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Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders by Carlos D'Anda, Marlo Alquiza, Art Thibert, Tony S. Daniel, Matthew Clark, Geoff Johns, Judd Winick
3.0

This was a pretty cool crossover.

So what happens when a member of your team goes bad? I mean, this has happened so many times before. It's really about two major things. Is the person going bad a big enough threat to scare you? Also, is their an emotional connection to these characters? Do you feel their pain of fighting their friend/loved one or is it just to create false tension? This time we have Superboy and Indigo have gone bad. You do find out who's behind it, but them going bad creates a lot of emotional moments for the Outsiders/Teen Titans. Especially for Wonder Girl and Shift.

Good: The emotional bits worked well for the most parts. Actually, my favorite part are the after results of the fight. It's both touching and sad to watch our heroes deal with the outcome of their actions. Who lived/died felt justified in the way it happened too. The crossover also blended well enough and didn't feel bumpy. I like how it set up some interesting changes for each series (At the time of reading this I still have to read Teen Titans).

Bad: I thought a lot of the characters except for 4 central ones took a backseat. It did feel rushed. I mean you have power players taking on the evil side, let this shit ride for a bit. Also, it feels more like Teen Titans event than Outsiders, so I felt little lost not reading Teen Titans first.

Overall, a well done cross over. 3.5 out of 5.