The Batman: Under the Red Hood adaptation has a distinct advantage of having the same writer as its source material. Personally, I think that’s a phenomenal way to go but I’m apparently in the minority and the trade paperback of Under The Red Hood has a postscript issue explaining Jason’s resurrection (see: very complicated), and Red Hood: The Lost Days delves further into that storyline. He mentioned at the time his original intention was to leave Jason’s return unexplained. When I spoke to Winick earlier this year (about something entirely unrelated) he and I did end up chatting about Jason for a few minutes both because Jason is my favorite Robin (child stole the hubcaps off the Batmobile, can you imagine the audacity) and because Winick revisited the character in March’s Robin 80th Anniversary Super Spectacular. There is an inevitable confrontation during a storm interrupted by a more immediate threat, forcing a temporary truce after which the Hood escapes leading to the climax, etc., because there is a way These Things are Done. Red Hood grabs Batman’s attention by eradicating the crime lords of Gotham with extreme prejudice and taking over their organizations. Todd returned to Gotham with the intention of getting revenge not only on his murderer but also on Batman, who had taken Todd’s killer back to Arkham (the comics world’s least secure supervillain containment facility) rather than making a one-time exception to the BatCode and erasing the Joker from existence. As is often the way in comics, he got better (though better is definitely relative here) and author Judd Winick resurrected the character as Red Hood (a nod to one of the Joker’s weirder variant looks) in 2005’s Under the Red Hoodarc. In 1988, DC comics fan voted Jason Todd off Batverse Island in A Death in The Family, Robin Redux died in an explosion after being brutally beaten by the Joker. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox.
Not my husband across the table with his earbuds in speaking at his normal volume which is truck horn while the kids talk over him and chew more loudly than anyone has the right to chew pancakes. In fairness, no contract was signed, but I thought it was implicit in the agreement. But the other members of the clan were supposed to, at some point, go to work and school on the days I was home researching and writing. Yes, I did choose to get married and have two children.
And the constant presence of the entire family.
Yes, I will be moving on from DC properties-my plan is to jump into Vagrant Queen (Vault/Syfy) next, but time has been a little tight lately what with the unplanned homeschooling and…well, the unplanned homeschooling. This week, we’re going batty once more with Batman: Under the Red Hood.
literally lift the comic from the pages and splash it across your viewing device of choice. I’m not reviewing adaptations here (though opinion does sneak in from time to time) what I am doing is looking at how well either the spirit of the original property is explored or how well the writers/producers/actors/etc. Welcome to another edition of Pass/Fail, where I take on the question of how well a comic/graphic novel is adapted for either large or small screen.
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