Reflections #18 - Teen Titans #35

For the record, I believe Tim is really trying to clone Conner, as opposed to trying to prevent anyone else from cloning/resurrecting him. Conner was Tim's best friend, and Tim has shown that Batman-esque ability to do something without considering how others might react. He took some of Conner's hair to run DNA tests on it, without letting Conner know. And given that he's living with Bruce (which doesn't bode well for his stepmom getting out of Bludhaven), it's likely he's got access to the money to get the resources he would need. And Batman has taught about covering his tracks, which Tim used to introduce "Uncle Eddie". Then when Batman figured that out, he taught Tim how to correct his mistakes, in essence showing him how to hide stuff from Batman.

Unfortunately, I think Fortress Keeper's on the mark and this will backfire on Tim.

So is the All-New Doom Patrol getting it's own book? Or are they limited to guest appearances in other titles? It just would seem kind of odd to go to the trouble of wiping Byrne's version out, just to let them sit in the background. Of course, people did seem to hate Byrne's Doom Patrol pretty strongly. . .

I still can't believe the Brotherhood's whole plan is to clone the Brain so (s)he(?) can get some hot gorilla action. There has to be more to it than that, right? They're just getting that out of the way, then they'll make an army of clone, somethings, to rule the world, right? And does this tie-in to whatever was going on in The Outsiders this week? And if so, isn't it a little soon after One Year Later to start doing crossovers between titles? Jeez, give the books a chance to hit their stride, would you DiDio? Of course, he may figure Outsiders needs all the help it can get.

I'll predict Tim will try to steal whatever it is the Brotherhood stole (Chemo remnant?), but get caught in the act, probably by Ravager. The question is whether she would call it to the attention of the rest of the team, or just try to blackmail Tim in exchange for her silence. I can't tell whether she's really interested in Tim, or he's just convenient. She does seem to really want to stay on the team, so in that scenario she might rat him out to show she's a good, concerned teammate. Just a thought.

I am sure that he's safer if Ravager finds out he's trying to clone Superboy, than if Wonder Girl finds out. Can't imagine she'd be pleased with that.