2019-11-18T15:00:00Z → 2019-11-25T03:00:00Z
The first meeting of the C of DC will be held at the above date and time. We will be discussing the character of Batman’s Second Robin Jason Todd in this first meeting.
Batman’s second Robin, Jason Todd, is a character that has generated a lot of reaction among fans from the famous vote that sent him to the grave, to his mysterious resurrection to his recent rise in popularity thanks to the Arkham games. But how well do you really know him?What events lay at the core of this character and how did they lead to the anti-hero we see today?
Let’s explore the character of Jason Todd and find out just what makes him tick.
Key stories:
Post Crisis origin:
Batman #408
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/473a652f-9f2e-4728-974e-0f26293c9322
Batman #409
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/a66d2939-52c5-4e87-8b25-8d0f7797033c
Diplomat’s Son:
Batman#424
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/7d9320aa-b6f2-4acb-8f92-c53651a293be
Batman #425
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/32a9523f-73ae-42f9-95ad-44dd9900a654
Death in the family:
Batman #426
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/3d10d6b7-d1c9-4410-85d6-a3a9eb4a4276
Batman #427
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/3406fcbd-37ad-4607-ba23-54317ace8e88
Batman #428
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/a15f6734-2b71-49f3-af98-0fd50e3201e5
Batman #429
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/ae1ea4ff-949a-4ec4-b7d1-80e1ba78679c
Under the Red Hood:
Batman: #635-#650
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/dc6054e9-e86d-420a-a176-70a5aa64cbf0
Annual #25
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/-/8bb1d2e7-2923-41ed-a62d-1988ce9e7a83
Exploratory questions for the month:
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What do you feel are the defining traits of Jason Todd as Robin and then later as Red Hood?
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Based on your reading of “The Diplomat’s Son” do you feel that Jason simply didn’t save Felipe Garzonas when he fell to his death or do you think he was pushed? Explain.
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How do you think his birth mother"s betrayal effected him upon his resurrection?
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Is the Jason Todd who came back from the dead the same one who was brutally killed?
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Why do you think a lot of fans like Red Hood Jason better than Robin Jason and what was your impression of him in both roles?
Next month: Strap yourselves in for next month’s discussion of Psycho Pirate.