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warning : SPOILERS forTask Force Z#11 aheadSomeone newfangled is wear theRed Hood’sred hood , and he ’s prove just how much mass misunderstand Jason Todd . Jason may be known as " the Robin who give way , " but he ’s no zombie . In fact , once an real zombie starts wear off his suit , it becomes very decipherable just howaliveJason really is .
Jason Todd , the second Robin to Bruce Wayne ’s Batman , splendidly died in theDeath in the Familystoryline . Decades by and by , Jason return as the Red Hood , a wild and wild vigilante - crime lord who had very dissimilar ideas than Batman about how to control offense . Though Bruce and Jason go through geological period of reconciliation , Jason ’s dying is an ineluctable spectre in the Bat - Family . He may not be the only Robin who has died and returned , but Jason is perpetually known as " the dead Robin " both in - universe and out . His demise literally haunts Bruce to this 24-hour interval , as seen as recently as Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jiménez’sBatman#125 , which cite Jason ’s death without Jason even appearing .
come to : Red Hood ’s ' Final Words ' Make Jason Todd ’s Death Even More Heartbreaking
Red Hood has n’t been appearing in Bat - Family adventuresbecause he ’s busy run a team of his own inTask Force Z. Jason , along with Harvey Dent , has been leading a squad of undead villains as they essay to take down the scallywag Mr. Bloom . Mr. Bloom created Lazarus Resin , an ingestible compound that mimic the healing ( and death - defy ) effects of the Lazarus Pits . InTask Force Z#11 by Matthew Rosenberg , Eddy Barrows , Eber Ferreira , Adriano Lucas , and Rob Leigh , Bloom has captured Jason and Dent while dressing a real zombie in Jason ’s Red Hood suit in rescript to " ruin whatever is left " of Jason ’s reputation . But the zombie - Red Hood does n’t have Jason Todd ’s wits ; Jason , strapped to a chair , cook the false Red Hood into flipping a switch on his lawsuit that correct off a turkey , blowing the building to bits .
Jason Todd might be have a go at it categorically as"the Robin who died,“both to the Bat - Family at magnanimous and to fans , but this instant prove that Jason is far more than his death and violent return . This issue ofTask Force Zfeatures an existent dead man have on the Red Hood suit , one who is barely awake and has some of Jason ’s memories , good manners of Mr. Bloom . But this automaton light dupe to Jason ’s superlative strength : his strategic and manipulative nature . Jason may have give-up the ghost — once . Even when he debuted as Red Hood in theUnder the Hoodstoryline , however , his ire and intelligence marked him as very much alive . Jason ’s role inTask Force Zas leader of these undead villain has proven that , though hismorals still differ from Batman ’s , Red Hoodis much more than just another once - stagnant sidekick .
Jason Todd has acquire far past his own destruction , and being known as " the dead Robin " is holding Red Hood back from being truly understood for what he is . Red Hood’sneed for retribution and restraint might put him in tight spots from fourth dimension to prison term , but it ’s his intelligence and strong emotions that set up him apart from the actual zombies inTask Force Z. Jason and his love ones might always be haunt by his death , but it ’s important for fan to remember : Jason Todd is very much alert , and he ’s ready for a fight .
Check outTask Force Z#11,available now from DC Comics !
