History ComicBook / RedHoodAndTheOutlaws

* Main/PragmaticHero: Red Hood states that he's become LighterAndSofter in recent years, noting that while he will see the criminals receive his comeuppance he no longer enjoys killing people, and tries to avoid it when possible. However, when pushed into it, Jason ''will'' force his hand. In Vol. 2 he goes so far as making everyone--Batman included--believe he attempted to assassinate the Gotham City mayor when he was, in fact, curing a techno-virus infecting the mayor. All for the sake of winning favor with the Black Mask, much to Batman's discomfort.

** Vol. 2 sees the same former Robin ''still'' working through his issues joining forces with an exiled Amazonian and a half-baked Superman clone all while the three are deeply embedded within Gotham's criminal underworld. Oh, and the ex-Robin is operating as a ReverseMole.

* ReverseMole: The entire concept of this iteration of the Outlaws is based on this, with Jason leading Artemis and Bizarro on a crusade against the crime in Gotham City while posing as criminals themselves. Only Batman, Nightwing, and Red Robin are aware of this for certain.

The series went under a minor retooling in September 2018, with Jason going on his own and the title changing to ''Red Hood: Outlaw'', now dropping his compunctions since losing his friends and Roy's death as a result of ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', back to a mad-as-hell PragmaticHero who kills criminals and villains freely as he had when he becomes Red Hood in ''Under the Hood''. Lobdell's 9-year run will end on issue 50.

Issue 51 sees Shawn Martinbrough writing a two-issue story for the series, now renamed to just ''Red Hood'' but retaining the numbering of the ''Rebirth'' series.

''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' is a comic book series released as part of Creator/DCComics' reboot initiative ComicBook/{{New 52}}. It follows former Franchise/{{Batman}} sidekick Jason Todd (the second ComicBook/{{Robin}}) as the titular ComicBook/RedHood, a dual-wielding pistol marksman, accompanied by ComicBook/GreenArrow’s former sidekick Roy Harper, originally Speedy and now [[Characters/TeenTitans Arsenal]], a skilled archer and damaged soldier of fortune, and the alien princess ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, former [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Teen Titan]] as well as former prisoner of intergalactic war who won’t be chained again. Creator/ScottLobdell conceived and wrote the majority of the series from 2011 until 2020, with a break from June 2013 to July 2014 wherein James Tynion IV and then Will Pfeifer wrote the series.

''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' is a comic book series released as part of Creator/DCComics' reboot initiative ComicBook/{{New 52}}. It follows former Franchise/{{Batman}} sidekick Jason Todd (the second ComicBook/{{Robin}}) as the titular ComicBook/RedHood, a dual-wielding pistol marksman, accompanied by ComicBook/GreenArrow’s former sidekick Roy Harper, originally Speedy and now [[Characters/TeenTitans Arsenal]], a skilled archer and damaged soldier of fortune, and the alien princess ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, former [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Teen Titan]] as well as former prisoner of intergalactic war who won’t be chained again. Creator/ScottLobdell conceived and wrote the majority of the series from 2011 until 2020, with a break from June 2013 to July 2014, period in which James Tynion IV and then Will Pfeifer wrote the series.

''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' is a comic book series released as part of Creator/DCComics' reboot initative ComicBook/{{New 52}}. It follows former Franchise/{{Batman}} sidekick Jason Todd (the second ComicBook/{{Robin}}) as the titular ComicBook/RedHood, a dual wielding pistol marksman, accompanied by ComicBook/GreenArrow’s former sidekick Roy Harper, originally Speedy and now [[Characters/TeenTitans Arsenal]], a skilled archer and damaged soldier of fortune, and the alien princess ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, former [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Teen Titan]] as well as former prisoner of intergalactic war who won’t be chained again. Creator/ScottLobdell conceived and wrote for the series since 2011 until 2020, with James Tynion IV occassionally writing as well.

The series went under a minor retooling in September 2018, with Jason going on his own and the title changing to ''Red Hood: Outlaw'', now dropping his compunctions since losing his friends and Roy's death as a result of ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', back to a mad-as-hell PragmaticHero who kills criminals and villains freely as he had when he become Red Hood in ''Under the Hood''. Lobdell's 9-year run will end on issue 50.

Issue 51 sees Shawn Martinbrough taking over the title, now renamed to just ''Red Hood'' but retaining the numbering of the ''Rebirth'' series.

*** Issue #2, Red Hood gets an air hostess' number. They met in Batman #426, 20 years ago. She still remembers his drink order, although in modern continuity, they probably met 2-3 years ago. And he mentions 'A Death in the Family', although that is a ShoutOut. Her name is Isabel Ardila, by the way.

