Red Hood and the Outlaws #14

The Red Hood, Arsenal, and Starfire return from their outer space adventure only to have another alien hunt them down - Superman. Despite knowing they can't win the battle the Outlaws take on the Man of Steel until eventually exhausting themselves and hearing what Superman wants.

I'm glad to see the group back on Earth, and the appearance of Superman (and their reaction to him) works well-enough. However, the comic gets into deep trouble with Superman's weak explanation for showing up and the comic's 180-degree shift to move the story into a Death of the Family crossover.

Given Jason Todd's personal experience with the Joker it should have been the easiest thing in the world to tie the comic to the ongoing Bat-title crossover. However, what we are given here is awkward beyond belief reinforcing the idea that the Joker is responsible for Todd being chosen as Robin in moves that make the impossibly complicated plans of Heath Ledger's Joker look amateurish by comparison. Hit-and-Miss.

[DC, $2.99]