Thank you to netgalley and DC Ink for allowing me to read this eARC. I am incredibly grateful. All opinions are my own.

Garfield Logan is the small kid. The one no one that never really stands out. Almost done with his senior year of high school and he still looks like a freshman. He’s got to impress the Chosen Ones before he graduates and kiss Alana to mark it off his list. He accepts a crazy dare and suddenly his social status changes. But that’s not the only thing that changes. His clothes don’t fit, he’s got night vision and he may or may not grow a little fur.

THIS WAS SO CRAZY GOOD! I couldn’t stop turning the page. I need more! How do you just end it there???

Gar has probably always been my favorite Titan so I was beyond excited to dive into this version. Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo did not disappoint. I’ve been following Picolo’s Teen Titans art for years and just like Raven’s story last year, Garfield’s is brought to life so well here.
As someone familiar with the DC universe I know that the next installment of this is only going to stress me out...I AM SO READY!

Well done!!!

“I’m tired of people mistaking me for a freshman”

4.5/5 stars

Firstly, while this book technically the second in the Teen Titans series, it doesn’t continue the story of the first book. Instead of continuing Raven’s story, this book is all about beast boy! Who I absolutely love!

So this book starts out with Gar Logan, frustrated, not being able to put on weight, still pretty short, and not very popular. So he makes a few bad choices and makes a few more in an attempt to gain more respect and attention at school at the end of his senior year. But as he puts himself out there, things get progressively dangerous in every way.

Anyways, First off I love the art in this one. I didn’t quite love the shades of purple of Teen Titans: Raven, but this one is fully colored. Probably since Gar turns into green animals, it wouldn’t make much sense story-wise if everything was green. In any case, I just loved the art a lot. I think Beast Boy’s character design was really cool.

My main complaint is that it’s too darn short! I know that this not the last time I’ll see him, the ending makes that clear, but I felt like the story ended too abruptly. I need more to feel like the story is complete. I guess I also felt this way about Raven’s story. They are fine enough, but they don’t feel like they stand well on their own.

Besides that, I loved the way Gar was written, funny, charming, cute, and a total animal lover. I will forever stan. I loved every time interacted with animals. I also happen to really like his friends. They were given a decent amount of attention and I feel like the book was dedicated to maintaining everyone’s relationships to each other.

The story was also not what I was expecting. I was expecting Gar to become this jerk dreaming of popularity and wasn’t looking forward to it. But this managed to avoid those cliches and keep his character intact. I really love that even as he slowly figures out what’s going on with him, he’s still a loyal friend.

Basically, I just hope that I get more of him in the future books. Oh and I’m a total Raven/Beast Boy shipper- have been since I was a child- so I fully demand them to meet up soon!

TL;DR: This graphic novel is absolutely perfect for DC fans who know Beast Boy and for those who need an introduction to the character. It’s funny and cute, like Gar himself!

E-galley provided by DC Comics and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All quotations and opinions are based off an uncorrected proof.

I grew up with the original teen titans, and have always loved Gar, so I thought this would be fun.

And it is an interesting take on the character, such as that he is a bit of a joker, and small for his age, and that his parents are scientists that experimented on him, to save his life.

Not sure if I have warmed up to this version of a boy who wants to be popular and in the in crowd. Why do all the kids in all the novels want that, when they can have true friends?

Who knows.

Anyway, typical teen story, with a bit of super powers thrown in. I would have hoped for better for my dear Gar.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

A fun graphic novel that follows Beast Boy's origin story. Gar Logan is just a teenager trying to figure out how to be popular for once and why he can't seem to get taller or bigger. As Gar tries to find himself and his place, he throws caution to the wind and stops taking supplements his parents gave him and ends up taking a wild dare that changes his status. Suddenly, Gar is popular and his body seems to be changing in more ways than one. Beast Boy is still that fun, funny teenager with the affinity of getting along with animals and as his powers emerge, he learns a lot more. But not all his questions are answered in this story. There is still a lot more Beast Boy needs to learn in order to discover what his new powers mean.

Thank you for the copy to review!

I loved this a lot! I will definitely highly recommend it for anyone that loves the Teen Titans shows, or even Young Justice. I'm so excited that Gar is getting some time in the spotlight! Beast Boy was one of my favorite characters. The illustrations are so amazing, too! Can't wait to add a physical copy to my personal library.

