JLA / Titans: The Technis Imperative (DC Comics Graphic Novel) [Paperback]

Phil Jimenez (Author), Devin Grayson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563895633
• ISBN-13: 978-1563895630
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #967,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good start to a great new series, July 30, 2000

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J. K. Moser "JKM" (Flemington, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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Ok the Technis Imperative is a good read. It's not a Grant Morrison story, but it is nevertheless a good read. The dialogues between the Titans and the JLA are great, and really bring out the fact that although both teams exist for the the benfit of the world, the Titans are more of a family type atmosphere. What is also great is that during the big fight scene Batman and Nightwing are having an argument about who is right in the middle of a battle. During the entire story neither throws a punch. You can also see just how much the mentors of the Titans care for their onetime sidekicks, and how grown up those same sidekicks have become. Overall a great story. Definitely worth your time and money.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit confusing, but entertaining, March 18, 2001

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Lucy "cereta" (Champaign, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JLA / Titans: The Technis Imperative (DC Comics Graphic Novel) (Paperback)

We'll get the confusing part out of the way first: the desire to include every Titan that ever was, and everyone who ever helped them, got old. Even with the little "id" boxes, it got difficult to keep track of who was who, and the boxes themselves became intrusive after a while.

Other than that, I really enjoyed this book. I'm finding I like Devin Grayson's work a lot, oddly enough for some of the same reasons the other reviewers didn't like it. (BTW, it's Devin, not David. A girl writing comics. Imagine ;)).

As someone only recently getting into the Titans, I found this a good introduction. I liked the interplay of the various characters, both within their respective groups (JLA or Titans) and between mentors and proteges. Sure, there was a lot of talk (not, IMHO, a bad thing), but there was more than enough action to balance it.

The art was great, and the arrangement of panels and scenes interesting without being confusing.

Overall, I highly recommend it.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, eye-popping art!, June 20, 2001

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Mike - See all my reviews

This review is from: JLA / Titans: The Technis Imperative (DC Comics Graphic Novel) (Paperback)

After reading some other reviews, I had to speak up. If you only enjoy big fight scenes with no characterization, then this is not the book for you. This is a great story, and features every Titan since the team was founded. You can tell a lot of work went into this story, and the author really cares for the characters.

Definitely a good read, and great artwork to compliment the story.