Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: Redemption

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Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: Redemption (Red Hood and the Outlaws #1)

by Scott Lobdell, Kenneth Rocafort (Illustrations)

3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 · rating details · 477 ratings · 55 reviews

No sooner has Batman's former sidekick, Jason Todd, put his past as the Red Hood behind him than he finds himself cornered by a pair of modern day outlaws: Green Arrow's rejected sidekick Arsenal, the damaged soldier of fortune, and the alien Starfire, a former prisoner of intergalactic war who won't be chained again. As a loner, Jason has absolutely no interest in this mo...more

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Published November 13th 2012 by DC Comics

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Apr 13, 2013 Travis rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: comic-books

Lord, that was stupid!
Okay, not all of it. I'm a fan of dysfunctional super teams and the Outlaws being a trio was a nice change of pace. Most teams are usually seven guys or the Avengers, which has...what...128 members.

The idea of a group of messed up people trying to find redemtion as well as trying to fight for justice in their own special way, I can also enjoy.

It's Starfire alien warrior sextoy!
This is quite possibly the most adolescent bit of fanfic turned pro that I have ever seen. The gu...more

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Jan 20, 2013 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars

*This collection covers 7 issues of the series, and I have only read trough 6.

I've always been a fan of the Batman mythos. It's a perfect balance of costumed hero and pulp detective. and needless to say he's had multiple robins over the years, one of the least popular being jason todd(Killed by popular demand). This book covers Todd(Red Hood) as he teams up with two other heroes Roy Harper(Arsenal) and Princess Korriand'r(Starfire) as the have adventures that come off as something of an anti-her...more

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May 08, 2013 Gary Baker rated it 3 of 5 stars

This series is a much-different way of going through the heroic comic story line. You see, Red Hood is a former Robin whose been killed by the Joker in a twisted plot against Batman... and was then brought back to life and sanctioned to the ways of an alien "council" where he recovered and became a whole new man. This tale begins long after his start, when he finishes one deed only to be thrown away by the explosion and ends up on a deserted island. Enter the infamous princess from afar, Starfir...more

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Feb 08, 2013 Hannah Givens rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel, superhero

This was the first New 52 comic I didn't really like.

Firstly, Starfire. Yes, she's always had a revealing costume, but now she might as well just go naked. Nobody would notice the difference. All she does is pose and sleep with the two male heroes. There is some backstory stuff about her being a princess, and she zaps some bad guys, but it's not even interesting. Jason Todd's other love interest, who shows up like twice very briefly, was MUCH more interesting. She was seriously in it for like t...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Adam Bogert rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

This is the first DC TPB I've ever read, and likewise the first New 52 story arc. So if you're looking for some expert comic guru review, look elsewhere. Likewise, if you're looking for fans of the characters appraising the book's faithfulness...look elsewhere.

This book is fun, and that's precisely what I wanted from it. I like the antihero thing Jason Todd has going on; anyone who wants to stick it to Batman without coming across as a tool is probably more interesting than the majority of other...more

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Jan 09, 2013 James rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

I admit I’m not that familiar with The Outlaws. I did enjoy the Red Hood, aka Jason Todd, from Lob’s book “Hush”, but Hood is leaner and meaner in this one.

Anyone who reads reviews knows the basic idea that Jason teams up with Roy, formerly known as Arsenal, and Starfire, where all humans look alike to her and she’s pretty free with the sex card.

Several of the scenes are clearly sexist, such as Starfire in various states of nudity, which is OK for a red-blooded American male like me, but that’s...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Peter rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Jason Todd

Shelves: action, graphic-novel

More enjoyable then I thought.
The story is about the redemption of 3 damaged characters. A violent vigilante trained by monks, a former sidekick down on his luck, and a previously enslaved alien princess. Jason Todd found out his trainers were murdered by agents of ultimate evil and he vowed vengeance, with Starfire and Arsenal tag along. The comic feels more like manga than superhero comics, with monsters, ultimate evil, monks, immortals, magic swords, alien technologies, sexy ladies, it basic...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Jena rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: dc-comics

Not really much to say about it that hasn't already been repeated to death on the internet. If you're a huge fan of Jason Todd, I can see getting into it because it's finally a title for him. I'm pretty ambivalent about Jason, but I was initially interested in reading this all the same. I read the first issue when it came out but I never got around to reading more. I decided to give it another go and...well...

