Teen Titans Academy Vol. 1: X Marks The Spot

Welcome to Teen Titans Academy!

Class is in session at the newest school for young heroes. Packed with a new and untested crop of superpowered teens, the Academy’s latest recruits include an Australian speedster, a trio of Goth(am) teens obsessed with Batman, an intelligent gorilla, a shape-shifter, and Billy Batson (a.k.a. Shazam). 
 
Nightwing, Starfire, and the remaining original Titans take on the roles of teachers and mentors shaping the next generation of heroes—but the school and its students harbor dark secrets none of them could have predicted. And one member of the freshman class is destined to become the deadly Red X! 
 
Writer Tim Sheridan (DC Animation’s Batman: The Long Halloween) kicks off a new era for the Teen Titans with art by Rafa Sandoval (Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps), Steve Lieber (Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen), and more! Collects Teen Titans Academy #1-5, Suicide Squad #3, and Teen Titans Academy 2021 Yearbook.

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