-part story padded out into six issues, with the hero Wally West wittering on to himself and telling us nothing we don't know, while trying to save the day.  At the end of the day we know hours in advance that it's not who this story pretends is pulling the strings behind it all, but someone else, but all the same it's pretty fun.  It's welcome (if belated) for a trade from DC to go into the whole reason for the Rebirth, even if it'll take years for the full thing to be drip-fed to us.  Art varies from making Donna Troy look a-m-a-z-i-n-g to having Linda Park look horrendous, not only seemingly pregnant in one panel but with a ten-inch waist two images below.  Still, it's for the story I came – let's face it, seeing a bloke running through lightning gets boring very quickly – and while definitely padded, it's actually a lot more enjoyable than many Rebirth books.

I started reading comics back in my mid-teens, probably a little later than most comic book readers, and I can still tell you the first four comics I started following: Alpha Flight, The New Mutants, Batman and the Outsiders, and The New Teen Titans. Comics reading fell by the wayside when I was in my thirties, though.

But the title of this book caught my attention, and I decided to return to the Titans after about a decade away.

For a fan of the classic comic, this is a great place to come back in. We've got all the classics (with Lilith replacing Raven). Wally West suddenly appears, and no one recognized him at first. In the course of the usual 'superheroes meet and fight' battle, everyone starts to remember him.

Then we bring in a villain (the minor villain Kadabra) appears with a team of the teen versions of the Titans to try to interfere. And then there is Wally's girlfriend/fiancée/partner Linda, who also doesn't remember him, not that it stops Kadabra from using her as bait.

This is a comic book, so don't look for deep plots, but the story zipped along, and the art was quite nice, and I am interested to see what comes next.

Whenever I write these reviews, I try really hard not to get too excited.  I mean, I’m suppose to not go all fanboy crazy and start jumping up and down about how awesome the Teen Titans is or how awesome Flash is.  But this time I’m not going to be cool about this book.  Nope, I am going to let you know how I really feel.

Yeah, I love this book.  Rebirth might have been the best thing DC has ever done.  Wally West is back again!  And the Titans . . . the real Teen Titans are back together again.  Absolutely awesome!

It all starts with Wally back in Keystone City.  Our long lost hero discovering that his buddies the Titans (Nightwing, Donna Troy, Arsenal, Garth, and Lilith) do not know who he is.  Actually, they think he is a villain and want to take him down . . . hard.

But Wally discovers a way to bring their memories back.  And once he does it is like old times all over again.  Our team of friends having a great big group hug, remembering all the great times they had together!

After getting reacquainted,  our force of heroes head out to hunt down the villain who trapped Wally in the Speed Force to begin with.  Their task complicated by this evil one awakening from his own banishment and deciding that he is going to finish what he started years ago: kill Wally West!

What did I like about this graphic novel?  Everything!  This one was amazing from beginning to end.  The art was great.  Wally’s new suit looks cool.  The story was exciting with a good villain, nice twists, and good fights.  But the best thing about Titans was the friendship of these heroes; their bond so believable, their memories so real, and their desire to protect one another so easy to see that I wanted to go get into that group hug.

Usually, I say what I didn’t like about a story.  Don’t need to do that this time, because there wasn’t anything I didn’t like.  This story was amazing.

Titans: The Return of Wally West was really, really good.  I have a feeling these guys are going to be my new favorite super hero team.  And I’m telling all of you to go get a copy of this now, because it is too good to miss!

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Hands down the best rebirth title up until now! Seriously, Wally West the original Kid Flash (the Flash I grew up watching and reading) is back! The Titans are all together again. Now, with nightwing as their leader, they have to find out why no one remembers the speedster and how to work that out.  The chemistry of this characters is great! I did read Teen Titans year one before so it might be that, but still this one was absolutely fantastic. I enjoyed every moment of it. I liked reading about the team, I found amazing how Linda faces having a speedster who claims to know her when all she wants is an exclusive. 
It was funny, exciting. A great story with a marvellous art. Can’t wait for more.

Titans by Dan Abnett is DC Rebirth's reboot of the Teen Titans and it reminds me of why I was never a fan of this comic book series to begin. Sorry, but when you are rebooting a comic line and bringing back a character that is central to its universe and the villain you have him face is called, "Abra Kadabra"?

No, I'm sorry this is definitely a miss for me

Nice restart of a series I have enjoyed in the past. Fun to see what caused the new 52 but seems hasty for an acceptable solution.

Probably the best Teen titans book I've read in some time. Great story, and artwork. It's great to see Wally West back, and to see Nightwing in the Teen Titans again as well. I really enjoyed this, the Villain, the story, the art.

I liked this one. I've been a fan of the original Teen Titans for a long time, and still have several early issues from the late 60s. The strength of this series has always been the friendship between the team members, and that's used quite successfully in this first volume in DC's Rebirth event. 

The writing was pretty good, though somewhat corny in places, and the artwork was very good. I definitely liked seeing the "new" team in their new uniforms facing the "old" team in their original costumes. I also liked the scene with Wally and Linda in "heaven", which reminded me a lot of a similar scene in the Star Trek movie, "Generations". 

I'm interested to see where this series heads. Lots of clues in this volume about the future.

'Titans, Volume 1: The Return of Wally West' by Dan Abnett brings Wally West back into the DC Universe.  I'm not familiar with where he was before, but this is still a pretty good story.

Wally West is back, but no one remembers who he is.  This includes his old teammates, who have dropped the Teen in their name and just go by Titans, and it also includes the woman he loves.  Who or what is behind this is one of the Flash's oldest enemies.  This enemy has devised a plot that could trap the Flash in the Speed Force forever.  Will the Flash disappear again or can his old friends help him?

The villain turns out to be a bit ridiculous, but the story moves along at a good pace.  I hadn't been familiar with what led up to this point, but I felt like it got explained well enough.  The moral of the story was a bit sappy, but I liked it.  I'm glad I got to read it.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.