Batman: Under the Red Hood
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Summary
Batman is confronted with a hidden face from the past — it’s the return of the vigilante Red Hood who appears to be Batman’s one-time partner Jason Todd， the same Jason Todd that died many years ago。 But the Red Hood’s violent ways pit him against the Dark Knight in his hunt for the very person responsible for his death: The Joker。
This volume collects Batman #635-641， #645-50 and Batman Annual #25。
This volume collects Batman #635-641， #645-50 and Batman Annual #25。
Reviews
Cosmin Leucuța
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Ultima parte din trilogia neoficială începută cu ”Death in the family”， cartea asta e un twist la twistul twistului din ”Hush”。 Nu oferă prea multe răspunsuri clare， dar e o lectură destul de OK， umple niște spații libere。Grafica e faină， spre final devine parcă mai plină și mai brutală。Ce nu mi-a plăcut: limbajul e prea steril （nu mai zic de înjurăturile cenzurate） și finalul prea abrupt， fără vreo rezoluție clară。Fanii hardcore o să aprecieze povestea， restul。。。 eh， care， cum。
Luka
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4。5* （It's a solid 5 if you ignore the Annual #25 issue）。This is hands down the best batman storyline I've read so far 4。5* （It's a solid 5 if you ignore the Annual #25 issue）。This is hands down the best batman storyline I've read so far 。。。more
Garret Roberts
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Probably the essential story for people who think nothing bad happens to superheroes。 Batman is human， so his loses haunt him just like us。 Losing a son was hard， but seeing that son return as a villain is even harder。 Jason Todd is essential for any fans of villains and antiheroes in fiction， as he has a reasonable motive for his actions。 Batman serves as his narrative foil， an unshakeable pillar who understands the temptations Red Hood gives in too but will never give in。 This is all complimen Probably the essential story for people who think nothing bad happens to superheroes。 Batman is human， so his loses haunt him just like us。 Losing a son was hard， but seeing that son return as a villain is even harder。 Jason Todd is essential for any fans of villains and antiheroes in fiction， as he has a reasonable motive for his actions。 Batman serves as his narrative foil， an unshakeable pillar who understands the temptations Red Hood gives in too but will never give in。 This is all complimented by phenomenal art， good side characters and a neat spin on the “Hush” appearance of Todd。 Arguably， one of the best Batman stories printed。 。。。more
Finlay
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The greatest graphic novel I’ve ever read
Pavbajji
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One of the best batman comics I have read till date。 Batman will， strength and wit gets tested by someone he spent a lifetime training。
kingboycar
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i can be as upset about jason todd as i want and no one is allowed to stop me。 jason's character can be dragged through the mud and back and i'll still adore him。 judd winick nails it， and he set the standard so high that very rarely does any other writer come close to just getting who jason is。 i can be as upset about jason todd as i want and no one is allowed to stop me。 jason's character can be dragged through the mud and back and i'll still adore him。 judd winick nails it， and he set the standard so high that very rarely does any other writer come close to just getting who jason is。 。。。more
Tarun Nihariya
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The book is good but the movie is better。
Sud666
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"Under the Red Hood" was quite a good Batman volume。 Good story and good art combine to make a Batman classic。 As most people surely know， Jason Todd was killed by the Joker。 But did he really die （does anyone famous really die in comics？ Don't think so）？ Apparently， he came back as the Red Hood。 Drawing on the Joker's original persona， this Red Hood is taking down criminals and setting himself up to rule Gotham。 He must contend with the Black Mask and Batman。 This is the full collection of the "Under the Red Hood" was quite a good Batman volume。 Good story and good art combine to make a Batman classic。 As most people surely know， Jason Todd was killed by the Joker。 But did he really die （does anyone famous really die in comics？ Don't think so）？ Apparently， he came back as the Red Hood。 Drawing on the Joker's original persona， this Red Hood is taking down criminals and setting himself up to rule Gotham。 He must contend with the Black Mask and Batman。 This is the full collection of the story， as well as the wrap-up to the Hush story。 So you will get a good idea of how Jason Todd numbers among the living。A very enjoyable read。 I also did want to add the Red Hood story to my collection and I have done so。 If you've not read it-by all means do so。。it is quite good。 But if you are wondering if it's necessary to read "A Death in the Family" for the sake of context， you may certainly do so。 。。。more
Zu'UAlduin
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My first favorite DC story。
Vicky ☾
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4。5 ⭐
Jim Smith
