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Metamorpho?

Yes it was! Over to you thothy

New Q tomorrow...well later today for me...

Today is running awfully long...

Yes. Yes it is. And that's because...because the length of the day is so much different here on this outpost colony Legion World sent me to. Yes that's it. Actually, no one else from LW gets sent to far away places at the edge of the galaxy. I wonder why that is. I guess this must be a special mission...


heck, when did I get two questions to do?

LOL that's one of the conflicts to winning on a Q

First out of the pile...

Who was the Villain who kidnapped the parents of Danny Chase?

Um... Um... Deathstroke?

Godiva

And Myg gets the win. Deathstroke makes an appearance in it. Well Slade Wilson does as this would have been when he had a character arc, rather than just being an anti hero or a outright villain.

Having flicked through it, I take it that this was the first appearance of Danny Chase?

I got this one really late on in the Titans issues I have, so Danny had come and gone by then. Wolfman introduces us to some of his thinking in the letters page:-

"You try to come up with a character who will help flesh out the series...add to new growth and new fun."

He talks about the deliberate personality and power balance of the original line up.

"Our characters didn't overlap and could play off each other emotionally."

He extends that into the creation of Jericho. "...his emotions had to work off all our characters. We developed a sensitive artist/poet/musician to work against the more action oriented characters."

And then there's Danny...
"He's the youngest Titan by far - only 13. He's a pro: His parents worked for the US government before Danny quit. His powers are different as well...allowing, we hope, for a good blend of character/personality/ability."

"Emotionally, he's a kid, a status, which is needed in a group where already three members have pushed past that fabled 20 year mark. Danny brings the TEEN back into the Teen Titans, and that won't hurt."

Except that it did. It was that last point that I think was the misstep. "Emotionally, he's a kid." But Danny was a brat. He wasn't a particularly nice kid. His background actually sets it up. He's a kid spy, having to act older than his years in a literally cut throat world. So he's selfish, over confident and a bit fragile underneath. All of which makes him come across like a real pain.

Gar Logan had been lonely and depressed, hiding it under a mask of humour. Danny protected his vulnerabilities beneath a personality designed to protect his real feelings. But there wasn't many endearing qualities about it. As such, getting to the root of that personality really should have been notched up. It wasn't and readers were sick of him after not too long.

The change in dynamic, which isn't a bad thing, forced Logan into a new role. The others had to compensate accordingly and it didn't really work for anyone.

Right, by the time Myg has read through that lot, days will have passed making my delay in putting up a question seem small by comparison. A cunning plan!

I do remember Danny being a snot. He was ok though in that Games trade published recently that is not canon.

I was just thinking about Games. I waited ages for it, but I've only read it the once. Time to find it again.

I did hate that they turned Jericho into a womanizer with nearly a dozen simultaneous girlfriends. Making him attractive to the opposite sex is cool, but not turning him into Roy Harper Lite

LOL
That was at a time when I noticed the quality of Annuals had started to slip. I remember being excited about the Titans Annual, racing to the comic shop on a Wednesday afternoon, saving the Annual for the bottom of my read list (where the best comics were), reading it.
And I was thinking "What?" This was crap. Godiva = throwaway villain. Danny Chase = UGH
I don't think I read one book where I found Danny Chase useful or fun to read.
Sigh.

Anyways, new Q up soon

Godiva was a pretty crappy villain too
Though her obsession with health was kind of interesting. I remember her killing henchmen for consuming unhealthy stuff.

Yeah, bumped people off for eating meat and smoking. She had a thing for always being filmed too.

The fitness coach from hell

We just call them cross-fit people now

Ok, what villain brought a Titan "in like" (as in potential love interest) with a gay man?

I'm not sure I understand the question. Did this villain arrange a date between a Titan and a gay man? Or kidnapped the Titan and gave him to a gay man?

Because he is overexposed, I'll guess Deathstroke.

Not Deathstroke

No, this villain attacked and - in the ensuing struggle - a Titan started having feelings for a man

Hm! Sounds like an interesting story...

Uh...

Harvest?

Not Harvest

Hm this sounds like something recent...

Or could be older and we are dealing with a telepath...

Fear and Loathing?

Errrr no "Fear" nor "Loathing"