Jason Todd Would Have Become Red Hood Even Without Being Killed By Joker
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Batman: Beyond The White Knight #1
DC's White Knight universe is continuing with Batman: Beyond The White Knight, featuring the birth of a new Batman in this new alternate timeline while also revealing the fate of a Jason Todd who was never killed by the Joker. Existing as Batman's first Robin rather than Dick Grayson, Jason Todd lived a much different life after Joker let him go. However, the first issue of this new series confirms that Jason Todd still became the Red Hood.
Written and drawn by Sean Murphey, the White Knight universe is an alternate timeline where the Joker becomes sane, reverting back to Jack Napier. At the same time, Batman becomes increasingly vilified as his war on crime creates massive property damage, eventually doing more harm than good in the eyes of the people and even Batman himself. Through the efforts of Napier, Batman decides to publically unmask and is eventually put in prison while Gotham is instead protected by the Gotham Terrorist Oppression unit of the GCPD, armed with Batmobiles and using funds that had been used to rebuild the city during Batman's war on crime. Now, Beyond the White Knight continues the story with a new Batman rising (Terry Mcginnis).
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In Beyond the White Knight #1, Bruce is in prison when he learns about the new Batman roaming the streets of Gotham, having stolen a suit Batman created but refused to wear because it was too dangerous. However, Bruce also reunites with Jason Todd, a captain at Blackgate Penitentiary who had been relocated from Metropolis as part of Bruce's deal so he could finally reconcile with his first Robin. The former Batman apologizes for failing Jason,
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