Warning: Spoilers for Titans #14 ahead!
Summary
TheTitans' greatest fear has come to pass: possessed by her dark aspect,Ravenhas fully come into her own as the harbinger of destruction,the Dark-Winged Queen. Her new form shows the true extent of Raven’s demonic potential…and the depths of the Titan’s deepest nightmares.
Months of machinations have finally reached fulfillment inTitans#14 by Tom Taylor and Lucas Meyer, as Raven absorbs her demonic brothers and takes their power. In an act of divine intervention, the Spectre himself arrives to stop her - only to be absorbed as well, providing the last piece needed tounlock her full aspect as the Dark-Winged Queen.
Shedding her mortal form,Raven manifests as the Dark-Winged Queen for the first time: a towering demon bearing massive raven wings and Trigon’s four eyes, with her fallen foes enshrined as gemsin a crown across her brow.
Titans' Raven Proves Her New Power Level with a Feat Only Marvel’s Scarlet Witch Could Match
Move over Scarlet Witch. The Titans’ powerful member Raven has crossed over to the dark side and unleashes her full potential on her teammates.
Raven’s Nightmarish Other Self Unlocks Her Full Potential
Raven Switched with Her Evil Self inTitans: Beast Worldby Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, and Lucas Meyer
The arrival of the Dark-Winged Queen is the culmination of decades of storytelling. Asthe demon Trigon’s daughter and unwilling herald, it has been prophesied thatRaven will bring about the end of the world; a version of this dark future is first seen inThe New Teen Titans#3 by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, Romeo Tanghal, Adrienne Roy, and Bob Lappan, when Raven becomes the portal for Trigon to enter the mortal realm. However, this technically does not fulfill the prophecy; while Raven was the vessel that allowed Trigon to arrive on Earth, the destruction that followed was technically his doing, not hers.
To see Trigon’s takeover of Earth, check out the classic Teen Titans storylineThe Terror of Trigonby Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, available now from DC Comics.
Titans#8 gives readers the first foreshadowing of the Dark-Winged Queen, with Trigon showing Raven a vision of her ultimate form; this continues inTitans#10 when Raven learns how to begin forging the crown that will unlock her true potential.Titans#14 is the payoff of the entire arc, with the Dark-Winged Queen finally made real. Unlike her previous demonic forms, this is not Raven channeling Trigon’s power; this is her own power, her own doing.As the Dark-Winged Queen, Raven brings destruction herself, standing on equal footing with Trigon rather than merely being his lieutenant or herald.
Titans#8 is by Tom Taylor, Stephen Segovia, Annette Kwok, and Wes Abbott.Titans#10 by Taylor, Lucas Meyer, Adriano Lucas, and Abbott.
The Dark-Winged Queen Spells Doom for the Titans
Will the Team Survive?
When Trigon first took over the Earth, it took the combined might of the Titans, the spirit Azar, and the death of Raven to stop him. With Raven now having joined Trigon and equaling - or even surpassing - him in strength, there seems to be little chance for victory. As the Dark-Winged Queen,Ravenis poised to be the agent of destruction at last, no longer just its messenger - and unless a miracle occurs, theTitanswill fall at her hands as prophesied.
TITANS #14 (2024)
Teen Titansis a superhero animated TV series based on the DC Comics team of the same name. Airing from 2003 to 2006, the show follows five young heroes—Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy—as they battle villains while navigating adolescence. The series was widely praised for its blend of action, humor, and character development, and it spawned a popular spin-off,Teen Titans Go!.
