Robin & Batman: Jason Todd - by Jeff Lemire (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Comics superstars Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen reunite to tell the all-new story of a different Dynamic Duo, with a very different dynamic!

Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's acclaimed, fan-favorite comics collaborations include the Eisner Award-winning Image Comics sci-fi series Descender, and their take on the most famous partnership in superhero comics, Robin & Batman.

While Robin & Batman told the tale of Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, for their follow-up, Lemire and Nguyen examine a very different sidekick: Jason Todd, a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubled past.

Batman was certain he could mold Jason into Gotham's next crime-fighter as the second Robin. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darkness within himself? And when a mysterious new villain named Wraith sets his sights on Jason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes to train the anger and torment out of his new young ward.

This collection includes Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1-3, Lemire and Nguyen's full story.

About the Author

Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series Sweet Tooth, published by DC/Vertigo, and the award-winning graphic novel Essex County, published by Top Shelf. Now one of DC Comics' cornerstone writers, Jeff was prominent in the publisher's "New 52" line-wide relaunch as the writer of Animal Man, Justice League Dark and Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. He has also written the monthly adventures of Superboy, The Atom and Constantine. In 2008 Jeff won the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist and the Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. He also won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for five Eisner Awards and five Harvey Awards. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.