Batman: Under the Hood
| "Under the Hood" | |
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Cover to the collection of the story arc.
Art by Jock. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | February 2005 – April 2006 |
| Genre | |
| Title(s) | Batman #635-641, 645-650, Annual #25 |
| Main character(s) |
Bruce Wayne/Batman Jason Todd/Red Hood Dick Grayson/Nightwing Black Mask The Joker |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Judd Winick |
| Artist(s) |
Doug Mahnke Eric Battle Shane Davis |
"Batman: Under the Hood" (also known as "Batman: Under the Red Hood") is a comic book story arc published by DC Comics, written by Judd Winick and primarily illustrated by Doug Mahnke. Featuring Batman in the monthly title of the same name, it ran from February to August 2005, before going on a short hiatus and returning from November 2005 to March 2006.
The story was notable for bringing long-dead Batman supporting character Jason Todd back to life, and reimagining him as a brutally violent antihero known as the Red Hood. Writer Jeph Loeb suggested in his Batman story "Hush" that Jason may, in fact, be alive, and Winick attached his return story to Jason's appearance in "Hush", before building an entire story around it. In Summer 2010, Winick penned the six-issue arc, "Red Hood: The Lost Years", further detailing Jason's return and his training across the globe before his eventual collaboration with his former mentor's nemesis, Hush. In Summer 2010, the arc was adapted as a DC Universe Animated Original Movie entitled Batman: Under the Red Hood, earning widespread acclaim from critics and audiences.
In 1988, writer Jim Starlin wrote the Batman story "A Death in the Family", that featured Jason Todd's death at the hands of the Joker. The story of Jason Todd remained virtually untouched for the better part of 15 years, until the character appeared to have been active in the "Hush" storyline. Although it was later revealed that Clayface had posed as Jason, the end of "Hush" raised questions about the whereabouts of Jason's body, as it was not in its grave.
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