What do you think?
Rate this book
Batman: Three Jokers
Batman: Three Jokers #3
The final chapter of the most terrifying and personal Batman mystery is here!
Still reeling from their last encounter with the three Jokers, Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood discover the terrible truth about the Three Jokers’ plot. Will the caped crusaders have the strength needed to put an end to the maniacal menaces’ master plan once and for all, or will it be lights out for good? You won’t want to miss the stunning conclusion of Batman: Three Jokers as it completes its trajectory as the ultimate examination of The Joker and his never-ending conflict with Batman.
Still reeling from their last encounter with the three Jokers, Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood discover the terrible truth about the Three Jokers’ plot. Will the caped crusaders have the strength needed to put an end to the maniacal menaces’ master plan once and for all, or will it be lights out for good? You won’t want to miss the stunning conclusion of Batman: Three Jokers as it completes its trajectory as the ultimate examination of The Joker and his never-ending conflict with Batman.
52 pages, Paperback
Published October 27, 2020
9 people are currently reading
104 people want to read
About the author
Geoff Johns
2,717 books2,410 followersGeoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 110 reviews
November 1, 2020
Three Jokers became two… becomes one. Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood race to the dilapidated Monarch Theatre for the final act in Jokers’ insane plan, involving Joe Chill - the man who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents. There can be only one Joker - but which one?
The third and final part of Three Jokers is… not bad. Which is a shame because I’d hoped it was going to be a barnstormer of a finale and it kinda fell flat.
Everything before the Monarch Theatre felt repetitive and useless - Bruce and Jason yelling again over the pros and cons of shooting Joker(s), yadda yadda yadda. And the final confrontation is fine but sorta underwhelming for the most part. Joe Chill’s “confession” isn’t earth-shattering but obvious, and Joker’s explanation for making all these Jokers in the first place didn’t make much sense.
The idea of making a “better Joker” only really clicks from our real-world perspective - that is, if Joker was really someone from Batman’s past, then his relationship to Batman would seem more tragic/villainous/poetic; being the cipher he is can seem a bit of a cop-out to some, but I think that makes him a better character.
I think it’s a decent idea though, particularly in the context of this being a sequel to The Killing Joke. Killing Joke is viewed by many as being the definitive Joker origin story so it makes sense to make the sequel, Three Jokers, also revolve around origins - the origin of a new Joker. Hence threatening to turn Joe Chill into the new Joker, whose murder of Bruce’s parents would make him a more meaningful Joker to Bruce - or even turning Jason into the new Joker, a former Robin and current Red Hood.
Unfortunately, the story plays out in a way that’s just a tad too neat: Batman saves everyone, the problem of multiple Jokers is solved, the possible Barbara/Jason romance is swiftly dismissed, and that’s that. Done and done! I hadn’t realised this was the sequel to The Killing Joke until those final few pages which might be controversial to some but didn’t mean that much to me anyway and ultimately felt unnecessary.
The callback to The Killing Joke with Barbara smashing the Joker’s camera into his face and yelling “Smile!” as payback for what he did to her in that book - that was a cool moment. And Jason Fabok’s art is spectacular as it’s been throughout this miniseries. The gradual lead-up to the Monarch was creepy - all those ominously silent panels - and the action in that final confrontation looked amazing, from Joker knife-fighting with Batman against the inferno, to Batman staring at Chill in the alleyway; there’s not a weak spot in the visuals here.
And it’s not a bad comic, it’s just that the conclusion is an underwhelming one - everything Geoff Johns set up doesn’t really amount to anything much. The revelations are pointless, the motives are weak and it feels like a wasted premise - it doesn’t really tell us anything much more about the Joker. Three Jokers is just another done-in-one Joker story rather than building on Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s classic book in any way and that’s disappointing.
Three Jokers #3 is a perfectly ok, if weak, ending to this surprisingly decent miniseries. I suppose not even Geoff Johns is allowed to tell us too much of Joker’s true origins but I had hoped for more than we ended up getting - it’s like we were being teased to start with and we’re still leaving with blue balls! Superhero comics really are all middle-story and Three Jokers is no different.
The third and final part of Three Jokers is… not bad. Which is a shame because I’d hoped it was going to be a barnstormer of a finale and it kinda fell flat.
