Red Hood: The Lost Days

Red Hood: The Lost Days
Cover of Red Hood: The Lost Days #1, art by Billy Tucci.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
GenreSuperhero
Publication dateJune – November 2010
No. of issues6
Main characters
Creative team
Written byJudd Winick
Pencillers
  • Pablo Raimundi (#1–2)
  • Cliff Richards (#2)
  • Jeremy Haun (#3–6)
Inkers
  • Pablo Raimundi (#1–3)
  • Cliff Richards (#2)
  • Brian Reber (#4–6)
LettererPat Brosseau
ColoristBrian Reber
Editor(s)Mike Marts
Janelle Asselin
Collected editions
Trade PaperbackISBN 978-1401231644

Red Hood: The Lost Days is a six-issue comic book limited series published by the publishing company DC Comics in 2010 which depicts the resurrection of the character Jason Todd, later known as Red Hood. The series was written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Pablo Raimundi, Cliff Richards, and Jeremy Haun.

Publication history

Winick had previously brought back the character Jason Todd from the dead in the series Batman: Under the Hood. The new limited series was meant to explain the missing years from Todd's life that had been left.[1]

Plot

Jason Todd is reawakened from death; as he is taken care of by Talia al Ghul, he plans to take revenge on those who hurt him in life.

Talia finds Jason on the streets of Gotham after Jason was resurrection. She cares for Jason while he is catatonic, and eventually throws him into a Lazarus Pit. Jason's mind is healed, but he is deeply hurt by the circumstances of his death. Batman had replaced him as Robin and failed to kill the Joker after the Joker killed Jason. Jason tries to kill Batman at first, but can't find it within himself to go through with it. Instead, he spends the next few years training under the various teachers Talia sends him to, usually killing them afterwards. Jason intends to return to Gotham and have Batman kill the Joker as recompense for Jason's death.

Reception

The series holds an average rating of 7.8 by 13 professional critics on review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup.[2][3][4][5]

Prints

Issues

No. Title Cover date Comic Book Roundup rating Estimated sales (first month)
#1 The Lost Days, Part One: The First Step August 2010 7.3 by six professional critics.[6] 34,197, ranked 57th in North American[7]
#2 Baptism September 2010 6.9 by four professional critics.[8] 26,560, ranked 92d in North American[9]
#3 Part Three, School October 2010 24,701, ranked 81st in North American[10]
#4 Part Four, Higher Learning November 2010 7.2 by two professional critics.[11] 24,104, ranked 83rd in North American[12]
#5 Part Five, After School Activities December 2010 22,967, ranked 85th in North American[13]
#6 Conclusion, Benediction and Commencement January 2011 9.0 by one professional critic.[14] 22,123, ranked 81st in North American[15]

Collected editions

Title Format Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN Estimated sales
Red Hood – The Lost Days Trade paperback (TPB) Red Hood: The Lost Days (2010) #1-6[16] 144 July 5, 2011 1401231640
ISBN 978-1401231644
2,520[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Vaneta Rogers (March 31, 2010). "Judd Winick Reveals the LOST DAYS of the RED HOOD". Newsarama. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  2. ^ "RED HOOD: THE LOST DAYS". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  3. ^ Doug Zawisza (June 3, 2010). "Red Hood: The Lost Days #1". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. ^ Dan Phillips (June 4, 2010). "Red Hood: The Lost Days #1 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  5. ^ Dan Phillips (July 9, 2010). "Red Hood: The Lost Days #2 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  6. ^ "RED HOOD: THE LOST DAYS #1". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  7. ^ "June 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  8. ^ "RED HOOD: THE LOST DAYS #2". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  9. ^ "July 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  10. ^ "August 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  11. ^ "RED HOOD: THE LOST DAYS #4". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  12. ^ "September 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  13. ^ "October 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  14. ^ "RED HOOD: THE LOST DAYS #6". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  15. ^ "November 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  16. ^ Buesing, Dave (February 14, 2017). "Red Hood Reading Order". Comic Book Herald. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  17. ^ "June 2011 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2022-03-27.