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Tiny Titans #1
Welcome to the Treehouse
New pals Blue Beetle and Supergirl stop by the Titans Treehouse, only to find most of the Tiny Titans away on a field trip. Good thing a few lesser-known heroes are still at school! Plus: follow Raven and Trigon through a typically crazy morning.
32 pages, Library Binding
First published February 4, 2009
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Art Baltazar
541 books84 followersArthee "Art" Baltazar is an American comics artist and writer who currently works for DC Comics.
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March 28, 2012
This is so cute I almost couldn't take it. The art and writing (and mazes and puzzles!) present this as a children's comic, and it really could be. But there's jokes that require some pretty decent backstory. Fortunately, somebody who's watched the Teen Titans cartoon would probably be doing fine. Would a young child who didn't know all of that enjoy it? Probably. It's cute and fun and is much more about kids being kids than superheroics.
January 11, 2012
Most of the Tiny Titans will all be members of the Teen Titans at some point (not all necessarily at the same time.) They all go to school together at Sidekick City Elementary. They also go on field trips, play in their tree house and even in the Bat Cave. Everyone gets along for the most part and even those characters with the saddest and darkest stories get a chance to have fun and be goofy in this series.
Tiny Titans was meant for much younger children then I thought it would be. It's full of silly jokes and visual gags and there isn't a ton of fighting. There are also a bunch of puzzles and matching games. There are some jokes that only make sense if you know the history of the characters (and I really appreciated those b/c I love it when children's authors put in things that work for adults and kids. The art work is fun and colorful and I definitely think the artists did a great job on the art style. It's fun and playful and I think the characters are true to themselves.
Tiny Titans was meant for much younger children then I thought it would be. It's full of silly jokes and visual gags and there isn't a ton of fighting. There are also a bunch of puzzles and matching games. There are some jokes that only make sense if you know the history of the characters (and I really appreciated those b/c I love it when children's authors put in things that work for adults and kids. The art work is fun and colorful and I definitely think the artists did a great job on the art style. It's fun and playful and I think the characters are true to themselves.
November 9, 2011
Adorable! Fun for the whole family! That's all you really need to know!
That said, a little bit of comics wonkery. What's interesting about this series is that it strips the Teen Titans down to their bare essentials. Instead of an action-driven comic with powers and tactics and convoluted storylines, it's a funny comic with personalities and two-page stories. Powers get used once in a while, and there are no fights at all -- but Darkseid is the school janitor at Sidekicks Elementary, and the hall monitor is, well, The Monitor. The whole thing shouldn't work, but it does, and it's equally entertaining to little girls who know nothing about the Titans, casual readers with only a passing familiarity, and comics nerds like me.
Nah, that's not interesting at all. What's interesting about these books is that they're adorable and fun!
That said, a little bit of comics wonkery. What's interesting about this series is that it strips the Teen Titans down to their bare essentials. Instead of an action-driven comic with powers and tactics and convoluted storylines, it's a funny comic with personalities and two-page stories. Powers get used once in a while, and there are no fights at all -- but Darkseid is the school janitor at Sidekicks Elementary, and the hall monitor is, well, The Monitor. The whole thing shouldn't work, but it does, and it's equally entertaining to little girls who know nothing about the Titans, casual readers with only a passing familiarity, and comics nerds like me.
Nah, that's not interesting at all. What's interesting about these books is that they're adorable and fun!
November 12, 2018
Tiny Titans was a good book. The story had a good selection of characters and a fun way of using them. I thought this book was also pretty funny. One example is birds were following Robin and Raven. There were many other jokes but that is one of them. If you like Teen Titans or Aw Yeah Comics you might like this.
February 2, 2009
I really don't understand this. It's clearly intended for very young readers, but are they going to have any idea what is going on? Why include so many characters? I lost count, there are at least 20 different Titans and villains from 40+ years of Teen Titans comic books (including two different Wonder Girls). All are included with little or no hint of who they are. Some aren't even named until many pages in. And at least of few of the punch lines would be lost on anyone who hasn't read the Wolfman/Perez run in the early 80s. What kid is supposed to be able to follow this? The artwork is cute and fun, but there must be a better way to reach a young audience.
November 15, 2013
I keep waffling back and forth between two and three stars for this. The art is ridiculously cute and it's strangely amusing to see scenes like Robin being mobbed by a flock of... robins or trying to change his superhero identity to Nightwing. But, having only watched a few episodes of Teen Titans and never having read any of the comics, I felt like there were times when I was probably missing the punchline. Which I'm assuming might be the case for the target audience of this book as well, which judging by the really simple matching/finding activities in the book is pretty young.
