We’ll be closing up shop a little early this afternoon. Every now and again we get this thing called a “Summer Friday.” Just means we can jet a bit early and enjoy the weekend. I’m all for it.

Additionally, the DC offices will be closed on Monday, celebrating Memorial Day. Alas, this means no blogging will be happening. Try not to cry.

But, in our continued efforts to keep you entertained, here are a few pages from TEEN TITANS #71. In the aftermath of the “Deathtrap” crossover, the team picks up the pieces as Ravager returns — but is she friend or foe?

TEEN TITANS #71 hits 5/27. Have a great weekend!

One of the best parts of working on The Source is getting a chance to see stuff in progress, or getting bits of info about the creative process. With that in mind, we talked TEEN TITANS Editor Brian Cunningham into giving us a look-see at what goes into creating the RAVAGER co-feature, which will kick off with TEEN TITANS #72(in stores on 6/24, natch), from writer Sean McKeever and artist Yildiray Cinar. Take it away, Brian:

“Yildiray’s such a strong storyteller that I wanted to share some of the various stages of his art.

First, he sends along rough page layouts for approval. The layout above is page 1 of the RAVAGER co-feature. Sometimes, either writer Sean McKeever, assistant editor Rex Ogle or myself will notice something amiss that affects the story and request a tweak. Yildiray is wonderful to work with, in that respect — he takes the storytelling very seriously.

This is the pencil art stage. Yildiray really thrives when it comes to adding shadows.

And then Júlio Ferreira worked his magic ink brush on the pages to great effect. Júlio really nails all the wonderful textures in Yildiray’s work.

You’ll notice in this layout for a flashback scene that Yildiray mistakenly gave Deathstroke a full goatee…

…but he gave Slade his shave in the pencil stage.

And Júlio meticulously inks it all in, adding subtle details and textures. I can’t tell you how much of a hoot it is to see pages come in from these guys every step of the way!”

We’ve previewed the first two parts of the TITANS/VIGILANTE/TEEN TITANS crossover “Deathtrap,” but why stop there? Kicking off right after the events of VIGILANTE #5, the issue finds our team getting roped into Jericho’s insane plot to take out the other Titans team. But how do you defeat someone that can control your very actions? We don’t have the answers for you here, but we do have some pretty Joe Bennett art and Sean McKeever words. Ain’t that enough?

TEEN TITANS #70 is on sale 4/29.

We already broke the news about the new co-features hitting in select DC ongoing titles starting in June. We’ve also talked a bit about some of the creators working on the titles. But we’ve shown very little in terms of art. Until now.

Here’s a first look at artist Yildiray Cinar’s rendition of everyone’s favorite Deathstroke offspring, RAVAGER, which will be featured in TEEN TITANS #72, hitting in June, with words from former TEEN TITANS writer Sean McKeever. Don’t let your jaw hit the floor too hard.

Well, Jericho’s gone nuts. And, as usual, it’s up to his former friends in TITANS to clean up the mess. Featuring the artwork of Angel Unzueta and words by Sean McKeever, this issue kicks off a crossover with TEEN TITANS and VIGILANTE. I’m also guessing that having “death” in the name of the crossover does not bode well for our dear Titans.