About Heroes

Authors: Marv Wolfman and Geoff Johns
Artist: Paco Medina, Juan Vlasco and Ed Benes

Marv Wolfman returns to the Titans!!! Ohh shit, that's already happened in Teen Titans 33. Yes, obviously there have been schedule problems, this Annual was supposed to come out a week before TT33, so there were spoilers in that issue. To sum up this issue, it is an Infinite Crisis crossover, but we take a break from all hell breaking loose for some character development and the story still works. We get the great characterization and witty dialogue that this series is known for and although it is part of a crossover; this could have been a great stand alone issue.

I'm not going to have a review with spoilers, because of the scheduling conflicts in these books. Having healed after the huge battle in Infinite Crises 4; Superboy and Wondergirl get a little alone time. We get to see Lex Luthor act like a father towards Connor and more resolution to the clone mess. We finally get to see a clean up of Bludhaven and Robin taking some charge, not to mention some guest appearances.

Now this issue is not a necessary read by all means, but I think it’s worth a look. This could be interpreted as a booty call of all booty calls. Yes the world is ending, yes superheroes are in need, but Connor and Cassie are still just two teenagers. Connor almost died at the hands of Superboy Prime while Cassie's powers are going off and on. Is it really difficult to understand why these two found comfort in each other's arms while the world is coming to an end? Characters acting like human beings are very difficult to find in huge cross-over events like this. This is what makes this book special to me.

I hope to see more collaboration between Johns and Wolfman. They both have the love and understanding for the characters and that is a rarity for two writers to work together like this. The art in this issue was inconsistent, because Medina (although really good) can be a bit over the top and Vlasco's facial expressions are a bit off sometimes. Sometimes it takes away from the story, but not enough to keep you from enjoying the basic plot. Is it worth 5 bucks though? Yeah that's right this annual is $4.99, they can blame it on the pages, but they could have easily charged $3.99 for it. Hey I put my 5 bucks down on this book, because I love the team and the creative team on it, but if you are not a completist, just wait for the collection. B+