Multiversity: Teen Justice by Ivan Cohen

Multiversity: Teen Justice Reviews

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  Timothy Pitkin

  A cool story about an alternate universe and while I am not a huge fan Genderswapped universe since I think the idea has been done to death, even I had a chuckle at some of the ideas like I do like they make fun of how Donna Troy has a very inconsistent backstory with almost every writer basically redoing her backstory every time. And Wonderous Man is also kind of a funny name for a Male version of Wonder Woman. It is also a very lighthearted story with some cool moments like celebrating Pride and some really cool designs. The art is pretty cool as it fits a more upbeat and lighthearted story it is telling.
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  Alan

  I really don't care about the gender swapping aspect of the mini-series. DC long ago established that there was an Earth where the genders were swapped (The Batwoman/Superwoman one shot was really good).
  
  But, this was a walk through mud. The pacing felt off, nothing new or different was done with the characters like Batwoman/Superwoman.
  
  Frankly, it was just dull.
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  Jamie Revell

  This is set on Earth-11, the gender-swap alternate reality of the DC universe, featuring their version of the Teen Titans. Fortunately, there's more to the world than merely switching the genders of the main characters and much of the fun comes from spotting the various other things that differ. Indeed, the lineup of the Titans (newly-formed in this reality) differs significantly from the usual one, including, for example, Jessie Quick rather than Kid Flash - presumably so that the roster doesn't feel female-dominated. The identity of the villains also plays on a non-gender-based difference between the parallels and there are other changes that keep things fresh.
  
  On the other hand, while the art is good and the dialogue is well-written, there isn't much depth to the characters. There is some bickering between Aquagirl and Klarienne, and a gay romance subplot for two characters that are not lesbian in Earth-0, but otherwise, we don't get to know too much about them. And, the twist of the villains aside, it's a fairly typical plot that works perfectly well and allows for a mildly amusing pun (Green Lantern power is people!), but isn't otherwise especially memorable. I do think there's potential here, but, in terms of introducing new characters with new ideas, Teen Titans Academy did it better.
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  Chris Lemmerman

  Meet the Titans of Earth-11, familiar yet different versions of the characters you know and love. They're a good mix of characters and personalities, even if sometimes they can get lost in their own bickering.
  
  The other problem lies in the fact that the story tries to do a lot at once, with plot lines for Raven, Aquagirl, Troy, and Kid Quick, as well as the side characters, but it somehow manages not to serve any of them particularly well because there's just too much going on. We get some exposition dumps near the end to explain the main plot, but even that's overshadowed by the other stuff that's going on in the background.
  
  I really appreciate what DC are trying to do here. The gender-twisted Titans of Earth-11 are a fun little group, but the story unfortunately falls flat by being both overwritten and under-explained at the same time.
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  Ross

  Somebody pitched this way too late.
  
  Multiversity was a BIG deal in the mid 2010's. It was a Grant Morrison thing. People dug the whole concept of alternate worlds (think DC's Elseworld's but...BIGGER).
  
  This series? It came out in 2022. 7+ years past the original crossover event.
  
  Does it add anything to the universe? Is it fun?
  Yes...sort of.
  
  You get an pretty two dimensional story that takes familiar characters and spins them just enough to make it engaging. It's an afternoon read when you've run out of anything else to read. Cute moments with LGBTQ+ leanings. Very 2022.
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  Bonus: Some of the weirdest onomatopoeia in comics.. Good luck spotting it
  Bonus Bonus: Gigi didn't have the requisite haircut. Sad.
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  Chad

  Just gender-swapping out the characters on Earth 11 isn't enough for a series. Plus Wonder Woman just revisited this same dimension last year and it wasn't any more interesting then. This was just uninteresting. I don't really care that it's the Teen Titans that have been flipped. It's still a rehash of old stories instead of creating something new and original. Moving on.
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  Christian Zamora-Dahmen

  It had potential, it still does, but so far it lacks a soul so far.
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  James

  Some good artwork. The flip was forced and ignored current demographics.
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  Benjamin Kimble

  I really liked this book. I thought the characters were a ton of fun. I enjoyed all of their interactions and how they were familiar to the main universe counterparts but had some differences that made them feel fresh and new. The story is fine, a cult is trying to steal people energy and take over the Galaxy, but the way everything is done is good. This is very much a character focused book and it works well for me. The art is good too, all of the gender swapped characters designs are pretty cool and fun to see! Would recommend.
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  Art

  I enjoy seeing stories like this. The gender reversals were, I thought, pretty well done. There was a little bit of playful poking at the original versions of the characters, but never mean spirited. The LGBTQ story lines and multicultural cast made for a nice update on the characters as well. It was good.