Tropes. Every piece of media has them, and comics and TV shows are certainly no exception. When we combine the two, we get this: Teen Titans Go! #3. Here, Robin falls victim to the most classic of blunders, pretending to be someone else and having to switch between both characters to carry out a plan.…

Teen Titans Go! is a series with a variety of opinions surrounding it. You have many fans of the original Teen Titans TV show (which is very good) who seem like they hate the show no matter what because it dared to be a different tone from the original. Now, you also have the opposite end of that…

Sometimes Teen Titans Go! has a plot, a recognizable story with a beginning, middle, and end. Sometimes Teen Titans Go! has an idea and riffs on that one joke for twenty pages. This installment is without question in the latter category, and that is perfectly fine.  This series, the comic and the cartoon, is all…

One-joke stories rarely work.  No matter how funny the idea or punchline may be, it's incredibly difficult to wring a full story out of a single idea. There are times when it does work, though, and a single joke can carry the weight of an entire story. This... is one of those times. What helps…

When reviewing the movie Dumb and Dumber, Roger Ebert mentioned a moment in the movie that made him laugh so hard he embarrassed himself (spoilers: it's the "pretty bird" scene).  He lamented that the movie never made him laugh as hard as that moment, and he didn't laugh many other times besides, but that joke…

Or perhaps "Riddles" would have been a more appropriate title, as that's what this story consists of: a series of riddles where the Titans try to one-up each other. Not a bad concept by any means, and there are a few nice moments here and there, but overall this is a pretty average installment of…

At first glance, I was a little leery of this story.  Sure, it was written by Sholly Fisch, and you should know by now that I'm a fan of the guy.  Still, another story about movies?  Returning the Titans to that well yet again?  I'm kind of ready for something new. Thankfully, this story is…

The Teen Titans are movie stars! While I'm... pretty sure a similar scenario came up in a recent issue, it doesn't matter.  With an actual for-real movie coming out soon, it only makes sense that the comic series would capitalize on their silver screen presence.  Yet even with a pretty foolproof concept from the usually…

It's amazing how the simplest concepts can result in the funniest of stories.  That's the case with the newest installment of Teen Titans Go!, which isn't quite a top-tier narrative but it has more than its share of laughs.  And really, what more do you need? The basic plot: the Titans barge in on Robin…

We are truly living in a Golden Age of cinema.  Superhero cinema, in particular.  After all, it seems like there's scarcely a comic book character or franchise that won't eventually make it to the screen, no matter how goofy or obscure.  Remember, we live in a world where Ant-Man and the Guardians of the Galaxy…

Look, comedy is incredibly subjective.  One person may laugh uncontrollably at a joke while another is left wondering why anybody would find it even remotely funny.  Not every joke will make everyone laugh, but every joke is bound to make someone laugh. I did not laugh very much at this comic. Which is a shame,…

A new familiar face comes to Teen Titans Go! as the group go in for annual health and wellness check-ups.  Writer Matthew Manning makes a pretty strong debut on the title with a story that is both hilarious and all too real. When Robin is more obnoxiously full of himself than usual, he reveals that…

So here we are, with another Teen Titans Go! issue.  It is certainly something. Now, I know this series has a lot of detractors because of how silly it is, which is valid: it's incredibly silly, and oftentimes immature.  See the newly-released trailer for the upcoming movie for proof of that.  Yet it's also a…

It's Christmas time in Titans Tower, and that means presents, milk and cookies, and deciphering the true identity of Santa Claus. ...wait, what? Yes, it appears that the Titans have more questions about dear old Saint Nick's actual identity that tradition and actual history do not satisfy. It all starts innocently enough, with the group…

I... really don't know what to do with this one. On the one hand, it's a holiday season story that focuses on Chanukah, which is interesting.  You don't get too many of those, so seeing our Jewish friends have representation is a welcome change of pace. On the other hand, something here just doesn't sit…

Well.  This went a few different places I wasn't expecting. It's always nice when the direction a story takes surprises you.  That happened a few times during this installment off Teen Titans Go!  The end result is still pretty routine when all is said and done, but the relative complexity of such a short story…

When the Titans need to learn how to work together, what better way to promote teamwork than... fusing them together into a monstrous abomination?  What? That's but one of many strange things to occur in this installment of Teen Titans Go!, and... yeah, this is a weird one.  I can get down with weird, crazy…

Titans Tower is falling apart.  The fridge is out, the elevator has stopped working, and worst of all? No.  TV. ::shudders:: What are the Titans who are also teens to do?  Well, with their savings tapped dry (not worth it) and no actual discernible cash flow, they do what any of us normal chumps would:…

The Titans have faced numerous threats: entire teams of supervillains, creatures from the underworld, and traitors among their ranks.  So when the Justice League comes calling, you know they're going to answer.  And what is it that is too difficult for even the League to surmount? Baby... sitting? D'awwwwwwwwww.  He's got a widdle-biddy spit-curl and…