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Warning ! Contains spoilers for The Boy Wonder # 2 !
Summary
Despite being arguably the most complex Robin to ever work out with Batman , Red Hoodis often either reduced to the " obscure Robin " or a sinew - headed hoodlum . But on occasion , fans get to see a more complex version of Jason Todd , and a new account shew off the many face of Batman ’s most notorious former chum .
reader can see one of the most heartbreaking panels in Jason ’s history inThe Boy Wonder#2 by Juni Ba and Chris O’Halloran . In this story , Damian Wayne is teaming up with each Robin , including Jason Todd . Jason admits he never wanta to be Robin again , head toa heartbreaking ( and straightaway iconic ) splash page of Jason pulling his helmet off , let out his vulnerable , scarred face to the reader .
When Damian counters that he trust it ’s Jason who in reality hates Batman , Jason explains that he does n’t detest Batman . His feelings are much more complicated and much distressing . It ’s not that Jason hates Batman ; it ’s that Batman has shape his career around saving people , and despite that , Jason feels that Batman never tried to save him .
In improver to canonically study Pride & Prejudice , Red Hood further rise he ’s a classical lit nerd by giving Batman the perfect nickname .
This Red Hood Splash Page Will Break Any Jason Fan’s Heart
Red Hood Wants Batman to Forgive Him
Jason Todd ’s character has always been more complicated than he ’s given mention for . reader might see Jason ’s decease at the hands of the Joker and think that ’s where his complexity as a case both starts and stops . While that ’s certainly one of the most important moments in his story , Jason ’s death is only one layer to his character . Jason started as a kid who could n’t trust anyone and had to fight to survive on the street by himself . Jason even say about Batman in this issue , " Do you know what it ’s like to finally have someone who handle about you and gives you purpose ? "
Red Hood fans can check out another compelling Jason Todd instant in DC ’s chief continuity inBatman#148 by Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jiménez , uncommitted now from DC Comics .
Batman gave Jason ’s life purpose , meaning , and most significantly , love . Jason was unbelievably devoted to the role of Robin . It was all he ever wanted to be , and despite some rendition of his persona , Jason was n’t the angry , out - of - control nestling that many contemporary stories draw him as . alternatively , he was a happy , impulsive , goofy Thomas Kid . Then he was killed , brutally , and when he refund he was angry , which he had every right to be . When he want revenge — to make trusted that no one else would be hurt like he was , which is also Bruce Wayne ’s central motive — Red Hood found Batman standing against him .
Red Hood Will Always Be a Tragic Figure
But That Doesn’t Mean Jason Todd Can’t Change
Jason ’s calamity is that he was an undesirable child who was forgotten by society and everyone he knew . Then he found a abode , he find a crime syndicate who loved him , and then , because of one madman , Jason was torn away from that family . Jason was then rip out of Heaven , and when he found himself back on Earth , instead of a joyous family well-chosen at a miracle 2nd prospect , he found that his adopted father was protecting the very man who hit him . Jason had every rightfulness to take on the mantel ofRed Hoodand to be furious , and those complex emotions deserve to be explored and represented more .
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THE BOY WONDER # 2 ( 2024 )
Jason Todd is a complex figure known for his tumultuous journeying as Batman ’s second Robin . Initially madcap and ill-affected , he ’s resurrected after a tragical last , becoming the vigilante Red Hood . arm with intense scrap skills and a moral equivocalness , he challenges Batman ’s method , navigate a path between valorousness and anti - valor in Gotham ’s unforgiving street .
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.
