Batman: Under the Hood
"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 April 2006. The story arc is also a part of the crossover Infinite Crisis.
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Cover of Batman #638 (March 2005), art by Matt Wagner and Todd Klein. | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | February 2005 – April 2006 |
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| Title(s) | Batman #635–641, 645–650, Annual #25 |
| Main character(s) | Batman Red Hood Nightwing Black Mask Joker |
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| Writer(s) | Judd Winick |
| Artist(s) | Doug Mahnke Eric Battle Shane Davis |
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 the summer of 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. The same year, the arc was adapted as a DC Universe Animated Original Movie entitled Batman: Under the Red Hood, earning widespread acclaim from critics and audiences.