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Batman: Arkham Knight Genesis by Alisson Borges, Peter J. Tomasi, Dexter Soy

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simonas's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Jason Todd's backstory and set-up for his storyline in the Arkham games, specifically Arkham Knight. An interesting take, and definitely inventive—though I'm not sure how I feel about the change in his family backstory. Basically, this book is just Jason Todd's really sad, no-good, terrible life. It differs from other comics with the same basis by having actually interesting and compelling writing; I'd even go as far as to say that Arkham Jason's motivations are the clearest we've seen for this character since UTRH. Also a huge fan of the art.

lobsterlemons's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

rupu's review

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dark sad tense

3.0

jordans_not_here's review

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3.0

The only Jason Todd backstory rewrite I'll accept.

midniqhtr42's review

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3.75

Who, me? No I’m not playing Arkham Knight again. That’s crazy.

Jason Todd book lover rights 2k22

7.5/10 (3.75/5) ⭐️

tmaluck's review

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3.0

If not a Red Hood, then Jason Todd makes a fine Arkham Knight, too.

Found it amusing that Jason holds a grudge over having to move civilians out of harm's way while Batman did the brunt of the fighting during his short-lived career as a Robin. Grrr, I wanna fight shape-shifting monsters and serial killers! You never let me do ANYthing, dad!

Joker's brainwashing methods were particularly cruel, which were a neat update to the "Death in the Family" tale of Jason's fall from grace.