Jason Todd is striking out on his own with a vengeance. DC has announced Red Hood, a new DC All In ongoing series debuting in September that sees the former boy wonder leave Gotham and set up shop in his own city. The in-continuity series from writer Gretchen Felker-Martin, artist Jeff Spokes and letterer Becca Carey is intended for readers Ages 17+, and promises to bring Jason back to his violent antihero roots.
Here’s how DC describes Red Hood:
New Angelique, a city drowning in corruption, seems like the perfect place for Red Hood to put down roots. There’s crime, vice, and sedition everywhere. When Jason discovers a super-powered serial killer who is targeting the city’s police, he finds himself sucked into a deadly conspiracy with seemingly no end in sight.
But Jason isn’t the only person on the scene. Following his trail is Helena Bertinelli a.k.a. Huntress. Is she here to stop him, or will she join his crusade? What will happen when the two black sheep of the Bat-Family start working together?
The debut issue of the series will sport a main cover by Spokes and variant covers by Jim Lee (open-to-order), Brian Bolland (open-to-order), Jae Lee (open-to-order), Kyuyong Eom (open-to-order), and Nick Robles (1:25 incentive).
Red Hood is the latest ongoing series for Jason Todd since his return from the dead back in 2004. DC seems to have struggled to find a place for Jason, who initially returned as a villain before being folded into the Bat-family during the New 52 reboot. Between there being an abundance of Robins and Jason’s propensity for killing villains, the character hasn’t been able to carve out his own niche in Gotham, so sending him out on his own to a new city seems like a wise move. From the description of it, New Angelique has the potential to be for Red Hood what Blüdhaven was for Nightwing when it was introduced in his first ongoing solo series.
Red Hood is the first ongoing DC series for writer Rebecca Felker-Martin, who has previously contributed stories to issues of Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, as well as to the 2024 DC Pride anthology. It’s the latest DC work for Jeff Spokes, who most recently illustrated the Black Label Jenny Sparks series with writer Tom King.
In a statement announcing the new series, Felker-Martin and Spokes described working together on Red Hood’s latest outing:
“Sweat, blood, and powder burns. Broken bones and mind control. A city rotted from the inside out,” said Felker-Martin. “Jason’s going through hell on the hunt for an enigmatic telepath, and he’s taking us with him. I’m thrilled to be helming this new run of Red Hood with Jeff Spokes.”
“Red Hood is gritty, bloody, sexy and stripped down,” said Spokes. “Gretchen’s writing is a well-crafted blend of superheroes and pulp noir, all with a New Orleans flavored backdrop.”
Series editor Arianna Turturro also spoke at length about what the series has in store for Jason:
“Red Hood is the in-continuity story Jason Todd fans have been waiting for,” said DC editor Arianna Turturro. “It delivers high-stakes action, a gripping mystery, and raw, unapologetic storytelling. Every element of the book highlights the core aspects of Jason’s character—his difficulties with personal connections, his badass training, his brooding hotness, and his violent approach to heroism. Which means he’ll be killing people—a lot. Let me repeat myself: this is the story Jason Todd fans have been waiting for.”
“Jason isn’t a regular antihero who coldly does things their own way and feels nothing,” continued Turturro. “He is an exposed nerve, a beating heart with no protection, a man lashing out at both his world and himself for the violence he has survived. Helena deeply understands where Jason has come from. They’re two severely broken people who can’t help but hurt themselves and others… and together they might just end up bringing out each other’s worst instincts.”
“Red Hood is a mature and richly layered Jason Todd series that gives the long-troubled outcasts of the Bat-Family a place to truly shine,” concluded Turturro. “Jason is going to take a crack at doing things on his own terms in a city of his own. And well, you’re going to need to read the series to see how that goes. But let’s just say that we’re not pulling any punches. Buckle up.”
Check out the variant covers for the first issue by Bolland, Jae Lee, Kyu, and Robles below. Recommended for readers ages 17 and up, Red Hood #1 will arrive in stores and digitally on Wednesday, September 10th. Collected editions of issues #1-6 and #7-12 will arrive in stores in June 2026 and December 2026, respectively, with others to follow as the series continues.
