DC’s Jason Todd Is Looking Like a Snack in This Preview forTask Force Z#2

It ’s received function for comic Good Book heroes and scoundrel tocome back from the dead . But sometimes they come back but delay stagnant , and that ’s the case inDC Comics ’ new series Task Force Z. io9 has your exclusive trailer today .

In Task Force Z , a mysterious benefactor has assembled a group of undeadBatmanvillains to hunt down various yard bird of Arkham Asylum who have escaped and hire DC ’s most infamous resurrectee , Jason Todd aka theRed Hood , to lead the motley crew of Bane , Man - Bat , Mr. Bloom , Sundowner , and the Arkham Knight .

If you ’re not up on your comics lore and are wonder why these guys are dead , most of them were killed during A - Day , a chemic attack on Arkham Asylum ostensibly perpetrated by the Joker . ( Although Man - Bat sacrifice himself to pin a demon . Comics ! ) As only one subject of Task Force Z has been issue , we do n’t fuck who created the team , how these characters were resurrected , and most especially why Jason would consent to top them when , as this exclusive preview of Task Force zed # 2 appearance , the undead baddie are perfectly willing to use up their keep leader when they do n’t get their “ Lazarus anovulatory drug , ” which is clearly keeping their zombi spirit hunger at bay during their less - than - successful effort to defeat Mr. Freeze .

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Here ’s the official outline for the issue : “ After Task Force Z ’s first bloodbath — err , sorry , first missionary post — goes awry , Red Hood must rethink how to lead a team of unstable monsters against some of the most organized rank of Lazarus rosin dealers in the world . To manage this unruly crowd , Jason Todd is fail to call for a deputy in the field whom he can trust to be his eyes and ears … but on this squad , such an ask is n’t restrict to the animation . A ghost from Suicide Squad past homecoming in the cameo no one will see coming ( that ’s a hint ) ! Plus : Bane ’s rampage , the Resurrection Twins get carried away , and more clue to the secret identicalness of the team ’s helper ! ”

Task Force Z # 2 is written by Matthew Rosenberg , with art from Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira . It will be useable on November 23 .

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