I feel more and more that Red Hood is being built up as a walking parody of the grim-and-gritty-this-is-really-happening style of writing currently used as a base template for stories by Marvel. The Punisher-esque logo, the use of slogans such as "Scourge of the Underworld" and "Who Can You Trust", the cunning Marketing ploys...and now, the propensity for painting things red...