Red Hood and the Outlaws, Volume 4: League of Assassins

Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011)

by James Tynion IV (Writer), Julius Gopez (Illustrator), Al Barrionuevo (Illustrator)

A new era begins for Red Hood and the Outlaws!

Following the Joker's horrifying attack on the Bat-family, Jason Todd finds himself lost in his own past. Kori and Arsenal set out on a treacherous journey to the far reaches of the globe to rescue him, but when they come face to face with the All Caste, Hugo Strange, and the League of Assassins, the Outlaws might reach their breaking point.

Collecting: Red Hood and the Outlaws 19-24, Annual 1

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Batman

232 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2014

About the author

Prior to his first professional work, Tynion was a student of Scott Snyder's at Sarah Lawrence College. A few years later, he worked as for Vertigo as Fables editor Shelly Bond's intern. In late 2011, with DC deciding to give Batman (written by Snyder) a back up feature, Tynion was brought in by request of Snyder to script the back ups he had plotted. Tynion would later do the same with the Batman Annual #1, which was also co-plotted by Snyder. Beginning in September 2012, with DC's 0 issue month for the New 52, Tynion will be writing Talon, with art by Guillem March. In early 2013 it was announced that he'd take over writing duties for Red Hood and the Outlaws in April.

Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 2 out of 5]

(C+) 67% | Almost Satisfactory
Notes: A pell-mell hodgepodge of herky-jerky jibber-jabber: wishy-washy, simply put, all higgledy-piggledy gobbledygook.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not really a fan of amnesia as a plot device.

Too much Roy in this and I'm deducting points because Green Arrow showed up in many of his parts. What little I've seen of Green Arrow in the various series he's popped up in has made me dislike him. I just find him annoying and whiny. A couple of points get added for the Strange cameo though.

This needed waaaaay more Starfire. I want more of her backstory and really any story where she's the focus.

I am curious to see if there will be any lasting effect because of Jason's actions in this volume.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

The series is definitely better now that James Tynion has taken over. I'd still love to see it steer more toward the direction the Outsiders book took when Nightwing was leading the team in the old DC Universe.

[Lost Planet Airman · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of mysticism, so not my cup of tea. A lot of sudden "we've been manipulating events the whole time" retroactive continuity revelations that stand on wobbly support, and a lot of willingness to accept characters changing sides. Maybe I've been reading too many thoughtful thrillers lately, where the pieces fit snuggly, that I don't like the comic-book logic today.

[Sans · Rating 1 out of 5]

How. How? How did Tynion IV write something this bad? Was he still new here? Was this his first job? Did he miss the "How To Write Witty Banter" day at comic book school? Did he use a dartboard to decide on magical amnesia as a catalyst for some of the worst issues of any series I have ever slogged through? Did no one proofread any of this? Does he just really love Roy while still thinks he's an idiot and just hates every other character?

Don't get me started on the pencils. Or Cheshire. Or Ra's.

Oh my god, how am I going to force myself through the next book now?

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5**

Um anyways

[Eric Ulloa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jason Todd

this is a great story, I like the turn red hood has received. if you as are looking for a good read, pick up ASAP

[Gökberk Kaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not better than third volume but its good. So finally League Of Assassins made an appearence but beginning of the book isabput friendship and i recommend you to buy it with fifth volume

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

League of Assassins and these weird smoke guys called the Untitled. This was a slow to start story that got better the farther you got into it. Almost a 4star book.

[Meagan (FranticVampireReads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume was one of my least favorite so far. The art style was wildly inconsistent, even within the same issue/chapter. It was so jarring and it made concentrating on the story hard. I did like that we got to focus a bit more on Roy in this volume. I don’t really have much else to say about this one. 🤷‍♀️

I think that overall this volume was just okay. So it’s getting a three out of five stars.

[Shinmayi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was pretty good. Other than the whole League of Assassins debacle, there are some pretty solid moments in this one. I loved the insight we got into Roy's and especially Jason's past. One thing I really hated were all the sexist subtleties that were present. Other than that there are some golden moments.

[Anchorpete · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have been pretty mercilous with my comic book reviews today, but I will give this one a 2 based on one aspect of the story that took up two issues......

First off, this was very tough to get through. As one of the newer comic book writers, James Tynion IV's work feels very dated. It reminds me of the stuff I was reading when I was 12 (I am 32 at this point).

