Red Hood/Arsenal

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Red Hood/Arsenal
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Cover of the first issue.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Publication date2015-2016
No. of issues13
Main character(s) Red Hood
Arsenal
Creative team
Created by Scott Lobdell
Written byScott Lobdell

Red Hood/Arsenal is a 2015 comic book series published by DC Comics featuring the characters Red Hood (Jason Todd) and Arsenal (Roy Harper). [1] It was written by Scott Lobdell and illustrated by Dexter Soy and Denis Medri. The series was the second ongoing title for the character Jason Todd. [2]

Contents

Publication history

The series was a continuation of Lobdell's earlier series Red Hood and the Outlaws . Lobdell enjoyed working with artist Dexter Soy and he was brought on for the main series. [3] The new series Red Hood/Arsenal focuses on the two characters being "heroes for hire" with new costumes. [4] [5] The series heavily featured the character Joker's Daughter. [6] It partook in the "Robin War" storyline in 2016. [7] The series was concluded that same year to coincide with DC Rebirth. [8]

Reception

The series holds an average rating of 5.9 by 63 professional critics on review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup. [9] [10] [11]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublished dateISBN
Red Hood / Arsenal Vol. 1: Open for BusinessRed Hood / Arsenal #1-6April 2016 978-1401261542
Red Hood / Arsenal Vol. 2: Dancing with the Devils DaughterRed Hood / Arsenal #7-13October 2016 978-1401264895

See also

References

  1. Seitz, Dan (August 7, 2015). "Heroes Are For Hire In Our Exclusive Preview Of Next Week's 'Red Hood/Arsenal'". Uproxx . Archived from the original on January 25, 2022.
  2. Jeffrey A. Brown; Routledge, 12 dec. 2018. Batman and the Multiplicity of Identity: The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero as Cultural Nexus - page: ?
  3. Rogers, Vaneta (July 27, 2016). "REBIRTH's RED HOOD & OUTLAWS Puts Jason Todd In 'Dark Trinity', Streamlines Origin". Newsarama . Archived from the original on July 29, 2016.
  4. Chak, Winnie (May 21, 2017). "Red Hood: 15 Things You Never Knew About Jason Todd". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on May 24, 2017.
  5. Steinbeiser, Andrew (September 6, 2017). "Arsenal & Red Hood Receive New Costumes". ComicBook.com . Archived from the original on May 29, 2015.
  6. Johnston, Rich (November 12, 2018). "Joker's Daughter Coming to Nightwing?". Bleeding Cool . Archived from the original on November 14, 2018.
  7. Keith, Jed W. (December 4, 2015). "Exclusive Preview: RED HOOD/ARSENAL #7". Freaksugar. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.
  8. Castelblanco, Fabio (June 20, 2016). "Red Hood/Arsenal #13 - Seperate[sic] Ways". Archived from the original on September 19, 2020.
  9. "Red Hood / Arsenal Reviews". Comic Book Roundup. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025.
  10. "RED HOOD/ARSENAL: 'A Romcom With Some Action Elements'". Newsarama. June 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019.
  11. "Red Hood/Arsenal #13". CBR . June 8, 2016.