Everything before the Monarch Theatre felt repetitive and useless - Bruce and Jason yelling again over the pros and cons of shooting Joker(s), yadda yadda yadda. And the final confrontation is fine but sorta underwhelming for the most part. Joe Chill’s “confession” isn’t earth-shattering but obvious, and Joker’s explanation for making all these Jokers in the first place didn’t make much sense.
The idea of making a “better Joker” only really clicks from our real-world perspective - that is, if Joker was really someone from Batman’s past, then his relationship to Batman would seem more tragic/villainous/poetic; being the cipher he is can seem a bit of a cop-out to some, but I think that makes him a better character.
I think it’s a decent idea though, particularly in the context of this being a sequel to The Killing Joke. Killing Joke is viewed by many as being the definitive Joker origin story so it makes sense to make the sequel, Three Jokers, also revolve around origins - the origin of a new Joker. Hence threatening to turn Joe Chill into the new Joker, whose murder of Bruce’s parents would make him a more meaningful Joker to Bruce - or even turning Jason into the new Joker, a former Robin and current Red Hood.
Unfortunately, the story plays out in a way that’s just a tad too neat: Batman saves everyone, the problem of multiple Jokers is solved, the possible Barbara/Jason romance is swiftly dismissed, and that’s that. Done and done! I hadn’t realised this was the sequel to The Killing Joke until those final few pages which might be controversial to some but didn’t mean that much to me anyway and ultimately felt unnecessary.
The callback to The Killing Joke with Barbara smashing the Joker’s camera into his face and yelling “Smile!” as payback for what he did to her in that book - that was a cool moment. And Jason Fabok’s art is spectacular as it’s been throughout this miniseries. The gradual lead-up to the Monarch was creepy - all those ominously silent panels - and the action in that final confrontation looked amazing, from Joker knife-fighting with Batman against the inferno, to Batman staring at Chill in the alleyway; there’s not a weak spot in the visuals here.
And it’s not a bad comic, it’s just that the conclusion is an underwhelming one - everything Geoff Johns set up doesn’t really amount to anything much. The revelations are pointless, the motives are weak and it feels like a wasted premise - it doesn’t really tell us anything much more about the Joker. Three Jokers is just another done-in-one Joker story rather than building on Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s classic book in any way and that’s disappointing.
Three Jokers #3 is a perfectly ok, if weak, ending to this surprisingly decent miniseries. I suppose not even Geoff Johns is allowed to tell us too much of Joker’s true origins but I had hoped for more than we ended up getting - it’s like we were being teased to start with and we’re still leaving with blue balls! Superhero comics really are all middle-story and Three Jokers is no different.
October 29, 2020
And so the conclusion is here. I personally wasn't expecting much from 3 Jokers, and for that, I think I enjoyed it more than people who were wondering the "mystery" behind it.
In truth it gives you a answer. One you might not like or already heard, but the reveal of the 3 jokers, many jokers, A joker, is all given. And the reason why too, just depends if you're satisfied with it. The push on for Barbara and Jason is also there, and while some might dislike it, I liked where it ended. The final punchline was actually given by Bruce this time, instead of the Joker, and was a nice twist on things.
Is it perfect? NO. But it was a lot of fun reading and to me, as strong as issue 1, with issue 2 being the best still. A 3.5-4 out of 5.
In truth it gives you a answer. One you might not like or already heard, but the reveal of the 3 jokers, many jokers, A joker, is all given. And the reason why too, just depends if you're satisfied with it. The push on for Barbara and Jason is also there, and while some might dislike it, I liked where it ended. The final punchline was actually given by Bruce this time, instead of the Joker, and was a nice twist on things.
Is it perfect? NO. But it was a lot of fun reading and to me, as strong as issue 1, with issue 2 being the best still. A 3.5-4 out of 5.
November 4, 2020
3.25 stars. Decent ending. What they did with the Jason and Barbara thing was a nice touch. What the Joker was trying to accomplish was cool I suppose. And what they did with the Killing Joke lore was interesting. Amazing artwork also. Solid.