I usually only critique the story when I write reviews of comic trades, but this had some of the worst artwork and coloring I have seen in a comic in a long time. Do you think that fans of the Arrow TV show would get into this book, when they see Roy Harper drawn like a an overweight grandmother? I know fans of Starfire from the teen titans cartoon never gave this book a chance, since she was ridiculously sexed up since the first issue, but in this trade, she is drawn like an orange version of one of the Psychlos from Battlefield Earth.

So what is redeeming about this book?

Ok (time for Mother goose to come out). Some time ago (possibly in Batman Begins, or maybe before hand) the cliche story of the master having to track down his renegade bloodthirsty pupil got turned on its head. No longer was it the student that was dangerous and the master was the good guy, now we have the story of the Deadly master, who trains the student that wants to be the Ninja Bad Ass, but doesn't want to take a life. I am pretty sure it is Batman and Ra's Al Ghul's relationship in Batman begins that set up this dynamic. Since then the secretive and exclusive League of Assassins has been the Elective Class for DC vigilante heroes to take before taking to the streets of Gotham.

I have actually really loved that aspect. I like the idea behind the league of assassins, and I like the idea that they are the major martial arts influence for the Bat Family of characters. The two issues of this book that were decent, dealt with the idea that the Lazarus pits, which have kept Ra's Al Ghul immortal are actually connected to some kind of mythical pool, that a more illusive, evil group was first empowered by. Jason Todd has been on a quest (unbeknownst to the reader) to learn from the League of Assassins and then take out this older, evil group.

In the most recent story arch of Scott Snyder's Batman, "Endgame", we learn that there is special kind of pool under Gotham City and that it might be connected to the Lazarus pits, and may have also been behind the idea of the joker being as Old as Gotham itself.

In my Fanboy mind, I have tied all of the Lazarus pits and this Gotham pit together, and that is quite an exciting little thought. The Joker even shows up in this trade, for a "Zero Year" tie in, which of course, was an arc in the Far Superior Batman title.

It was that Zero Year tie in and the reference to the Lazarus pits that gave this book a two for me. Otherwise- yech.

[Campo Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was still fun as red hood has proven to be so far throught the series but it was a little scattered and all over the place also at points was boring and strange because of a slightly different back story to Jason Todd that changed what we thought we knew

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice to see the League of Assassins in a comic. Their city looks very nice. Hope they will be able to stop Ra's. Zero year was very interesting as well. Glad that Jason got his memories back.

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

i absolutely adore this series this is a entertaining series and i have enjoyed reading and collecting this series and highly recommend this series for any of those who may be interested in it.

[Chris Richards · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is almost but not quite the complete Tynion run on the book collected here (issues 19-26 are collected here and 27-28 are in the next volume). Tynion certainly writes a run with more substance than Lobdell and more interest in these characters’ histories. I also respect that Tynion decided to build on and develop Lobdell’s work into something worthwhile rather than just throw it all out and start fresh.

Lobdell’s run was very Jason-focused, as the book’s name suggests it should be. Tynion takes Lobdell’s Jason with his paperthin characterisation and gives him the amnesiac treatment to avoid writing the edgy ‘cool’ character Lobdell loved and focus on developing the other two in the main cast: Roy and Kori.

The Jason mysticism mumbo jumbo that I hated from volume 1 returns to cause his amnesia and for the plot to build out of as the League of Assassins and the Untitled go to war over the well of sins (the OG Lazarus Pit). It’s a bit of a confusing mess aiming for epic as Tynion often does but lacking clarity.

Tynion reveals Starfire has been faking her inability to remember intimate relationships (eatablished by Lobdell at the start of the series, hated by everyone and ignored until now). He sets up an interesting secret conflict between Starfire and Nightwing as the cause of this deception. He then completely fails to follow through on this plot though as Roy and Kori never get the chance to talk about the implications of this reveal before Tynion leaves the book and the Nightwing fight is never mentioned again.

What is explored far more effectively is Roy’s relationship with Green Arrow by the annual collected here. The history between them with Roy as his tech guy and ‘little brother’ who he never trusted to be a superhero is interesting. It’s also nice to see GA does care about Roy despite what Roy thinks.

The annual also re-debuts Cheshire - the pre-Flashpoint mother of Roy’s child. It’s nice to see the character debut and start building some history with Roy in this continuity. She also makes for a cool and effective villain. The dialogue is not great though.

