The Judas Contract
Book One: The Eyes of Tara Markov
by Marv Wolfman, George Perez, and Dick Giordano
May 1984
- starting at the beginning, although it doesn't feel like the beginning because I know that there have been hints of things to come in earlier issues
- the title or subtitle tells the tale
- Terra (aka Tara Markov) has finally been accepted by the Titans; there have been hints that she is up to something prior to this issue; here she is shown or revealed to be wearing photographic contact lenses, with which she takes pictures of time spent with the Titans at their HQ and in their civilian identities
- the only Titan suspicious of Terra is Raven, she senses something in Terra but isn't sure if it is real or just her imagination, there's even a confrontation between Terra and Raven in which Terra indicates disappointment that they aren't closer; but Raven's suspicions are confirmed when she sees Terra in a rage knock Changeling out during a sparring session
- the most shocking scene is Terra in a nightgown meeting with Deathstroke, calling him "honey"
- Deathstroke setting things in motion, meeting with Wintergreen, and finally the reveal that someone has been monitoring Deathstroke in the same way that he has been doing the same to the Titans, but who is she?
- this was my introduction to Deathstroke
- a compelling opening chapter that leaves me hungry for more
- love the visual storytelling, the various ways the pages are broken into panels, the use of black-and-white monitor panels to show what Terra is photographing
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