March 4, 2014
I really, really wanted to like this because I love comics and want my four and a half year old son to have superhero comics he can read that are age-appropriate. But the writing in this book is just so mind-numbingly dull. The humor is painfully lame, even for humor geared toward children. The pictures are cute, but that's about it. The female characters are often portrayed in stereotypical "girly" ways, like playing Barbies and talking about cute boys. The character of Beast Boy is occasionally amusing, but that's all these comics have going for them, and that isn't much.
July 24, 2017
It's cute. Funny at times. Don't think I would want to pay for it though.
June 21, 2017
this is such a feel-good comic. it's a nice break from all of the fightings and mess going on in the new 52 comics. love the dynamic between raven and her dad and (because i'm biased) robin/nightwing with batgirl.
my darlings :")
my darlings :")
January 3, 2023
ITS THE BEST BOOK EVER
May 2, 2015
While the art in this was super adorable and fun, I wasn't at all fond of the little vignettes. To me, a truly wonderful children's work is one that balances its appeal to both children as well as adults and this didn't deliver on the latter. The punchlines were either non-existent or just not funny. The activities included in the book were cute and a good idea considering the targeted age-group, so I thought that was clever.
Overall, it was okay, but I'm not chomping at the bit for more. It was cute, but it didn't have that spark with me, which is too bad because I really wanted to love this. This would however be an awesome primer to DC superheroes for the younger (~4+ yrs) crowd, especially with parents who might be worried about objectionable content.
Overall, it was okay, but I'm not chomping at the bit for more. It was cute, but it didn't have that spark with me, which is too bad because I really wanted to love this. This would however be an awesome primer to DC superheroes for the younger (~4+ yrs) crowd, especially with parents who might be worried about objectionable content.
December 9, 2014
Cute, but a lot of the humor relies on understanding of the comic universe kids won't yet know. Also, I didn't like that the titans were supposed to be very young, yet there were many punchlines around romance.
January 30, 2016
The art was good.
The jokes were pretty weak and many relied on having an intimate knowledge of dozens of DC characters of little prominence. Not really sure who the target audience is, because they were also pretty bland jokes for the most part.
The jokes were pretty weak and many relied on having an intimate knowledge of dozens of DC characters of little prominence. Not really sure who the target audience is, because they were also pretty bland jokes for the most part.
April 30, 2009
just didnt find this very funny. art is cute.
July 13, 2015
This was pretty good, I don't know very many DC comic characters so that was a little confusing, but it was a pretty good and funny comic.
September 17, 2016
Absolutely worth your time. Tons of in jokes!
August 9, 2018
Coyer summer Bash
Cute, tiny and funny! These titans have The cutest adventures with lots of run escapades and friendships
Cute, tiny and funny! These titans have The cutest adventures with lots of run escapades and friendships
August 11, 2018
The Tiny Titans universe that stars alternate versions of DC Universe characters, primarily those from the Teen Titans series. It is set in a kid-friendly, elementary school environment, Sidekick City Elementary. Issues typically consist of several individual stories as opposed to one cohesive storyline. Created by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani, this series began publishing in 2008. This trade paperback collects the first six chapters of the on-going 2008 series.
Each chapter is composed of several individual mini-stories ranging from two–six pages in length with no cohesive storyline. The cast of characters is rather large with upwards of twenty-five characters or so, but familiar enough to keep them in line. At the end of each trade paperback, a child could do an activity for fun.
There are three main settings in which the stories takes place – Sidekick City Elementary School where their new principal Slade Wilson, which embarrasses his daughter, Rose Wilson who is a part of the school and Trigon, being a substitute teacher, which embarrasses his daughter, Raven. Their treehouse is their secret headquarters, where the Tiny Titans hang out and the Batcave is another significant setting, considering that Robin is one of the main characters.
Robin is one of the more featured characters and is generally considered the leader, though the reoccurring joke seems that no one seems to take him seriously. In one attempt to prove his character, Robin briefly chances his name and costume to Nightwing, but still fails to garner any respect.
Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani penned the entire trade paperback and for the most part, it was written rather well. It is quite funny, giving many Easter Eggs and allusion to comic events that have happened in the main continuity, which is rather clever for the older people who may be reading this series. Since it is predominantly a child's series, there are no fights outside the playground and even that fight was over in a blink of an eye.
Art Baltazar does double duty as he penciled the entire trade paperback as well and because he was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. The penciling was done exceptionally well. It has a cartoonish quality, which is rather apropos to this series.
All in all, Tiny Titans: Welcome to the Treehouse is a rather wonderful beginning for the series and I can't wait to read the next trade paperback.
