Official Reading Guide & Lore

How To Start Reading Raven Comics

Real Name: Rachel Roth | Universe: DC | Rating: 95 OVR (Empathic Shadow Sorceress)

"Azarath. Metrion. Zinthos."

The Top 3 Starter Books for Beginners

The Titan Genesis

The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (1984)

Writer/Artist: Marv Wolfman & George Pérez | Format: Graphic Novel

Deathstroke infiltrates the Titans with the traitor Terra, pushing Raven and the team to the absolute brink.

Why Start Here: The crowning achievement of 1980s DC storytelling and Raven's core team dynamic.

The Demon Father War

The New Teen Titans: The Terror of Trigon (1985)

Writer/Artist: Marv Wolfman & George Pérez | Format: Graphic Novel

Trigon arrives on Earth, corrupting Raven and turning the world into a landscape of tortured stone souls.

Why Start Here: Features Raven's full demonic release and rebirth into white astral purity.

The Modern Supernatural Mystery

Raven: Daughter of Darkness (2018)

Writer/Artist: Marv Wolfman & Pop Mhan | Format: Trade Paperback

Raven tries to live a normal teenage life in San Francisco while battling shadowy supernatural cult assassins.

Why Start Here: Written by her original co-creator; accessible standalone modern series.

Official Power Grid (1-7 Benchmark)

  • Intelligence: 5 / 7
  • Strength: 2 / 7
  • Speed: 4 / 7
  • Durability: 5 / 7
  • Energy Projection: 7 / 7
  • Fighting Skill: 3 / 7

Documented Weakness: Losing emotional balance can allow her demonic father Trigon to seize control of her soul.

Documented Canon Feats & Comic Citations

Astral Exorcism

Banished the Multiversal Demon King Trigon with Pure Soul-Self

Citation: The New Teen Titans #5 (1985)

Released her spiritual astral raven form, purifying her soul from demonic corruption and obliterating Trigon's dimensional anchor to Earth.