November 6, 2021
Geoff Johns has got to stop stripping the carcass that is Alan Moore's body of DC work. It borrows heavily from Moore's The Killing Joke, and there is intent to craft this as a sequel. Other than that, its a solid and entertaining Batman story that explained the title, "Three Jokers".
October 27, 2020
LIMPS TO A DETACHED ENDING.
The first issue got full marks from me. I was amazed how self-contained this was, for such a far-reaching story and how quickly it summarized years of Batman for new readers. The art was(and still is) consistently breath-taking and the dialogue was punchy and impactful. The mystery really seemed dark and impying huge consequences and I was just tremendously hyped. The whole aquarium scene was amazing and the ending, what a shocker and yet how true to the characters.
Then the second issue happened. Painfully melodramatic and having honestly for me, incomprehensible behavior by Batman and Batgirl, with Bruce spouting the stupidest reasons for his negligence of Jason. I actually think Jason is an amazing character but going about it with this rehash, especially when far better stuff has been done before on him, felt like just stretching the story and adding unnecessary subplots to it. I wouldn't mind this plot-wise but just the way it was executed, with the same old "You belong to me" bs just turned me off. Also I think this issue is damn lazy. Batman punching hordes of people with all his power, calling in the Batmobile and sending people flying. Like I get drama and how bullshit that clause is, but if you focus on him not killing Joker because of his morals, at least show him trying in these other portions too no? Please. Also with that Batgirl and cough cough ending. Really? This felt like the Killing Joke movie all over again. Please stop. She's an amazing icon of strength, do we really need to get the all side-characters some love interest or soft spot? That's just lazy replacement of character development.
Anyway, now the third is here. And I feel like a fool. I had such high hopes for this. The last issue becomes some bs about knowing Joker's name and the whole "which one is real or are there three Jokers" is at first discussed for some pages and then kind of just thrown aside. It doesn't matter haha. Joker is chaos. Really, we needed 3 issues to know that? You built it up for so many years and your answer to this whole riddle is The whole thing becomes this "save the old repentant guy" dash and for what? That is Joker's reasoning? WHAT?! I guess Joker could think this but this just comes off so cringey and as just the writers trying to make up bs to cover their lazy plot threads. The whole Barbara thing again, as I expected,. I should have known better. The opening is really beautiful though, with this spread of all possible Joker origin variations and Jason Fabok's art in this issue as well just astounded me with how pretty it was, nostalgic but also so clean and modern. He is the brightest light of this whole caper. Then, Geoff's writing takes over and we get this wildly overreacting Batman. Is Geoff Johns lazy or I don't know, what is his problem? He had years to write this. And we get Batman finding a couple of letters, taking them to the resident priest, having a discussion with him about them and then after telling him they're addressed to Bruce Wayne, conveniently at the end of the discussion, finding the one letter which is addressed to Batman? Is there any sense to how the Greatest Living Detective acts here? Isn't he in a hurry to save the old guy? I don't know. I must iterate, Fabok's art is brilliant through all of this. We get these 3x3 panels, divided column-wise into the three characters, we get match cuts, it is just glorious. Geoff tries to keep up, dialogue drifting and drifting and connected various threads in funny ways, but again, so much of it comes across so flashy and dumb that the effortless beauty is just lost here(unlike Watchmen and other giants). We get a big flashy fight in the end, fire in the background(why must Batman media fixate on this? I get the contrast, but it's so stale by now). The epilogue after that, especially that Batman Joker conversation is even more frustrating. I would suggest staying off this series, it starts so high and just crushes you by the end.
Formulaic, melodramatic, it is just a mess. It's a shame what years and years of hype has led to. Just shame.
The first issue got full marks from me. I was amazed how self-contained this was, for such a far-reaching story and how quickly it summarized years of Batman for new readers. The art was(and still is) consistently breath-taking and the dialogue was punchy and impactful. The mystery really seemed dark and impying huge consequences and I was just tremendously hyped. The whole aquarium scene was amazing and the ending, what a shocker and yet how true to the characters.
