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The most talked-about comic book storyline of all time, Sep 4 2006
Batman: A Death in the Family is arguably the most controversial comic book storyline of all time - and everything about it is just great except for DC's reaction to the fan reaction to the death of Jason Todd (the second Robin). The revolutionary thing about the series is the fact that DC set up a hotline and allowed readers to decide Robin's fate after he was caught in an explosion in issue 428. A slight majority of the 10,000+ callers (in a window of only 36 hours) gave Jason Todd the thumbs down, and so it was that Batman once again became the lone Dark Knight (for a little while, at least). And the media hoopla commenced - which was, however much they still deny it, DC's plan all along.
Jason Todd was always a problematic Robin, but he had been getting more and more reckless - so much so that Batman finally takes him off active duty. Then Todd finds out that the woman he called Mother was not really his mother, and he sets out on a quest to find his biological mother - he has three names, and it's just a matter of finding each woman on the list. The search takes him to Beirut. Meanwhile, the Joker has escaped yet again, and it looks like he's trying to sell a nuclear weapon to terrorists in the Middle East. Fate dictates that the lives of all three major players intersect at a vicious crossroads overseas. What is most shocking about this story arc is not the death of Robin - rather, it is the manner of his death. His newly discovered mother basically betrays him, the Joker beats him to a bloody pulp with a crowbar (and really enjoys doing it), and then he's trapped inside a warehouse when it blows up. Still, even after the betrayal, he tries to save his mother's life - it makes for a truly fitting, superheroic end for the second Robin. The story doesn't stop there, though. Even as Batman is grieving Jason's death and questioning all of his actions and decisions regarding the boy, the Joker gets himself a job as the UN ambassador for Iran. That gives him diplomatic immunity, meaning Batman, no matter how much he wants to finally put an end to the Joker, can't touch him. The State Department sends Superman in to break the news to Batman, and for a while it looks like Bats and Sup are going to go at it. Batman knows that nothing good will come of the Joker's upcoming address to the General Assembly - and he's right. Still, the storyline closes on a note of ambiguity, which is almost how it had to be. The whole traumatic experience puts the dark back in the Dark Knight and has definite repercussions for the future development of Batman.
Here's my take on this Robin-ocide thing. DC created in Jason Todd a problematic character whom, to make matters worse, they did not develop in a very good fashion. A lot of Batman fans truly disliked this brash, young kid who whined all the time and was clearly never ready to fill Robin's shoes. How can we undo the wrong and get rid of Jason Todd?, they must have asked. We all know the plan they developed - let the fans decide whether he lives or dies. How relieved they must have been that the vote narrowly went their way and sealed Todd's fate. This had the double bonus of letting them blame the fans for Robin's death - and they did so, at every opportunity. What really sticks in my craw, though, is their reported astonishment at the media circus this decision created. I mean, come on, this whole scheme was designed as a publicity coup - and a pretty brilliant one, as it turned out. Here we are almost 18 years later, and we're still talking about and debating A Death in the Family. (Of course, DC recently made the extremely stupid decision of actually resurrecting Jason Todd - as a villain - in Batman: Under the Hood, despite editor Denny O'Neil's quote on the back of the A Death in the Family TPB saying what a "really sleazy stunt" it would be to ever bring him back.)
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When A Robin Falls Silent, Avril 10 2004
When the editors of DC Comics' Batman books decided to give the Dark Knight a "new" Robin to train and partner up with, the resulting storylines were met with a mixed reaction, at best. For the record, I liked the Jason Todd character, and thought, if handled correctly, he had lots of potential. When A Death In The Family was originally published in single issue form, in the late 80's, I remember reading it back then and enjoying it. Now, many years have passed since I stopped collecting comics, I found myself re-reading the story as a trade paperback...Jason Todd AKA Robin goes on a search for his biological mother. Eventually the trail leads to three possibilities, and his travels take him to the Middle East, embroiled in a terrorist plot and face to face with Batman's deadliest foe, the Joker. As fate would have it, Batman is also in the region on another case, and finds out that Robin is murdered--now he wants justice. It was only after reading Editor Dennis O'Neil's post script, that I was reminded that readers decided the fate of Robin, via a 900 number poll. It would have been cool to see how the other version ended up--just as a contrast. How did Robin escape...? The story by Jim Starlin still holds up today. The Middle East/terrorism aspects of the story are made to feel a bit more timely, given the state of our world today. I liked the fact that Superman appears in the story. He is there on the orders of the President, to see that Batman's thirst for justice, is kept in check. The art from Jim Aparo and Mike DeCarlo is solid enough. But I think the shadings could have been a bit darker. This is a tragedy after all...and by nature Batman is a dark hero. The layout is a bit bright for a tale like this. Oh well. A Death In The Family is a recommended read for those who follow the Bat
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an important history of batman but mediocre story, Nov. 10 2003
i can't believe how jim starlin made this illogical plot. the idea is promising, the end of robin. it's an interesting and very potential idea to blow the readers' emotion but executed poorly as a whole story. the art: jim aparo, not the best choice for the story. his style is not realistic enough to convey a potential emotion. duet of neal adams and dick giordano or duet of don newton and alfredo alcala would be much better. thanks God the inker did a good job!! he really added deeper emotion in batman pictures. the colorist, adrianne roy, he is not a right choice for the story. his vibrant color pallette simply doesn't match with the feel of the story. it's better to leave the drawings without color or choose someone else. last thing, the story is so racist, not a good choice.
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