Hi! I have a question, if you have the time and/or want to. Does Jason talk about his death/dying as much as people joke that he does? Thank you!
I depends on era a little bit. And how you might define talking about it (ex: bringing it up, responding to a prompt about it, mentioning it in a related situation, joking about it)
To go about the easy answer so i actually remember to answer this ask, Jason canonically says he doesn't want to remember his death, this is rhato 2011/new 52 era. Its a very notable instance of Jason's feelings on the matter considering that after the events of Batman and Red Hood #20, aka, Bruce taking Jason to place he died to yell at him to remember, Jason goes to have all his memories magically removed, and his memories in fact burden so greatly that everyone believes he'll do better in the upcoming major fight without the memories of even how to summon his swords and that if he had his memories he'd most certainly die
Its, pretty clear in this little arc going on that Jason does not like to think about his death, and not to talk about it.
How that goes with his other comics?
I do very much think theres merit in whats been said by others before, in that Jason doesn't usually bring it up himself and that its others joking about it. But i dont feel it can be outright stated that Jason never talks about it ever at all. I do definitely want to say that he doesn't talk about it as much as people joke. This is a bit of a case of personal interpretation and opinions of his writing in comics
Under the Hood is a fun one to chew on. Because while the final confrontation is a reenactment of death. And Jason literally sends someone previously to die dressed as him just to upset Bruce for a moment. Theres someone so interesting, in how when Jason says "...I thought... I thought killing me-- that I'd be the last person you'd ever let him hurt" he stutters while speaking of his past death. Its the only time he stutters in the whole speech, and when he mentions his death again, he says "... he took me away from you" instead.
Jason has no issue speaking of killing him when telling Bruce the ultimatum, to say to kill Jason or kill the Joker. You can argue his crying is having an issue. BUT! While playing the lens of Jason doesn't like talking about his death, this is the climax of the recreation, a parent, to choose between Jason or the Joker. It is a very big very emotional moment with many many angles.
Might be of note that Joker likes to dig into it, depends on your Joker interpretations. Though Jason is obviously unenthused
Honestly, i dont know how to really explain it, but if you placed the Jason people joke about in uth itd change alot of the dialogue?
His reunion with Bruce. He doesn't mention death, just is, doesn't dig into resurrection. Doesn't say so much that a different type of Jason would. I mean Bruce is on a whole mini quest of bothering resurrected heroes ore reveal and Jason doesn't even as so much say the word.
The hush story is a different matter entirely. This comes down heavy to interpretation. Is this even Jason? It was retconned into being and then unretconned. So it depends. If Jason, mentioning his death alot in this graveyard could very well be just to dig deep into Bruce while he himself doesn't like to speak of it. Quite alot of this era you have to also include the idea of Jason doing or saying something he doesn't like just to claw into Bruce.
Lost days is a fun one. Thats when we establish that Jason cant kill the Joker without Bruce there. Having a flashback to his death and we're told he decided to leave to make his plan with Bruce, Joker, and Jason all there. Though im getting off topic. Obviously Jason's death was bad so he isnt gonna like it. This is about talking, joking, mentioning.
Ideally i think Jason shouldnt. That he doesn't want to think or talk about his death most of the time. This is what's canon of Jason To Me. But it always varies and authors always vary and theres always evidence for every side. You can say Jason doesn't like thinking about it while still talking about it anyway. You could say anything at all