The team dynamic is interesting and with stuff like the Justice League, Teen Titans, Av...more Not really much to say about it that hasn't already been repeated to death on the internet. If you're a huge fan of Jason Todd, I can see getting into it because it's finally a title for him. I'm pretty ambivalent about Jason, but I was initially interested in reading this all the same. I read the first issue when it came out but I never got around to reading more. I decided to give it another go and...well...

The team dynamic is interesting and with stuff like the Justice League, Teen Titans, Avengers, and X-Men with their 800 billion (and growing) members, it's nice to just see a small team interact for once. That is the nicest thing I can say about this, so I'll just move on to what I don't like. There are a lot of problems here and, like I said, it's been beaten into the ground so I won't go into too much detail. The art is not very good, the dialogue is cheesy, the characters are meh, the writing is hilariously bad, and the whole thing just feels like when cereal companies redesigned their mascots in the late 90s to be cool and use words like "x-treme". Maybe that's a weird comparison, but that's just what this issue feels like to me. Like it's got a backwards baseball cap on and its arms crossed and it's saying "Look how totally rad I am." Beyond that, even. Red Hood and the Outlaws is the dudebro of comics. It goes over the top trying to prove how cool (and totally not gay) it is that it just makes you want to throw a beer in its face.

And then there's Starfire. Hrrrrnngggghh. People have touched on this more eloquently than I ever could but...yeah. Just what the fuck, man? What in the actual fuck. I can't even begin to put my thoughts into coherent sentences. I'm all for sexy ladies owning their sexuality and being confident, but Starfire's characterization in this was clearly not written to show her sexually liberated and powerful. Starfire's personality is scrapped in favor of being fanservice personified. Among other things. I can't think about it for too long without wanting to punch something. I thought the shock and pain had worn off by now and I could stomach it now but I can't. I just can't.

I gave the rest of volume 1 a chance but I will not be extending the same courtesy to issues 8 and beyond. I think I've had enough of this ride, thanks. (less)

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Dec 09, 2012 Jenna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics

I'm giving this a 5 because, despite it's obvious flaws, I think it was high time for Jason Todd to finally be recognised in DC and given some sort of respect.

Ok, so maybe my super fangirl love for Jason Todd makes me a little biased, but I seriously do think that Jay has been bounced around in DC more than a child caught in a divorce. From hero to villain to antihero, no one writer could figure out where they wanted to put him so his character never really was able to flourish in any significa...more

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Nov 18, 2012 M rated it 4 of 5 stars

Jason Todd returns to the DCnU with the brand new volume, bringing along the alien powerhouse Starfire and the perpetual sidekick Arsenal for the ride. Opening with the issue that explores Jason's past, the stage is set for the assembly of the Outlaws and their first mission - tracking down the murderers of the mystic All-Caste. Red Hood gets a chance to shine with the reinvention, as he is altered into a tough and snarky anti-hero that is willing to cross the line for those he believes in. Star...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Justyn Rampa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: batman, graphic-novels, mavericks

For right now, I'm going to give this a four because it was WAAAAAY better than I was expecting it to be but not quite perfect yet. Time may cause me to change my mind, but we'll stick with four right now. (Ya know what, after writing this enormous review about everything I love about this title, I've decided to just go ahead and give it a 5!)

Red Hood is Jason Todd, formerly known as Robin and formerly known as dead at the hands of the Joker and a crowbar. In Hush, Jeph Loeb merely hints at the...more For right now, I'm going to give this a four because it was WAAAAAY better than I was expecting it to be but not quite perfect yet. Time may cause me to change my mind, but we'll stick with four right now. (Ya know what, after writing this enormous review about everything I love about this title, I've decided to just go ahead and give it a 5!)

Red Hood is Jason Todd, formerly known as Robin and formerly known as dead at the hands of the Joker and a crowbar. In Hush, Jeph Loeb merely hints at the idea that Jason Todd is alive and opens the door for another writer to build upon that suggestion. Enter Judd Winnick who pens "Under the Red Hood" and lays the groundwork for the return of Jason Todd. His return is fun and very comic booky in that it involves the Al Ghuls, Lazarus Pits, Superboy Prime, and a heaping dose of crazy because Jason Todd does have claim to some considerable emotional baggage.

Fast forward a bit and Jason Todd is given his own title and companions for one of the New 52 titles. There are two reasons why I didn't bite despite the fact that Jason Todd is one of my favorite characters: 1) Judd Winnick was not writing the title and no one writes Jason Todd like Judd Winnick 2) There was a lot of feminist controversy over the hubba hubba version of Starfire (formerly a Teen Titan) and her views on sex. Being the good feminist I am, I bought intelligent female Bat-titles and ignored Red Hood.

Fast forward a bit more and we happen upon Scott Snyder's crossover event known as "Night of the Owls", which included Red Hood and the Outlaws. I bought Red Hood #9 and really REALLY enjoyed it. The Night of Owls plot was introduced briefly in #8 so I decided to by that one as well. Ya know, to be complete. Then after reading the second issue, I decided I was in love enough with the series that I wanted to give it a try. Also, I was way stressed out at the time and purchasing the previous seven issues of Red Hood seemed like the only logical way to destress:-)

So it was a mission to find them because my comic book store was out of a couple issues, but eventually I tracked down all seven issues and read through the series so far. Twice. This volume I'm sure will only contain the first 7 or 8 issues, but I've read through 9. (I suspect that Night of Owls did so well that there will be a volume of all the crossover titles eventually released.)

Now let's get to this actual review...

The Writer: Scott Lodbell does a really fantastic job of creating a fun and relatively light adventure story with moments of real darkness and pathos. He manages to write Todd in a believable way and in a way needed for the character to survive. While all Jason Todd's I'm gonna get Batman for not killing the Joker after he beat me to death with a crow bar angst served several arcs quite well, that can only go so far before Jason Todd either succeeds or becomes pathetic. Scott Lodbell gives Jason Todd an incredibly fleshed out and rather fantastical backstory and sets him on a new path that will allow the character to have a fuller and hopefully longer second life in comics. Well done!

The Characters: So I love Jason Todd and I still do. The Outlaws that join him are Roy Harper and Koriand'r. Roy Harper used to go by the moniker of Speedy as the sidekick to Green Arrow until Speedy got hooked on heroin and had to go to rehab. So many things about this pairing are brilliant! Namely, both Jason Todd and Roy Harper went through highly controversial arcs in the late 80s. Jason Todd's death was put to a vote and American voted to have him killed because they hated him so much. Roy Harper's heroin addiction led to one of the most...we'll say iconic...covers in comics and eventually to a discussion about drugs in an after-school special kind of way. Both Jason and Roy were sidekicks to fundamentally the same character as Green Arrow was DC's attempt at replicating the success of Batman. The pairing of these two is rather brilliant and really comes across in this title. Koriand'r is also known as Starfire and is formerly a Teen Titan as well as a princess from another planet. I don't know a lot about her but I will say that despite the way she is drawn, Scott Lodbell does attempt to flesh out (ha. see what I did there) her character in way that is somewhat empowering. That is a whole other conversation that would only make this review a lot longer.

The Art: Kenneth Rocafort does a magnificent job. He really does! I have become a huge fan of the art, so much so that I want to try and put pen to paper and replicate it. His detail work is fantastic and he hasn't disappointed me yet!

Unexpectedly, Red Hood has risen to be one of my favorite of the New 52 titles and I will be picking it up monthly now and purchasing the volume once it is released!(less)

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Mar 14, 2012 Nathan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Jason Todd is a character no one really seemed to care for and it was a good idea Jim Starlin and DC editors chose to kill him off in the "Death in the Family" it still remains one of the most controversial yet iconic storyline of Batman lore. Todd's death would later be referred to in a number of storylines and would even be used as a foundation for storylines such as "Batman: Hush". But Jason has been misused often Grant Morrisson's run on Batman and Robin saw Jason fight against Dick Grayson...more

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May 14, 2012 Vanessa rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: superhero, modern-age, dc

Red Hood and the Outlaws was one of the books in the New 52 that I was the most excited about. Roy Harper is one of the characters that I thought could most be helped by a fresh start. I actually like the idea of Jason Todd and Red Hood. Starfire is a favorite of mine.

Roy Harper is the character that fares best in Red Hood and the Outlaws. Visually, I like the addition of the long hair, baseball cap, and tattoos. He has had the least amount of focus in the plot, but his background feels the most...more Red Hood and the Outlaws was one of the books in the New 52 that I was the most excited about. Roy Harper is one of the characters that I thought could most be helped by a fresh start. I actually like the idea of Jason Todd and Red Hood. Starfire is a favorite of mine.

Roy Harper is the character that fares best in Red Hood and the Outlaws. Visually, I like the addition of the long hair, baseball cap, and tattoos. He has had the least amount of focus in the plot, but his background feels the most complete and consistent of the three. After several years of some pretty horrible stories, I am enjoying the character again.

Starfire is the worst part of the comic. In the first issue especially, she is entirely one-note. The emphasis is on her sexuality, with her having little personality beyond it. Later issues try to flesh out her personality, but it all feels very inconsistent. The changes that they made to her personality and origin actually make her less interesting.

There isn't much to Jason Todd either. Jason's personality is essentially what you'd expect. Luckily, his conflict with Batman is kept in the background. The main plot focuses on Jason's past and the people that helped him recover after his death, the All Caste. They are killed by the Untitled, so Jason is going to avenge their deaths. I have a hard time caring about most of the plot, even as I am reading the book.

Overall, the comic is kind of boring. Roy is really the bright spot in terms of characters. The relationships between the characters just isn't that interesting, though they do eventually kind of explain why the three of them would form an unofficial team.

The main plot would actually not be bad if it took place in a book with better characterization. All the characters introduced as relating to the All Caste and Untitled at least look cool. I particularly like Essence's design. Ducka is a decent enough character.

The art has some flaws, but it is still the best part of the series. The art changes quite a bit after the first issue, but it is all for the better. Because of the artist's style, the Red Hood looks especially not ridiculous. A lot of the backgrounds are very pretty. The story comes up with lots of reasons for the comic to place in settings that bring out the best in Kenneth Rocafort's work, like in the jungle, amongst relics, or underwater.

Overall, the book just isn't anything that good. It seems to be shooting for something like the A-Team or The Losers, but it is just too juvenile and even boring. With only three characters, it is hard to remain interested when Roy is the only one that feels remotely multidimensional.(less)

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Jan 24, 2013 Belén Vieparoles rated it 2 of 5 stars

I think this team is a good idea done badly (Yes, this is for you, Scott)

This have a lot of potential, actually. I don't hate this new Starfire -but i don't completly like her. Starfire is one of my favorites characters and while i get the point of why she should be a colder character that her old version, i feel the excuses they made to justify... her persona it's lame. Like, really lame. There's still a lot of new issues coming, so i really have hopes for this book - and her character. Enough...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Lenka rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comic-books, not-5-star-but-awesome-fun

It's damn fun thing to read. The art is gorgeous, it has its storytelling flaws but I still like it alot.
I enjoy the character dynamics most. Both serious and casual. The sarcasm, immature jokes and the sex talks and pretty much the 'we don't care if you got problem with our attitude' vibe the book has.