The League of Assassins led by Bronze Tiger that this book focused on are a bunch of cool characters that it’s great to see but none of them are effectively developed sadly.

Another villain slipped in is Hugo Strange, set up by a scene in the last volume. Strange turns out to have been Roy’s therapist who set up his falling out with Green Arrow. Tynion then abandons this really interesting plot thread though to have Strange sell them out to the Untitled immediately then not appear again. What a waste.

The reveal of Ra’s al Ghul as the big bad is both too late and too blindingly obvious, while Ra’s himself is written to be incredibly dull and ineffective.

The last part of this story is inexplicably not collected here and opens the next volume.

What is included though is a Zero Year tie in issue where Jason and his friend(?) Chris try to become part of the Red Hood gang and Jason meets Talia for the first time and ends up teaming up with her. I really enjoyed it. We also see Joker, not yet fully formed and wrapped up in bandages after his chemical bath hunting down his former Red Hood gang associates who might know anything about him. It’s genuinely a great issue I really enjoyed. Given Morrison’s Batman Inc might as well be a different continuity anyway, it’s also really nice to actually see Talia in the New 52.

Generally speaking the character work Tynion has started to do here is brilliant but is left entirely unfinished in a deeply unsatisfying way since he sets up so much but only delivers this one disappointing arc. Is it better than Lobdell’s efforts? Undoubtedly. Is it actually a good series now? Sadly not really.

[Krzysztof Grabowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bardzo zdziwiła mnie zmiana na stołku autora, bo Pana Lobdella zastąpił Pan Tynion IV i idealnie odzwierciedla to przysłowie: "zamienił stryjek siekierkę na kijek", bowiem wcześniejszym odsłonom Red Hood and the Outlaws można było kilka rzeczy zarzucić, ale nie były to pozycje złe. Liga Zabójców jest za to przegadana i nudna, nawet w tych sekwencjach gdzie dzieje się zaskakująco dużo.

Death of the Family wstrząsnęło całą bat familią do tego stopnia, iż podopieczni Wayne'a odwrócili się od niego, podążając własną drogą. Jason Todd przeżył to chyba najbardziej, gdyż dowiedział się, że sporo jego działań było warunkowane przez... Jokera. Chłopak nie mógł znieść czegoś takiego i zdecydował się na drastyczny krok. Wymazanie pamięci. Tkwi w tym pewien szkopuł. Zapomina o wszystkich, których znał, w tym o Roy'u i Kori. Stary kumpel nie może się z tym pogodzić i rusza za przyjacielem, w głównej mierze po to by znaleźć sposób na odwrócenie procesu.

Niestety gość o aparycji podobnej do postaci z Avatara: Legendy Aanga nie zna sposobu na to co zrobił i odsyła trójkę do swojego świata. Tutaj wypływa inny problem. Ktoś wyznacza za herosów konkretną cenę, bodajże 5 milionów od łebka. Skusi się raczej sporo osobliwości. I tu wypływa głupotka tomu. Na cholerę człowiek, który stosował takie metody walki (czyli zabijał) wyrabiając sobie imponującą liczbę wrogów kasuje sobie pamięć, wystawiając się takim ruchem na odstrzał?

A jednak. Przybywa Liga z Tygryskiem na czele i w sumie w nosie mają hajsiwo. Liczy się fakt, iż Jason ma być "wybrańcem", który jest w stanie obronić ich tajemną siedzibę przez zagrożeniem z zewnątrz w formie Nienazwanych (???). Jason dołącza do Ligi, a zdesperowany Harper podąża za nim, dając się wmanipulować wrogim bytom w atak na wspomniane miejsce (swoją drogą nie wiem jak chłopak pomieścił tyle sprzętu na plecach...). A gdzie w tym wszystkim Kori, zapytacie? A no błąka się gdzieś na uboczu, targana rozterkami sercowymi, bo zależy jej na Roy, ale jednocześnie zataiła wcześniejszą relację z Nightwingiem, no i ma własny sposób na rozwiązanie wydarzeń (komunikując się z niejaką Esencją).

