The classic Titan Starfire is back, and more of a supermodel than ever in new art by Jen Bartel. Starfire quite literally glows in this street fashion variant cover for Titans #2, out this June.Starfire, who was once known as a supermodel as well as a superhero, shows off her modeling skills in a gorgeous Jen Bartel variant cover for Titans #2. Starfire, who has been associated with the Titans since her days starring in the classic 1980s New Teen Titans series, is an icon herself, especially in this street fashion variant. The cover sees her striding forward, her classic curly hair flowing out behind her, as she shows off sparkly pants and a feathered purple top. The full issue solicitation is below.
- Written by TOM TAYLOR
- Art and cover by NICOLA SCOTT
- Variant covers by JEN BARTEL and CLAY MANN
- 1:25 variant cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
- 1:50 variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT
- Swimsuit variant cover by JOE QUINONES
- The Flash movie variant cover by EDWIN GALMON
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
- ON SALE 6/20/23
- A Titan is murdered! Will the new era for the Titans end almost as soon as it’s begun? After one of their own is found dead, the remaining Titans must look for answers before more blood spills. Can they outrun the horrible fate they’ve been dealt? Plus, a new Brother Blood rises as the team begins to fall apart!
Starfire's Fun-Loving Fashion Returns
The Titans title is returning to stands this May as the iconic team rises to become the DC Universe's replacement for the Justice League. Most recently, Starfire was a major player in Teen Titans Academy, where she was the headmistress of a (mostly doomed) school for young superhero prospects. In the aftermath of Dark Crisis and the destruction of the old Titans tower, the team—including Starfire—is rebuilding its roster and its tower in Nightwing's home of Bludhaven. The Titans are set to become DC's premier team once again.
Though this issue teases a dire murder mystery for the team, this Bartel variant cover suggests a return to Starfire's fun-loving personality and fashion sense, which was once an integral part of her character. Though Starfire is, first and foremost, a warrior from the planet Tamaran, she was also once known on Earth as the supermodel Kory Anders, seen above in a page from 1988's The New Teen Titans #39 by Marv Wolfman, Eduardo Barreto, and Romeo Tanghal. If this cover is any indication, fans will hopefully see the return of Kory's fun-loving and fashion-forward personality—and her civilian identity.
In any case, this gorgeous Jen Bartel cover is the next in her street-fashion variant series, and fans can check out the artist's Nightwing variant cover for Titans #1. Even if Starfire never gets her supermodel career back in DC continuity, fans will be glad to see that history honored in covers like this one.
Check out Titans #2, available June from DC Comics!