Comics! Red Hood and the Outlaws #3

Red Hood and the Outlaws #3

Written by Scott Lobdell

Art by Kenneth Rocafort

I am liking this comic a whole lot more than I thought I ever would. This issue clearly shows who all the characters are, how they interact, and then ends it with one of the best moments that I've read this week.

So Jason and company have to find out who killed the gatekeepers for this Chamber of All. In order for the trio to enter, they must give up their fondest memory. If they come back, they can have it back. If they don't, then it is gone forever. Needless to say, they do return and make it through the maze and get what information they need to continue the story. The fun part of the issue is having the person who took their memories decide to explore them.

Flash back time! Seems like Kori is a princess and warrior, with an emphasis on the latter. You get the idea - don't mess with her. This is in stark contrast to how some people took her in the first issue - as some mindless slut. I hope this issue makes them eat those words.

Flash back two! Seems like Roy Harper had some tough times. They are sticking with the druggie history for him. He decided to fight Killer Croc as a suicide attempt. Croc saw this and decided to spare the kid since Croc wanting nothing to do with it. We get the history that Roy was essentially dropped by Oliver Queen. No details are spilled, but you get the sense that this was when Ray realized that he had hit rock bottom and needed to change.

When the characters emerge victorious from their trip, they get offered their memories back. Jason refuses. Then we get to see it.

Flash back number three! Jason is Robin and is too sick to go out. Bruce orders him to stay, and Jason puts up a fight before decided that he should listen. He is on the couch in the manor and is trying to get better. Then Bruce appears next to him. Bruce tells him it is good to take a night off. We then cut to the final page where Jason is curled up next to Bruce fast asleep.

Its just such a great moment and a great issue. It tells you more about these three characters than most other books who just have to deal with one character. I love it. Strangely enough, this is written by Scott Lobdell who I just couldn't stand last week when I read Superboy #3. Weird. I guess some writers just have better issues than others, and this is one of the better ones.

The art is really good here. I don't know if its just grown on me or what, but this issue it shines. The Chamber of All is drawn wonderfully. And that last page is just the icing on the cake.

Words: 10/10

Pictures: 9/10

Recommend: Hell yea. If you threw away the comic due to the first issue, this issue will bring you back.

Buy Next Issue: I'm buying. So should you.