Ray: Janet’s fate – and her secret – have been hanging over this title for a long time, and now it’s time for it to all come out into the open. With the HR lady (who has become Ivy’s sort-of-love interest) dying of a fungal infection, Ivy risks everything to get help for her – including slipping into Gotham to kidnap Dr. Leslie Thompkins. This naturally breaches her peace with Batman, and the two would tear each other apart if it wasn’t for Leslie intervening and shaming them both. This issue is mostly about Ivy grappling with her decisions and trying to save her friend before it’s too late – but then, in the last few pages, things take a dramatic turn and Ivy’s darker instincts start to come out. This issue was largely a breather – which was funny to think about given that it’s mostly about racing against death – but next issue is likely to have far more in the way of emotional gut punches. This series has gone on much longer than anyone expected, but it feels like it’s reaching a crescendo.

Ray: One of the few elements of Teen Titans Go that even its skeptics tend to be amused by is its take on Trigon, who is still a terrible demon dad but in a bizarre and hilarious way. In this issue, he’s holding an annual tournament in Azarath and wants Raven to join in his Field Day games – but he’s going to give dominion over Earth to the winner, and Raven has three little brothers who want it. Those brothers are depicted as floating babies here, BTW. So the Titans are forced to head to the underworld and compete in one bizarre competition after another. There are some funny bits in which the Titans figure out that they can’t try to outcompete demons – they have to figure out their own strengths. The visuals are great, and there are some funny gags, but as usual, your enjoyment of this issue will be determined by how much tolerance you have for this series’ unique brand of humor.

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