Robin & Batman: Jason Todd (2025) #3

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd

by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen (Artist)

Robin has teamed up with the mysterious villain known only as the Wraith, and Batman is desperate to save his new ward from the sinister temptations of evil. Can the Dark Knight rescue Jason Todd before his corruption is complete? And even if he can, is there any hope that this tortured soul can be rehabilitated into the crime-fighter Batman is so desperately trying to mold him into?

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics

Kindle Edition

Published August 27, 2025

About the author

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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.

Reviews

[Machiavelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a powerful, emotionally resonant finale. Jeff Lemire leans into the tragedy at the core of Jason Todd — a kid driven by anger, loss, and a desperate need for approval — while Dustin Nguyen’s art elevates every beat with haunting, expressive visuals that linger long after the final page.

This issue doesn’t try to rewrite Jason’s fate; instead, it gives it context and humanity. The result is a quiet, painful ending that feels earned, compassionate, and deeply sad in the best way. A standout character study and one of the strongest Jason Todd stories in years.

[Jadyn❀ · Rating 3 out of 5]

*2.5* As I have been with this whole series, I am extremely frustrated by this issue. They had it. They HAD IT. Jason understood. He’s not broken, killing people doesn’t make the pain go away, and there are better ways to breed fear! They really hit the nail on the head! But when your narration on the next page negates all of that, everything he learned, because everyone at DC knows this character will never be allowed to actually learn these lessons and actually progress— it comes off so cheap. What was the point of the story if we’re left back at square one? I don’t understand why it still seems to be the popular belief that Jason is only an interesting character when he’s miserable and broken, frozen at the mentality of an eleven-year-old who has lost everything, using guns and killing without a second thought. Why is Batman, even in this very book(!), allowed to grow and change and Jason isn’t? I’m tired of reading the same story and ending up no further than where I started, like a hamster on a wheel. I suppose it is too much to ask that Jason find any level of peace. He can learn this lesson now and still have to learn it again later, without there being a knowing undercurrent of “yeah, but I really learned nothing because I am incapable of change.”

[Zoey · Rating 3 out of 5]

They were so close to getting the point. They proved that Jason was more than what others believed— he wasn’t broken, he was just young and hurt and learning. Then, they ruined it all by immediately turning it around and saying that the darkness defines him.

At the very least, I’m hoping that was just his edgy inner monologue and that the other characters will actually put an effort into helping him, rather than dismissing him as beyond saving (cough cough Alfred).

Also, the art is beautiful. I love the water color coloration. It makes everything seem almost insubstantial, like we’re walking through someone’s memories.

[AJ Easterday · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't sure this story would reach a satisfying conclusion in just three issues, but this was pretty good, and it got me tearing up. I do still wish it was a bit longer. I would've loved to see Alfred try to reconnect with Jason in this book as well, but we simply didn't have enough pages to get all that.

[Renae Rohde · Rating 4 out of 5]

(looks like they've got the wrong cover up right now, but maybe that will be fixed soon) Okay so this was definitely my favorite out of the three, but I do think this story arc would've been served better if it were longer. It seemed like they made the characters more extreme in their issues (that were sort of ooc to me, especially with Alfred) in order to show growth in a very short timespan, which is whatever. I don't know. I can see what they were trying to do with this series, and the art is gorgeous, but as an overall narrative it fell short for me. I did like this issue though and I'm glad Jason got his own thing *as Jason/Jaybin* instead of only doing solo series as Red Hood.

I miss the immediate post-crisis Jason who, like, was excited about doing homework and stuff though. Like why is modern Jason's only personality trait angst lol. It's rare for me to say that a character was more well-rounded in the 80s, but I think in Jason's case that's true.

[Cybernex007 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this series was certainly fine. There are some high emotional moments in this issue, but like a lot of people I have my own perception of Jason that mainly involves seeing him as a Robin that has a hard time falling back on others for support and having much higher emotions in the cases they have worked because of everything he has lived through in his life. I certainly think this comic touches on that at times, but ultimately it just feels like they leave it in the air of Jason falling into the darkness and accepting it on his own accord like it wasn’t something that was forced upon him time and time again. Especially with that, I’ll admit it, tacky tease of Joker watching him in Arkham at the end of the issue. As the last issue came to an end with Jason running off and joining the new gun trotting vigilante in Gotham, the wraith, exactly what you would expect happened. Jason and him ran around beating criminals to a pulp and the wraith even blowing chunks of them out at times, all to get leads on the origin of the new heroin strain hitting the streets. All the while Jason is the one holding the wraith back from crossing the line. Batman is just one step behind them the entire time and is rushing to get ahead of this. There is still this strange dynamic where Alfred blames himself for not fully accepting the boy like he did for Dick and even admitting that he sacred him, which is such an odd characterization. But still gives them a lot of room to make up for it as they haven’t lost Jason yet.