Trouble is, I don't really care much about the main story. There is supposed to be some serious story but It just doesn't feel important. Just like the villains who kind of fail at being villaino...more It's damn fun thing to read. The art is gorgeous, it has its storytelling flaws but I still like it alot.
I enjoy the character dynamics most. Both serious and casual. The sarcasm, immature jokes and the sex talks and pretty much the 'we don't care if you got problem with our attitude' vibe the book has.

Trouble is, I don't really care much about the main story. There is supposed to be some serious story but It just doesn't feel important. Just like the villains who kind of fail at being villainous. And the oh so great All-Castle that I just couldn't care less about. The book stands on its interaction between the main 3 characters.

I like all things Robin and I like Jason Todd as a character (Diplomat's son was just perfect issue) so I'm pretty happy he's getting his own book. I miss the white streak in his hair, I kinda want it back.
I don't have much knowledge about Roy, just that he used to be grumpy junkie, I'm enjoying the new take on him. He's funny, people say that he's and idiot, but I think he's just a person who just stopped taking life seriously. (I can feel for that life philosophy).
Now I never really cared about old Starfire much before. To me she wasn't exactly likable or interesting character. I know lots of people have been complaining about Kory and how she's nothing but a oversexualized doll. I can see where they are coming from, but there is a saying never judge a book by it's cover. Is she hot? Yes. Is it bad? Not really. What I think is funny that people have been complaining that Roy and Jason (and reader) just view her as sex object but nobody cares how she just used Roy for sex, for Her pleasure not his (seriously this double standard bothers me, how come nobody ever complains about Nightwing being sexually objectified? Speaking of Dick she does remember him ok?). I believe that there is much more to her character that we'll just have to uncover in time and look back at these issues and see that her actions made sense. I do actually care about her now cause wanna know what made her close off from the world and go all Ice Queen. She gets some pretty sweet moments as the story progresses. These characters are not shallow or boring, they are just going to be bit harder to crack.(less)

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Jan 23, 2013 Todd rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-1-13

Again, reading a New 52 title felt like I was missing a lot of backstory. I really can't believe that DC failed this hard. Was Jason really trained by Talia, had this story been told before the reboot, when did Kori forget everything, when did Jason's mask switch to a more human shaped helmet? These are just the ones I remember. Odds are good that there were more.

It gets two stars because it does get enjoyable. I think that it would've been better reading issue by issue. Each issue kind of seems...more

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Feb 22, 2013 arjuna rated it 2 of 5 stars

Hmmmmm. Weird alien philosophy cult background thing - interesting. Amoral main character - interesting. Kinda pointless alien chick and stoner dude sidekick... well. I don't know. I can see they're supposed to be tapping into some kind of heritage knowledge that I don't have, so fair enough, not getting them is probably reader fail. But - that said - being a "New 52", which is a reboot thing, right (?) one might think that there'd be enough information about them to *make* them interesting to a...more

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Nov 15, 2012 Shane rated it 5 of 5 stars

Finally someone takes Jason Todd out of his limited Red Hood role of being a pain in the Batman family ass. Trained as the second Robin before being murdered by the Joker and then mysteriously resurrected, you get some back story into the mystical organization responsible for his further training at the request of Talia al Ghul.
Red Hood teams up with Starfire and Arsenal (Roy Harper). Unlike the Arsenal of the old DC universe, this version is more like his younger and more reckless time as 'Spe...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-and-comics

Yes, the sexism bothers me. It's not how much sex Starfire has or what she wears. I support women enjoying as much sex as they want with whomever they want while wearing whatever they want (though protection is kind of important, I understand why it isn't always depicted in fiction). It's the poses and the purpose. She is there for people who drool over women to drool over. In those poses she is not a person, she is not a character, she is a sex doll. A stewardess is similarly posed.

