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BATMAN AND ROBIN #23

Jason Todd – Batman’s one-time sidekick, currently the anti-hero known as Red Hood – has been imprisoned in Arkham Asylum for the past several months. But after a period of good behavior, will a transfer to a lower-security prison mean reformation for Jason Todd… or is trouble waiting in the wings for Batman and Robin?

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Written by JUDD WINICK
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Variant cover by GENE HA

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  1. mikeandzod21 mikeandzod21 says:
    May 16, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    Can I just say I am not a fan of March’s art? It’s really awful.

  2. petevaldez petevaldez says:
    May 16, 2011 at 2:30 pm

    While I wouldn’t say it’s “awful”, I’m not a fan. It seems that he’s on EVERY bat-book, even though I cannot recall fans clammerin’ for more Guillem….

  3. TheNextChampion TheNextChampion says:
    May 16, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    This cover has a Quitely vibe to it. But then you see the long chin Dick has and I realize it’s March.

    I’m not a fan of Winick but hopefully he wins me over. 

  4. therodfather says:
    May 16, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    It’s a Quitely vibe because it’s a direct tribute to the B&R Issue #1 cover. March even wrote “After Quitely” under his signature.

    http://geekdraw.com/picture/frank-quitely-batman-1.jpg?pictureId=7603581&asGalleryImage=true

    Can I say I absolutely love the cover, and while I plan on not following the Winick arc I’m buying this issue just for the cover? I wish they’d followed the theme and done tributes to the whole first arc.

  5. AmirCat AmirCat says:
    May 16, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Winick is awesome! I love that guy. Iam not sure about March. Jason Todd looks like he has big boobs.

  6. misterckent misterckent says:
    May 16, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    @AmirCat  I agree 100% on Winick.  This should be fun regardless.

  7. Zeppo Zeppo says:
    May 16, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    I’d dropped Batman and Robin, but I’m back on for a Judd Winnicj Red Hood story. I love the Under the Hood arc, so this was a definate get. I’m not a huge fan of this new Red Hood costume though.

  8. Franktiger Franktiger says:
    May 16, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    Reminds me of Racer X.

  9. HailScott HailScott says:
    May 16, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    Todd fighting B&R. Nice to see they’ve run out of new ideas for the title before the two year mark.

  10. Minion Minion says:
    May 16, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    Jumping on AGAIN because of how much I enjoyed Generation Lost.

  11. Elementaljj says:
    May 16, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Is it really going to be Jason Todd? My prediction is that Jason Todd is the new Wingman, this is some other nut job from Arkham High security, maybe the Joker.

  12. robbydzwonar robbydzwonar says:
    May 16, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    Winnick on Batman is usually somewhat decent… I can’t stand March though.  He’s the reason why I dropped Sirens!

  13. Conor Kilpatrick conor (@cskilpatrick) says:
    May 16, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    @Elementaljj  If it’s Winick writing, it’s Jason Todd.

  14. edward says:
    May 16, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    from what i have seen from March i like what he does. It’s kind of a lost western manga style

  15. Funcrusher Funcrusher says:
    May 16, 2011 at 5:50 pm

    I left this book with Morrison, but with Greg Tocchini on the horizon I’m getting back on board! I really hope the writing doesn’t disappoint.

  16. rift1128 rift1128 says:
    May 16, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    What happened to Tomasi and Gleason? Was really hoping to keep them on a long run just like GL had with them.

  17. FoeApple FoeApple says:
    May 16, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    I’m in love with this Cover and March is a good artist when it comes to a batman book. I’m ready to give this a try.

  18. froggulper says:
    May 16, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    That cover…Red Hood looks like he has a potbelly crotch or something.

    I like March’s art sometimes. Other times, it’s just weird.

  19. HailScott HailScott says:
    May 16, 2011 at 7:13 pm

    @rift1128  I’m sitting it out until Tomasi returns. He is returning, right???

  20. CronyC CronyC says:
    May 16, 2011 at 7:13 pm

    About time I start reading this again.

