Batman: Under the Red Hood

I've been reading a lot of comics lately.  One of them has been Red Hood and the Outlaws and I realised I really didn't know much about Jason Todd.  I knew he'd died, but the details about him coming back to life and taking up the mantle of the Red Hood were not in my lexicon.

I really liked this story.  There were so many elements that I've really enjoyed in the Batman mythos that are all present here.  Plus, it's always nice to see Nightwing.  I lost the story a bit in the second act because I didn't recognise some of the players.  But a good story.

I'd also seen the Batman: Under the Red Hood movie recently.  The first act was pretty much lifted whole for that script.  A few minor changes to make it more accessible to someone who didn't follow all of DC comics.

Final Crisis

I like Grant Morrison's writing.  I like that he really pulls on the whole 75 year history of the DC Universe.  I don't like that I always feel like I've skipped a page or two when reading.

I liked this one.  The return of Barry Allen was suitably heroic, though I prefer him dead.  Some of the Superman bits were a bit over the top, but that's not bad for Superman.  The death of Batman came across as kind of a toss in but since he's come back I guess I can live with it.  I just have a couple of questions: How did Batman escape?  And where did he get the gun?