Batman: Under the Red Hood
Ratings25
Average rating4.4
Wow, let me say firstly if you one take one thing away from this review this is a Graphic Novel that any Batman/DC fan shout read, its EPIC!
As a big Batman fan this is one I've wanted to read for a while, grabbing it from my shelf I flew though over half the book in one sitting only stopping because of work #grownup.
I love the emotional storyline and how we see Batman/Bruce struggle with the familiarity of the Red Hood, this comic is well written, beautifully drawn with an in your face art style that works perfectly well, I especially loved the cameos from so many major DC characters once the story kicked off.
10/10 comic and it makes me want to go back and play Arkham Knight all over again!
Well I read this one a while back and I since had not marked it as read went ahead and read it all over again. The first impression remains. Its certainly a well crafted revival story with deep introspection from Batman as he searches for answers to questions which may not have any. His interrogation of Superman and Arrow are pretty interesting in this regard. The Red hood also I believe paved the way for Red Robin which was another interesting storyline. All in all highly recommended!
One of the most iconic Batman images for me, and for many others I would expect, is the four volume paperback cover with Batman on the floor cradling a broken and bloodied - and dead - Robin. So when Red Hood showed up it was a little confusing. Sure, there have been resurrections in the DC universe, but I had missed this one entirely.
Under the Red Hood is fantastic. Jason Todd is back (again as we ‘saw' him in Hush) and he is determined to clean up the streets of Gotham in a way that Batman was never capable of doing. He sees Batman's morality as a weakness and while he's working way at Black Mask's hold on Gotham he's actually setting the stage for his ultimate showdown with the man who he thought of as a father.
Gripping, tightly wound and emotional.
Saw the video version before I read this. While the video version was good, this is much better. More intense, and emotional, dealing with Batman's greatest failure.