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Publisher: DC Creative Team: · Geoff Johns · Tony Daniel · Kevin Conrad · Art Thibert Grade: A+

It's one year later... and thus far, Teen Titans is the first title I've read (outside of Aquaman) that really shows some drastic changes. Beast Boy has left to join the Doom Patrol. It appears that Offspring may have become a member sometime during the last year, as well as a teenaged Zatara, but it's unclear whether they are still on the roster.

And in a move that surely had fans across the world dropping their jaws, Geoff Johns has pulled a Harley Quinn move, bringing out of animation and into continuity none other than Super Friends mascots, Wendy and Marvin. They're twins (wonder of wonders!) who are also electronic geniuses. They're largely responsible for the repairs to Cyborg, who's been comatose the past year.

Which, as a story device, is a great idea. After all, what better way for the readers to experience the changes of one year later in a single-issue jump than to see those changes through the eyes of a character who's having to take in those same changes in pretty much the same relative amount of time. And he's definitely unsure about meeting two of the newest Teen Titans upon waking up:

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Kid Devil: ...Hot damn! Cyborg's awake!
Ravager: Your turn to feed the swear jar.
Cyborg: R-Ravager?!
Ravager: Looks like there's no brain damage. He remembers me...
Ravager: ...uh, oh. He remembers me.

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Fortunately for Cyborg, there's still a familiar face in Tim Drake, Robin, who's grown taller and a bit darker. He's certainly more of a leader. Through Robin, Cyborg learns what became of Speedy, Raven, Kid Flash... and Superboy. (More on that in this week's Infinite Crisis #6!)

And as for Wonder Girl... well, she's not going to be rejoining the team any time soon. Not without a good reason, at least (which I expect will probably happen next issue.)

Like I said: a lot of changes. This issue of Teen Titans is like all the best of future Titans alternate-future stories brought together into a cohesive present. This is the new state of things.

Things rock!

One year later, Wonder Girl has some anger issues to work through.