** A former Robin who came back from the dead and have a strained (if somewhat civil) relationship with the Batfamily, Green Arrow's ex-partner on rehab from his alcoholism and an Alien Princess who as a young child was sold into slavery by her sister, to save her homeworld, spent much of her life in death camps, and doesn't really remember a lot of things concerning earth clearly.

** Red Hood, to Batman. After being revived, Red Hood trains with the All-Caste, a secret, a somewhat mystical sect of warriors who mirror Batman's League of Assassins. Red Hood is also CrazyPrepared like Bats, with safehouses around the globe, each one full of weapons and supplies.

* FemaleGaze: Red Hood and Arsenal provide a lot of this, at least under Rocafort's pencils. Jason even spends most of issue 6 completely naked.

* RedSkiesCrossover: The ComicBook/DCYearOfTheVillain crossover boils down to Luthor offering Jason to be a teacher for villainous metahumans. The Doom signal from ''Doom Rising'' is shown shining in the sky in a later chapter, but it's pretty much ignored as the group as more pressing concerns.

''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' is a comic book series released as part of Creator/DCComics' reboot initative ComicBook/{{New 52}}. It follows former Franchise/{{Batman}} sidekick Jason Todd (the second ComicBook/{{Robin}}) as the titular ComicBook/RedHood, a dual wielding pistol marksman, accompanied by ComicBook/GreenArrow’s former sidekick Roy Harper, originally Speedy and now [[Characters/TeenTitans Arsenal]], a skilled archer and damaged soldier of fortune, and the alien princess ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, former [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Teen Titan]] as well as former prisoner of intergalactic war who won’t be chained again. Creator/ScottLobdell conceived and wrote for the series since 2011 until 2020.

The series went under a minor retooling in September 2018, with Jason going on his own and the title changing to ''Red Hood: Outlaw'', now dropping his compunctions since losing his friends and Roy's death as a result of ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', back to an mad-as-hell PragmaticHero who kills criminals and villains freely as he was when he become Red Hood in ''Under the Hood''. As of late, he has reunited with Artemis and Bizarro, making apparent the Dark Trinity has returned. Lobdell's 9-year run will end on issue 50.

Towards the shift from the ''New 52'' to ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', Creator/JamesTynionIV briefly took over for the closing issues, to [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks less than pleasing results]], and Lobdell was put back on for the ''Rebirth'' relaunch onwards. Issue 51 sees Shawn Martinbrough taking over the title, now renamed to just ''Red Hood''.

The series went under a minor retooling in September 2018, with Jason going on his own and the title changing to ''Red Hood: Outlaw'', now dropping his compunctions since losing his friends and Roy's death as a result of ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', back to an mad-as-hell PragmaticHero who kills criminals and villains freely as he was when he become Red Hood in ''Under the Hood''. As of late, he has reunited with Artemis and Bizzaro, making apparent the Dark Trinity has returned. Lobdell's 9-year run will end on issue 50.

Towards the shift from the ''New 52'' to ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', Creator/JamesTynionIV took over for the closing issues, to [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks less than pleasing results]], and Lobdell was put back on for the ''Rebirth'' relaunch onwards. Issue 51 sees Shawn Martinbrough taking over the title, now renamed to just ''Red Hood''.

''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' is a comic book series released as part of Creator/DCComics' reboot initative ComicBook/{{New 52}}. It follows former Franchise/{{Batman}} sidekick Jason Todd (the second ComicBook/{{Robin}}) as the titular ComicBook/RedHood, a dual wielding pistol marksman, accompanied by ComicBook/GreenArrow’s former sidekick Roy Harper, originally Speedy and now [[Characters/TeenTitans Arsenal]], a skilled archer and damaged soldier of fortune, and the alien princess ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, a former prisoner of intergalactic war who won’t be chained again. Creator/ScottLobdell conceived and wrote for the series since 2011 until 2020.

Towards the shift from the ''New 52'' to ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', Creator/JamesTynionIV took over for the closing issues, to [[TheyChangedItNowItSuck less than pleasing results]], and Lobdell was put back on for the ''Rebirth'' relaunch onwards. Issue 51 sees Shawn Martinbrough taking over the title, now renamed to just ''Red Hood''.

The series went under a minor retooling in September 2018, with Jason going on his own and the title changing to ''Red Hood: Outlaw'', now dropping his compunctions since losing his friends and Roy's death as a result of ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', back to an mad-as-hell PragmaticHero who kills criminals and villains freely as he was when he become Red Hood in ''Under the Hood''. As of late, he has reunited with Artemis and Bizzaro, making apparent the Dark Trinity has returned. Lobdell's 9-year run will end on issue 50

Issue 51 sees Shawn Martinbrough taking over the title, now renamed to just ''Red Hood''.

