Written by James Tynion IV
Art by Julius Gopez
Thumbnails by Ken Lashley
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Review
You know, Red Hood isn't sucking it up.
That's is about what I can surmise from this issue and the direction that the series has taken since Tynion took over writing duties. It can be a little wordy at times, and the art feels inconsistent from issue to issue, but it isn't too bad.
One thing that I absolutely didn't like seeing was Hugo Strange. As a classic Bat-villain, I just wanted a little more realism to his classic look. here he seems to be as fit as can be, and I just see Hugo with at least a pot belly.
There is an introduction of sorts to another major Bat-villain as well, and I must say that it makes sense to include him in this book considering how Jason came back to life. But with the introduction to this character, we get a lot of assassin types showing up, and they all seem to be very colorful characters themselves. I'm sure that more will be explored in that area, and I'm not entirely against the idea of them appearing.
I still feel like Tynion is finding the character's voices in this series, but there has been enough progression from issue to issue that has kept me on board. I was just excited to see someone other than Scott Lobdell on the book, and so far there has been some pay off.
The art had thumbnails drawn by someone else other than the main artist. That is a rare credit that I see in comics. In fact, the last time I remember seeing something like that was when J.G. Jones did it for the 52 weekly series. This also isn't the first time that Gopez has had some assistance with art duties in some regard in this series, which to me is a telling sign that either he can't keep up with the monthly pace, or he doesn't know what he is doing. This book obviously isn't a huge selling book each month, so there is some leeway to give some experience to someone who needs it, but I want to start to see some improvement sometime soon.
Grades
Words: 7/10
Pictures: 5/10
General Feeling After Reading: Intrigued.
Buy Next Issue: It continues to hit the pull list for another issue. Good sign.
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