From the DC Vault: Death in the Family: Robin Lives!
From the DC Vault: Death in the Family: Robin Lives! by Jim Starlin is a graphic novel published by DC Comics in 2025, featuring 256 pages in English. This edition explores an alternate narrative where the fate of Jason Todd, the second Robin, takes a different turn after a brutal encounter with the Joker. Instead of succumbing to his injuries, Jason survives, leading to a complex journey of healing and confrontation with his past, as Bruce Wayne seeks professional help for him.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of storytelling that delves into themes of trauma and recovery, while also posing critical questions about accountability and justice. The narrative includes the complete four-issue miniseries along with key issues from the Batman series that set the stage for this pivotal moment. With elements of mystery and superhero action, this edition invites fans to reconsider a significant event in Batman’s history and its implications for the characters involved.
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What if one of the darkest hours in Batman’s crime-fighting career never happened?
In 1988, the pop culture world was rocked when comics readers were given the opportunity todecide the outcome of one of the medium’s most controversial quandaries- Should the Boy Wonder die? While history has taught us one answer to that question, a second answer is now told-What if Robin lived?
Jason Todd, the second teenager to wear the mask of Robin, survived a brutal beating at the hands of maniacal Joker, but his wounds run deeper than flesh. The already volatile Jason is haunted by what happened to him and is unwilling to confront his demons, so Bruce Wayne brings in a psychiatrist to talk to him. Can Jason recover from his ordeal? Is the Batman ultimately to blame? And then there is the question on everyone’s mind- who killed the Joker?
Writer J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League International) and artist Rick Leonardi (Nightwing) spin the story of what would have happened if the fans had chosen differently. From the DC Vault- Death in the Family- Robin Lives! collects the entire four-issue miniseries along with Batman #426, #427, and #429 and the faux-simile issue Batman #428- Robin Lives! that lead up to this momentous elseworld.
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