498: Raven (Teen Titans)

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Film History, Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

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🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Titans, GO! Dive into the shadows and soar through the mists of mystery with us on today's episode of Geek History Lesson, where we're summoning the enigmatic history of Raven from the vast universe of DC Comics. Unravel the arcane threads that tie her to the Teen Titans, and how she transcended the pages to become a pivotal character in the Wolfman and Perez renowned run, the Teen Titans GO! series,, and even made her mark within the DC Universe TV show. It's a journey through time, magic, and the complexities of being a teenager with dark powers. Ready to embrace the darkness? Our latest episode promises revelations, enchantments, and maybe a hint of Azarath Metrion Zinthos!

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0:00.0	We're talking about Teen Titans today. Specifically, we're talking about the Teen Titan
0:16.2	Raven today and when I think about Raven, I think of kind of the personification of parent-child teenage angst.
0:23.7	So Jason, I want to ask, is this the reason that Raven is the most popular female
0:28.1	Teen Titan because of something that everybody can relate to male, female,
0:32.0	anything in between.
0:33.2	I think you're making a big assumption here
0:35.3	that Raven is the most popular Teen Titan.
0:38.2	Female Teen Titan.
0:39.4	I think that's Star Fire, man.
0:40.9	I think Raven is way more popular than Star Fire. I like Star Fire. She's a little cutie alien and she's, she likes Nightwing and I like Nightwing, so we're the same.
0:48.9	She's descendants of a cat, you know. I know, that's also what makes me like her I think Raven like the
0:56.2	X-Men there are just certain characters that when you're about teenage angst and
1:01.5	you know the crow is like this too that if you're
1:06.0	kind of a little bit moody kind of a little bit angry kind of think the world is
1:10.4	against you when you're going through that period of your own life you really
1:15.3	tap into that same character and Raven I mean let's be honest here Raven is the
1:21.9	goth kid of the teen titans.
1:24.1	Absolutely. Like, you know, Dick Grayson, Nightwing, Robin is sort of the popular school
1:30.8	jock kind of guy. Beast Boy is the computer nerd guy.
1:35.0	No, that's Cyborg.
1:36.0	Cyborg is the computer nerd guy.
1:38.0	Cyborg's actually more like the jock.
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