''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' is a comic book series released as part of Creator/DCComics' reboot initative ComicBook/{{New 52}}. It follows former Franchise/{{Batman}} sidekick Jason Todd (the second ComicBook/{{Robin}}) as the titular ComicBook/RedHood, a dual wielding pistol marksman, accompanied by ComicBook/GreenArrow’s former sidekick Roy Harper, originally Speedy and now [[Characters/TeenTitans Arsenal]], a skilled archer and damaged soldier of fortune, and the alien princess ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, a former prisoner of intergalactic war who won’t be chained again. Creator/ScottLobdell has written most of the series.

* BatmanGambit: The Bizarro Reborn arc can be summed up as one, with Bizarro setting in motion a chain of events to allow him getting hold of Harvest's Synthetic Kryptonite reserves.

** The series itself sees a darker Jason than previously depicted in Vol. 1 and in ComicBook/RedHoodArsenal, as the ending of the latter left Jason disillusioned and bitter towards people in general. While he makes strides to avoid killing, the desire is still there and the reason Jason already hasn't is out of respect for Batman. However, by the end of the first arc is obvious that Jason is much more restrained and mellowed compared to the way he acted during the first Volume of the series or even during ComicBook/RedHoodArsenal.

** Currently they reside in a massive floating building built by Bizarro after he was turned into a genius.

* TheGamblingAddict: In issue #21 Jason is at the Iceberg Lounge in Gotham in the casino wing and playing poker or as it's called “Gotham Hold’em” and purposely wins a lot when they ask for him to take a break he won’t.

* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Arsenal, who saved Jason from Bruce's assault, hangs out with Jason [[EventFlag one last time]] before his death in ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis.]]

* TheBusCameBack:

** Essence and S'aru makes an appearance after the reboot.

** [[spoiler: The pre-reboot iteration of the outlaws (Arsenal, Starfire) shows up to help the current team to seal of Trigon's lair.]]

** Doomed from ComicBook/SupermanDoomed is shown to attacking and later joining Jason's RagtagBunchOFMisfits.

* GiverOfLameNames: He turns out to be one of these out sheer apathy, calling the dog he befriended in Mexico...Dog.

* ManipulativeBastard: Jason shows that he didn't lose his touch during the "Prince of Gotham" arc as he manipulates Batman, [[spoiler: Wingman, The Penguin, Bunker, Essence and Suzie Su]] into following his plans.

* ReunionVow: Promises to return for Dog before leaving Gotham at the end of ''Prince of Gotham''
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Jason's motivation into taking down the Underlife is [[spoiler: Roy's death in ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'']]
* RousingSpeech: One happens in a protest in Qurac. [[spoiler: Its actually a way to way for the Untitled to prey and assimilate on the unsuspecting protesters.]]

* ShameIfSomethingHappened: [[spoiler: Jason's return from exile sees him take over Penguin's casino. Batman angrily breaks into the casino to arrest Jason for breaking their agreement but Jason smugly points out that should he be arrested not only would he need to explain ''his side'' of the story in full detail but should Batman actually convince authorties to place him in Arkham, it'd just give him easy access to the Joker.]]
* SharpDressedMan: Takes to wear a classy three-piece ensemble during his tenure as owner of the Iceberg Lounge.

* UnscrupulousHero: Despite having noble intentions, this one of the most vicious takes on Jason yet.

* RedeemingReplacement: Unlike past iterations of Bizarro, who are at best [[TragicVillain Tragic Villains]], this version is genuinely heroic.

* PetTheDog: Jason's is very sympathetic towards Bizzaro.

''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' is a comic book series released as part of Creator/DCComics' reboot initative ComicBook/{{New 52}}. It follows former Franchise/{{Batman}} sidekick Jason Todd (the second ComicBook/{{Robin}}) as the titular ComicBook/RedHood, a dual wielding pistol marksman, accompanied by ComicBook/GreenArrow’s former sidekick Roy Harper, originally Speedy and now [[Characters/TeenTitans Arsenal]], a skilled archer and damaged soldier of fortune, and the alien princess ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, a former prisoner of intergalactic war who won’t be chained again. It was conceived and is written solely by Creator/ScottLobdell, who has remained on it since it's launch in 2011 to present day.

The series went under a minor retooling in September 2018, with Jason going on his own and the title changing to ''Red Hood: Outlaw'', now dropping his compunctions since losing his friends and Roy's death as a result of ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', back to an mad-as-hell PragmaticHero who kills criminals and villains freely as he was when he become Red Hood in ''Under the Hood''. As of late, he has reunited with Artemis and Bizzaro, making apparent the Dark Trinity has returned.
After nine years of serialization, the series will come to an end in 2020 with its 50th issue as Scott Lobdell is reported to focus on other projects.