Then the second issue happened. Painfully melodramatic and having honestly for me, incomprehensible behavior by Batman and Batgirl, with Bruce spouting the stupidest reasons for his negligence of Jason. I actually think Jason is an amazing character but going about it with this rehash, especially when far better stuff has been done before on him, felt like just stretching the story and adding unnecessary subplots to it. I wouldn't mind this plot-wise but just the way it was executed, with the same old "You belong to me" bs just turned me off. Also I think this issue is damn lazy. Batman punching hordes of people with all his power, calling in the Batmobile and sending people flying. Like I get drama and how bullshit that clause is, but if you focus on him not killing Joker because of his morals, at least show him trying in these other portions too no? Please. Also with that Batgirl and cough cough ending. Really? This felt like the Killing Joke movie all over again. Please stop. She's an amazing icon of strength, do we really need to get the all side-characters some love interest or soft spot? That's just lazy replacement of character development.
Anyway, now the third is here. And I feel like a fool. I had such high hopes for this. The last issue becomes some bs about knowing Joker's name and the whole "which one is real or are there three Jokers" is at first discussed for some pages and then kind of just thrown aside. It doesn't matter haha. Joker is chaos. Really, we needed 3 issues to know that? You built it up for so many years and your answer to this whole riddle is The whole thing becomes this "save the old repentant guy" dash and for what? That is Joker's reasoning? WHAT?! I guess Joker could think this but this just comes off so cringey and as just the writers trying to make up bs to cover their lazy plot threads. The whole Barbara thing again, as I expected,. I should have known better. The opening is really beautiful though, with this spread of all possible Joker origin variations and Jason Fabok's art in this issue as well just astounded me with how pretty it was, nostalgic but also so clean and modern. He is the brightest light of this whole caper. Then, Geoff's writing takes over and we get this wildly overreacting Batman. Is Geoff Johns lazy or I don't know, what is his problem? He had years to write this. And we get Batman finding a couple of letters, taking them to the resident priest, having a discussion with him about them and then after telling him they're addressed to Bruce Wayne, conveniently at the end of the discussion, finding the one letter which is addressed to Batman? Is there any sense to how the Greatest Living Detective acts here? Isn't he in a hurry to save the old guy? I don't know. I must iterate, Fabok's art is brilliant through all of this. We get these 3x3 panels, divided column-wise into the three characters, we get match cuts, it is just glorious. Geoff tries to keep up, dialogue drifting and drifting and connected various threads in funny ways, but again, so much of it comes across so flashy and dumb that the effortless beauty is just lost here(unlike Watchmen and other giants). We get a big flashy fight in the end, fire in the background(why must Batman media fixate on this? I get the contrast, but it's so stale by now). The epilogue after that, especially that Batman Joker conversation is even more frustrating. I would suggest staying off this series, it starts so high and just crushes you by the end.
Formulaic, melodramatic, it is just a mess. It's a shame what years and years of hype has led to. Just shame.
October 29, 2020
What a letdown. 10 for Fabok's art, 4 for Geoff John's disappointing conclusion.
October 27, 2020
"You. Me. And Him. At the scene of the crime."
Ever since this book was officially announced artist Jason Fabok has been toting out that the ending would be one of the ballsiest endings to a Batman story in his 80+ years of stories. He's certainly not wrong, this issue, more than the other two combined, really re-contexualizes a lot of Batman's mythos. And a lot of it I love, but the final gut punch at the end is something that's gonna take a lot of time to digest.
Following the events of the second issue, Batman, Barbara, and Jason all ruminate over all they know and try to find a lead to get ahead of the Jokers left standing, Batman and Jason get into a confrontation, Batman urging Jason to find a new identity. Jason refuses, but it's clear that Bruce is trying harder to get through to him after the other events of the series thus far. This admittedly is my biggest criticism of the issue, that Jason and Barbara are still important but they fall by the wayside in terms of importance compared to the first two issues.
However, what we get with Batman and Joker in exchange is stunning. Most of the issue takes place in a tense scene with "The Criminal" (The Joker that's based off the Golden age version), Joe Chill, and Batman in the Monarch Theater, where Bruce saw Zorro the night he became Batman.
Fabok's artwork is the best it's been throughout this entire series here, there's a LOT of stunning pages and panels, like goddamn, the dude worked his ass on this, it's worth the price of admission for the pretty pictures alone.
