Review: Red Hood: Lost Days #4
Jason Todd's "lost days" take a decisive turn here as he realizes that the bomb maker he's been learning from is also planning to stage a massive terrorist attack.
Red Hood: The Lost Days » Red Hood: The Lost Days #4 - Higher Learning released by DC Comics on November 1, 2010.
Jason Todd's "lost days" take a decisive turn here as he realizes that the bomb maker he's been learning from is also planning to stage a massive terrorist attack.
(Okay, I can't think of a good title for this issue.) While Jason is training for revenge on Batman, he must stop a bomb maker who he's learning from from destroying London. Pros: After the last issue, from Jason's monologues and the talk with Talia, for some time, not only has Jason been training, he's been brandishing his own version of justice with the teachers he had. Compared to Bruce, Jason is getting training from the worst kind of humans possible....and killing them. Winick lets readers...
Lost Days breaks a little from its usual format this issue, moving away from its standalone issue structure and presenting a new artist. Both changes work well at this stage in the story, featuring a slightly older Jason Todd who is now well along his path to becoming the Red Hood. A highlight of this issue is Jason's discovery that Batman has taken in a new Robin, Tim Drake. The scene is understated and quiet. Winick really could not have done it better any other way. As Jason gets himself int...