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Exciting action-driven comic。 Ideally this would be the baseline of quality for Batman comics。 In our world it's above average。 The reveal of how Todd survived is unfortunately convoluted and incomprehensible to a casual reader （the animated film judiciously simplified it）， but otherwise this is a stylish and slick read。 Black Mask is a riot。 Jason Todd far more interesting as a baddie than he was as a Robin。 Exciting action-driven comic。 Ideally this would be the baseline of quality for Batman comics。 In our world it's above average。 The reveal of how Todd survived is unfortunately convoluted and incomprehensible to a casual reader （the animated film judiciously simplified it）， but otherwise this is a stylish and slick read。 Black Mask is a riot。 Jason Todd far more interesting as a baddie than he was as a Robin。 。。。more
Carlos Guillermo
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Could't buy completely the explanation of Jason Todd's resurrection。 Also the art is not the best sometimes， specially when showing the Joker who I was hoping to see more （maybe because I watched the animated movie before）。In the good side， the story is pretty sick。 Good ass action and loved the Jason Todd's character development。 Also loved Black Mask， I thought he was a very charismatic villain。 Could't buy completely the explanation of Jason Todd's resurrection。 Also the art is not the best sometimes， specially when showing the Joker who I was hoping to see more （maybe because I watched the animated movie before）。In the good side， the story is pretty sick。 Good ass action and loved the Jason Todd's character development。 Also loved Black Mask， I thought he was a very charismatic villain。 。。。more
Josh Newhouse
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Good book， intriguing story， anticlimactic ending with little resolution due to editorial forces
Jarod Pitmon
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By far one of the best superhero stories ever。 In my opinion of course。
Pat Blades
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Loved this story as a movie so I knew I needed to read it and I really enjoyed it
Scott
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A good Batman story。Retconning an actual Jason Todd into Hush was kind of silly， but so was the actual ending of Hush。 It didn’t make that story better or worse。
Jack
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This comic book， in my opinion， is one of the best comics you can ever read。 This is my favorite comic ever and that is a very bold statement because I have read a lot of comic books。 I'll start out with the main reason and probably the most important thing to any book， the plot and story。 I think a big part of this book and the reason it was so good was based on the story。 The former sidekick of Batman， Jason Todd， comes back alive after a gruesome death and he comes back with a vengeance sever This comic book， in my opinion， is one of the best comics you can ever read。 This is my favorite comic ever and that is a very bold statement because I have read a lot of comic books。 I'll start out with the main reason and probably the most important thing to any book， the plot and story。 I think a big part of this book and the reason it was so good was based on the story。 The former sidekick of Batman， Jason Todd， comes back alive after a gruesome death and he comes back with a vengeance several years later。 The plot follows an awesome reveal of who the Red Hood is and how it affects batman mentally。 It also follows Jason and his path of vengeance and his recollection of him coming back to life。 This story hits deep emotions in all of the characters with happy flashbacks following the darkness of the present。 It also hits lots of disconnection， betrayal， and hits the question of what is right and wrong between Batman and Red Hood。 The story was so good in fact， it got a cartoon film that follows this story exactly and it is an amazing movie。 The second thing that made this book memorable was all the characters in it。 In the past books， I have talked about， there are lots of popular characters but a lot of the time， they are just put there to make the book exciting。 In this book， the lesser-known characters get some spotlight and it was a good thing because the characters were very interesting。 The only real negatives I can think of was the lack of diversity in the artwork。 It was definitely not bad at all but it wasn't very different from other comic books。 The other criticism was that in a fight scene， I preferred the movie version over the book。 These "negatives" are just to nitpick but this book remains to be my favitote comic ever。 。。。more
Samantha Silver
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Its wrote well with some smart a$$ humor which if your a fan you will love
Marcus T
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Great Bat Story Ever the detective Batman has confronted his past with Mysterious Red Hood。Great read thru and thru。 Definitely best story。
Enrique del Castillo
