The series proved so popular that DC Comics decided to create a second New Teen Titans series draw by George Perez and written by Marv Wolfman in order to introduce DC’s new Prestige/Baxter series of comic books.
It proved to be an excellent choice as sales figures confirmed. At least at first.
As if sparked on by the new Prestige format George Perez’s art took a quantum leap in quality. George has always been known for his detailed pencils. The New Teen Titans Prestige format bolstered his art and really made it shine in part due to higher quality paper and printing.
Unrestrained by the Comic Books Authority the series took a more ‘mature’ approach as evident by the opening scene of Dick Grayson and Kory (Starfire) in bed with each other.
When DC decided to launch another New Teen Titans title it put in place an interesting set up.
The existing monthly New Teen Titans title would be still be written and drawn by Wolfman and Perez with all new original stories. After a year the title would then begin reprints of the Prestige/Baxter New Teen Titans title.
The original title would switch to a newsstand edition while the new title would be an exclusive Direct Sales release to comic book shops.
The strategy worked for a couple of years with the series shifting exclusively to the Prestige format only.
It was a clever ploy but it did not take in to account that comic book collectors are not wild about reprints thus resulting the canceling of the original series.
Not long after the consolidation to one series George Perez left he series to pursue other projects such as the Crisis On Infinite Earth maxi-series, The History Of The DC Universe, Wonder Woman and others.
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