* ShameIfSomethingHappened: [[spoiler: Jason's return from exile sees him take over Penguin's casino. Batman angrily breaks into the casino to arrest Jason for breaking their agreement but Jason smugly points out that should he be arrested not only would he need to explain ''his side'' of the story in full detail but should Batman actually convince authorties to place him in Arkham, it'd just give him easy access to the Joker.]]

* JustFriends: What Artemis and Jason agrees to be [[spoiler: after kissing each other again. But both know they're lying to each other.]]

* UnscrupulousHero: Despite having noble intentions, this one of the most vicious takes on Jason yet.
* SafetyGearIsCowardly: Jason's new costume doesn't offer any real protection this time around.

* AbortedArc: This series has an irritating tendency to drop plotlines left and right, [[https://batman-news.com/2017/12/21/his-name-is-not-stupido-scott-lobdell-on-rhato-rebirth-and-reductionist-criticism/ mainly because of editorial changing their minds all the time]] but there are some occasions where it was a case of Creator/ScottLobdell losing interest in them. That said, some plotlines have been given closure years down the line.
-->'''Scott Lobdell:''' ''I will say that, traditionally, in the past, readers of RHATO and Red Hood/Arsenal can notice where stories were set-up and set-up and set-up, only to have the conclusion of the story go careening off the tracks. I can say that there have been many times where I’ve started a story and someone from upstairs decreed that a particular plot thread had to be dropped, or a whole other plot thread needed to be added, or an entire story arc had to be gutted in the middle of the story. Those times have been very frustrating for me—but as a professional writer of some thirty years, I’ve always felt that part of the profession means that I need to turn in the story the editor/publisher wants and not always the story I want to write, or begin, or end.''

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Artemis and Bizarro are revealed to be under the control of Vessel as revenge for Jason and Dr. Veritas rejecting him as a student.]] They break out of it quickly anyways.\

** [[spoiler: Isabel, Jason's date a while back]] returns for a few chapters.

The series went under a minor retooling in September 2018, with Jason going on his own and the title changing to ''Red Hood: Outlaw'', now dropping his compunctions since losing his friends and Roy's death as a result of ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', now combating crime in murderous rage to cope with his loss. As of late, he has reunited with Artemis and Bizzaro, making apparent the Dark Trinity has returned.

''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' is a comic book series released as part of Creator/DCComics' reboot initative ComicBook/{{New 52}}. It follows former Franchise/{{Batman}} sidekick Jason Todd (the second ComicBook/{{Robin}}) as the titular ComicBook/RedHood, a dual wielding pistol marksman, accompanied by ComicBook/GreenArrow’s former sidekick Roy Harper, originally Speedy and now [[Characters/TeenTitans Arsenal]], a skilled archer and damaged soldier of fortune, and the alien princess ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, a former prisoner of intergalactic war who won’t be chained again. It was conceived and is written solely by Creator/ScottLobdell, who has remained on it since it's launch in 2011 to now.

The series went under a minor retooling in September 2018, with Jason going on his own and the title changing to ''Red Hood: Outlaw''.

--> ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #1 - To Roy Harper

In June 2015, the book was retooled into ''ComicBook/RedHoodArsenal'', while Starfire was spun off into her own solo ongoing. In 2016, the title returned as part of the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' initiative, with Red Hood recruiting ComicBook/{{Artemis}} and SelfDemonstrating/{{Bizarro}}, forming a dark counterpart for DC's [[ComicBook/Trinity2005 Trinity]].

In June 2015, the book was retooled into ''ComicBook/RedHoodArsenal'', while Starfire was spun off into her own solo ongoing. In 2016, the title returned as part of the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' initiative, with Red Hood recruiting ComicBook/{{Artemis}} and SelfDemonstrating/{{Bizarro}}, forming a dark counterpart for DC's ComicBook/{{Trinity}}.

In June 2015, the book was retooled into ''ComicBook/RedHoodArsenal'', while Starfire was spun off into her own solo ongoing. In 2016, the title returned as part of the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' initiative, with Red Hood recruiting ComicBook/{{Artemis}} and SelfDemonstrating/{{Bizarro}}, forming a dark counterpart for DC's ComicBook/Trinity.

In June 2015, the book was retooled into ''ComicBook/RedHoodArsenal'', while Starfire was spun off into her own solo ongoing. In 2016, the title returned as part of the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' initiative, with Red Hood recruiting ComicBook/{{Artemis}} and SelfDemonstrating/{{Bizarro}}, forming a dark counterpart for DC's Trinity.