Jason Todd takes over as mentor and leader of the new Teen Titans in Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo's series, and the role is pushing the book toward darker territory. After Nightwing sent him a passive-aggressive text, Red Hood stepped in to guide a team of young heroes including Fairplay, Eugene Choi, Cheshire Cat, Proxy, and Wildcard who built a server to help kids in need.
In Teen Titans #3, Jason discovers a body wrapped in plastic while searching for missing children kidnapped by the Ascend. The discovery deepens his rage. Eugene Choi, one of the team members, went missing in the previous issue after texting Proxy about finding information on the Ascend. Readers are left wondering if the corpse belongs to Eugene.
Jason understands the stakes of this work. He was killed by a psychovillain as a teenage hero and now prioritizes protecting young lives, shaped by his own trauma with an abusive father and a mother with substance abuse problems. Finding dead children will trigger him, potentially escalating his methods in ways that conflict with his commitment to the team.
A DC Comics Instagram post showed reader excitement about the new issue, which could signal that Eugene survives or even regains his powers. Flatline, teased in promotional images, may also debut in the issue and disrupt team dynamics.