![]() But he wasn't the squeaky-clean hero of yesteryear the writers of this new Jason also leaned into his mean streak, with Jason embodying both an anger and an emptiness that expressed themselves as a razor-sharp edge that was troubling to both Batman and fans of Robin alike. Street-smart and a quick study, Jason quickly stepped into Robin's tights. This Jason Todd was still an orphaned street kid, but one Bruce caught in the midst of committing an incredibly dumb petty crime: boosting the tires off the Batmobile. This post-Crisis version (first appearing in Batman #408) of Robin was as far removed, personality-wise, from any version of Dick Grayson or Jason Todd readers had previously known. With this new take on Batman also came a new take on the second Robin. This was the bedrock on which writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli's classic storyline Batman: Year One was built. The event served as a creative reset of the DC Universe, allowing for contemporary retellings of the origin stories of many of DC's flagship characters. A year later, though, everything changed when DC published Crisis on Infinite Earths. When he first appeared as Robin in Batman #368 in 1984, Jason was introduced as more or less a carbon copy of Grayson he had a circus acrobat background, was orphaned by criminals, taken in by Bruce Wayne, etc. Jason Todd was at first the second Robin, taking over after Bruce Wayne's original partner, Dick Grayson, dropped the mantle and eventually became Nightwing. To tell that complicated story, SYFY WIRE has enlisted the help of Paul Levitz, editor Bob Schreck, writer Judd Winick, and artist Doug Mahnke to help chart the evolution of Jason from Robin to Red Hood. ![]() Beginnings (yes, there are more than one), middle (which is really an ending), and rebirth. The creative history of Jason Todd, the second character to hold the mantle of Robin the Boy Wonder, is best told in three parts.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |