I first knew about Jason Todd through the story Under the Hood written by Judd Winick which turned out to be his resurrection story. I watched the animation film with Supernatural's Jensen Ackles as Todd's voice actor and then I read the collected edition a few months after. To explain briefly, Jason Todd was the second Robin who succeeded Dick Grayson shortly after the latter quit and then joined the Teen Titans instead. Bruce Wayne first met Jason in the infamous Crime Alley when he was on...

SPOILERSJoker busts out of Arkham Asylum (the place is useless, really) and heads to the Middle East to sell a cruise missile he's had in storage, and Batman follows to stop him. Meanwhile Jason Todd aka Robin is working through some emotional issues and finds out that the woman he thought was his mother wasn't his biological mother so he sets off to track down his real mum.I know this book is always on peoples' lists of "must-read" Batman stories but, besides Jason's death, there really isn't a...

Treasure of the Rubbermaids 8: Dial 1-900 For MurderThe on-going discoveries of priceless books and comics found in a stack of Rubbermaid containers previously stored and forgotten at my parent’s house and untouched for almost 20 years. Thanks to my father dumping them back on me, I now spend my spare time unearthing lost treasures from their plastic depths. The Robin character is something that has been a problem for Batman stories since comics ‘matured’. As Batman was turned into an increasing...

My co-worker lent this to me with the Batman: Hush graphic novels and told me to read this first. I followed his suggestion and will admit that knowing this background information helped me to understand Hush. However, I would be hard pressed to find another reason to read this comic, other than the obvious one -- to come to understand why and how Robin died.As for reasons not to read this comic, a few immediately jump to mind. The illustration is dated and unimpressive, the plot is contrived, a...

"Gayness" he said, "is built into Batman. I'm not using gay in the pejorative sense, but Batman is very, very gay. There's just no denying it. Obviously as a fictional character he's intended to be heterosexual, but the basis of the whole concept is utterly gay. I think that's why people like it. All these women fancy him. He doesn't care—he's more interested in hanging out with the old guy and the kid."-Grant Morrison on Batman (quote took from The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Cul...

You should read this if you like: retro Batman, Batman & Robin, classic comics, Joker, Dick Greyson, Tim Drake, Batman/Robin dynamic. I know this is a classic but some elements of this story just feel so outdated. Jason Todd's death happens with some drama but since it was to be expected it didn't really pack much of a punch. As someone who would have totally voted yes to put an end to his annoying character I am glad we finally got him out of the picture. His death, though, is significant if on...

It felt strange having known that the readers voted for this ending. You also get an impression of the ending from the title and the front cover, so if you dont see it coming, Im not sure youve paid attention. Just was a little predictable with characters actions and too over the top in some dialogue scenes. Probably wont satisfy everyone, as shown by all the mixed reviews.

Jim Starlin's late 80s headline grabbing 'death in the Batman family' story, encompassing the search for his real mother; the Joker becoming a UN ambassador(!); and one of the Batman family daring to go it alone against The Joker! I read the comic books Batman #426-429. Lots of Jokerish audacities, lots of hyperbole and a not to bad read, it could have been worse! 6 out of 12

3.5 Stars! This one was surprisingly fun read as I didn't thought I would enjoy this considering how old It's. This was a decent story overall and writing was not bad actually. Jason finds that his real mother is alive somewhere in middle east so he goes into search for his mother, he meets her and soon realizes that she is working with joker. But joker has some more evil plans. Both bruce and jason took one bad decision which costs Jason's life. I loved how this books showed lots of inner con

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This best selling 1980s graphic novel let the readers decide if the second Robin, Jason Todd, would live or die after an explosion. In this late 80s graphic novel there's an actual copy of the advertisement and the 900 number to call to decide upon the fate of the Boy Wonder. The fans decided they didn't like Jason Todd much and voted to kill him and no that isn't a spoiler based on the title and cover. Apparently the vote was close. Over 10,000 votes were cast, with the final vote being 5,343 v...

Jason is angry all the time and when he meets his old neighbor he discovers a box and that leads him to a secret that his real mom maybe alive and he has grown distant from Batman and is on the search for her. Meanwhile Bruce is investigating whatever Joker has got planned and he is involved with some weapons transport and illegal trading and when the two stories intersect, they go to African nations and fight Joker on multiple fronts and finding out who could be Jason's mother plus facing off a...

This is really just a terrible comic, the plot is bad, the characterisation is bad, the motives are bad, the payoff is bad, the premise is bad, the conceit is bad, the art is bad, the villains are bad, the dialogue is bad, and the dénouement is bad. That said, it'll never cease to be hilarious to me that DC decided to poll the audience to see whether they wanted Jason Todd to die, and the audience responded with a collective cry of "we want that twink OBLITERATED"

Well, that was painful. Good, but painful.

Wow! I am very impressed at how high in quality A Death in the Family turned out to be. I'll be honest, the stigma of this graphic novel being a bit aged and far before my time initially turned me off to the idea that it could be as worthwhile as some of the contemporary graphic novels I've read and enjoyed. I figured, at most, I would get a decent story out of it and not much more. Boy, was I wrong. Batman: A Death in the Family is by and large one of the most enthralling Batman graphic novels

Finally! I've been wanting to read this one forever, but I've never been able to find it anywhere (free). But Amazon has kindly included it in their Prime reading section, so I snatched it up and here we are.Ok, while I did know the basic gist of the story, there were several surprises in here that made it well worth reading, especially since I'm a big fan of Red Hood.Readers actually paid (50 cents) to kill off Jason Todd!Wow. The hatered was real.I knew they voted him off, I just didn't realiz...

You can find my review on our blog by clicking here.Let’s cut to the chase. If the cover of this trade paperback doesn’t single-handedly give away one of the biggest events in Batman’s history, then something’s wrong. Aside from the fact that Batman : A Death in the Family is considered to be one of the most important reads for comic fans and that the death of a Robin is seldom tragic, this volume was a stunning disappointment. I’ll be frank, I jumped into the volume without prior knowledge of t...

As someone who has written a serialized story that solicited input from the reading public to determine the course of the plot (see the greatest adventure tale ever told, The Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple), I fully appreciate the gimmick of canvassing readers to help shape a story. On the other hand, there’s something so horrifically impersonal about the idea of comic readers calling a 900 number to weigh in on whether Robin/Jason Todd should live or die (as opposed to their usual reason for ca...

I was totally amazed when I read this story line when it first came out, I could not believe they would kill off Robin, especially in the way it was done. Very intense story plot and even more so for the late 1980's mainstream comics. Very recommended

Batman: A Death in the Family was an amazing collection of comics full of the nerdy Batman I always loved! Every year on my birthday I splurge a little bit and buy myself a comic book. I bought this one year ago and totally slacked on reading it and posting my review. So now is my time to shine and finally reveal my thoughts on it! So far, this is one of my favourite series of comics in the Batman universe. Is it the best ever? No. Is it a hit or miss set of comics? Yes. But I absolutely love th...