Review - Batman: Under the Red Hood DVD
The eighth tasty portion from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line from Warner Bros is Batman: Under the Red Hood, a direct to DVD animated film based on the Batman: A Death in the Family storyline written by Jim Starlin and the Batman: Under the Hood storyline by the writer of the movie and current Power Girl scribe, Judd Winick*. Unfortunately for us Aussies we had to wait until the 31st of August for its release as opposed to the 27th of July in the good ol' US of A and while it may not seem like a long time, for a geek such as myself, it's an eternity! The basic story of Batman: Under the Red Hood revolves around the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd and the return of a reborn version of an old foe, The Red Hood. The Red Hood was the initial incarnation of the Joker going back to 1951, back before his Jack Nicholson-esque plunge into a vat of chemicals, causing his disfigurement and eventual insanity. The new Red Hood in his angry bik...