I absolutely adored this graphic novel! Gar was quirky and just wanted to be like everyone else. Hes a typical teenager who wants to be tall, be strong and be popular. And he got so much more than that. I love his two friend who always had his back which made this story even more amazing. I loved the story and the artwork is fantastic!

The artwork is really great and highlighted Gar’s personality so well. The story starts before his powers begin to manifest and it was really interesting to see what he was like as a regular teenager. I also really enjoyed his friends, his two best friends were well rounded characters on their own and so supportive of Gar. Their friendship dynamic was a really great element of the story. The actual plot was interesting, fans of Beast Boy already know what is going to happen and what powers will manifest but seeing how everything unfolds was still really engaging. I appreciated the social media aspect of the story; it made it feel more current and added an interesting element to how his story unfolds. The ending did feel a little abrupt but it does make sense as natural place to stop the story and left me wanting to read more and know what happens next.

Gar is picked last in gym class, and is always bullied by the cool kids. He’s been trying to gain weight but he can’t figure out why he isn’t growing. He takes amino acid supplements, and maybe that’s why? His parents are definitely withholding information from him about why he has to take them.

I love the representation in this book. There is a character in a wheelchair and a character with a prosthetic leg. His best friends Tank and Stella are amazing. Stella volunteers at the animal shelter and runs a video gamer blog. Tank is a star athlete but is struggling in English class. Gar is just trying to figure out who he is and thank goodness he has these friends by his side. Also, he is saving the animals one rescue mission at a time!

This was another lovely, well-written and beautifully illustrated origin story by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo. On sale 9/1/2020!

This was AMAZING! I absolutely loved reading this origin of Beast Boy story. The artwork was fantastic and so gorgeous. It is probably one of my favorite art styles for teen titans. I thought that this was such an interesting take on the origin story for Beast Boy. The plot was really fun and quite interesting, especially with a particular villain appearance * wink wink*. I am a huge fan of Kami Garcia's writing and this did not disappoint. This is part of the Teen Titans collab between Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo, however, you can read each of them separately as they are all origin stories for each member of the team. The characterization of Gar (Garfield) was really in character and I enjoyed this highschool version of Gar. Overall, this was a fantastic read and addition to the Teen Titans comics. I can't wait to read the next book and I think this is a great story for all DC fans or fans of the Teen Titans!
* Thank you Netgalley and DC Entertainment for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

Teen Titans Beast Boy is the second book in the Teen Titans DC Ink series. Garfield is a small guy that wants to be taller and more popular. After he stops taking his supplements, his body finally begins to grow.
I liked the characters and artwork in the story, but I was hoping to see more action. This story had a lot of teen drama and no supervillain. My experience with a lot of origin stories is that I don't get hooked until the latter half of the story. This story was no different. Even though I enjoyed Teen Titans Raven more, I'm still looking forward to finding out what happens to Beast Boy.

Thank you to DC Entertainment, DC Comics, NetGalley, Kami Garcia, and Gabriel Picolo for the opportunity to read Teen Titans: Beast Boy in exchange for an honest review.

Teen Titans: Beast Boy is the second installment of the new origin story comic progression for the Teen Titans, the first being Raven. This felt both like and unlike the traditional Beast Boy we know from the Teen Titans comics and television animated series. While the feel of his character is there, the look and setting are quite different, but in a fresh, fun way for younger contemporary readers who may be getting into Teen Titans for the first time.

This follows Gar, who has been taking supplements to combat some amino deficiency thing his whole life. Or so he thinks. It is very obvious his parents were ensuring he was taking those pills every day for a reason, a reason they keep hidden from him. As he earns the title Beast Boy for pulling off an impossible stunt with a pepper, he begins to see just how beastly he is. As he experiments and learns about his power, he finds what he may have been looking for his whole life.

I love the animal focus and interactions in this book. Saving animals from shelters or scientific testing, or just gaining new animal companions; this was a cute, fun element to the story.

I wasn't sure I would like this as much as I did, but this was quite a fun read. While it certainly feels like there could be more, and I would certainly read it, there is also a feel of completion to this as an origin story, and the rest we, the reader, can come up with easily enough on our own.

I enjoyed Picolo's art, and the book itself is an amazingly quick read. The novel functions as an introduction to the character, and leaves the reader wanting more. Garcia develops the secondary characters, which helps the reader to care about more than just Gar himself. Finally, I think there are some cool references to DC Comics characters and lore that viewers and readers of the Titans will pick up on and enjoy.