From here there's not a whole lot I can say with spoilers. Spoiler free, all I can say is that even if you don't end up enjoying it this is a series you need to check out if you're a Batman fan, I can't help but respect how much Geoff Johns put into this, he didn't play it safe, but it also never feels like he's just messing with elements of the mythos for the sake of it, it mostly all has a point, even if people don't end up liking Johns' vision.
Ever since this book was officially announced artist Jason Fabok has been toting out that the ending would be one of the ballsiest endings to a Batman story in his 80+ years of stories. He's certainly not wrong, this issue, more than the other two combined, really re-contexualizes a lot of Batman's mythos. And a lot of it I love, but the final gut punch at the end is something that's gonna take a lot of time to digest.
Following the events of the second issue, Batman, Barbara, and Jason all ruminate over all they know and try to find a lead to get ahead of the Jokers left standing, Batman and Jason get into a confrontation, Batman urging Jason to find a new identity. Jason refuses, but it's clear that Bruce is trying harder to get through to him after the other events of the series thus far. This admittedly is my biggest criticism of the issue, that Jason and Barbara are still important but they fall by the wayside in terms of importance compared to the first two issues.
However, what we get with Batman and Joker in exchange is stunning. Most of the issue takes place in a tense scene with "The Criminal" (The Joker that's based off the Golden age version), Joe Chill, and Batman in the Monarch Theater, where Bruce saw Zorro the night he became Batman.
Fabok's artwork is the best it's been throughout this entire series here, there's a LOT of stunning pages and panels, like goddamn, the dude worked his ass on this, it's worth the price of admission for the pretty pictures alone.
From here there's not a whole lot I can say with spoilers. Spoiler free, all I can say is that even if you don't end up enjoying it this is a series you need to check out if you're a Batman fan, I can't help but respect how much Geoff Johns put into this, he didn't play it safe, but it also never feels like he's just messing with elements of the mythos for the sake of it, it mostly all has a point, even if people don't end up liking Johns' vision.
November 3, 2020
The final issue of the Three Jokers reveals a truth about the Joker's origin while still keeping the clown as mysterious as ever. This was a great finale as there were many standout moments. One of my favourites had to be the conversation between Joker and Batman in the police van. Overall, I highly recommend this 3 issue story arc to anyone interested in a great Batman/Joker story.
December 20, 2020
Just finishing off some loose ends.
Suggested only for Batman/Joker die-hard fans...
EDIT: my full review for the whole mini series, in Greek @ comicdom.gr:
https://www.comicdom.gr/2020/12/07/ba...
Suggested only for Batman/Joker die-hard fans...
EDIT: my full review for the whole mini series, in Greek @ comicdom.gr:
https://www.comicdom.gr/2020/12/07/ba...
August 8, 2021
Ah, o hype, esse diabinho danado! Quando ele se instala nas nossas mentes e corações nao tem quem o tire. Quer dizer, tem sim: a própria experiência que você tem com a obra de arte. Nesse caso, ou você se satisfaz com o que lehe foi prometido, ou se arrepende amargamente. Foi o caso dessa minissérie dos Três Coringas em muito antecipada pela DC Comics e os veículos de comunicação do universo dos quadrinhos. Geoff Johns costuma ser um bom roteirista, mas não acho que a sua pegada no Batman seja a ideal. Envolver Barbara Gordon e o meu guilty pleasure, o Capuz Vermelho, na história poderia render muitas coisas interessantes, só que não vai além do óvio. Junte tudo isso a produzir a minissérie para o seloBlack Label, ou seja, fora da cronologia oficial e do Cãnone, deixa tudo ainda mais insosso. Vale bater palmas para a arte detalhista de Jason Fabok, que costumo dizer que é um David Finch melhorado. E é isso. Não valeu nem busacar o número dois em outra banca para poder ler a história completa... Meh.
