It’s one in all the most infamous stories in DC’s lengthy historical past: the handful of public phone-in votes that determined that the Joker ought to take a crowbar to Jason Todd’s face and depart him a bloodied, lifeless pulp. It’s comics in fact, so Jason eventually got better(?), however followers and the writer alike have lengthy been fascinated with what may’ve been—and now the latter’s truly imagining it.
We’ve seen through the years in fits and starts, the potential for what may’ve occurred if that notorious phone-in vote storyline had gone Jason’s way, however now DC will think about it outright in Demise within the Household: Robin Lives!
A brand new four-issue miniseries from J.M. DeMatteis and artist Rick Leonardi will decide up instantly off from the unique alternate ending to 1988’s Batman #428—an iteration if which has been in DC’s vaults for many years, after which truly printed final yr in a facsimile re-release of the basic problem—and sees a brutalized, however alive Jason Todd start to plot his revenge in opposition to Joker for practically killing him.
“Persevering with this basic, and controversial, story and following within the footsteps of Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo, two creators I tremendously admire, has been each a problem and a pleasure,” DeMatteis stated in a press launch accompanying the announcement. “This can be a nice alternative to inform a narrative that’s massive on motion, but additionally takes a really deep dive into the heads of our principal characters as we ponder what would have occurred if Jason Todd had survived The Joker’s brutal assault. And having a grasp like Rick Leonardi bringing it to life visually? I couldn’t ask for something extra.”
The primary problem of Demise within the Household: Robin Lives! is about to hit cabinets July 10.
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