New Titans #35 Review
Writer: Tate Brombal
Pencilers & Inkers: Sami Basri, Jordi Tarragona &
Vicente Cifuentes
Colorist: Adriano Lucas
Letterer: Tom Napolitano
Cover Artists: Taurin Clarke; Ethan Young; Stephen Segovia
& Arif Prianto
Editors: Marquis Draper & Brittany Holzherr
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock
Release Date: May 20, 2026
Dick Grayson had heard of "Don't drink the water."
But "Don't drink the coffee" was new to him. At home in Titan's
Tower, Dick didn't understand why the coffee machine should be speaking to him.
Weirder yet, why wouldn't it want him to drink “the most wonderful of all the
Earth bean waters"? Still, Dick sensed that he needed a change. So, he
broke the coffee maker. Unlike his team, when Batgirl arrived with others, Dick
differentiated them from the foes they battled every day. Unfortunately, Dick’s
decision cost him Donna Troy, Arsenal, Raven, and Beast Boy.
While Dick Grayson failed to recognize his team's captivity,
Victor has taken command. Moreover, Victor has invited Batgirl, Superman, Yara
Flor, and Red Devil to join the Titans. After aligning with the simulated
attackers, Terra contemplates rejoining the team. Everything is different now.
Strangest of all, Alpha Energy has split Victor into two people: one fully
human, and the other fully robotic. Can Dick and Victor help their new team
defeat Robo-Cyborg? And will Terra embrace Raven’s challenge to dedicate
herself to becoming a hero? Let’s leap into New Titans #35 and see!
Story
After battling Robo-Cyborg and its hard light simulations,
Nightwing and Starfire collapse, leaving Victor Stone or Humo-Borg in command.
Victor and his teammates may have voted to give Terra another chance at being a
hero. Yet as a mysterious interloper joins them, Terra remains the sole conscious
representative of the former team under Victor’s command.
Victor Stone doesn't know where Eva came from in New Titans
#35. Nor does the android remember her past. Yet she rescued Victor from
Robo-Cyborg, who saw his Human side as a threat to his friends. Recognizing
that Terra’s struggle to commit to the Titans springs from her difficulty in
trusting others, Victor takes time to explain why he selected each member of
his new team.
Shedding his cyborg half may seem like a dream come true for
Victor. Yet Tate Brombal’s story recognizes that growth comes through accepting
who we’ve become. Victor has trodden a long path to become the hero Cyborg. As
he looks back on his life, Victor recognizes that the events that defined him
were not tragedies. Instead, his decisions and actions have shaped Victor Stone
into a unique hero who bridges the Human and technological worlds.
Art
Eva finds Victor bound in a circle. The maze of pipes in the
background of Robo-Cyborg’s domain evokes a circuit board in New Titans #35.
Eva’s youth and her pink-striped cheeks recall that the Cheshire Cat recently helped
Superman rescue Donna Troy and Arsenal from Grail and the Parademons. Terra
glares as she leans into Eva’s personal space, then jabs a finger into Victor's
chest. Recognizing the handover occurring, Batgirl meekly waves. Superman and
Yara also seem hesitant to intrude. And despite his tough talk, Red Devil hefts
unconscious Nightwing and Starfire over his shoulders without having been
asked.
As Sami Basri, Jordi Tarragona, and Vicente Cifuentes fill
New Titans with drama and action, white and/or black space separates
rectangular panels. Light blue dominates Robo-Cyborg's outer reaches. Yet, the
color of the energy coursing through Robo-Cyborg suggests why it protects its
friends from chaos. As Adriano Lucas lavishes a loaded palette on New Titans
#35, the greatest battle occurs in a white and blue world, where an action
figure of Nightwing stands triumphant over Cyborg.
Tom Napolitano places uppercase black letters in white
balloons, while Red Devil speaks into yellow balloons. White uppercase letters
in blue boxes convey Victor Stone’s thoughts. The letters grow bold for
intonation and swell for raised voices as the teammates struggle to rally
around their new leader. With the fate of the world at stake, sound effects
enhance the heroes' fight to embrace chaos. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing
this story with us.
Final Thoughts
After fighting in the Omega Tournament, Alpha Energy
transforms Cyborg in unexpected ways. As he overcomes yet another
metamorphosis, Cyborg rises to assume the leadership of his reorganized team. He
believes in each member’s potential to become a great hero, even if the team
may need time to gel. Yet just like Terra, Cyborg suffers from trust issues in
New Titans #35.
Rating 9.8/10
To look inside, see my preview of New Titans #35.
For what happened last time, see my preview of New Titans #34.
For how this story arc began, see my review of New Titans #33.
