The following contains spoilers for Titans Season 4, Episode 9, "Dude, Where's My Gar?," now streaming on HBO Max.
Titans included a perfect cameo appearance from the beloved comic book writer Grant Morrison in its latest episode.
Titans Season 4, Episode 9, "Dude, Where's My Gar?" saw Beast Boy go on a journey of self-discovery after his confrontation with Brother Blood led him to the Red, a mythical place that connects all living creatures. After a harrowing experience learning about his past from Freedom Beast, Gar travels through the Red to find his way back to the Titans. Along the way, he encounters several major DC Universe characters, including The Flash, Stargirl, Shazam, Swamp Thing and his animated self in Teen Titans Go. He also stumbles on Morrison, who turns to him curiously and says, "I can see you. Do you see me?"
Why Grant Morrison's Titans Cameo is Significant
For years, Morrison has worked on The Multiversity, a series of one-shots set in the DC Multiverse. Recently, they've been working on a map of their multiverse and even developed a new Multiversity one-shot for DC Pride. The original Multiversity ran from August 2014 to April 2015 with nine issues. Work began on the project in 2009, with an original release date planned for sometime in 2010.
Outside of the Multiverse, Morrison is also famous for writing several issues of Doom Patrol, with his run of the series acting as the basis for HBO's show of the same name. The Doom Patrol also featured prominently in the new Titans episode, with Beast Boy discovering a dark secret about the Chief. Notably, Morrison wrote the DC retcon of the Chief, having him turn out to be evil in the Doom Patrol comics.
Grant Morrison on Filmed Comics Adaptations
Morrison spoke with CBR in 2022 about their Substack newsletter and talked about how Hollywood can be unfair to comic book writers when adapting their work for films and television. "I think, honestly, there's been a kind of breakdown in all of that," Morrison said. "I think most of us who've created characters for comics…and have subsequently seen those characters turn up in movie adaptations -- well, honestly, we don't really get much remuneration for any of it. I think it's not the way to do business. I think the comics always tend to lose their best people because of that."
Titans airs new episodes every Thursday on HBO Max.
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