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A review by oddmara
Under the Red Hood by Judd Winick
5.0
Made it to the fabled year of 2006, to meet the fabled man Jason Todd. Honestly, I was dreading this moment. I am not a huge fan of angsty villains (and I won't lie, the way they justified him being brought back to life was very iffy), and I loved dead Jason Todd as a storytelling device, probably the best DC has ever come up with.
But I won't lie, I was extremely pleasantly surprised!
This was a fun, captivating read, that finally broke the boundaries of the now boring same Batman narrative that we see in every single Batman story now. There were only 3 main characters, 4 if you include Alfred, which was a perfect amount for me to get invested as Batman narratives have this love of involving way too many characters than necessary and get lost in them rather than the story they're trying to tell.
Jason was fun! He was spunky and ironic and extremely trigger happy, which falls in line perfectly with his character before he died. I like the idea of an actual vigilante in Gotham-- killing involved-- and excited to see how the story will evolve with him here. I think he's a great narrative foil for everyone involved. Sadly, knowing DC they will probably fuck this up, one way or another, knowing their track record of writing characters. Still, all in all, I really enjoyed this!
It was sad to see Bruce try and figure everything out, reach out to all of his dead friends and try to contradict what his gut told him was true. Seeing the last chapter, with the Joker and Jason and Dick and everything going on was the height of the story, and I can't wait to see what happens next!
But I won't lie, I was extremely pleasantly surprised!
This was a fun, captivating read, that finally broke the boundaries of the now boring same Batman narrative that we see in every single Batman story now. There were only 3 main characters, 4 if you include Alfred, which was a perfect amount for me to get invested as Batman narratives have this love of involving way too many characters than necessary and get lost in them rather than the story they're trying to tell.
Jason was fun! He was spunky and ironic and extremely trigger happy, which falls in line perfectly with his character before he died. I like the idea of an actual vigilante in Gotham-- killing involved-- and excited to see how the story will evolve with him here. I think he's a great narrative foil for everyone involved. Sadly, knowing DC they will probably fuck this up, one way or another, knowing their track record of writing characters. Still, all in all, I really enjoyed this!
It was sad to see Bruce try and figure everything out, reach out to all of his dead friends and try to contradict what his gut told him was true. Seeing the last chapter, with the Joker and Jason and Dick and everything going on was the height of the story, and I can't wait to see what happens next!