Batman: The Dark Knight (2011-2014) #23.4: Featuring Joker's Daughter

Batman: The Dark Knight (Single Issues) #23.4

by Ann Nocenti (Writer), Georges Jeanty (Illustrator), Dexter Vines (Illustrator)

After the destruction of Arkham Asylum, The Joker’s Daughter is gaining hordes of followers across the terrifying and brutal landscape. In a world where ugly is considered beautiful, what dark initiation rites befall this madwoman’s new recruits?

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Batman

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 25, 2013

About the author

Ann Nocenti is most noted as an editor for Marvel Comics, for whom she edited New Mutants and The Uncanny X-Men. She made her comics writing debut on a brief run of Spider-Woman (#47-50) and subsequently wrote a long run of Daredevil (1st series) #236-291 (minus #237) from 1986 to 1991, directly following on from Frank Miller's definitive Born Again storyline. She also wrote the 1986 Longshot limited series for Marvel, and in the same year produced the Someplace Strange graphic novel in collaboration with artist John Bolton. She wrote "the Inhumans Graphic Novel" in 1988. In 1993, she wrote the 16-issue run of Kid Eternity for the DC Comics imprint Vertigo.

In Incredible Hulk #291, published in September 1983 (cover date January 1984), Ann Nocenti made a cameo appearance, talking to Dr. Bruce Banner, in a history written by Bill Mantlo, drawn by Sal Buscema and inked by Carlos Garzón and Joe Sinnot. That time Ann Nocenti was Assistant Editor for Larry Hama on Incredible Hulk and X-Men.

She is noted for her left-wing political views which, particularly during her run on Daredevil, caused some controversy among some fans who didn't agree with her politics.

She created several popular characters, including Typhoid Mary, Blackheart, Longshot and Mojo, and wrote the 1998 X-Men novel Prisoner X.

Although Nocenti left comic books in the '90s after the industry sales collapsed, she later returned to the field, penning stories such as 2004's Batman & Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows.

In Ultimate X-Men, a reimagination of the X-Men comic, the character Longshot, who was invented by her, has the civil name Arthur Centino. His last name, Centino, is an anagram of Nocenti and a homage to Nocenti. The name Arthur is for the co-creator of Longshot Arthur Adams who was Ann Nocenti's artist on the Longshot Mini Series.

She edited High Times magazine for one year (2004) under the name Annie Nocenti and is the former editor of the screenwriting magazine Scenario.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 1 out of 5]

(C) 61% | Unsatisfactory
Notes: Pure manure, it’s an aching abscess of cringe, patently pathetic, and suffuse with the lingering stink of incompetence.

[Sam Quixote · Rating 1 out of 5]

This one came out in the final week of DC’s Villains’ Month (September) and really felt like they were scraping the bottom of the barrel – I mean, Joker’s Daughter?! She’s not even related to the Joker! She’s an obscure 70s character who appeared in a handful of comics and then disappeared forever, for good reason. And how the hell is Joker’s face still not disintegrated?! Sheer nonsense from Ann Nocenti. Read the full review here!

[Kay ☾ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't even remember where I bought this comic, I think it was a freebie but I don't know for sure. In all seriousness, this comic was a freaking mess that made zero sense. She isn't the Jokers daughter, she grew up in a loving home, and just happened to be deranged. The artwork is the reason why I bumped it up to 2 stars and not 1. The villain should have been properly introduced, then maybe the comic wouldn't be so bad, and have the plot holes. I still don't understand why she is called The Joker's Daughter. She seemed like another villain groupie to me.

[Belfry · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was going through one of my longboxes and was surprised to find this in there because I thought I got rid of it 4 years ago. I'm not going to review it because New 52 is over and nobody cares anymore, so here's a short version: this character is bad, this story is bad, this writing is bad, and I'm annoyed I had to remember this book exists.

[Michael Dunn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice artwork, but man, these characters are weak and it just has this overly try hard vibe throughout that is bland.

[Liz · Rating 2 out of 5]

***Some minor spoilers*****

I didn't absolutely hate it, but it was very short with not a whole lot of point and it wasn't that great. Maybe I'm slow, but I just didn't really get where it was going. Plus there were things I didn't understand like why is it called Joker's Daughter when she's not Joker's Daughter? Why was Joker's face not attached to his face? Why is there an army of people living underground? Was this explained in a previous comic? I need some help on this, so please someone else read this and explain it in your review.

[Ceejay Cartuneo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm hooked.. I will definitely be continuing reading on. Her story continues in Catwoman 24. The character has been in the DC Universe since the 70's, but this is her re-indroction/imagining/birth/boot in the NEW 52!

[Zach Teachout · Rating 5 out of 5]

Weird

Really weird story full of really weird characters, but still interesting and worth a read. Still wonder how everything got like that though.