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Jason Todd coming back and using the Red Hood identity is a great idea and the continuing tension between him and the rest of the BatFamily works quite well as a source of drama。Still， the way it was done was too convoluted and the story that brought him back was uneven。 Black Mask as the central villain was a boring choice and the final confrontation with the Joker was just another tiring argument about Batman finally killing him; it's boring and overused and though it makes sense in this story Jason Todd coming back and using the Red Hood identity is a great idea and the continuing tension between him and the rest of the BatFamily works quite well as a source of drama。Still， the way it was done was too convoluted and the story that brought him back was uneven。 Black Mask as the central villain was a boring choice and the final confrontation with the Joker was just another tiring argument about Batman finally killing him; it's boring and overused and though it makes sense in this story， in hindsight， it doesn't work。 Also， despite the covers being great， the interior art is mediocre。However， once we get some actual moments of Batman and Jason together， the comic improves a lot。 I wish the whole arc had been more focused on Jason and Batman， instead of him giving Black Mask a bad time。 。。。more
Nick Katenkamp
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Batman Under the Red Hood is a good story that capitalizes on one of the most impactful storylines in Batman's history， the death of Jason Todd。 The means in which he is brought back are a little silly， but that's not really the point。 Bringing him back was a great decision and making him the ruthless antihero Red Hood was perfect for the story。 The majority of the story was good， though not standing out as great， and the ending doesn't completely wrap up the story as it leaves off with some cli Batman Under the Red Hood is a good story that capitalizes on one of the most impactful storylines in Batman's history， the death of Jason Todd。 The means in which he is brought back are a little silly， but that's not really the point。 Bringing him back was a great decision and making him the ruthless antihero Red Hood was perfect for the story。 The majority of the story was good， though not standing out as great， and the ending doesn't completely wrap up the story as it leaves off with some cliffhangers。 。。。more
Hugo Emanuel
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I've finally read Batman "Under the Red Hood"。 It was a story that， despite its very good reputation， I had put off reading because I knew about its most important moments， due to its animated adaptation， which is， in itself， a pretty good adaptation， IMO。 After reading some other important Batman arcs， I figured it was time to read the comic。 Despite being familiar with alot of the events， I enjoyed it immensely。 It was very well written （all of the writing was by Judd Winnick， which makes it a I've finally read Batman "Under the Red Hood"。 It was a story that， despite its very good reputation， I had put off reading because I knew about its most important moments， due to its animated adaptation， which is， in itself， a pretty good adaptation， IMO。 After reading some other important Batman arcs， I figured it was time to read the comic。 Despite being familiar with alot of the events， I enjoyed it immensely。 It was very well written （all of the writing was by Judd Winnick， which makes it an extremely cohesive story）， with alot of really great moments， and some heartfelt and emotional ones。 The confrontations between Red Hood and Batman were quite creativelty written and depicted - some really amazing moments。 The dialogue was strong throughout and the story was well crafted。 Balck Mask appeared to be a bit overly tamed at first， but once he really feels he lost control of the situation， we really get to see him at his most ruthless。 Overall， its a great story， very cleverly written， with action packed moments galore that don't seem forced， and heartfelt moments that have depth and dont feel tacked in or rushed。 It would have been perfect， if not for its ending， that brings it down a notch。 The Red Hood saga had a great pace until its almost final pages， but somehow， in its last 2 or 3 pages it ended a bit abruptly。 Whish Winnick had written a longer and less abrupt ending。 Its still a good ending， but much too abrupt。 The explanation as to how Jason is still alive was a bit of a letdown。 It was unecessarily convulted。The artwork remains top notch throughout。 Doug Mahnke draws most of these issues， and he is wonderfull。 The climax of the story was， however， handled by Eric Battle。 While his artwork is fine， I really would have prefered if Mahnke had done those as well。 Despite those shortcomings， its still a great read。 I loved it and am glad to add it to my collection for further rereads。 。。。more
Sinister Penguin
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One of the best Batman crime stories ever written and the best adaptation of Jason Todd ever。
Michael Emond
