A review by rachreadreview
Under the Red Hood by Judd Winick

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

5/5

• I’ve only read one other comic/graphic novel before (Watchmen for a class), so this is kind of a new genre for me despite the fact that I’ve seen basically every single comic book movie out there (in fact, I recently watched all of the live action Batman movies from 1966 version (shark repellent Batspray!) to 2022’s The Batman).
• Like, to the point where I was Googling “Batman comics for beginners, help me please.”
• Gonna be honest, it took me a minute to get into the groove of reading a comic (where to I look? which bubble to I read first?). But I got the hang of it and felt like I really flew through the 300+ pages of Under the Red Hood.
• The art was incredible and I found my non-artistic ass asking “should I take up sketching?” and the story was action-packed and fast, too.
• All in all, I really enjoyed this! I love the characters, the stories, the art. I’m definitely excited to keep delving into the comic and graphic novel world and have started some lists of things I want to check out. If you have any favorites or recommendations, let me know!