Jason Todd was the second Robin, until he was brutally murdered by the Joker. After he was resurrected, Jason learned Batman didn't avenge his death. Anguished and seeking vengeance, he initially turned against his mentor and father figure and took on the Clown Prince's former identity: the Red Hood. He eventually returned to the Bat-Family and assembled a team of anti-heroes known as the Outlaws.
How long have we seen costumed heroes and villains expressing emotions through domino mask, cowls, and face plates? This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
@sunhawk: Yea I know, I never see anybody complain about the eyes on Spider-Mans mask changing to show is emotions
That did bug me at one point or another. Still it's somewhat plausible if his mask is attached to his eyebrows and other parts. (and perhaps if the mask is elastic) :p
Not necessarily saying they should change this or not do it anymore, but it can be distracting. But I suppose it's just something where the pros outweigh the cons.
If Spider-Man can manipulate the eye pieces of his mask to glare then suddenly go back to normal when he's surprised, then why can't a helmet do that? Also, what if said helmet is slightly see through and we are ACTUALLY seeing Jason's expressions from behind it?
I actually like it. It gives the artist the freedom to deal with facial features rather than most scene characterizations being through the words. I see Jason as sort of an assassin kinda character. Kind of like Deadpool with less of a mouth and actually sane. With this classification, and his obvious super-tech equipment and weaponry (not to mention some contacts his teammates have with tech) I don't see any reason why he cannot have a helmet that can show emotion. I think it would be kind of silly for Red Hood to be running around in a converted baseball helmet.
I loved Rocafort's art on RHATO. Each panel looked amazing, including Jason's hood. Its a very sleek design, if I were to change anything it would be to remove the mouth from it but its not that big of deal. I wish Rocafort was still the artist, the artwork had declined drastically since he left the title.
@sunhawk: Yea I know, I never see anybody complain about the eyes on Spider-Mans mask changing to show is emotions
That did bug me at one point or another. Still it's somewhat plausible if his mask is attached to his eyebrows and other parts. (and perhaps if the mask is elastic) :p
Not necessarily saying they should change this or not do it anymore, but it can be distracting. But I suppose it's just something where the pros outweigh the cons.
I think it jason's reality it doesn't move but for the reader's its to help convey emotions(fairly subtly most of the time), Just putting him in a solid helmet kinda hinders what you can do in a panel. I actually liked you could see emotion because it added something, I kind of miss that plus his helmet looked cooler with rocafort.
Is it me, or when Rocafort was doing the art, Jason's helmet seemed to be able to show emotions?
Never liked Rocafort's design. It felt creepy like one of those ugly ass human mascots for college football teams. Just stick with the 2 eye holes and that's it.
How long have we seen costumed heroes and villains expressing emotions through domino mask, cowls, and face plates? This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
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