The night lights up with the bat signal, a message from Bruce calling a Jason home as Robin jumps into the night following the wraith to the HQ of the new drug operation. Batman was able to get the same details on the origin from Oracle and it’s off to the races. Jason takes the lead after getting Jade and finding a woman asking for more drugs. No doubt remembering back to his own mother, as the start of this issue shows us that Jason found his mother dead one day. Jason goes into a blind fury as the entire world around him literally turns red and he beats through the lab until a knife from the main guy they are looking for is placed against his throat! Suddenly Jason is flipping him over and putting the knife to the assailant’s throat. He is literally at a crossroads now, and hilariously batman is now standing on one side of him with the wraith on the other. This will not be the last time Jason will have to rethink this decision but today his choice is made clear…he isn’t crossing that line. As batman and the wraith get into an altercation, it ends with the wrist pointing a gun at batman…only for Robin to take the knife he had at the man’s throat and throw it into the wraith’s hand instead, disarming him in the process. Batman and Robin make up and have quite a touching moment as they embrace. Jason has put out the idea this issue that batman scares him, he scares hum because Jason knows he sees him. “Not just what I am…but what I could be.” The entire time the wraith was claiming that Batman’s methods are backwards and only promote the violence and death so his existence is justified. Some time later Robin visits Wraith in Arkham and expresses that he was wrong. They were able to track down the origins to intergang and shut down the entire operation. The idea that killing them as an example to breed fear is backwards and there are much smarter ways to breed fear. I’m not a huge fan of the way the issue ends, as wraith claims that Jason is just pretending and he is broken inside just like everyone else and it’s only a matter of time before it takes him, and Jason admits that a part of him thinks wraith it right. Well I don’t, I don’t think the Jason Robin this is based on originally would think that either. But that’s just my opinion and I really haven’t read enough Jason to make a long argument about it, lol. Still amazing art all around, those water colors could slap me on the face and I would ask for more.

[F. P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good stuff--ultimately, I really liked this series! The art's still awesome, especially the perspective and textures. I lurvveee the panel with Batman leaving the top of a building with rusty-looking paneled sides--such great painting and drawing there; I could look at that image all day.

I just don't like the style of the way the men are depicted as looking so old and wrinkled so much. It's patriarchal; the women characters would never be so visibly aged, would be rendered as looking young....

4.5 stars from me

[Carly · Rating 4 out of 5]

finally a Jason Todd ending that doesn't make me wanna run to DC headquarters and demand why they hat Jason so much. (i shouldn't hold my breath though cause the new Red Hood ongoing starts next week and i have little faith).

but anyway. i really liked this. i enjoyed Jason's internal struggle as he figures out what kind of hero he wants to become.

[Annemarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish the issue had ended just a few pages sooner, before his self doubt set in. But, as a fellow broken person, I think it's okay to know you're broken and still do the best you can to do and be good. And hopefully Jason will reach that someday. (Or even better, stops feeling broken, but small steps are fine)

[Craig Schorling · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a decent enough conclusion but overall, I was disappointed with this mini. The art was tremendous no doubt but the story just didn't quite get there. There are some great moments like with Alfred in this issue but it felt very safe and "samey". Not bad but not great either.

[Joaquin · Rating 4 out of 5]

"For better or for worse, we're a family now. And that's worth fighting for."

Me molesta muchísimo cuando escriben una historia domde Jason está "destinado" a ser red hood porque "era el robin malo" (cuando no lo era) pero me dió mucha ternura el panel de bruce abrazando a Jason.

[Madison Head · Rating 5 out of 5]

“For better or for worse, we’re a family now. And that’s worth fighting for.”

I’m going to cry. This comic is so good, and so sad thinking about his future. I love Jason Todd.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goodreads has the wrong cover here- but a satisfying ending!

[Richard A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good series with an excellent ending(?) I am enjoying more details about Bruce and Jason's relationship as Father and "son".

[brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

the art is absolutely fantastic idk about the story
what's the whole point of showing an unseen story of jason todd from his past if it's just like the ones he's going to get later on

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Para no hacer nada... Que no hubiesen hecho nada...

[fin riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

guess what? cried

[tee (rin's version) · Rating 2 out of 5]

everytime they ruin jason's whole character, an angel dies

[Steven Shinder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jason makes a choice but of course is still questioning things.