Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood
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| Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood | |
|---|---|
 Cover page of Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood #1 (August 2022) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics (Black Label) |
| Schedule | Bimonthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | Action Superhero |
| Publication date | August 2, 2022 – August 23, 2022 |
| No. of issues | 2 |
| Main character(s) | Red Hood Robin Shriek |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Sean Murphy Clay McCormack |
| Artist(s) | Simone Di Meo George Kambadais |
| Letterer | AndWorld Design |
| Colorist | Dave Stewart |
Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood is an American comic book published by DC Comics under its Black Label imprint. The two-issue limited series - co-written by Sean Murphy and Clay McCormack, illustrated by Simone Di Meo and George Kambadais, lettered by AndWorld Design and colored by Dave Stewart - began publication on August 2, 2022 and ended on the 23rd of the same month. It is both a spin-off and a prequel to Murphy's Batman: Beyond the White Knight (2022), and is also the sixth installment in his self-titled Murphyverse comic book line.
Jason Todd, Batman's former sidekick Robin-turned-vigilante Red Hood, joins forces with a young Mongolian girl named Gan—whom he also begins training to become the "ultimate" Robin—to help her protect Gotham City's East Backport neighborhood from the sound-based supervillain Walter Shreeve / Shriek.[1][2]
Publication
The two-issue comic book limited series Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood was co-written by Sean Murphy and Clay McCormack, illustrated by Simone Di Meo and George Kambadais,[3] lettered by AndWorld Design and colored by Dave Stewart.[4][5] The comic is both a spin-off and a prequel to Murphy's Batman: Beyond the White Knight (2022),[6][7] and is also the sixth installment in his self-titled Murphyverse comic book line,[8][9] whose titles are published under DC's Black Label imprint.[10] White Knight Presents: Red Hood began publishing with the launch of its first issue on August 2,[11] and ended with the release of its second and final issue on the 23rd of the same month.[12]
Issues
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Book One" | August 2, 2022 | [13] |
| #2 | "Book Two" | August 23, 2022 | [14] |
Reception
Reviewing Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood, Sayantan Gayen of Comic Book Resources noted how the limited series makes use of a non-linear narrative to "paint a complete picture of the past". Gayen also commented on how the comic book series' art style appears to frame characters in low-angle shots in what filmmakers often call the Dutch angle.[15] Matthew Aguilar of ComicBook.com gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5, calling the comic book's art style "stunning" and praising the characters' dialogue and interactions as "charming and full of life".[16] Ray Goldfield of GeekDad gave a score of 8 out of 10, as he felt the comic possesses the "momentum" that Batman: Beyond the White Knight has been lacking in its narrative.[17]
Continuation
After the end of Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood, Jason and Gan appeared together in Batman: Beyond the White Knight, starting in its fifth issue.[18]
