Teen Titans: Beast Boy loves Raven
by Kami Garcia; ill. Gabriel Picolo (DC Comics, 2021)
The title says it all, with Garcia and Picolo keeping an unapologetic focus on Raven and Beast Boy’s burgeoning romance (instalove, to be sure, but not out of keeping with their age and shared insecurities). The bad guys’ plan is concomitantly half-arsed.
Teen Titans: Raven
by Kami Garcia; ill. Gabriel Picolo (DC Comics, 2019)
Straightforward storytelling with more focus on everyday(ish) teen life than Raven’s dark powers. Picolo’s artwork complements this approach. Raven and Max exude personality, and the washed-out colour scheme (almost black-and-white) is very effective, affording Raven extra character through occasional splashes of purple.