Tyler Kirkham fills in for this issue, and does a spectacular job. He easily transitions from the mental scenes Jason finds himself in to the scenes where he is in bed with Bruce and Alfred waiting in the wings for his recovery. This is definitely some of his best work, and it makes me wonder why he did not take over the book earlier. Read Full Review

As I said above, Lobdell really came full circle with getting Jason out of that "I'm mad!" rut he had been in for god knows how long. To have him fully reconciled with Bruce is big, and a great way for Lobdell to leave things as James Tynion comes on. Lobdell and I may have some differences (well, more just me not really digging his Teen Titans) but I've consistently enjoyed Red Hood, minus some bumps in space, and he definitely left the title with his best issue yet. Read Full Review

Artist Tyler Kirkham excels when it comes to page-defying tableaus but some of the issue's strongest segments are the quieter moments where restraint speaks louder than action. The juxtaposition of Jason's nightmare dreamscape with the tense silence of his sickroom is handled nicely and Kirkham's silent but powerful final page is an emotional moment that's been a long time coming, both for Jason Todd and his fans. Read Full Review

This was a nice issue. Personally, I didn't necessarily connect with Jason in any meaningful way, but it was still a nice issue. Lobdell writes a good exploration of Jason's thoughts and character, which is always a great idea to help build up your comic. I've always been a little weirded out by this All-Caste nonsense that Lobdell invented, but he mostly makes it work. Really, I think your enjoyment of this issue will depend entirely on how much you like Jason Todd and look forward to his character growth. I'm lukewarm on Jason so I was lukewarm on the issue. Nice art, though. Read Full Review

For the most part, Scott Lobdell wrote a nice transitional issue for new writer, James Tynion IV to take over. Lobdell did a good job at writing Red Hood & the Outlaws for the most part. It was controversial and fun. Read Full Review

The issue had a bit of the emotion other issues of “Requiem” has missed. It's a predictable issue, but a decent read. Read Full Review

Lobdell gets the emotion right in this Death of the Family aftermath. Also, the small assurance that Jason's injury isn't meant to be permanent is a relief, because having the Joker scar him like that permanently would just have been lame and unnecessary. But hopefully, either Lobdell or Justin Jordan will veer the character off this path of getting along with the Bat-family soon, because that only leads toward making Jason a boring and redundant character in the DC Universe. Read Full Review

We're told there will be no lasting physical damage from the Joker's trap and it seems Todd's mental state isn't impaired either, so the entire episode feels a little pointless unless the goal is to use this experience to transform the Red Hood from anti-hero to hero and bring Jason back into the Bat-Family. One further note, Red Hood and the Outlaws #18 also brings Jason and Bruce a little closer (possibly foreshadowing his return as Robin?). For fans. Read Full Review

Somber issue where Jason Todd aka Red Hood spends the whole issue bedridden while Bruce Wayne aka Batman is sitting in a chair, brooding over him. Red Hood has some weird dreams and nightmares with the Joker, the person who killed him before and is trying to kill him again, and Ducra, his other mentor after he first died. Basically, this is an issue where Jason slowly comes to reality that he still has his bat family for support. The issue ends with a nice hug. Read Full Review