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Titans: Scissors, Paper, Stone

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Excellent one-issue Elseworlds story by Warren, which details the adventures of a new group of "Titans" in the far-future. Plenty of action, light-hearted angst, and psuedo-religious/scientific babble to get the story going. Plus a number of engaging and interesting characters making up the team.

Especially interesting was the "appearance" of a current DC superhero and how Warren managed to incorporate him into the new Titans! From beginning to slam-bang finish, this story is well worth your time and money.

Not only is the art the usual high quality for Adam Warren, but the story is also one of his best.

This is Warren when he's most intelligent. A great read for the casual reader, this story also offers a highly intelligent, satiric meta-story about the stupidity of super-hero comics (sic!). Well worth the read if you like your comics more intelligent than just mindless action.

The only complaint I can really have about this are the garish colors, but that is a matter of taste.

Set in the far future, Titans: Scissors, Paper, Stone tells the story of a group of students coming together to fight an alien threat.

But since this is an Adam Warren book that's only the tip of what's going on. Like his work with the Dirty Pair and Empowered, this book is filled with mad ideas. Look for a guy wearing a leather jacket cloned from his girlfriend's skin cells (ROMANTIC!), an AI based on a 20th century fictional character, bizarre magical rituals and fun future slang.

Also look for any and all superhero cliches to be mocked and skewered.

This is a fun read for any comic fan and belongs on your shelf.

This is an absolute masterpiece. I'm sadly surprised for never seeing it put in the same category of Frank Miller's "Dark Knight Strikes Again" and Alan Moore's "Watchmen". Comic critics, what do we pay you for? :)
This is, as Miller's and Moore's above mentioned works, an enlightning examination on the superhero's figure, recreated in a distant future by a bunch of weird teenagers. From that distance, Warren's analysis of it gives us a unique perspective.
The story is amazing, breathtaking and mature, and the ending is just great. Warren's take on the characters is great, his Batman gives us the real feel of it in a nutshell.
The art is soooo appropriated for the future setting, kind of manga takeover.
I loved everything of it, and you will too. I'm planning to buy a second copy, and maybe a third one, to keep for the future generations.

I've been a fan of Adam Warren's work for some time, in particular his later adaptation of Japan's "Dirty Pair," and his fun work on Lee & Campbell's "Gen13" characters for Wildstorm Comics.

Perhaps Adam Warren's only work for DC Comics, Titans: Paper, Stone, Scissors," is a fun romp set in the far flung future, where a formerly earthbound galactic diaspora has populated the stars. Four undergrads (a disaster survivor, a parasitic alien occupying a host body, an non-believing poly-theistic magician & a young athlete) come together to re-create ancient 20th-century superhero archtypes (DC Comics Cyborg, Starfire, Raven & Nightwing, respectively) to save their university from the imminent attack of WMD's gone wild.

I also recommend his more recent "Empowered" paperback series (super-hero parody, with tons of fan service), published by Dark Horse Comics & his tamer, more scifi oriented "Iron Man-Hypervelocity" and "Livewires" mini-series for Marvel Comics. (My only reservation about the later two titles is Warren didn't provide finished art... instead scripting and doing the page layout for the stories.)

I love this book! why? because ADAM(WAR!)WARREN made it. He is the best (American)Manga writer/artist or what some say 'wartist'. The book has action, comedy, and the usual asian- manga flavor. I f you love anime/manga you must get this book. If it's ADAM "war!" WARREN made it rules!