Review of "Titans Sell-Out #1," comic written by Marv Wolfman

 Review of

Titans Sell-Out #1, comic written by Marv Wolfman

Three out of five stars

Teeny Titans are a weak joke.

 This story opens with the Teen Titans in serious difficulties. Not from the villains, but from government officials. Villains have attacked and destroyed the headquarters of the Teen Titans, destroying a large section of New York City as collateral damage. They are being sued for damages and have now been served with a court document banning them from using their powers in New York City. Much of the human population of the city also wants them out.

 Anxious to get out of town while they can, they travel to Hollywood where they lounge on a private beach. While there, they are offered a movie contract and after some haggling, they agree to appear in an animated video. At this time, the Titans really need an influx of cash, and this is the only opportunity they have. The bright spot in the cartoon is the villain, called the Toymanator, which is a pretty good pun.

 In that video, they are called the Teeny Titans and the story is extremely stupid, even for a kiddie cartoon. Once they see it, the Teen Titans are livid, and threaten to kill the project. Yet they are told that the cartoon will be a big hit and there are plans to have each Titan star in their own cartoon series.

 Although the story starts out as a standard tale about superheroes, it degenerates into a bad comic of humor. It does not push any of the right humor buttons in the reader.