TEEN TITANS - THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON

Teen Titans - The Complete Fifth Season

Format: NTSC
Studio: WARNER HOME VIDEO
DVD Release Date: July 8, 2008

Movie: * * ½
Disc: * * *

Teen Titans – the group of youthful B-list superheroes led by Batman’s sidekick, Robin – may not be Warner Animation’s best show, but that doesn’t mean that it’s bad by any means.

This fifth season, which is currently airing on the Cartoon Network, is unfortunately also the show’s last. It clearly illustrates that kids have it so much better nowadays than their elders who had to slog through the likes of Super Friends when it comes to Saturday morning cartoons.

Teen Titans is colorful, vibrant and fast-paced. It also boasts one of the catchiest TV theme songs in living memory – you’ll hate yourself for singing along!

Older comics fans will be intrigued to find out that the Titans in this season teams up with a somewhat modified version of pre-Grant Morrison era Doom Patrol. The villains are of course the Brotherhood of Evil, who will be also well-known to Doom Patrol readers. The animation is bright, colourful with bold lines and holds up with the high standard set by Warner Bros. Animation.

Sure, it isn’t as good as previous DC Comics adaptations such as Justice League or Bruce Timm’s Superman, but small kids will love it and dads will find that they can actually watch it with their offspring.