This was a lot of fun! The art was fitting and the story was engaging. I wish there had been a little more with Gar's powers earlier, but this was more of a high school story than a super hero story. But I still enjoyed it and liked seeing Beast Boy brought to life like this!

This was an great companion graphic novel to Teen Titans: Raven! Teen Titans: Beast Boy was a fun science fiction mystery involving best friends, social media pranks, and trying to discover yourself during high school.
Gar was relatable character, and I enjoyed his humor. Beautiful artwork! Highly recommending this series for anyone who enjoyed superhero origin stories and Teen Titans!

I'm digging this new foray into Garfield, one of my favorite Titans! He's still his funny, wholesome self, and I'm so glad to see more lesser focused characters getting re-imagined by minorities in the comic industry--both Picolo and Garcia (a woman!). Even if you've never dipped your toes into comics, please give this Beast Boy edition of Teen Titans a shot!

I am a sucker for graphic novels. I love all of it: the art, the story, the gutters, the way language is used in thought bubbles. It all harmonizes for me into one compelling art form that I read as often as possible. Not only do I love reading graphic novels, I LOVE teaching them. I use them yearly in my classroom. DC Entertainment made a genius move and has been partnering with authors that I love to create more graphic novels for the DC universe and I LOVE it! I can't get enough of them. PLEASE keep writing them - the world (and my students) need more of these stories because they blend high interest characters with real world problems aside from coming into their powers. High school is hard and these novels reflect how kids have to cope and deal with some heavy issues. In this novel, there's issues of trying to fit in by doing illegal/stupid stunts, animal testing, euthanizing of animals at animal shelters, friendship, dyslexia. All of these issues come first and Beast Boy discovering his powers is second to the real issues. I have to geek out over his powers though! The art work on this one is INCREDIBLE!

Beast Boy was written by Kami Garcia who also wrote Raven (the first in the teen titan series). I bought 3 copies of Raven and gave them out to kids who I think needed them (one was my own kiddo). Kami Garcia wrote the Beautiful Creatures series of which I read the first and loved. Gabriel Picolo illustrated Raven beautifully, but I think he out did himself on this one. Admittedly, he says he based Beast Boy's hair off his own, so I feel like he was more attached to this character. His use of the color green throughout the graphic novel is striking and I was drawn to it over and over again. Pay attention to what is highlighted in green throughout the art work; you won't want to miss it.

I'll leave you with this thought provoking question I had after reading this novel: is animal testing acceptable if it saves both the animals' and peoples' lives?

I love a comic with some action and a tight friendship.I loved it! It's great that they had a dyslexic character.

I really enjoyed this. I read Garcia's Raven and thought it was just okay, but I enjoyed her take on Gar much more than Raven. It's very readable and I think that Gar is really an approachable character if you want to get into the Titans and I think that some middle grade readers would enjoy it. Gar felt like Gar which made it really fun to read. I thought the art was great as well.

This was a lot of fun and I got so absorbed in it that I reached the end before even realizing how far I was in it. I felt the ending was really abrupt, but I'm definitely interested in seeing what happens next. A couple of sort of ridiculous things happened, but I could suspend my disbelief because Teen Titans isn't about perfect sci-fi, it's about fun and fitting in. There's the typical mix of high school problems and Gar begins doing crazier things to achieve popularity. While I normally really dislike that sort of story, I found it really fun in this book, which is helped by the level of bizarre antics Gar attempts and the support of his two best friends looking out for him and telling him like it is when the fame starts getting to his head. This set a really fitting environment for the entrance of Beast Boy. How this happens is... wacky. But I've always wondered about Beast Boy's origin story and I don't think there is one that isn't wacky. I think this works as a story set in a superhero world. Kinda wish someone would've punched Mike in the face though.

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I loved this! I've watched Teen Titans the animated series and always found Beast Boy to be a fun character so I've been looking forward to this comic. I realized when I started that I didn't even know much about Beast Boy as a person. In the shows they never really talked about his back story. Beast Boy's name is Garfield, or Gar, and he has two best friends and for some reason is struggling with his weight and height. He's looking forward to bulking up or a growth spurt to gain the attention of a popular girl he's interested in. His parents have him on a supplement and Gar decides to stop taking them because he discovers that they're why he's not getting any taller or gaining any weight. When he does this some strange side effects start to occur.

This was a lot of fun and had the essence of the Beast Boy I know and love and gave me some back story to his character. The ending was left open so there should be a sequel coming that I'm excited for now!