Each chapter is composed of several individual mini-stories ranging from two–six pages in length with no cohesive storyline. The cast of characters is rather large with upwards of twenty-five characters or so, but familiar enough to keep them in line. At the end of each trade paperback, a child could do an activity for fun.
There are three main settings in which the stories takes place – Sidekick City Elementary School where their new principal Slade Wilson, which embarrasses his daughter, Rose Wilson who is a part of the school and Trigon, being a substitute teacher, which embarrasses his daughter, Raven. Their treehouse is their secret headquarters, where the Tiny Titans hang out and the Batcave is another significant setting, considering that Robin is one of the main characters.
Robin is one of the more featured characters and is generally considered the leader, though the reoccurring joke seems that no one seems to take him seriously. In one attempt to prove his character, Robin briefly chances his name and costume to Nightwing, but still fails to garner any respect.
Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani penned the entire trade paperback and for the most part, it was written rather well. It is quite funny, giving many Easter Eggs and allusion to comic events that have happened in the main continuity, which is rather clever for the older people who may be reading this series. Since it is predominantly a child's series, there are no fights outside the playground and even that fight was over in a blink of an eye.
Art Baltazar does double duty as he penciled the entire trade paperback as well and because he was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. The penciling was done exceptionally well. It has a cartoonish quality, which is rather apropos to this series.
All in all, Tiny Titans: Welcome to the Treehouse is a rather wonderful beginning for the series and I can't wait to read the next trade paperback.
April 20, 2020
Finally, a super-hero book aimed at pre-schoolers that respects that audience and features appropriately short, humorous stories and puzzle pages. There's a complete avoidance of the fights and battles with villains that predominate standard super-hero fare. Instead, readers are introduced to very young versions of DC's Teen Titans as they go to school, play together, and sometimes are allowed to explore the Batcave. The art style is simple, whimsical, and appealing without being overly cute.
I bought this via mail order on a phone-call recommendation to my local comic shop. I was looking for some books to send to my four-year-old grandson during the coronavirus shut-down. He's a smart reader for his age and loves books. This is one that he'll enjoy and also be able to read to his 18-month old brother and sister (twins). They will love the pictures and laugh as he reads the funny dialogue and sound effects to them.
There are some in-jokes contained within that will only make sense to older readers familiar with the backstory of the DC heroes, but they don't dominate. There's just enough of them to appeal to all ages. A good super-hero book to read to your kids or grandkids.
I bought this via mail order on a phone-call recommendation to my local comic shop. I was looking for some books to send to my four-year-old grandson during the coronavirus shut-down. He's a smart reader for his age and loves books. This is one that he'll enjoy and also be able to read to his 18-month old brother and sister (twins). They will love the pictures and laugh as he reads the funny dialogue and sound effects to them.
There are some in-jokes contained within that will only make sense to older readers familiar with the backstory of the DC heroes, but they don't dominate. There's just enough of them to appeal to all ages. A good super-hero book to read to your kids or grandkids.
September 5, 2020
Genre: Comic book
Awards: none
List/source: Townsend Memorial Library
Audience: 3rd - 6th grade
-How did you know this book fits in the specific category?
This book can quickly be identified as a childrens comic book becaus of the layout of pictures and the simplistic language.
-Describe one of the visual elements of the book and how the illustrator used the element to contribute to the story.
The illustrator uses color in this book in order to reflect the characters. The characters in this book are “superheros” and so the illustrator uses lots of primary colors—namely blue, red, green and yellow. There is also the classic yellow “explosion looking lines” whenever something is presented or something needs to stand out.
-How would you use this book with a child or a group of children?
Since this book is separated into different short “episodes” I would read one of the episodes to the class and then have them finish off the story.
Awards: none
List/source: Townsend Memorial Library
Audience: 3rd - 6th grade
-How did you know this book fits in the specific category?
This book can quickly be identified as a childrens comic book becaus of the layout of pictures and the simplistic language.
-Describe one of the visual elements of the book and how the illustrator used the element to contribute to the story.
The illustrator uses color in this book in order to reflect the characters. The characters in this book are “superheros” and so the illustrator uses lots of primary colors—namely blue, red, green and yellow. There is also the classic yellow “explosion looking lines” whenever something is presented or something needs to stand out.
-How would you use this book with a child or a group of children?
Since this book is separated into different short “episodes” I would read one of the episodes to the class and then have them finish off the story.
January 28, 2022
It's cute and charming fluff- it doesn't have much of a story, nor does it aspire to, merely providing clean safe fun.
Some of the ages are altered- aside from the matter of making the whole cast children. I am referring to the fact that they changed the order of some siblings- Joey (Jericho) is made to be younger, rather than older, than his sister Rose (Ravanger), and Tim Drake is made to be older than Jason Todd.
