Titans Beast World #1: One Small Step

Perception to the Titans replacing the Justice League has been mixed among fans. How can this group of sidekicks, now independent adults, help save the world from a series of crises fans have yet to see? Tom Taylor’s first issue of the universal event, Beast World, looks to answer that question while also giving readers reasonable trust or doubt that putting the Titans on a pedestal was the right move.

If you’ve been keeping up with Tom Taylor’s Titans saga, then you’ll remember in the last issue how the leader of the Church of Eternity said it was time to begin, after his parasites and initial plans were halted. The issue begins with him making an announcement, denouncing the horrors that are to follow climate change while also preaching for the continuation of humanity, just far away from Earth and what it will be in the far, far future.

Already, a big problem arises from these first couple pages, as Eternity astronauts land on a moon called Titan. These astronauts find themselves standing in front of a temple until everything around them begins to collapse.

This is where Taylor’s saga breaks away from the Church of Eternity and shifts focus on a brand new evil that not just challenges the Titans, but heroes from all over the DC universe, from Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman to even Jay Garrick and Alan Scott.

While the Titans still have the spotlight on them, from Starfire sharing fictional lore to Raven grappling attitudes’ with a disgraced Batman, Beast Boy ends up fighting a cosmic evil that leads to the twenty issue event that spans across major cities, such as Gotham and Metropolis.

It’s the aftermath of Beast Boy’s epic battle with Necrostar that defines the event, as Beast Boy awakens Dr. Hate, a new adversary whose name seems too lazy to even compare with that of Dr. Fate. Garfield’s mind is seemingly wiped, Cyborg is shut off, and small pieces of Beast Boy are presumably still fighting the Necrostar’s parasites.