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Warning : spoilers for Task Force Z # 8 are ahead !
The demise of Jason Todd , also known asRed Hood , is one of the most dramatic moments in the history ofDC Comics . As Batman ’s second Robin , Jason was killed by the Joker during the events of the 1988Batman : A dying in the Familystorylinefrom Jim Starlin , Jim Aparo , and Mike DeCarlo . Jason bide dead for years until he was resurrected as Red Hood in 2004 .
As one might expect , Jason ’s death is an notorious moment within the DC Universe , a fact that is addressed in the new issue ofTask Force Z.Task Force Zfollows Red Hood ’s dysfunctional zombieSuicide Squad , composed of numb villains such as Bane , Arkham Knight , Mr. Freeze , Man - Bat , Deadshot , and Sun - Downer , who are all convey back to spirit thanks to doses of the Lazarus Resin . The Resin itself is incredibly grievous and could have contrary effects on Gotham if it gets in the wrong hand , a fact that Red Hood and his team are now trying to mitigate . However , Batman has not been supportive of Jason ’s role on the squad , which is understandable given his close law of proximity to some of the large names in Bruce ’s rapscallion gallery .
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InTask Force Z#8 , after steal Batman ’s sample distribution of the Lazarus Resin , Red Hood is ambushed by several members of the Bat - Family , include Nightwing , Tim Drake ’s Robin , and Cassandra Cain ’s Batgirl . While fighting with each other , Tim makes the remark that , " The crowbars are a little bit morbid , no ? " Jason responds by correcting them that he was n’t actually obliterate by a crowbar , he was killed by the bomb calorimeter that the Joker detonated after Jason tried to get his female parent to safe . Task Force Z#8 is publish by Matthew Rosenberg , with art by Jesus Merino , Jack Herbert , and Vicente Cifuentes , colors by Adriano Lucas , and letters by Rob Leigh .
Red Hood is right for bring in up details about his death , peculiarly given the ways that his character has beendefined by victimhood in some Joker - related story . By say that he drop dead like " a hero , " Jason bring in it clear that the Bat - Family can no longer use the brutal manner of his death as a way to denigrate his use of crowbars as a weapon system . Additionally , Red Hood ’s action inTask Force Zare indicative ofJason Todd ’s stubborn and rebellious nature , trait reflected in the fact that the Joker never succeeded in belt down him with the crowbar . Even after being savagely beaten , Jason still tried to protect his mother . On another horizontal surface , however , Jason describing his last actions as heroic bring up a concerning melodic theme in how his death has been memorialized by Batman , who frequently described him as a " fall soldier " rather than an destitute child belt down by an incredibly evil man .
Either way , it ’s about time that Jason set the track record straight about the events of his destruction at the hired hand of the Joker . Task Force Zhas been part of a larger minute in DC’sInfinite Frontierera that has givenRed Hood the transformational arc he has always deserved . With the detail of his death now solve up , hopefullyRed Hoodwill continue to subvert his family and readers ' anticipation in a way that only Jason Todd can .
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Task Force Z#8is available now from DC Comics .