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A classic tale of Batman which was superbly adapted into an animated film。 One things that jumped out at me - that was left out for good reasons in the film - was HOW Jason Todd came back。 Now， I cannot follow all the DC Universe reboots but I guess during one "event" some past histories of the DC universe came to life and then were reset。 But what was neat was when Jason Todd was originally killed off there was an ending written where he lived （it was voted on by the viewers whether he lived or A classic tale of Batman which was superbly adapted into an animated film。 One things that jumped out at me - that was left out for good reasons in the film - was HOW Jason Todd came back。 Now， I cannot follow all the DC Universe reboots but I guess during one "event" some past histories of the DC universe came to life and then were reset。 But what was neat was when Jason Todd was originally killed off there was an ending written where he lived （it was voted on by the viewers whether he lived or died） and the writer here takes advantage of that idea and said he was MEANT to live so when the Universe is reset he comes back to life。 That was clever。 It took a bit of comic book history and weaved it into the reason for bringing back （yet again） a dead character。 I do think the "explanation" would be VERY confusing to most readers but it worked for me。 One thing I hated was 。。。this involves another "classic" Batman story Hush。。。was during Hush Jason Todd reappeared and seemed to be the big bad guy for the story。 But then it turned out to be Clayface impersonating Jason Todd。 Now， I did NOT like Hush because of bait and switches like this that made no sense。 In this tale they say "no that WAS Jason Todd but he tapped out for Clayface before he was defeated"。 This retcon （when you shove an explanation in later that the original author did not put there） was clunky and I hated it。 Jason explains he wanted to see if he could trick Batman into thinking he was alive and how Batman would react。。。。？？！ Whatever。 It is stupid。 Okay - those points aside - I love Jason Todd becoming Red Hood。 I felt the writer did a great job justifying his actions。 And even did a semi-okay job of trying to justify why Batman lets a killer like Joker live。 I mean， I don't buy it - why doesn't Batman kill a guy he knows will kill hundreds of innocents in the future？ - but I also understand you can't kill off your greatest villain just because of logic :）。 Winick at least tries to justify why Batman would never kill。 There was great action - great interplay with the Black Mask a villain that the Red Hood is taking down。 Overall a fun tale。 I will admit I don't see myself rereading it ever but it was fun to read once。 。。。more
Nathalia
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Muito bom！ A tradução tinha alguns erros， mas não me atrapalhou
Carly
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This was mostly great， I really enjoy the story and the red hood as a character。 It was just two things that messed it up for me。 Captain nazi was a really weird addition， I preferred the fearsome hand of four， he was just a really weird character to add。 And the ending was kinda bad。 The reasoning for Jason coming back made no sense whatsoever and the thing with talia was weird。 If he stays with raas al gaul for a bit or whatever then why not use the Lazarus pit？ It was really good， but I prefe This was mostly great， I really enjoy the story and the red hood as a character。 It was just two things that messed it up for me。 Captain nazi was a really weird addition， I preferred the fearsome hand of four， he was just a really weird character to add。 And the ending was kinda bad。 The reasoning for Jason coming back made no sense whatsoever and the thing with talia was weird。 If he stays with raas al gaul for a bit or whatever then why not use the Lazarus pit？ It was really good， but I prefer what I’ve seen of the movie。 。。。more
Rosalynn Maahs Daigle
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Really enjoyed this one。 :）
Sara
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He was not buried in costume。 On his person are no keepsakes of his alter ego。 No batarangs。 No tools。 No equipment of any kind that would ever tell you that this boy， in this pine box， was the teenaged hero who fought alongside the dark knight。” 4。5 stars。I’m not usually a comic reader。 I’m not going to repeat what I said in my review of Harleen but basically I keep trying and I’m never quite sure what to read when and not be totally lost （I’m getting better at it， I’ve added a few n He was not buried in costume。 On his person are no keepsakes of his alter ego。 No batarangs。 No tools。 No equipment of any kind that would ever tell you that this boy， in this pine box， was the teenaged hero who fought alongside the dark knight。” 4。5 stars。I’m not usually a comic reader。 I’m not going to repeat what I said in my review of Harleen but basically I keep trying and I’m never quite sure what to read when and not be totally lost （I’m getting better at it， I’ve added a few new books I plan on reading， I bought a few， so here’s hoping）。 But， comic book reader or not， I think you can really and truly appreciate Batman Under the Red Hood for what it is — a really good story。 Jason Todd is one of the most interesting and complicated characters I’ve ever seen， and that’s even more welcome when he’s part of a world that tends to be so full of black and white， good and bad。 I will always always have a special place in my heart for Dick Grayson， seeing as he was my first Robin growing up， but Jason just hits different （literally）。 The image of his back towards us and the little memorial was just … oof so well done I had to show you。 I don’t agree with the mean streak by the way。 Don’t get me started on that。 