Teen Titans (Complete First Season)

"...big, splashy, often quite funny, and bombastic, and no less satisfying for being so.  Andy Dursin, The Aisle Seat
"...an inescapable energy that...is all about action and fun...a nice balance between humor and danger...fresh and entertaining.  Randall Cyrenne, Animated Views

Editor's Note A major hit on the Cartoon Network, TEEN TITANS follows the adventures of five adolescent superheroes: Robin, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy. Living together in the Titan Tower, a structure that resembles the letter T, these gifted comic-book characters don't have to go to school or even disguise their real identities. Instead, they are able to relish the thrills and excitement of superhero stardom. But with fun comes the rough part of the job--battling evil forces. This release captures the entire first season of the show.

	Amy Wolfram, et. al. - Writer
	Bruce W. Timm - Executive Producer
	Freddy Rodriguez - Voice Of
	Glen Murakami - Producer
	Henry Rollins - Voice Of
	Joe Gall - Editor
	Judge Reinhold - Voice Of
	Kevin Michael Richardson - Voice Of
	Lolita Ritmanis, et. al. - Original Music By
	Malcolm McDowell - Voice Of
	Michael Chang, et. al. - Director
	Ron Perlman - Voice Of
	Tara Strong - Voice Of
	Xander Berkeley - Voice Of

DVD Talk 8 of 10
First things first: there has never, ever, ever been a cartoon theme song as cool as the one that kicks off "Teen Titans." The tune - a bouncy, catchy mix of Japanese pop and classic California surf rock - comes from Puffy Ami Yumi, the pop duo who has since gone on to earn their own animated series on Cartoon Network. Hear it once, and the rest of your day will be spent humming it. Not even the old "Spider-Man" theme was this awesome...And the animators here aren't afraid to take risks with their near-anime renderings. The artists revel in such Japanese methods as "super deformed" (in which a character may have an oversized head and an undersized body), but they do so with a wise amount of restraint: the anime look is let loose only in times of heightened emotional or physical exertion...Painting in broad strokes is usually a downside of a story, but here, it works. "Teen Titans" goes big and broad and bold, to heck with the subtleties, and it actually works. The writers know how to balance the swift action with the crisp dialogue...and the stories, while zany and far-fetched, become involving enough to capture the hearts of all ages. - David Cornelius