DC decided to reboot their comic book universe, so I decided to blog along with it!
Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
Written by: Scott Lobdell
Art and Cover by: Kenneth Rocafort
Interesting. Very interesting.
It starts off very good with Red Hood breaking Red Arrow out of prison. I like it, its a little out there, and then Starfire shows up. Then it turns sexy. Then it turns into mysticism. Three characters = three stories, right?
Seriously, this book just seemed divided. The first bit is devoted to Red Arrow and showing him off. Then we get a section of Starfire and showing pretty much everything of her's off, then we get the real mystery, where Red Hood seems to be into magic/mysticism. That's a significant departure from the science driven mind of the Bat.
Much is said about the characterization of Starfire in this issue, and I could give less than a tug about it. Really, there is no tugging material here, its the same amount of skin that was shown in most Marvel comics back in the 90's. I could care less. What gets me, and I really enjoy this, is that Starfire is shown to be a sexual creature who is an alien that feels humanity is beneath her. Which I like. Its the same attitude that the new Superman seems to have. But most people on the internet have seem to take this as degrading to her and females in general.
In short, it really isn't. In a truly equal society, women would have be shown same respect for their sexual promiscuity as any guy would. Starfire blatantly states that she is in control over who she sleeps with. So in my book, she is on equal grounds with the other two leads in this comic. But they all need in each other in some regard, which is why they work as a group.
I have some faith, but the rug could be pulled out from under me next issue. I can only wait and see.
The art overall is very poor. This looks like the cheesecake art of Aspen comics. Everyone is skinny, muscle bound, and women have double D's. Its hard to take it seriously, and I could use a different artist here. Literally, the art doesn't tell any story. It does a working job at first and at the end, but its true focus is in the middle. Starfire's story. Where she is pretty much naked.
Sigh. It's below OK, but I'm willing to give it more since its a Bat-book in some regards. But I may not be around for much longer.
Words: 6/10
Pictures: 3/10
Recommend: Eh. I'll let you borrow my copy, then you decide if you want to buy it.
Buy Next Issue: Hrmm. Yet another title that my 3 issue rule might burn me on. We shall see.
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