Jason Todd: Robin, Arkham Knight, Red Hood Appreciation 2018

[kiwiliko]

I see. Heh, it's a relief, thathe sees him like that, indeed. His concept seems similar to mine, at leaat. Good.

True, I'm holding out he's sticking with the things he said in interview. Maybe this is one of those times where the cover is just misleading. The BG is entirely him wailing on random minor thugs but I'll be surprised if this happens in the actual story givens it looks the opposite to the interview.

[Zaresh]

And about the batsymbol, you don't need it to acknowledge his heritage. Dick doesn't have it, neither does any Robin. It ties him strongly to Bruce, and I agree that he probably needs to discard it if he want to establish himself more strongly. I am indifferent to the symbol, to be honest; but I think that it does ties him too much. It makes sense for the Bagirls and Batwoman, because the name itself; but it doesn't really fit any other ally. It's like telling that they need his father pass to operate, or that they operate under his wing. Which is not true for Jason especially, more thar even for the very much self-reliant Nightwing.

[Zaresh]

True, I'm holding out he's sticking with the things he said in interview. Maybe this is one of those times where the cover is just misleading. The BG is entirely him wailing on random minor thugs but I'll be surprised if this happens in the actual story givens it looks the opposite to the interview.

Let's hope for the better! In any case, if it's well reasoned, I probably could buy almost any other thing. I'm an easy reader, I guess :_)

Gosh, I hate phoneposting.

[thebluefeline]

And about the batsymbol, you don't need it to aknowledge his heritage. Dick doesn't have it, neither does any Robin. It ties him strongly to Bruce, and I agree that he probably needs to discart it if he want to stablish himself more strongly. I am indifferent to the symbol, to be honest; but I think that it does ties him too much. It makes sense for the Bagirls and Batwoman, because the name itself; but it doesn't really fit any other ally. It's like telling that they need his father pass to operate, or that they operate under his wing. Which is not true for Jason especially, more thar even for the very much self-reliant Nightwing.

For me, it's not really about needing the approval from Bats to do what he wants to do but more of the idea that the Red Hood character exists because of both Joker and Batman, something the other Robins definitely weren't built upon. I might be putting too much weight into the whole idea though cause I just personally like to look for the meanings behind the symbols but I think I'll just respectfully agree to disagree for now

[G-Potion]

I think the connection to Joker and Batman while is a beautiful thing from a reader's perspective but Jason's, not so much.

[Kalethas31]

red hood have a new team?

[G-Potion]

red hood have a new team?

Nah going solo for now it seems.

[G-Potion]

I wonder if Jason's new chest logo can still blast electricity.

[Zaresh]

I wonder if Jason's new chest logo can still blast electricity.

It looks like a T-Shirt.
I don't know. We only can wait for the actual issue, or some kind of explained concept art.

[G-Potion]

It looks like a T-Shirt.
I don't know. We only can wait for the actual issue, or some kind of explained concept art.

Yep, would love to see all of his newly added tricks as well. The new design is really interesting because there are likely more offense options but with less defense.

[JasonTodd428]

Yep, would love to see all of his newly added tricks as well. The new design is really interesting because there are likely more offense options but with less defense.

His new costume appearing to lack even the basic protective armoring of all his previous costumes concerns me a bit. Does this mean in addition to being more violent he also, on some level, has a death wish on top of that? If so then Jason's going to be a in a VERY dark place in this arc.

[Aahz]

Interestingly Jason had already a similar cheat symbol in injustice 2.

[Dark_Tzitzimine]

Is not a death wish, Jason lost everything and is pretty much starting anew. The solicit said so.

Jason Todd's about to take this vigilante game to a whole new level. His partners, Bizarro and Artemis? Gone! His mentor, Batman? Out! His base of operations, Gotham City? Abandoned. Cast out and alone, Red Hood embarks on a bold, brutal new mission, with a new costume, new weapons and a new plan to punish evildoers across the DCU.

[JasonTodd428]

Is not a death wish, Jason lost everything and is pretty much starting anew. The solicit said so.

Yes, he's starting anew but even when Batgirl had to cobble together a new uniform when she started anew in Burnside her costume wasn't just a tee shirt, pants, arm wraps and a hoodie. There was at least basic armoring there. Going out there to fight bad guy who have guns and other assorted weapons with only a crowbar, fists and no armor whatsoever is not a smart thing which is why I'm wondering if he has a death wish. At the very least he's not thinking at all clearly. I thought he was way smarter than that. I also thought he, IDK, might have had a safe house or two still functioning somewhere since he literally had them all over the world at one point in Lobdell's earlier run. It's rather odd wouldn't you say? Without the context it makes literally no sense at all for someone with all the training he has to make a mistake like that.

[kiwiliko]

I wonder if Jason's new chest logo can still blast electricity.

I sure hope so. He caught Batman and an amazon off guard with that trick, thunderboobs is clearly a superior outfit choice.