Jason Todd: Robin, Red Hood, Arkham Knight Appreciation 2022

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"I'm my own man! Me, Jason Todd!"

(Batman #408)

Jason Peter Todd, born and risen in Lady City of Gotham's crudest part, came to become the second Robin, the Red Hood and the Wingman; the Arkham Knight of a different, grimmer universe; The damned prince of Gotham who suffered and died by the hand of the clown prince of crime - but also the young man whose sheer will and bad luck couldn't let him rest and who made his way back from the grave.

Vigilante, avenger: he fights for fairness, for setting the wrong right and for defending and protecting those who cannot fend themselves, and he will do so crossing lines into dark areas or delivering a brutal brand of justice. A daring and sassy adventurer who has traveled not only this world and the space, but other universes. A flawed man who fights not only the monsters out but also inside, who fears the ghosts of memories and suffers from them and despite that will fight back with determination. A man who can despise himself as much as he despises others; Who makes mistakes but also rights; Who can love as much as long for being loved, and hate as much as he loves. Who can lose himself in anger as well as in loneliness.

Jason Peter Todd is a complex character, product of a complex editorial history. This is his appreciation thread and this is how we come to appreciate and ramble about him.

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Current/Upcoming Appearances:

• The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing, written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Carmine Di Giandomenico.
• Beyond the White Knight written/drawn by Sean Murphy (Batman: White Knight elseworld)
• Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution #1 (oneshot), Written by RAM V, BRANDON T. SNIDER, CHUCK BROWN, and DELILAH S. DAWSON. Art by LALIT KUMAR, LAURA BRAGA, ALITHA MARTINEZ and MARK MORALES, and RO and STEIN
• Batman: Legends of Gotham #1 (oneshot), written by Andy Diggle, art by Karl Mostert.
• (webtoon) Red Hood: Outlaws, written by Patrick R. Young with art by Nico Bascuñán
• (webtoon) Batman: Wayne Family Adventures S2, written by CRC Payne, with art by StarBite
• Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City (elseworld based on the game)
• Minor appearances in Batman vs Robin.
• Shawn Martinbrough upcomming 6 issues miniseries.

Recent notable comic appearances

• Task Force Z, written by Matthew Rosenberg, with art by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira
• Future State: Gotham written by Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver, with art by Giannis Milonogiannis
• Beyond the White Knight: Red Hood (2 issues mini set in the Batman White Knight elseworld)
• Minor appearances in the Dark Crisis event.
• Worlds Without a Justice League – Green Lantern (elseworld tied to Dark Crisis)
• Robins written by Tim Seeley, with art by Baldemar Rivas (DC Round Robin)
• Suicide Squad: Get Joker! written by Brian Azzarello, with art by Alex Maleev
• DC vs Vampires, written by James Tynion IV and Matthew Rosenberg, with art by Otto Schmidt
• Titans United, written by Cavan Scott, with art by Jose Luis
• Future State: Dark Detective #2 and #4: The Red Hood written by Joshua Williamson, with art by Giannis Milonogiannis
• Batman: Urban Legends (Anthology) #1-#6: Batman/Red Hood written by Chip Zdarsky, with art by Eddy Barrows (collected in Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 1)
• The Road to Task Force Z - back-up in Detective Comics #1041 - #1043, written by Matthew Rosenberg, with art by Darick Robertson

Other media:

• Gotham Knights game (10/25/2022)
• Harley Quinn S3 flashback cameo.

Quick reading guide

Step 1: Watch Batman: Under the Red Hood
Step 2: Read the current Rebirth run of Red Hood and the Outlaws (renamed Red Hood: Outlaw with issue 27

• and Red Hood with issue 51), trades:
• Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol 1 - Dark Trinity
• Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol 2 - Who is Artemis?
• Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol 3 - Bizarro Reborn
• Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol 4 - Good Night Gotham
• Red Hood: Outlaw Vol 1 - Requiem for an Archer
• Red Hood: Outlaw Vol 2 - Prince of Gotham
• Red Hood: Outlaw Vol 3 - Generation Outlaw
• Red Hood: Outlaw Vol 4 - Unspoken Truths

Old Threads
Jason Todd: Robin, Red Hood, Arkham Knight Appreciation 2021
Jason Todd: Robin, Red Hood, Arkham Knight Appreciation 2020
Jason Todd: Robin, Red Hood, Arkham Knight, Prince of Gotham Appreciation 2019

Fanfic recommendations:

List of recommended fanfics (info)

DC Forum Appreciation Thread rules:

1) No negative comments about the honoree(s) of this thread. It's an appreciation thread, not a non-appreciation one.

2) No negative discussion about any competitors of the honoree(s) of this thread. No ifs, ands, or buts. Find another non-appreciation thread to do that, just not here.

3) No negative comments about other versions of the character. For example, if you like the DCU version of Cyborg, but hate the DCnU version (or visa versa), just appreciate the earlier version and keep your comments about the latter to yourself.

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This info wouldn't be so thorough and organised without @Sergard's help.