November 18, 2020
Three Jokers krásně ukazujou, jak kvalitní může bejt totálně mainstreamovej, pláštěnkovej komiks. Nesnaží se o žádný hluboký psachoanalýzy postav, a to vlastně ani u Jokera. Jde pod povrch jen tak, aby nerozbíjel tempo, je přitaženej za vlasy a kdybyste se snažili převyprávět o čem komiks vlastně je, vyzní jako naprostá kravina. Ale Johns nějak zařídil, že to funguje. Od začátku do konce jede na plný obrátky a neskutečně mě baví jak dva různý fanouškovský názory na to, jak by to mělo bejt s Jokerovo identitou, promítá přímo do postav Jokerů a jejich úvah a monologů. Celý Three Jokers jsou fan service jako prase a mě to trefilo přesně jak by mělo, takže nepopírám, že jsem zaujatej. 😀
Když tohle doprovodí úžasný panelování a skvělej art, tak není co řešit. Vnímám to jako ekvivalent Johna Wicka ve filmovym světě. Naprostej popkorn plnej kýče ale udělanej tak dobře, že se z toho stávají přednosti.
Když tohle doprovodí úžasný panelování a skvělej art, tak není co řešit. Vnímám to jako ekvivalent Johna Wicka ve filmovym světě. Naprostej popkorn plnej kýče ale udělanej tak dobře, že se z toho stávají přednosti.
June 29, 2021
i am batman i knew who the joker was one week after meeting him.
wow goosebumps i loved three jokers everything about it.
the joker healed batman from his joe chill wound.
joe chill and bruce wayne make up at last and joe chill dies.
this has to be in the continuity because its really important and it fits with everything.
poor jason his letter to batgirl fell off and swept away.
the second joker died as i have predicted after reading the first issue but the joker killed him.
now i go back to reading old boring batman stories but it was a fun break <3
wow goosebumps i loved three jokers everything about it.
the joker healed batman from his joe chill wound.
joe chill and bruce wayne make up at last and joe chill dies.
this has to be in the continuity because its really important and it fits with everything.
poor jason his letter to batgirl fell off and swept away.
the second joker died as i have predicted after reading the first issue but the joker killed him.
now i go back to reading old boring batman stories but it was a fun break <3
October 28, 2020
That was great! The art was stunning and the story, even if not quite sure at first, wrap this short mini-series in a good way, bringing some depth and interesting twist. It also really got me more interest on Red Hood, so if some of you know some good run/series to get into this character please let me know!
November 12, 2020
"I am chaos. I am the devil. I am nothing to you and everything."
(Batman and the Joker by Jason Fabok)
We know how each one of them coexist with the other, there is no Batman without the Joker, and no Joker without the Bat.
This final book summed it up and somehow answered the questions I had in mind. Every one of these three jokers had hurt Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood in a way that left a deep scar in them, and was willing to go even further.
It is the time to move on, the time for a fresh start, and that final scene was certainly a good closure. Readers may or may not be satisfied with it, depends on how you interpret it and how big or small you wanted (and hoped) the reveal would be. But overall, it was decent.
Highly recommended for Batman/Joker fans. Trust me, you don't want to miss this confrontation.
(Batman and the Joker by Jason Fabok)
We know how each one of them coexist with the other, there is no Batman without the Joker, and no Joker without the Bat.
This final book summed it up and somehow answered the questions I had in mind. Every one of these three jokers had hurt Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood in a way that left a deep scar in them, and was willing to go even further.
It is the time to move on, the time for a fresh start, and that final scene was certainly a good closure. Readers may or may not be satisfied with it, depends on how you interpret it and how big or small you wanted (and hoped) the reveal would be. But overall, it was decent.
Highly recommended for Batman/Joker fans. Trust me, you don't want to miss this confrontation.
October 29, 2020
Look how they massacred my boy... Man... I just don't really know where to begin on this one. This whole story seemed absolutely pointless. For a large portion of this issue it honestly took place in the exact same theater with almost the exact same plot as THE JOKER WAR!!! WHICH CAME OUT WITHIN THE LAST MONTH... They're in the theater and undead, dead, whatever they are Jokers attack... it's almost a carbon copy from Batman 96, 97, and 98. Also this issue seemed to reduce the Killing Joke to nothing. So much of what happened in that story just doesn't even matter anymore, and they took away any ounce of sympathy a person could have for the Joker losing his wife if he was "abusive." What a waste.