There are, of course, some weird things, as a matter of being for young children- it is never explained why the principal (Slade Wilson, father of Joey and Rose, known in the comics as Deathstroke) is also the teacher of the main classroom? Also "Jason Toddler" (a clever pun) is said to have a leather jacket, but it appears to be woolen?
There are some "activity" pages, which seem somewhat unnecessary? They are of the kind for preschoolers, while this seems to be targeted to young elementary students, seeing as the majority of preschoolers cannot read.
Some of the ages are altered- aside from the matter of making the whole cast children. I am referring to the fact that they changed the order of some siblings- Joey (Jericho) is made to be younger, rather than older, than his sister Rose (Ravanger), and Tim Drake is made to be older than Jason Todd.
There are, of course, some weird things, as a matter of being for young children- it is never explained why the principal (Slade Wilson, father of Joey and Rose, known in the comics as Deathstroke) is also the teacher of the main classroom? Also "Jason Toddler" (a clever pun) is said to have a leather jacket, but it appears to be woolen?
There are some "activity" pages, which seem somewhat unnecessary? They are of the kind for preschoolers, while this seems to be targeted to young elementary students, seeing as the majority of preschoolers cannot read.
October 30, 2020
This cute, colorful anthology is my kind of superhero story. My favorite part is the little inside jokes about character evolution. For example, at one point Robin becomes Nightwing and people keep telling him his new disco costume is cool. Like, that casual joke could never happen in a serious, intense superhero comic, but it can in this one!
I would recommend this to people my age or younger. This would be best enjoyed by those who have an affinity for superheroes but also aren't sticklers to the rules set by canon.
When I was in High School, I read the paper version of these comics and the magic isn't lost in e-book. If I could learn how to draw any of the characters, I think I would choose Stargirl because her color scheme makes me happy. Plus, she's happy all the time. This is a wholesome book and it is worth the read.
I would recommend this to people my age or younger. This would be best enjoyed by those who have an affinity for superheroes but also aren't sticklers to the rules set by canon.
When I was in High School, I read the paper version of these comics and the magic isn't lost in e-book. If I could learn how to draw any of the characters, I think I would choose Stargirl because her color scheme makes me happy. Plus, she's happy all the time. This is a wholesome book and it is worth the read.
August 15, 2019
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Honestly, I was pretty disappointed with this book. I love the idea of superheroes, but often dislike the amount of violence in them. I love cutesy comics and stories, so when I saw this I figured it would be a good fit.I finished this book in one sitting and for me, it was pretty meh. The comics are short. The artwork is cute. But there isn't much story, humor, or excitement. I really wanted more from this book. Really, the only redeeming thing about the book is how adorable the artwork is. Clearly the intended audience is much younger than me, but I was hoping for more from this book. I may try another one in the series. Hoping it's more complex than this one.
September 25, 2019
This children’s book is a book about what life is like for the heroes of Sidekick Elementary. In this book the children spend the day at the batcave where Batman comes down with a sickness and needs to take time off of work as a superhero. The children then step up and learn about the importance of rest time and taking time for yourself. This book is important because I think that it shows and emphasizes the importance of taking time to recharge and recuperate when faced with stress. Additionally this book has a bunch of mini stories and each mini story has a mini lesson that could be taught. This book would be great in the classroom because there are a number of mini lessons that could be taught throughout this book.
September 1, 2020
This was really cute. Tiny Titans is comic direct towards kids based on the Teen Titans, the stories are fun and short. The art is really cute and is supposed to look like something out of a comic a child would make. There’s a lot of references and fan service for older fans to enjoy. Overall I loved this, we need more comics like this that.
June 26, 2017
Grade school Justice League? lol
The perfect intro to DC superheroes for my girls, lots of bright colors, the content is pretty silly... from playing Freeze Tag with the Flash to throwing rocks and Kryptonite on the playground...
I am very happy with this.
The perfect intro to DC superheroes for my girls, lots of bright colors, the content is pretty silly... from playing Freeze Tag with the Flash to throwing rocks and Kryptonite on the playground...
I am very happy with this.
November 30, 2020
A great series for a new reader interested in or already familiar with the DCU. There are way too many characters for me and I have no interest in figuring out who they all are. So if N likes this she can explain it to me in a few years.
May 22, 2023
This was a super cute read. I’ve always loved the show Teen Titans so seeing them younger is also nostalgic for me. I’m so glad I tried this out from Hoopla as a Bonus Borrow and I’ll be looking into reading more in the future.
September 3, 2017
O melhor quadrinho do século 21.
November 7, 2017
Tiny Titans Welcome to the Treehouse, features all your favorite kid super heroes and the problems they face.
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