Red Hood Writers Talk Jason Todd's New Chapter, New Robin & More
The groundbreaking and acclaimed world of Batman: White Knight has jumped into the future, entering the world of Neo-Gotham to put a new spin on a fan-favorite with Batman: Beyond the White Knight. But even if the new bond between an aging Bruce Wayne and Terry McGinnis is taking the spotlight, the White Knight version of Jason Todd is demanding a story all his own… on its way in the two-part Batman White Knight Presents: Red Hood. coming July 26th.
The version of Jason Todd introduced in White Knight by writer/artist Sean Murphy isn't an exact match for the version most fans know. After being tortured by Joker and giving up Batman's true identity, Jason was only presumed dead. And while Jason Todd has now returned to settle that history with Bruce in Beyond, Murphy was well aware that the missing years of this Red Hood's life. A new mission in Batman's shadow, a new Robin trained by Jason Todd, and a new spin on another Batman Beyond villain are all on the way, so Screen Rant spoke with co-writers Murphy and Clay McCormack to get a preview of the story to come.
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Screen Rant: I'll start by by saying that Sean has been careful about taking all of the credit for the ideas in his White Knight universe, and now I feel like I know part of the reason why. When did your collaboration on this project start? Not just as explicit co-writers, but as friends in real life?
Clay McCormack: My memory of it is that I think it started back before Sean had started Volume One. He had gotten the job. He was telling me about what he was planning, what he was going to do. And I think I got the job because he asked me to look at his Batman design and asked me my
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