DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. The Joker

I cannot say enough good things about DC K.O.: Red Hood VS. The Joker #1! I was extremely excited for this story, and my expectations were exceeded in an extraordinary way! Read Full Review

DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. The Joker Issue 1is a revenge story that revels in reminiscing. It's more than just a single fight within an event. It's a chance to get payback after decades of trauma and blood. Read Full Review

DC K.O.: The Joker vs. Red Hood #1 delivers all that is promised and more as Jason takes advantage of the situation, working out his history with The Joker without being in the shadow of tbe Bat. Read Full Review

It all comes down to the most brutal fight of the entire games so far, with both sides not just wanting to win but to see the other dead, and it ends in a way that only this fight could with both getting what they need out of the fight, but the future of the DC Universe looking a little darker as a result, with a cliffhanger that sets the stakes sky-high for this upcoming next act. Read Full Review

The most personal and brutal fight in DC K.O. delivers a surprising combo of drama and self-reflection. Snyder and Williamson address ghosts of the past while fighting in the present. The art teams escort readers through the many sides of Jason Todd to a stunning conclusion. How this ends provides a thunderous finish that shouldn't be passed on for NCBD! Read Full Review

DC K.O.: The Joker vs. Red Hood was a book this event needed to nail and it delivered. Snyder and Williamson know there's too much history between these two characters to be superficial and they rightly leaned into it. Read Full Review

Of the first round fights that I got to check out, this one is the one I didn't have any real investment in. I like or love most of the other characters in various iterations over the years, but the Joker hasn't worked for me in a long time, and I don't read the Red Hood and never cared much for past versions. It's effective in what it does here, making for a good look at Jason and how he operates and views things in regards to his past and the Joker, and it's got some great artwork and layouts to keep it moving and intense when it needs to be. It made for a fun read that had some solid power to it, even if it does basically just keep things status quo by the end because of the nature of the Joker, and his working with Lex. Read Full Review

DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. The Joker #1 takes aim at Jason Todd's status quo as "The Robin Who Died," but surprisingly still misses the target on what's truly been holding him back. Read Full Review

DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. The Joker #1 wants to be the definitive showdown between a son and the monster who claimed to birth him. Instead, it's a frustratingly muddled retread of emotional ground DC has mined a dozen times already, buried under fight choreography so unclear you'll find yourself rereading panels to figure out who's winning. The philosophical victory Jason achieves is solid in concept but feels hollow in execution, since the Joker never meaningfully challenges him, just talks while getting stabbed repeatedly. Read Full Review

While Dustin Nguyena and Giuseppe Camuncolo provide excellent artwork, the end result is a bunch of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Read Full Review

daspidaboy

Dec 26, 2025

This was my favorite out of all the DC Ko issues. Don't get me wrong, they're all fun but I like Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson's writing for Red Hood and Joker, and how Red hood gets over what the Joker did to him

K-23

Jan 22, 2026

This is as basic Jason/Joker as it gets and exactly what you'd expect.

pizzamain

Dec 24, 2025

ah, propping up one of the most iconic stories in all of comic books for a fun one-off "what if" b-side storyline. wonderful.

Kreniigh

Dec 31, 2025

Um, who won?

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Tempra16v2.0Turbo - Jan 1, 2026

The Joker