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stories_of_the_soul27's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Judd Winick has done a phenomenal job of bringing back such a hated character back to life in such a haunting, tragic but beautiful way! There is so much anguish, trauma and anger seeping through the story and the characters and Winick wrapped them all up beautifully. Every drop of emotion was well measured and placed at the right places. It hurts you tremendously when Jason asks why the Batman has let Joker lived when he was the one who took Jason from him. The back and forth of the dialogues hits you more than the punches exchanged between Batman and Red Hood.
The compilation was really good. It had chapters of satisfying action and seeing Black Mask losing his empire bit by bit but unable to do anything. And then it had the whole Batman and Hood exchange.
I need time to recover from this.
P.S. I need to specially mention the comment of Alfred about how the one thing the villains fear most about Batman is his βresolveβ. It is so true. We love Batman so much because he always gets up and just gets going. Always! He is not sentimental in the way a father or lover is but he loves Gotham and the few people he holds dear to him. For Gotham and them he keeps going.
The compilation was really good. It had chapters of satisfying action and seeing Black Mask losing his empire bit by bit but unable to do anything. And then it had the whole Batman and Hood exchange.
I need time to recover from this.
P.S. I need to specially mention the comment of Alfred about how the one thing the villains fear most about Batman is his βresolveβ. It is so true. We love Batman so much because he always gets up and just gets going. Always! He is not sentimental in the way a father or lover is but he loves Gotham and the few people he holds dear to him. For Gotham and them he keeps going.
karliclover's review against another edition
5.0
I have to admit: I watched the movie first. The movie version of this book is probably my favorite DC animated film. It's perfect.
The book is great, as well. My favorite parts were the references to the events of Identity Crisis. By the way, if you haven't read Identity Crisis, you should. It's not necessary to read before Under the Red Hood, but you'll get more of what's going on during the scenes with Green Arrow and Zatanna. Minor scenes, but they're still really good.
There are some really emotional parts, but I think the movie might actually do a better job at that. But I think the execution of the story as a whole was much better in the book.
One thing I didn't know about this book before reading it was that it takes place during Infinite Crisis (another great book, read it). There's a scene in Infinite Crisis where Bruce goes to Bludhaven to talk to Nightwing, and the conversation they have is much more meaningful now that I know what else Bruce is going through at the moment (the events of Under the Red Hood).
Another thing I didn't expect was how funny the Black Mask would be. He's hilarious! And it's just the right amount of comedy for a character like his. It's mostly sarcasm as a result of his frustration and impatience.
The book is great, as well. My favorite parts were the references to the events of Identity Crisis. By the way, if you haven't read Identity Crisis, you should. It's not necessary to read before Under the Red Hood, but you'll get more of what's going on during the scenes with Green Arrow and Zatanna. Minor scenes, but they're still really good.
There are some really emotional parts, but I think the movie might actually do a better job at that. But I think the execution of the story as a whole was much better in the book.
One thing I didn't know about this book before reading it was that it takes place during Infinite Crisis (another great book, read it). There's a scene in Infinite Crisis where Bruce goes to Bludhaven to talk to Nightwing, and the conversation they have is much more meaningful now that I know what else Bruce is going through at the moment (the events of Under the Red Hood).
Another thing I didn't expect was how funny the Black Mask would be. He's hilarious! And it's just the right amount of comedy for a character like his. It's mostly sarcasm as a result of his frustration and impatience.
cassie_grace's review against another edition
4.0
βI'm not talking about killing Penguin, or Scarecrow, or Dent. I'm talking about him. Just him. And doing it because... because he took me away from you.β
modkuraika's review against another edition
3.0
Given that Judd Winick would eventually pen the script for the animated film, this almost works as a rough draft to what would be a much better execution of this story later on. But as the source material stands, it's fun, albeit kind of standard Batman fare.
cravatsabotage's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
So well written π
The dialogue chef's kiss π
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The art π¨ β¨οΈ π π β₯οΈ π
Absolutely my favorite
The dialogue chef's kiss π
The characters π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°
The art π¨ β¨οΈ π π β₯οΈ π
Absolutely my favorite
apocryphal_goose's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hunterlily's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Pretty good. Hard to follow in the beginning, but red hoodβs charisma makes it better. Overall pretty good comic. Thanks Kamron for picking this out for me to read.
rutaverykruta's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0