However, Sta...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Vincent rated it 4 of 5 stars

let me start off this review by thanking the good people at goodreads.com and the DC comics for sending me this book as one of ten winner of a giveaway.
I enjoyed this book, the story line for this book (issues 1-7) had sufficient twists and turns to make it an enjoyable read. Although the main character of Jason Todd a.k.a Red Hood has spun out of past issues of Batman, the story of Jason Todd and his outlaws (made up of Roy Harper from Green Arrow and Starfire formerly of the Teen Titans) tak...more

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Apr 10, 2013 Sesana rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, superhumans, rage-inducing

Horrible. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a prime example of character assassination. Poor Starfire. I always liked her, even as her costumes got more and more improbably revealing. (Her costume here is of the "she has to wear something, so let's put her in as little as possible" school of idiotic superheroine design.) I liked that she could be a fierce warrior as well as sweet and sometimes naive. And even in those tiny costumes, she was always in control of her own sexuality.

No more. For some r...more

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Mar 03, 2013 Timothy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-reviewed-in-2013

I picked up Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: REDemption, for a few reasons. It's a “Batman family” title, and Batman is my favorite character. I also like the character of Starfire from the Teen Titans cartoon, and some of my memories of her in previous comics I read in years past, and she is one of the members of the Red Hood's new “team”. Yes, they have Jason Todd, the Red Hood, who is a deadly anti-hero in the vein of the character of the Punisher from Marvel Comics, but surely Starfire's ki...more I picked up Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: REDemption, for a few reasons. It's a “Batman family” title, and Batman is my favorite character. I also like the character of Starfire from the Teen Titans cartoon, and some of my memories of her in previous comics I read in years past, and she is one of the members of the Red Hood's new “team”. Yes, they have Jason Todd, the Red Hood, who is a deadly anti-hero in the vein of the character of the Punisher from Marvel Comics, but surely Starfire's kinder nature will prevail on him to mellow out, right?

Well, not so much, no. The characters are all quite different from how I remember them in times past. With Jason Todd, this is a good thing, while with Starfire and Red Arrow (former sidekick of Green Arrow) this is a bad thing.

The “story arc”, such as it could loosely be called, is an origin for the new team lead by Red Hood, and it is really hard to describe what actually happens without giving away too many important plot details. Just suffice it so say that most of the plot is taken up by the battle against an ancient evil that only Jason can fight, and against a misguided villain who is attempting to kill Starfire for the crimes of others of her people.

The story line is actually decent enough for a first few issues of a new comic series. What causes the problem is the characterization. Again, for Jason, it made sense to have him be a hero (if at the anti-heroic side), but for the others, the changes made less sense, and seemed to be designed solely to make the title “darker and edgier”. Roy Harper has had, in this post-reboot continuity, all of the good character development he ever underwent, destroyed. There is very little admirable about him now. He is loyal to his friends, to be sure, but he is also a self-destructive jerk, who has no real moral code, outside of “don't rape or kill”. Even Jason, a character that kills the bad guys at times, has a moral code that he lives by.

Of course, if Roy Harper is a shell of his former self, then Starfire is a disintegrating husk of her former self. Before I begin, let me state that I know that she has always been a tad more “liberated”, shall we say, in her mores, but not like this. Before the reboot, she was wearing revealing clothes that accentuated her curves and body. In the “New 52”, she might as well be naked. She is nothing more than raw, unadulterated “fanservice” for young men to drool over. If this was all, though, I would shake my head at the (possible, not guaranteed, though, that this is the reason behind her new look) misogyny and sexism of the writers, but that would be it. Instead, I get to see a Starfire that is an absolutely amoral creep. To put it in context, Roy has no moral code outside of “do not kill or rape”, Jason Todd kills, but only in specific situations, but Starfire is worse than both.

She is a bigot and a murderer, and gleeful about both. She has killed people that were kind to her, as well as enemies, and these are her most cherished memories. If not for Roy and Jason, she would have brutally murdered her attacker (once rendered helpless) with a smile on her face. On top of this, she complains that the people of earth are “unwelcoming of aliens”, she clearly views humans as inferior to herself; and while she claims to sympathize with her attacker's pain that caused his descent into madness, she clearly has no real problem with what her fellow Temeranians did to his family.

