Editing Teen Titans (section)

===''Titans'' (vol. 2) (2008–2011)===
[[File:Titans2008 01.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Variant cover for ''Titans'' (vol. 2) #1 (June 2008),<br />art by [[Ethan Van Sciver]]]]

A second ongoing Teen Titans series, titled ''Titans'', launched in April 2008 with a [[cover date]] of June 2008, written by [[Judd Winick]].<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 333: "Writer Judd Winick and penciller Ian Churchill produced a Titans series to please both modern-day fans and those of the classic Marv Wolfman/George Pérez era."</ref> The first issue was drawn by [[Ian Churchill]] and [[Norm Rapmund]] and the second was by [[Joe Benitez]] and Victor Llamas. The opening storyline follows the events of the ''Teen Titans East Special'' one-shot released in November 2007, revealing that Cyborg's team survived the attack, except Power Boy, dead after being impaled. The team's new line up consists of former ''New Teen Titans'' Nightwing, The Flash (Wally West), Donna Troy, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg, Red Arrow and Starfire.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Judd Winick|Winick, Judd]]|penciller= [[Ian Churchill|Churchill, Ian]]|inker= [[Norm Rapmund|Rapmund, Norm]]|story= The Fickle Hand Part Two: Today I Settle All Family Business|title= Titans|volume= 2|issue=#1|date= June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/36408|title= AICN Comics Reviews ''Titans''! ''Serenity''! ''Dragon Head''! The Tournament Continues: Winners + New Fights! & More!|date= April 16, 2008|access-date=December 22, 2021|publisher= [[Ain't It Cool News]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080418120041/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36408|archive-date= April 18, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the series' first story, Trigon makes a series of attacks on every member, former or current, of the Teen Titans and Trigon has "another child" that, unlike Raven, will assist him in his attack. After reclaiming Titans Island and establishing a headquarters on the East River, Cyborg sets out to create an East Coast Titans team. During a training session, the team was massacred by an unseen force. Though Cyborg survives, Titans' members past and present are attacked by demonic entities across the globe. Raven, sensing Trigon's presence once again, calls upon her former Titans allies to defeat her fiendish father.

After rescuing several Titans and questioning Trigon himself, the Titans learn that Trigon's three children have prepared his second invasion for him. Raven's three grown half brothers – Jacob, Jared and Jesse are responsible. Working as a team, the Titans thwart the Sons of Trigon and stop Trigon's invasion plan. Following this adventure, Raven chooses her adopted family over her biological family, Red Arrow decided to join his former teammates (although both he and Flash retain their JLA membership) and the Titans were back together as a team.

Following this, the team settles at Titans Tower (the New York base), to recover from the events. While Dick and Kory attempt to make a decision on where their relationship will lead, Raven and Beast Boy go out on a "not-a-date". During this, Raven reveals that since she faced her brothers, she has begun to feel as if she is losing control and slipping back under her father's influence. Although Beast Boy rejects the idea, he is unexpectedly blind-sided as Raven gives in to her darker side, under the influence of her half-brother's coaxing. Using her teleporting powers, she and the sons of Trigon vanish, leaving a distraught Beast Boy to warn the others. Using a gemstone that carries Raven's pure essence within it, the Titans free Raven of her father's evil. As a result, Raven leaves each Titan with an amulet that can be used to cleanse any evil influence from her body.

Following this, Jericho arrives, frantically asking for help to separate himself from Match's body. Jericho has turned renegade again and fights the Titans. He is under the control of the numerous people that he has taken command of over the years. Nightwing resigns from the Titans due to [[Batman: Reborn|his new responsibilities in Gotham]].

====''Brightest Day: Titans – Villains for Hire''====
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[[File:Cover-titans-special 450 cm-1-.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Promotional image for ''Titans: Villains for Hire Special'' featuring the team, art by Fabrizio Fiorentino]]
A [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]] announcement stated that Cyborg, Donna Troy and Starfire were leaving the team to pursue the JLA. Red Arrow, with his daughter Lian, has already relocated and is no longer involved with the Titans, but he got a spotlight in issue #23 after what happens to him in ''[[Justice League: Cry for Justice]]'' #5. After a series of spotlight issues,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=14066 |title= ''Titans'' #22|date= February 10, 2010|publisher= DC Comics |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100114042407/http://dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=14066 |archive-date=January 14, 2010 |access-date= April 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=14343 |title= ''Titans'' #23|date= March 17, 2010|publisher= DC Comics |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100408011302/http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=14343 |archive-date= April 8, 2010|access-date= April 8, 2010}}</ref> ''Final Crisis Aftermath: INK'' writer-artist creative team Eric Wallace and Fabrizio Fiorentino took over. Deathstroke took over the team with the [[Tattooed Man]] and [[Cheshire (comics)|Cheshire]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2010/01/11/dcu-in-2010-more-on-brightest-day-titans/ | title=DCU in 2010: More on Brightest Day: Titans | last=Segura | first=Alex | publisher=DC Comics | date=January 11, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005211846/http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2010/01/11/dcu-in-2010-more-on-brightest-day-titans | archive-date=October 5, 2013 | url-status=dead | access-date=April 28, 2012}}</ref>

One of the new members included Carla Monetti a.k.a. Cinder, a young redheaded woman with the ability to manipulate fire. [[Osiris (DC Comics)|Osiris]], a member during the ''One Year Later'' gap, who had been brought back to life after the events of ''[[Blackest Night]]'', returned as a member. The final issue of the limited series, ''Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal'' ended with an advertisement stating that Arsenal's storyline would continue.

The team debuted in the one-shot issue ''Titans: Villains for Hire'', where they are hired to assassinate [[Atom (Ryan Choi)|Ryan Choi]] (the Atom) in his home in [[Ivy Town]]. The issue quickly became the subject of controversy due to Choi's violent death. Allegations of racial insensitivity dogged DC over the decision to kill off a relatively high-profile Asian character.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26207 | title=Wallace Responds to Hero's Death in ''Titans: Villains for Hire'' | last=Renaud | first=Jeffrey | website=Comic Book Resources | date=May 13, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110616233613/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26207|archive-date=June 16, 2011 |access-date= April 28, 2012}}</ref>

Following the one-shot, in the team's inaugural storyline they were hired to assassinate [[Lex Luthor]] following the events of ''[[War of the Supermen]]''. This is revealed to be a ruse set up by Luthor and Deathstroke to draw out the real assassin, a shape-shifter named "Facade", who had apparently killed and impersonated a woman on Luthor's security detail.

Following several adventures, the Titans are confronted by [[Ray Palmer (comics)|Ray Palmer]] and the Justice League for their hand in Ryan's murder. The Titans are nearly defeated, but manage to escape thanks to an intervention from the newly resurrected [[Isis (DC Comics)|Isis]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Eric Wallace (comics)|Wallace, Eric]] | penciller= Richards, Cliff| inker= Richards, Cliff| story= The Methuselah Imperative Part 1 of 3| title= Titans Annual| issue= #1| date= September 2011}}</ref> Following the battle with the Justice League, ''Titans'' concluded with a two-part storyline which saw Jericho's return. The series ended with Arsenal battling Slade for control of the team and the Titans ultimately disbanding and Arsenal taking Jericho under his wing, leaving Slade alone once again.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Wallace, Eric| penciller= [[Travis Moore (comics)|Moore, Travis]]| inker= [[Walden Wong|Wong, Walden]]| story= The Methuselah Imperative Part 3 of 3| title= Titans| volume= 2| issue= #38| date= October 2011}}</ref>