DC Finally Confirms the Bat-Family is More Supportive than Fans Think
Warning: Spoilers for Wayne Family Adventures #46 ahead!
While Red Hood may have suffered the most out of the Batmanfamily, the group is never stronger than when they're showing support for him. Batman is often portrayed as the brooding loner, but there's a deep well of love between him and all of the various lost souls he's brought together along the way. While it's often easier to picture Batman and company in costume patrolling the city, their true strength is in the friendship, family, and support they show each other.
Jason Todd's career as the second Robin is sadly eclipsed by his brutal death at the hands of the Joker. Although he subsequently gained new life as the Red Hood, this one event has defined his character in many ways. Red Hood uses crowbars as his weapons, for example — the same tool the Joker used to bludgeon him to death. Even his name is steeped in the Joker's past, with the title of 'Red Hood' widely believed to have been an alias of the Joker's before his fall into a vat of chemicals.
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In Wayne Family Adventures #46 by Starbite and CRC Payne, readers see Jason disassociating in the midst of a panic attack brought on by his trauma at the Joker's hands. The Bat-Family immediately steps in to help him heal: Bruce uses grounding techniques to help secure Jason back in the present while Tim gets him a weighted blanket. Alfred delivers kind words alongside tea and cookies, while Barbara, Stephanie, and Damian wrangle up some cat videos for entertainment. As he starts to feel better, Bruce tells Jason how proud he is of his former sidekick for letting others help him through his trauma. Though the main DC continuity has Red Hood
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