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The Outlaws team up with the Teen Titans to battle Gotham citizens under the influence of the Joker toxin. Meanwhile the teams respective leaders Jason Todd and Tim Drake are still held captive by The Joker, who is putting the finishing touches to his plan to take out another two of Batman's trusted allies. This was an enjoyable enough issue with a big spotlight put onto Roy Harper and his having to step up and lead not only the Outlaws but also the Teen Titans as well. The…
Tags: batman: death of the family, deathstroke, hugo strange, jason todd, killer croc, red hood and the outlaws, roy harper, scott lobdell, starfire, teen titans, the joker, tim drake, timothy green
After finding an overdosed Isabel, Jason is forced to run from the police only to be captured by the Joker. As with all the other members of the bat family, Jason is forced to relieve the most traumatic moments of his life with the added twist, the Joker claims that he has pulled the strings in Jason's life all along from his father's arrest, his mother's overdose, his rise to the role of Robin all leading to his death. Jason tries to escape Joker's trap only to…
Tags: batman: death of the family, greg capullo, isabel ardila, jason todd, joker, red hood and the outlaws, roy harper, scott lobdell, scott snyder, starfire, tim drake, timothy green
The Joker is back! At the end of last month’s issue, Jason had found the unconscious body of Isabel, GCPD was about to break down the door and the Joker was on the TV screen letting Jason know just how screwed he was. The story continues from there in issue #15. Jason “deals” with the police, led by Bullock and leaves Isabel in their caring arms. He is fleeing to the Batcave to warn the rest of the family when he is gassed by the Joker. We get…
Tags: all caste, batcave, batman: death of the family, gcpd, gotham city, harvey bullock, isabel ardila, jason todd, joker, red hood and the outlaws, roy harper, scott lobdell, scott snyder, starfire, teen titans, tim drake, timothy green
Bleeding Cool is reporting that beginning with issue #18, Scott Lobdell will no longer be writing Red Hood And The Outlaws. It's being reported that current Talon writer James Tynion IV will be taking over the book with issue #18. But until DC officially announces this change, it should still be treated as a rumor for now. Posted by Dane Haji
The big battle in space is over and our team is on its way back to Earth in “Red Hood and the Outlaws #14”. This issue starts us off with a bang as Superman comes alongside and asks for a word with Kori. Awkward! The crew thinks it can help our heroes give Superman the slip by transporting them to Earth using a cloaking program, but a few minutes after being transported to the island hideout, the Man of Steel has already caught up with them. Superman…
Tags: batman, batman incorporated, batman: death of the family, gotham city, isabel ardila, jason todd, joker, pascal alixe, red hood and the outlaws, roy harper, scott lobdell, starfire, superman
It is no secret that I am a huge supporter of Tim Drake getting his own series. I voiced this at numerous points during multiple episodes of both The Batman Universe Podcast and The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. That being said, I am starting to read into more of the comments that I see while posting new stories and seeing whether or not this is actually going to happen. Dan Didio has asked fans at Fan Expo back in August, Baltimore Comic Con in September and…
Tags: baltimore comic con, batman: death of the family, dan didio, don, fan expo, new york comic con, scott lobdell, scott snyder, teen titans, tim drake
If you haven't read Teen Titans #0, you may have missed out on a story that explains a completely different origin for Tim Drake. Comic Book Resources caught up with writer Scott Lobdell to talk about some of the changes. If you haven't read the issue, plot points will be revealed in the interview. CBR: Scott, this month's "Teen Titans" #0 contained a huge reveal about the New 52 Tim Drake: not only are his parents still alive, they're currently in witness protection. Obviously, this is a…
Tags: jason todd, scott lobdell, teen titans, tim drake
Death of the Family is the current talk for The Batman Universe. Nightwing has been hinted on Twitter by writer Kyle Higgins to possibly have the most dire outcome of all of the Bat-family. Newsarama talked with Higgins about how Nightwing falls into the crossover as well as what is upcoming for Dick Grayson. Newsarama: Kyle, this week's #0 issue looks like it's an origin for Dick Grayson. Is this going to give us his back-story in the New 52? Kyle Higgins: It's the story of Dick Grayson becoming a…
Tags: bruce wayne, dick grayson, gail simone, james tynion, kyle higgins, nightwing, peter tomasi, scott lobdell, scott snyder
Scott Lobdell currently writes both Red Hood and the Outlaws and Teen Titans. While Teen Titans is not covered directly by The Batman Universe and beginning next month neither will Red Hood, the paths of the series will continue to cross the main Bat-books in the future. This would include the upcoming "Death of the Family" crossover. In addition, the zero issues this month lay out the origins of Tim Drake and Jason Todd. Newsarama spoke with Lobdell about the zero issues and the upcoming Joker story.
Tags: jason todd, joker, red hood, red hood and the outlaws, red robin, robin, scott lobdell, teen titans, tim drake
The latest DC panel brought a lot of the same news from the previous panels. Representing the Bat-Books was Scott Snyder, Gail Simone, Scott Lobdell and David Finch. Here are the highlights.
-Snyder compared Talon to the Da Vinci Code
-A question was asked about the recent rumor about Stephanie Brown being replaced by Barbara Gordon in Smallville Season 11 to which no one had an answer to give and some admitted they had not heard the rumor.
-Another fan…
Tags: cassandra cain, david finch, dc comics, gail simone, scott lobdell, scott snyder, sdcc 2012, smallville season 11, stephanie brown, talon
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