Raven Bust - Women of the DC Universe

Part of Series 3, DC Direct offers Raven as part of their Women of the DC Universe. I love the fact that they keep giving us someone different.

Designed by Amanda Conner
Sculpted by Jack Matthews
Size 5.75"h x 3.5"w x 4.25"d
Type Bust
Ship Date June 2010
Retail Price $60.00

Zimm's Two Cents
I enjoy my Titans, and like the X-Men, I try to accept them no matter what the cost. This bust is not one of those times. Flat and unappealing, I really don't like this.

Points in Favor

• It's Raven. She can be so cool.

Points Against

• She could be so much cooler looking.
• Statue lacks a lot of depth and personality.
• I know who she is, but is she really supposed to be so pasty looking?
• This piece really does not have the detail of so many other busts out there. Look at her buttons, or eyes, or the tower.
• The base doesn't fit. I know, I know. It is the Titan's Tower; however, there are so many other things that they could have done with it.

Recommendation: Pass. Not much more of an explanation is needed here.

Honey! I'm Home!

It's Saturday, and my internet access was down all day yesterday. I have to pull all of the harvest and Halloween decorations out of the attic, I have to pick up my comics, and I still need to find some time to get a few other things done. Yet, with all of that going on, I still can't wait to read how the Teen Titans deal with the Blackest Night.

Somethings are better left alone.

I have heard a few other people mention this as well, so I don't mind repeating it.

Whose idea was it to give a bunch of Zombie's power rings? WHO?!

Teen Titans Recruitment Drive

Ever since the relaunch of the Teen Titans in the 80s, I have been a Teen Titans fan. While the X-Men have driven me away with far too much baggage, history, and complex backgrounds, the Titans have managed a rather consistent view of the characters and how being a hero effects their lives.

The Titans continually maintain that "family" feel as the "Teen Titans" and "Titans" focus on character relations, and instead of spreading one or two characters across all of the Titan books or DC Universe - the characters tend to focus on one part of the family or the other.

In some aspects, the excitement of this recruitment drive is to see what new characters will become permanent members of the "Teen" Titan family - something I don't see the (older) Titans being able to do anymore. (However, they are having enough problems with their own family member - Jericho.)

I think I will probably pick this up - just to see what is going on.

Take a peak at the issue here.....