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HaroldAllnut
01-28-2009, 11:40 PM
In short, here's what happens:

Brother Blood, due to chaotic events in Reign in Hell #4, escapes from his imprisonment in hell. In his opening soliloquy, he makes a point to mention that he is a servant of the demon lord, Trigon.

He runs into Kid Eternity, who sent him there in the first place, and tries to kill him, only to be temporarily thwarted by his opponent's summoning of the spirit of Aquagirl, who briefly protects him and then fades away.

It is revealed that Kid Eternity's powers are waning, and both he and Brother Blood are teleported to Earth, right outside the Titans Tower.

Here, we are greeted by part of the new Teen Titans line-up: Bombshell, Wonder Girl, Blue Beetle, Red Devil, Misfit, and Traci 13. They fight Brother Blood, whose vampiric powers allow him to temporarily steal the superhuman abilities of others. He makes fair sport of the group, holding his own against the six of them.

Misfit teleports the clearly injured Kid Eternity to the sub-basement, while Brother Blood latches on to Red Devil and begins to suck his blood. He violently reacts and is sickened to find that, by drinking Eddie's blood, "tainted with the power of Neron." This incident curiously to depower Eddie, who is now seemingly human again.

Brother Blood teleports away, leaving Wonder Girl asking Red Devil about his connection to Neron. Later, Brother Blood appears in New Castle, New Hampshire, greeting one of his former cultists, a rich young woman named Elaine. He claims to be "the only truly infernal creature of Earth."

NEXT MONTH: What's the deal with Kid Eternity? And can he help Red Devil get his powers back?

Overall, I was quite pleased with the tone of this issue. Things are really getting set up nicely. The new artist, Fernando Dagnino, is also quite talented.

How will Cassie react to Eddie's deal with Neron? Are Traci 13 and Misfit here to stay? What about Kid Eternity?

Charlotte DeBlr
01-29-2009, 12:50 AM
Misfit teleports the clearly injured Kid Eternity to the sub-basement, while Brother Blood latches on to Red Devil and begins to suck his blood. He violently reacts and is sickened to find that, by drinking Eddie's blood, "tainted with the power of Neron." This incident curiously to depower Eddie, who is now seemingly human again.

So Kid Enterity is a non-organic being\undead? The whole point of Misfit's powerset was that she can't teleport living beings with her without them blowing up. She's no Nightcrawler. That doesn't make much sence.

Flâneur
01-29-2009, 01:41 AM
This issue was really bland and I mean really bland.


And Misfit didn't make sense, her powers don't work that way, which McKeever should realise since he's written for BoP before.

HaroldAllnut
01-29-2009, 02:22 AM
So Kid Enterity is a non-organic being\undead? The whole point of Misfit's powerset was that she can't teleport living beings with her without them blowing up. She's no Nightcrawler. That doesn't make much sense....And Misfit didn't make sense, her powers don't work that way, which McKeever should realise since he's written for BoP before.

Huh. I didn't know that about her. Good to know.

As for Kid Eternity, I suppose he could be considered undead.

I'm not sure what McKeever's got going on at the moment, but, seeing as I'm a relative newbie to Teen Titans, I'm going to stick with it. I like where it's taken me so far.

Charlotte DeBlr
01-29-2009, 02:25 AM
The very thing about Charlie was that she can't teleport people without them getting killed, making her teleporting more of "supplementary" stuff.

If anything, she should be "female Robin with additional superpower" (power practical in tactical sence but only for personal combat, also a character with potentially lethal if-used-on-living-person superpower fits great with Emo Titans (though that would be OOC for Misfit) and not team's Nightcrawler.

Saturn Girl
01-29-2009, 07:50 AM
I asked about Misfit's powers over at Comic Bloc, and McKeever responded "she still can't" teleport live matter. He didn't elaborate, but I guess the implication is that Kid Eternity is technically not alive. Which makes sense, but you'd think Charlie would have a little more trepidation about 'porting him since she doesn't know anything about him.

Sean McKeever
01-29-2009, 08:37 AM
I asked about Misfit's powers over at Comic Bloc, and McKeever responded "she still can't" teleport live matter. He didn't elaborate, but I guess the implication is that Kid Eternity is technically not alive. Which makes sense, but you'd think Charlie would have a little more trepidation about 'porting him since she doesn't know anything about him.
She never teleported Kid Eternity. Not in my script, and not in the art. That's an assumption that everyone is making.

Am I gonna have to follow you all over the internets now? :wink:

drwho
01-29-2009, 08:44 AM
I was thinking of looking into this book again but with that line up. no way. misfit??? a teen titan? is this for frigging real? I cant see how anyone could have thought that. I'm really surprised this thing isnt canceled since it seems to be the d list super teen team up book now.

Shade
01-29-2009, 09:03 AM
She never teleported Kid Eternity. Not in my script, and not in the art. That's an assumption that everyone is making.

Am I gonna have to follow you all over the internets now? :wink:

Maybe Justin Thyme did a re-write. I hear he is all the rage at DC now.

kane
01-29-2009, 09:43 AM
There is no one member of TT i am interested in, so i have to drop the book (after 66 issues) :frown: . Should have done it long ago.

celticguy
01-29-2009, 09:50 AM
I though the details of Red Devil was well known by now at least to the main titans like wonder girl?

Did Brother Blood get out becasue of the goings on in Reign in Hell I did not quite follow how he got out.

K-DoG7p7
01-29-2009, 10:59 AM
Havent read it.. but to quote from another forum
Nonono!
Misfit "bounces" over to Kid Eternity, then the next page you see her and Red Devil Drag him away

Not having seen anything myself I have to say it seems clear that she didnt teleport him away if shes seen dragging him away.. ..

HaroldAllnut
01-29-2009, 12:26 PM
My apologies to Mr. McKeever and my fellow fans. I wasn't reading closely enough, hence the erroneous statement in my previously-posted summary.

Taskmaster
01-29-2009, 04:12 PM
Can't wait to see where this leads with Kid Eternity as I've always thought his power was a really cool idea, never used to it's fullest. Plus I guess we got our answer why Eddie was in a hoodie and not devil looking on the upcoming issue solicits

nj06
01-29-2009, 06:56 PM
Does Brother Blood gain the powers of those whose blood he drinks or does it just grant him strength?

HaroldAllnut
01-29-2009, 07:20 PM
Does Brother Blood gain the powers of those whose blood he drinks or does it just grant him strength?

According to Wikipedia, this Brother Blood "can take on the abilities of anyone whose blood he has sampled."