It’s better to sacrifice a few to the greater cause than allow these criminals to hurt the masses. For him, it’s less about protecting the people who need protecting and more about getting rid of the criminals using their own tactics. He’s also not afraid to take out anyone who stands in the way of his goals of wiping out the criminal element. Jason can’t be called a true hero either because of his actions that go beyond that “good” standard. However, unlike Batman, he feels that a hero has to serve the same cruel punishment as the scum they fight, that doing the things they do doesn’t make him any less “heroic.” He believes it makes him “realistic.” He does things that go against the “good” standard, but in his own twisted way, he is trying to do what Batman taught him. I don’t think he can be called a true villain. After being put in a pit by Talia to be made whole (an overall bad decision), Jason spends the rest of his years training for his return and his revenge, acquiring new skills that he hadn’t learned during his time as Robin, funded by Talia. He’s found barely alive by Talia al Ghul who has an unhealthy obsession with Batman and at first sees Jason as a means to getting to Batman. This comic chronicles the years leading up to Jason Todd’s return to Gotham. But I’m going on a whole different tangent. To me, that cheapens a character’s death and the changes that he/she brought about in this fictional world. I’m not a fan of comics bringing back characters whose deaths have such a strong impact on the other characters involved.

I enjoyed the movie Under the Red Hood, and it prompted me to read more about the history of the character and find out about his return. I knew there was a Robin that had died, but being as I was never a big DC fan growing up, I never read about his death or even had much insight on the character. Graphic Novel Review: Batman: Red Hood – The Lost Days by Judd Winickīatman: Red Hood – The Lost Days by Judd Winickīefore watching Under the Red Hood, I knew very little about Jason Todd.

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