Review: Teen Titans: Beast Boy

Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Garfield has a bucket list for his senior year.  One item on his list is to gain weight and another is to kiss his crush.  It doesn’t look like either one of these is going to take place.  No matter how many protein shakes he drinks or weights he lifts, he can’t seem to get taller or heavier.  Gar’s friends try and support him, even though they don’t understand what the big deal is.  Gar is getting bold with his attempts to impress the Chosen Ones and accepts a dare that would make most people cringe.  The effects of this dare are not what he expected though.  He wakes up taller and bulkier … he even seems to be faster.  What is causing these changes?  Why have people been lying to him?

 

Teen Titans: Beast Boy is the second Teen Titans graphic novel.  Just like “Raven,” this is an independent story that can be read on its own.  I enjoyed the creation backstory of this character, but the ending left me feeling as if I should know more.  If this becomes part of other stories that come back to Beast Boy to tell what happens next, then that is fine.  But, if this is the only graphic novel about this character, it leaves too many unanswered questions.  This was a short read (I finished in about an hour) and the graphics were fun.  This is a good book as long as you don’t want a complete story.

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