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Warning : Spoilers for Batman # 148 forwards !
Summary
Few DC persona have had as bouldered a history asRed Hood : a persona who is arguably better known for the legacy of his striking death than any picky derring - do of his own . Now , DC flips the book on Jason Todd ’s dying , turning one of Jason ’s darkest second into a poetical reassertion of everything the case has become since his Christ’s Resurrection in 2005 .
Batman#148 by Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jiménez is the climactic face-off between the Bat - Family and Batman ’s villainous Zur - En - Arrh alter - ego ( who is inhabiting the body ofthe monstrously powerful Failsafe golem ) . When Jason attempts to ambush the Zur / Failsafe hybrid , the machine kills him with a undivided puncher .
Since " Batman never kills , " this act triggers Failsafe ’s programming , overriding Zur ’s ascendance and shut the simple machine down while Jason is repair with a dose of Lazarus fluid in his cause . It turns out that this death - and - resurrection was the plan from the beginning , meaning thatJason Todd deliberately weaponized his own death to take down an malefic version of Batman .
Judd Winick ’s Red Hood eventually gives a desirable explanation of what really got him kill by the Joker , and it ’s perfectly in part for Jason Todd .
Red Hood Reclaims His Death as Robin
Can Jason Todd Finally Move On?
Jason Todd will never take to the woods the legacy of his deathvia reader poll parrot back in 1988 . Ever since his resurrection in 2005’sUnder the Red Hoodarc , Jehovah havestruggled to define Red Hood ’s character ; at first , he was a villainous " anti - Batman , " handle pistol and unafraid to belt down . Later interpretation would strain him out as more of a rogue private detective , tackling job that were too dirty for even Batman to involve himself . No matter the rendition , he is most commemorate as " the Robin who died " — a bequest that inform Jason ’s stylemark guilty conscience , torture , and penchant for violence .
Jason Todd returns to Gotham as Red Hood inBatman#635 , by Judd Winick , Doug Mahnke , Tom Nguyen , Alex Sinclair , and Pat Brosseau , available now both digitally and in collected edition under the nameBatman : Under the Red Hood .
Jason Todd weaponizing his own deathis a gutsy auctorial choice and a way for Jason to lastly tame his bequest . The second is dowse in symbolization : Jason ’s first last marked a decidedly dark twist for the tone of Batman going forward , while this second last promises redemption for both Jason and Bruce alike . Rather than being killed as a pawn in a war between Batman and the Joker , here Jason prefer to sacrifice himself to destroy Zur / Failsafe inan human activity that affirms Red Hood ’s committedness to protecting and preserving the kinder , modern Bat - Family moral force .
Red Hood’s Sacrifice Confirms His New Role In Gotham
What’s Next for Jason Todd?
While Jason begin his second life as Batman ’s homicidal enhancer , Batman#148 marks the completion of his long journey toward forgiveness by both the Bat - Family and himself . It is a spectacular tale element that both spell out his character in the New twenty-four hours - the gruff , admittedly red " expectant brother " of the Bat - Family - and finally rent him escape the dark of his murder all those years ago by having him face dying on his own terms . Jason Todd ’s expiry is still one of the character ’s defining element , but in weaponizing it , Red Hoodturns his darkest moment into a force for good .
Batman#148is available now from DC Comics .
BATMAN # 148 ( 2024 )
Jason Todd is a complex figure known for his disruptive journey as Batman ’s 2d Robin . Initially impulsive and rebellious , he ’s rise after a tragical death , becoming the vigilante Red Hood . arm with intense fighting skills and a moral equivocalness , he challenges Batman ’s method , navigate a path between valiancy and anti - heroism in Gotham ’s unforgiving streets .
Jason Todd is a complex figure known for his tumultuous journey as Batman’s second Robin. Initially impulsive and rebellious, he’s resurrected after a tragic death, becoming the vigilante Red Hood. Armed with intense combat skills and a moral ambiguity, he challenges Batman’s methods, navigating a path between heroism and anti-heroism in Gotham’s unforgiving streets.