  21. mikeandzod21 mikeandzod21 says:
    May 16, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    @Hailscott well David Hines is listed as the writer for August so…maybe not. Which sucks, but at least I’ll be able to cut down a book.

  22. Bryce31 Bryce31 says:
    May 16, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    I really like Winick and March, so I’m excited for this.

  23. stasisbal stasisbal says:
    May 16, 2011 at 10:22 pm

    Morrison’s Red Hood arc was easily my least favorite of the series but I haven’t read Winnick’s take on the character so maybe I’ll be surprised.  I like Guillem March OK, no problems there.

  24. TheNextChampion TheNextChampion says:
    May 16, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    @therodfather Huh, it does say ‘After Quitely’. Good catch

    I’ve grown to like March over the years. His work on Gotham City Sirens I thought was too generic save for the buxom (and I do mean buxon) of cheesecake ladies all over the place. But his covers have been dynamite and his run on Azarel was pretty damn good. Hopefully we get some good March here. 

  25. Slockhart Slockhart says:
    May 17, 2011 at 1:46 am

    Should’ve kept Tomasi on this, and put Winick on Daniel’s book. The Batbooks have been declining ever since Bruce came back. Most are still good, but not as good. 

  26. Gerry Lopez nudebuddha says:
    May 17, 2011 at 11:16 am

    Hopefully he gets Damian right.

  27. robbydzwonar robbydzwonar says:
    May 17, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    I’m done after this arc.  I don’t enjoy anything Hine does.

  28. keith7198 keith7198 says:
    May 17, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    I’m giving it a shot.

  29. optra08 optra08 says:
    May 17, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    What about Tomasi and Gleason?, Oh boy …….I´ll drop this one

  30. MoniBolis MoniBolis says:
    May 18, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    I just want one “I did your mom” joke from Jason to Damian

  31. WheelHands WheelHands says:
    May 18, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    @MoniBolis: HAHAHA!! That’d be amazing. It is Winick so let’s cross our fingers. 

  32. therodfather says:
    May 18, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    @MoniBolis 

    I certainly don’t think they were on to anything, but I’ve always liked the conspiracy theorists who think Jason is Damian’s real father. I feel like that would have been a cool twist if they’d played it out.

  33. TheNextChampion TheNextChampion says:
    May 18, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    @MoniBolis: You almost got that with Jason asking Bruce about Talia.

    This was a disappointment for me if I’m honest. Never been a fan of Winick’s superhero stuff but nothing about this screamed that he’s a great writer for Jason Todd. Ultimately a generic issue with two great artists but I wanted more of March damnit!

    3/5 (Being generious there) 

  34. WheelHands WheelHands says:
    May 18, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    Ya had me Winick. Ya had me until the last panel when Lion-O and Cheetara showed up. That was a big “Heh?”. No worries though. I still love ya.

    Lookin forward to #24.

  35. EddyDisaster EddyDisaster says:
    May 19, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    grant morrison is hard to replace

  36. bansidhewail bansidhewail says:
    May 20, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    When did Jason Todd turn into a redhead?

  37. Minion Minion says:
    May 20, 2011 at 5:02 pm

    Finally there’s a writer on this book that I like. I really loved this issue. I really got a feeling of Rorschach in prison.  But it wasn’t too heavy handed, and it didn’t last too long.

    @Bansidhewail In one of his appearances he mentioned that Bruce made him dye his hair to look more like Dick.

  38. Conor Kilpatrick conor (@cskilpatrick) says:
    May 21, 2011 at 3:16 am

    @bansidhewail  When Jason Todd originally appeared pre-CRISIS he was a redhead who dyed his hair to become Robin. That got retconned out post-CRISIS but Grant Morrison brought it back in the second arc of this series.

  39. Jupiterman Jupiterman says:
    May 22, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    I loved this comic. Art and writing both were incredible, IMO. I really enjoy the way Winick writes villains–like human beings who can actually be kind of funny. He brings some Marvel into the DCU that way.

  40. cahubble09 cahubble09 says:
    May 25, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Jason Todd needs his own book …

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