In fairness, some of these characters are possibly undergoing character growth, and may turn out to be better than they are now as they work together. But at this moment, these Jason and Todd are not so heroic at all, and Starfire (who used to be a truly good character in the moral sense) seems more villainous than not.

This graphic novel was a deep disappointment that, were it not for the incredible artwork and the somewhat entertaining story, would have been a waste of time. It still very nearly was.(less)

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Mar 07, 2013 Anne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, graphic-novels, read-in-2013

My finger is just itching to give this one 5 stars. Really. I'm sure some of my friends are going to read Redemption, and then come back and crucify me for this review. But I don't care, because I had a blast reading this!

I loved the Jason and Roy team-up!
Oh, and Kori.
Alright, alright. I see why a lot of reviews are burning this to the ground. Starfire is a bit...um, overdone. And I have to admit, I'm not really seeing what the point of turning her into a somewhat emotionally retarded sexpot w...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Nere rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Este nuevo grupo del nuevo universo 52 tiene chispa, encanto, fuerza y personajes con carisma. Jason afronta acabar con Los sin nombre sin saber a qué se enfrenta. Y lo hace acompañado de Roy y Kori, aunque él no lo haya pedido. Al final forman un gran equipo. Una lectura que puede enganchar a los jóvenes. La trama es amena, los chistes de Roy son elocuentes y su relación con Kori surge de la nada...

Esta serie se queda en mi estantería.

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Nov 16, 2012 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: comic-books

The best part of this book is the relationship between Jason, Roy and Kori. Three very broken people being supported by each other, while fighting crime. What's not to love?

It's also a great book for Jason Todd fans. Finally more of the anti-hero we'd seen in Under the Hood and less of the cackling villain of Batman and Robin. And it's nice to see him do something other than torment the Batfam.

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Sep 08, 2012 Cynthia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics

Can't say much for Lobdell's writing but Rocafort's contributions as artist almost makes up for it. Rocafort has really shot up my list; amazing amazing amazing work.

(Let's not go near Starfire's costume, shall we?)

Nightwing makes an appearence in a flashback in issue #6 and I much prefer the way Rocafort's drawn him to the way Eddy Barrows has in the New 52. Shame really. He draws everyone beautifully.

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Mar 01, 2013 Jessie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: comic-compilations

Easily one of the best new 52. The art was amazing. There was some great art in other titles, but this was great without veering outside the realms of normal comic art, which sounds degrading but I really appreciate. The characters are funny without losing their edges. The sarcasm is fun and the storylines so far are intriguing. I can't wait to know more about Nightwing's place in all this!

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Jan 20, 2013 Jay rated it 4 of 5 stars

Never really read any Red Hood books prior to this series. However when I read the first issue, I had to trade wait until all issues came out in one beautiful traded paperback.

One thing I really liked was how they put issue 6 at the beginning. Everything just flows so smoothly and gives an intro to the first comic.

The art in this paperback is stunning. Kenneth Rocafort is a great artist. I love that this isn't just solely based in Gotham. With the mystical background that Red Hood had to go thro...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Natalie (Mindful Musings) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I'm really enjoying the complex issues that surround both Red Hood and Arsenal, but Starfire's characterization is somewhat lacking. While she can be a badass at times, her character could use a lot more development. At the moment, she just kind of seems like a sexually objectified powerhouse. Still, an entertaining series, and one that I will be continuing for the time being.

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Jan 14, 2013 James Kang rated it 4 of 5 stars

I honestly think this is one of the best New 52 titles I've read so far. besides Teen Titans. I haven't read a whole lot New 52, but so far this is my favorite. I really like all the characters and what they've done with them in the New 52. Actually pretty funny with the sarcasm. The art just, wow. The only problem is how Starfire lost her memory of Dick. Kind of sad, but whatever. Arsenal is fine.

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