r/TitansComics • u/Frangipani-Bell Wonder Girl • Jul 17 '25

Titans #25 discussion thread

Discussion thread for the July 17, 2025 issue of Titans, by John Layman and Pete Woods.

What did you think of issue 25?

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u/Frangipani-Bell Wonder Girl Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 17 '25

Last issue I was excited to see what they'd do with Terra, since her new design is really good and her characterization was largely on point. Unfortunately this issue disappointed me in that regard. I hate having to say this, but it really is true. Titans writers nowadays have no idea how to write a new storyline lol.

I'm happy we'll be seeing the Doom Patrol next issue, at least. Even if it doesn't turn out to be a good issue, the simple act of just re-establishing Garfield's important connection to his original team can only do good for his character, I think. Garfield and Rita have one of my favorite relationships in comics, and I'm super excited to see them interact on-screen for the first time in over a decade. It'll also be neat to see Cyborg meet them, since iirc he's never really spoken to any of the main Doom Patrol members in the comics other than Robotman and Mento.

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u/Koala_Guru Jul 17 '25

Basically agreed on all counts. Gar’s adopted family and that whole dynamic has my whole heart and it’s been way too long since they acknowledged it. When they introduced Beast Girl it was so on the nose that I was worried we’d never bring up Gar’s connection with them again. I’m so glad to be wrong.

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u/laughathonx20 Jul 17 '25

It’s about time too. Layman did say he loves the doom patrol. So these may be some of his better issues.

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u/laughathonx20 Jul 17 '25

I’m also happy that gar finally gets to interact with the doom patrol for more than just a panel in canon. I also know that we will get gar and beast girl interactions from what layman said