Super Sons of Tomorrow is my least favourite Super Sons comic to date. From its poorly constructed plot to its tiresome grittiness, there was very little to like about this installment in the series. This Super Sons-Teen Titans crossover sees an alternate universe version of Tim Drake, the Batman of Tomorrow, break into our multiverse to assassinate Superboy. This conflict fractures the Teen Titans as some take up Tim's mission and others oppose him. In the ensuing scuffle, Damian and Jon escape and the hunt is on to find Superboy.

The first of Super Sons of Tomorrow’s crimes was is out of place grittiness and edge. Super Sons is a light-hearted adventure comic and that lightness of touch is what makes the series entertaining. The unnecessary edge was jarring and try hard.

This story was also incredibly poorly constructed. The book is so rushed you barely get a sense of the motivations of the characters before the plot steamrolls forward. We spend page time that could've been dedicated to fleshing out the characters on unnecessary fight scenes. The Teen Titans especially get the short shrift in this comic. Their personalities and motivations were the most shallow and undeveloped despite being central players in the conflict.

Further, the underlying logic of Tim’s plan is ridiculous. While the story tells us Jon's powers are dangerous and out of control we only see them get that way when he's provoked by someone actively trying to kill him. This makes Raven and Beast Boy's choice to join up with Tim all the more ridiculous and makes this version of these characters seem incredibly callous and cruel.

Finally, To add insult to injury, the story attempts a sacrificial redemption for Tim. This, like everything else in this book, was rushed and poorly constructed. We're not given insight into why Tim, after being fiendishly dedicated to murdering Jon, decided to sacrifice himself, seemingly at the drop of a hat. Plus the universal acceptance of Tim as ultimately a hero despite being the direct cause of all this was infuriating.

The only redeeming element of this book is Jon and Damian's friendship. Damian telling Jon, “I won't let anything happen to you. I'm going to keep you safe and we'll figure this out together” was the singular bright spot in the sea of nonsense that was this story.

I really disliked Super Sons of Tomorrow. Its poor showing of the Teen Titans dampened any interest I had in reading their rebirth comic. I would not recommend it.