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some Batman in black and white, by Jock.

the Dark Knight in Black and White, by Jock.

Batman confirms Jason Todd is alive and that he is the Red Hood.

I really liked the Red Hood arc in Batman, following Hush. Judd Winick does a good job of building Jason as a threat to both Bruce and the crime world of Gotham. The lead up to this moment is well paced, and by the time Batman gets to this point, he already knows the Red Hood is Jason, but the confirmation of seeing his face is still a shot to the gut.

This is the only Judd Winick story I will probably ever recommend. The one and only thing from him I have read, and liked. I didn’t like the guy when he was on The Real World either, but I do like this.

And the Doug Mahnke art makes it worth the price of admission alone. Doug is easily in my top 3 favorite Batman artists. 

Yeah, this is one of the times I really ended up hating Superman for being such a boyscout. Jason Todd just got beaten to a bloody pulp and then blown up while lying on a crappy warehouse floor in the middle of nowhere (the Joker, of course). And for some stupid reason, DC decided to let Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo make Joker the Ambassador to that country, so he had diplomatic immunity. If ever there was a moment for Superman to let his pride go, and just help his friend... This was it. Superman should have acknowledged what happened to Batman and Robin, and realized that it was important.