Jest tu tyle sprzeczności i głupotek. W pewnym momencie trafiamy do przeszłości, gdzie widzimy jak opisywane aktualnie wydarzenia zostały tak naprawdę zainicjowane przez Talię, córkę Demona. Biedny Jason, wszyscy nim manipulują. A nie, poczekajcie. Jest końcówka, która wywraca cały komiks do góry nogami. Niby z założenia masywny plot twist, ale ja jedynie wydałem z siebie "meh". Gdzie ta ikra, gdzie te emocje? Wcześniej były. Mam wrażenie, że autor nie do końca pojął jaką postacią jest Todd i na siłę miesza w życiorysie. Można było przewidzieć wiele wypadkowych, jak fakt, iż przy całym ambarasie towarzysze będą próbowali odwrócić tą amnezję i działaniami tymi mogą zaszkodzić sprawie. Ja byłem w stanie uwierzyć, iż Todd właśnie dlatego chciał wyczyścić pamięć, bo Joker się z nim bawił, a tak...

Czar prysł. Wystarczyło powiedzieć przyjaciołom. Zaufajcie mi, mam powody, nie pytajcie, wyjaśni się. Nie, po co? Cierpią na tym emocje, zwłaszcza Harpera. I jeszcze ten występ Green Arrowa rodem z serii, którą "opiekowała się" Pani Nocenti. Nie. Chociaż, żeby całość wyglądała fajnie? Też nie. Rysunki są mocno średnie, czasami nawet słabe. Z całym szacunkiem dla Tyniona IV, tak to jest jak się jest wrzuconym w toku jakieś historii... Dawać z powrotem Lobdella. Bardziej 2+/5.

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

This trade paperback picks up where the previous volume left off, collecting the next eight issues (19–26) of the 2011 on-going series and the first of two Annuals.

With Scott Lobdell stepping down from lead writer and James Tynion IV replacing him, I was hoping that this series would get a mini-reboot of sorts – a breath of fresh air with all the new blood from a new creative team and all. If it happened, I must have missed it along the way, which could be considered a good thing, because it meant that Tynion picked up from Lodell and seamlessly continued the series, but I was really looking for a new direction.

The Zero Year tie-in (Red Hood and the Outlaws (Vol. 1) #25) was written by Tynion and penciled by Jeremy Haun was done rather well – an interesting take on Jason Todd prior to his origin story. Talia al Ghul enters Gotham City to kill the leader of the Red Hood Gang (not Joker) who had been possessed by The Untitled to help her in the search was Jason Todd, who left an impression on her.

The Annual was written by Tynion and penciled by Al Barrionuevo and focused mainly on Roy Harper and his relationship both past and present with Oliver Queen as Green Arrow. To call their relationship dysfunctional would be a mild description – if that. This Annual also continues the story arc that Tynion is trying to write, so it's not a standalone.

Tynion's text seemed to written well and somewhat good – not as strong as Lobdell, which is telling to say the least. It seems that the story that Tynion wanted to tell is much too big for the issues he has available and that's including the Annual. The art however, is much to be desired. It seems that finding a good permanent artist or keeping one is rather difficult for the series. For the most part the art was done somewhat well, a little uneven and lack consistency because of the many artists, and some of the panels seemed rather rough and amateurish, but it's done somewhat well. Hopefully, a permanent artist would be found soon.

Notable cameos include Talia al Ghul, her father Ra's al Ghul and the Joker in the Zero Year tie-in, Oliver Queen as Green Arrow and Jade Nguyen as Cheshire in the Annual. The League of Assassins was also a prominent presence in the main on-going series with smaller cameos for the All Caste and the Untitled. There were also several flashback cameos of the Bat Family while Todd's memories were being erased.

All in all, Red Hood and the Outlaws: League of Assassins is a somewhat good start for Tynion's being head writer – hopefully, his writing style would strengthen with his progression with the series.

[Rowan's Bookshelf (Carleigh) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this one, a character-focused arc with some good conflict. Points off for making it another "someone's been manipulating Jason his whole life!" twist again, but for the most part I really like it

Jason chooses to get his memories wiped as an attempt to be at peace - which actually works, except for the major betrayal that it is to his friends, and the consequent attack from the Untitled now that the last student of the All Caste doesn't remember what he's supposed to do. Enter the League of Assassins that convince Jason to join an Alliance of convenience to stop the Untitled from destroying the Lazarus Pit. Roy and Starfire also appeal to Jason's buried memories and the power of friendship!

