Respect!!!
First a little background story to inform some people in case they didn’t know. Back in 1988 comic book readers had a choice to make within the DC universe. They had the choice of letting Jason Todd, the Robin at the time, live or die. By calling an 800 number within 48 hours or so, readers could choose the destiny of Jason Todd. I myself being new to the DC universe then called in thinking it was the Dick Grayson Robin they were going to kill. Jim Aparo, the Batman artist at the time, drew two pages just to be prepared for any possible outcome. So, in the end readers decided it was better that Jason Todd wasn't around anymore and DC killed the little guy, who was a pest anyway.
Fast forward to 2006, Jason Todd, very much like Bucky, is now alive and has become a thorn at Batman's side. How he survived his death(which was still a great scene watching Joker beat the hell out of a 14 year old kid and then blowing him up is priceless) will be explained in May's Batman Annual 25. Not only will there be an explanation of how Jason Todd managed to survive, but the alternate page that Jim Aparo drew in 1988 will be included in this annual. Thanks to Judd Winick who is a great fan of Mr. Aparo's Batman. Sadly, Jim Aparo past away last year, but his legacy still lives on. When I first started reading Batman, it was Mr. Aparo's issues I picked up, so to me there is no better way to honor a fantastic artist that was taken before his time. I am really looking forward to this to this issue.
You know there was a time, in my later years, when I too felt that I needed to pass on my legacy. I went to all the middleschools looking around, but was eventually arrested. Just goes to show you, the man is always keeping the other men down!
I never read any of the issues concerning Jason Todd way back when, is that the whole A Lonely Place of Dying, or is that something else. I will say however that I am liking The Red Hood character.