Review: Teen Titans #17

Teen Titans #17
DC Comics
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artist: Mike McKone

After a detour to see the Legion, the Teen Titans move on to an alternate future. While time travel stories and alternate futures can be hit or miss, this issue was more along the lines of hit. The Titans run into a darker and alternate version of themselves in this issue. Since the title has been about the trials of the young heroes as the follow their mentors, it's a good story type to try. Johns does a nice job of emphasizing the darkness of the alternate Titans making you wonder what happened to the heroes to change them so dramatically. Tom Grummett had been filling in on the book quite well, however I prefer Mike McKone's art style just a little bit more. The dark mood of the future is well captured in one of the better issues in this series so far.