I made it through two issues of Teen Titans, then experienced that awful wonder of dying a little inside when I realized I couldn't keep that book on my pull list when there were so many better options.
He isn't a bad writer, but there is a gap between DC and Marvel that only some fans can traverse.
I'm in the minority as well, I suppose. I like this book. It has a spaghetti western feel to it, and that particular genre is derived from the samurai serials that came before.
I wouldn't judge the art on the basis of a heavily compressed internet jpg.
Most of the pink you see in 4-color comics is magenta. This is because pink is fairly hard to print consistently. Magenta is a standard printing color, found even in today's home inkjet and color laser printers.
The same issue happened with the Hulk: originally gray, he was switched to green when Marvel realized gray couldn't be printed consistently.
If you look at the classic mythic journey, Spider-Man is probably the greatest example of a character who suffered the consequences of his refusal. The mythic journey begins with character in the ordinary world. They then meet a mentor or have some manner of encounter that introduces them to the extraordinary world. It is at this point that the character has the chance to refuse the journey.
In Spider-Man, this refusal takes place when he is given the opportunity to stop the robber who eventually goes on to kill Ben. This is unique in that few heroes suffer any serious consequences of their refusal, or even refuse the journey at all. This is part of why Spider-Man's origin resonates so well; it becomes a part of him through every crime-fighting opportunity.
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