Starfire once again gets sort of shafted for the sake of Jason and Roy's relationship - there's literally a part where she's "imprisoned for her own safety" and i have a feeling she's not going to be furious about this? Roy does get some good characterization though - he's loyal to a fault, though easily manipulated, and creates his own ARSENAL haha to go up against the entire League of Assassins. Because he cares about Jason :,)

Ends with a pretty cool return of Ras al ghul regaining some strength in the Lazarus Pit to take back control of the League, without Jason getting his memories back. Ducra's ghost has some sort of plan for him, but is yet to be revealed...

For as indifferent I am to a "lost memories" trope, and the idea that SOMEONE is always trying to groom Jason, I really liked this one. Looking forward to the next step in the story

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed reading this graphic novel. The first half really dove into Roy Harper's character, and the more I read about him, the more he's quickly moving his way up my favorite characters list. He's so completely broken--but somehow, despite all odds, he's still also fiercely loyal. I enjoy the humor that can come with him as well--which stands in stark comparison to how damaged he truly his. In short: he's a well-developed, interesting character that has been written in such a way that makes him, perhaps, one of the most human character DC has ever created. Bravo, James Tynion IV. Bravo. The second half of this story focused more on Jason Todd and his character development: the good, the bad, and everything in between--what it means to be a good person, even if your actions aren't always "good." This graphic novel ended with a cliff-hanger that will, I'm sure, lead us to even more Jason Todd evolution. In short: this graphic novel was as heavy on character development as it was action, and was as psychological as it was mystical. The end result is a surprisingly engaging read... even if all of the magical elements aren't really my cup of tea. I'm very interested to see what's going to happen next, but I'm also hoping that we'll get back to some good old fashioned vigilante business (with, you know, less magic). Bring on Volume 5!

[Bradley · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 Stars. It's probably because they attempted a story or at least made it the centralized theme here. S'aru is still awesome, but this overall work was pretty bad. The art style is not for me either. I'm sure some people can find something in it, but that something is not for me. In fact the style pushed me away from this book.

The style wasn't the only thing, the whole Untitled deal was never a great story. Or it just wasn't being carried out extremely well. Then in this volume it is forced upon us big time all the way to its climax. I just think this is plagued with elements that were never woven together neatly. It's like an art project where you use Elmer's school glue and it's plainly visible and all over the project. Maybe it was supposed to come together well, but for me it didn't.

For the first time in a while I've been turned off from the series, I might pick it back up. It was nice to see Chesire. That was cool. This is the first comic I've read with her in it. I liked it, but her 'sexy lady assassin' spiel didn't stick for me. All in all I just didn't find much appeal in this one.

[Michael Rivas · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a great deal of action.All of these New 52 are must reads if your a fan of Red Hood. I really like how they go back in time to fill out details and create the story line in how those details are affecting the present. There is great action and the art is amazing. A major theme in Red Hood is Redemption and moving on from the past. So far the story has highlighted that well. There is something missing in comparison to Batman comics which is why I couldn't give a 4. I want to because of my bias of Red Hood, but couldn't get there without lying to myself. Thats not to say this issue was bad. A whole new city was introduced to me that I didn't even know along with other characters that were new to me and some really cool old ones as well.

[Rick Hunter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Upon starting this book, my initial reaction to what I was seeing and reading was to recall the old saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". The story that Scott Lobdell had in the first 3 volumes of this series was amazing. The storytelling was far from broken. The art was great in the first 2 volumes, but they stuck random folks on art in volume 3. I guess you could say that the art in 3 was a little broken, but all-in-all, this has been one of the best series in the New 52. Having James Tynion IV come on as the writer initially seemed like a move in the wrong direction. By the time I finished the book, I thought the story that Tynion told was just as good as what Lobdell had done, but it was very different.

This series started of really fun, even funny at times, but the "Death of the Family" crossover event took all of the Batman related titles to an extremely dark place. In the aftermath of that event, Jason Todd/Red Hood has taken off to the Himalayas to go to the All-Caste hideout that we saw earlier in the series. Roy Harper/Arsenal and Kori/Starfire have pursued him there to try to get him to come back to them. By the time they find Jason, he has had Saru take all of his memories that are in any way touched by darkness. Jason no longer even knows who his friends are. Roy and Kori try to get Saru to reverse what he has done to Jason, but Jason tells them that evidently he wanted to forget them. Eventually Saru tires of them all and expels them from the sanctuary.