Jason Todd was so much more than the “angry Robin” and I will fight anyone who says otherwise like oh my god ok spoiler-y rant coming （view spoiler）[Jason wasn’t some arrogant kid who died angry or because of his anger/arrogance/“mean streak” （looking at you Batman）， he was （and is） so much more。 Jason Todd died after trying to save his mother – only to find out that it had been a trap that had been set up by the Joker。 She had betrayed him and had simply watched as he got beat up to near death （heck she was smoking and casually watching） and then the Joker tied her up and trapped her and Jason in the building with explosives that were set to blow once he got out。 Guess what Jason did？ He got up （despite being horribly injured） and （wait for it） freaking untied his mother before collapsing。 Yes the same mother who had betrayed and gotten him there in the first place。 Jason died a HERO， not just some angry arrogant Robin。 Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk。 （hide spoiler）] I loved the Red Hood。 I loved his brand of justice。 I loved his sass （my dude literally walks into a scene and someone says “My God。” And he’s all “No， wanna guess again？”）， his sarcasm， his overall angry biker TM aesthetic， and the flashes of anger we also see。 I loved every single minute he was on the page。 He was hilarious， brilliant， and kind of terrifying all wrapped up in a leather jacket。 He’s never what you expect him to be and that’s what makes him so fun to watch （read）。 He’s smart， quick on his feet， and has so many different layers to him and I just … ugh love him。 So much。 Side note， I highly recommend the 2010 animated movie。 It's not the exact same but it's still just as good。 I like what the Red Hood brings to the table。 I like that he asks questions and deals with justice differently。 I love that he’s messing with the bad guys … and the good ones。 I love how much he gets to Batman。 （Speaking of good guys， I loved the little Dick Grayson cameo we got。 The banter between him and Batman was hilarious。 I just love him so much， he literally lights up the few pages he’s in。） The questions he asks are valid ones （but also spoiler-y and heartbreaking so I have them under the cut at the end of this review） and they’re ones I’ve often thought myself and the answers aren’t what I expected。 They’re not necessarily satisfying， but they make sense。 Just look at that aesthetic。 Which sort of brings me to my next point。 The artwork （which， by the way， feel free to click on the images in this review for the high res versions of them）。 The art in this comic isn’t anything too amazing。 There are shining moments where the art is really great but for the most part it’s just … good （I am a little spoiled， having read this comic shortly after Harleen。 They’re very different vibes。 This is more old school comic booky， if that makes sense。） However， there are some real true pieces of art （like the one below） that truly shine， done by Jock。 Those are just absolutely stunning。 Under the Red Hood is a fascinating， fast-paced， interesting story that grips you from the start。 There’s bits of humor sprinkled in with all the angst and heaviness that keeps everything from being too boring or singular toned。 It’s not just a comic but a really good story with fascinating characters and a mystery beneath it all。 It’s a story I wouldn’t just recommend to comic readers， but readers of all kinds， especially those who want to dip their toes into the world of comics because， despite there being so much more to the story it can， for the most part， be read and appreciated on its own。 I never wanted it to end and I’m now inspired to try my hand at more comics because of it。 （view spoiler）[ （hide spoiler）]（view spoiler）[“Is that what you think this is about？ You letting me die？ I don’t know what clouds your judgement worse。 Your guilt or your antiquated sense of morality。 Bruce， I forgive you for not saving me。 But why… Why on God’s earth is he still alive？” Just rip my heart why don’t you。“Ignoring what he’s done in the past。 Blindly， stupidly， disregarding the graveyards he’s filled， the thousands who have suffered， the friends he’s crippled。… I thought… I thought killing me — that I’d be the last person you’d ever let him hurt。If it had been you that he beat to a bloody mass。 If it had been you that he left in agony。 If he had taken you from this world…I would have done nothing but search the planet for this pathetic pile of evil， death-worshipping garbage。 And sent him off to hell。” I’m not okay。 This is so true。 This really hurt。“Why？”“What？”“Why do all the cub scouts in spandex always say that？ ‘If I cross that line， there’s no coming back。’ I’m not talking about killing Cobblepot and Scarecrow or Clayface。 Not Riddler or Dent…I’m talking about him。 Just him。 And doing it because…Because he took me away from you。” That last line？ The little faltering？ Killed me。 I love Jason Peter Todd with my whole heart and because he took me away from you is the most painful thing I’ve ever heard and I have no idea how Batman could hear that with a straight face （even with the mask on）。 And Jason’s eyes are lowkey tearing up too and just I’m not okay。Actually you know what？ I’m adding the images so you can truly feel my pain （or at least 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Kayleigh （Hedwigsbooks）
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Absolutely what the doctor ordered。 A good， old fashioned Batman story。
Kiri
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