All 3 of the Outlaws return to their base. Green Arrow shows up to tell them about the bounty on their heads. Cheshire attacks them all. Roy angrily sends Green Arrow away and Jason sneaks a ride with Green Arrow when he departs unbeknownst to anyone. Jason runs in the League of Assassins which has members such as Cheshire, Lady Shiva, and Bronze Tiger. Roy seeks help from his old psychologist, Hugo Strange, who betrays them to the Untitled. (These are the guys that killed Jason's mentor Ducra and the rest of the All-Caste earlier in the series.) The Untitled tell Roy that they have no beef with Jason and that Roy can have his friend if Roy will help them break into the headquarters for the League of Assassins. Roy agrees, much to the chagrin of Kori. She can't accept that and leaves on her own to find Ducra's daughter Essence.

All of the previously mentioned players end up in a gigantic battle in the middle of the League's headquarters. There are also Man-bats, several Assassins I didn't name earlier, and one big surprise as we find out who pulled all the strings to get us here. While I may not have been hooked initially, and wasn't that big of a fan by the middle of the story, by the time this book was over, I was completely hooked. I'm all in on Tynion IV's writing ability. The writing gets 4.5 stars.

Julius Gopez is the main artist on the series. Al Barrionuevo does some fill in issues. Each guy produces different looking art, but both are equals in terms of quality. Each guy is capable of producing 4 star quality illustrations. Regrettably, both artists throw in some panels that are only 2 stars and many more panels that alternate in quality somewhere in between their highs and lows. This fluctuation in quality hurts the book and its great story. It saddens me when I see an artist produce quality art and then turn around and produce pages or panels that are pure rubbish. The art score ends up being 3 stars.

3.75 stars is my final rating for the book after averaging the art and writing scores together. That's 0.25 higher than the score given by me to volume 3. This series needs art that matches the quality of the writing to stay as one of the best series in the New 52. It's still in the top half, but the last couple volumes haven't been as great as the first 2 were. This series is still well worth picking up if you like any of the main characters.

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

There aren't really too many redeemable features in this volume of Red Hood and the Outlaws. A change in writer inevitability changes the feel of a story and it's definitely felt in this book. Jason's character development over the last three volumes is thrown out the window in favour of some weird mystic, chosen one inspired storytelling. Red Hood is a grounded character. Putting him into a story full of magic could have been interesting, but it really doesn't work here. On the other hand, Red Hood Annual 1 was a really good part of this collection and the only thing that stopped me giving this one star.

[Kit · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am honestly just living for the Jason-Todd-as-The-Chosen-One thing. This volume isn't perfect, and if I understand correctly, some of it will be retconned in Red Hood/Arsenal since I've seen panels of Robin II and Speedy I together, but I love the nods to Roy and Jade's pre-n52 history, plus I can't get enough of the All Caste and Jason's past with the League of Assassins. I was also thrilled to see the pre-Robin!Jason and Talia team-up! Love the twist it puts onto her taking him under her wing after he died.

[Sean · Rating 2 out of 5]

The New 52 did some pretty cool things with a lot of characters. What was done here with The League Of Assassins and Ra's Al Ghul is almost criminally bad. I've heard some good things about author James Tynion but this was pretty bad. This group is hard to like and Tynion makes Arsenal less so. Add to that the entire plot was absurd. The art was subpar and overall this isn't worth anyone's time.

[Paweł · Rating 4 out of 5]

W tym tomie wyjęci spod prawa mają już dość. Tym razem Roy dzieli się przebłyskami przeszłości i pokazuje co krył pod fasadą lekkoducha. Jason posunął się do drastycznych metod, aby wydostać się ze spirali nienawiści i przemocy. A przynajmniej tak mu się wydawało, bo na jego drużynę wpada liga zabójców.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

God the writing is so bad. Jason is the magical chosen one or something and it's all just so cheesy and contrived and cliche. But damn if the themes of found-family and confronting your mistakes and flaws and trying to reclaim your life from the tragedies you've survived aren't amazingly strong. God I am such a sucker for these themes

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than some of the others. There’s one story for start rather than hopping all over and giving us one shots of Jason’s take on events.

It’s also building him out as a hero, broken and not all good, but willing to do what it takes for the right reason rather than just rage.

Still waiting for all the Arsenal foreshadowing to come to something, though.

[Theo · Rating 1 out of 5]

as far as i'm concerned this plot takes away everything that is special about jason todd and turns him into some crossbreed between pawn and chosen one instead of focusing on the tragedy of a child having to grow up too fast and being taught skills to help him make his own decisions as is the case with each robin.