October 29, 2020
Okay!! Not a bad book; Great Artwork
But what was the point of three jokers if you're gonna tell a story about Batgirl&RedHood's Trauma and Waynes' killer It turned into a young adult book! Change the title
But what was the point of three jokers if you're gonna tell a story about Batgirl&RedHood's Trauma and Waynes' killer It turned into a young adult book! Change the title
November 2, 2020
3.5 stars. Don't know how to describe it, but this final issue was definitely missing something, but I can't seem to determine what. The Barbara/Jason dynamic was... off. I guess years of watching them being portrayed as brothers and sisters would do that for you. Jason felt very out of character in this issue, primarily at the end. Although, I have heard that some people do perceive this as a coping mechanism for his trauma, I feel they could've chosen an alternate coping mechanism for him - one that would make sense within the limited duration of the series and wouldn't entail the absolute shattering of his heart (c'mon DC, hasn't be been through enough? Jason deserves a happy ending). Anyway, I was enthralled with the Joker mythos within these issues. The art is gorgeous - I absolutely love how Jason and Babs look. Overall, an okay run.
November 15, 2020
Thanks, I hate it. The art is perfect, all right, but apart from that, this is the worst and stupidest thing with Joker in it I've read in a while, and that's saying something, if you consider what DC manages to publish these last few years. As a rule, I don't review comics, but I just can't stick to it with this "masterpiece". It completely ruins every great Joker comic ever written and doing it with some kind of arrogant self deluded pride. But I'll give it this: the experience just might be enough to drive everyone who loves the characters in it a bit looney themselves.
October 28, 2020
Kind of a disappointing ending, because there was such a build up to everything only for the end to be Batman already knowing everything... Also Jason and Barbara just don't make sense together, him and Artemis from his run work better. The art was beautiful as always, but I wanted more of a stronger ending.
October 12, 2021
Ta bom vamos lá… vou falar dos três livros nesta review por que fiquei com preguiça de escrever uma review para cada um.
A trama é sobre três coringas que estão buscando criar um “coringa melhor”. No primeiro não sabemos disso e apenas acompanhamos as pistas.. e brigas de Jason com Bruce (que vai até o fim), no segundo ficamos intrigados com esse motivo que aparece na metade da HQ e o último basicamente o último coringa explica. A explicação é algo genérico, atrelado ao passado de Batman… fiquei bem decepcionada com esse final para falar a verdade, os dois primeiros foram tão legais e interessantes, como a trama do Jason e da Barbs (que na minha opinião ficariam maravilhosos juntos, que fica em aberto, com a maldita carta de amor caindo da porta e indo diretamente para o lixo…)
As brigas do Batman com o Red Hood são maçantes, dada a ênfase que não necessitaria. Sim o Red Hood é um muleke chato, cheio de ódio e que tem como uns dos objetivos a vingança… entendemos isso desde o começo do primeiro livro, a briga entre ele e capangas do coringa, quando ele mata um dos coringas ou quando ele demonstra ser realmente emocionalmente dependente dos outros quando Barbs beija-o…
A melhor cena certamente é a Barbs enfiando a câmera na cara do coringa falando “Sorria”… a HQ se mostrando sequência da The Killing Joke. E a parte final onde o Jason, Batman e Barbs se dividem, que tenso e incrível como foi montada…
O final onde O Coringa fala sobre a criação dos outros dois coringas, como se ele fosse realmente o verdadeiro… porém ao final da conversa fala “ou eles me criaram hahaha”… sério? Aí sinceramente
Acho que teve uma abertura suficiente ao final para a criação de uma sequel…
A trama é sobre três coringas que estão buscando criar um “coringa melhor”. No primeiro não sabemos disso e apenas acompanhamos as pistas.. e brigas de Jason com Bruce (que vai até o fim), no segundo ficamos intrigados com esse motivo que aparece na metade da HQ e o último basicamente o último coringa explica. A explicação é algo genérico, atrelado ao passado de Batman… fiquei bem decepcionada com esse final para falar a verdade, os dois primeiros foram tão legais e interessantes, como a trama do Jason e da Barbs (que na minha opinião ficariam maravilhosos juntos, que fica em aberto, com a maldita carta de amor caindo da porta e indo diretamente para o lixo…)
As brigas do Batman com o Red Hood são maçantes, dada a ênfase que não necessitaria. Sim o Red Hood é um muleke chato, cheio de ódio e que tem como uns dos objetivos a vingança… entendemos isso desde o começo do primeiro livro, a briga entre ele e capangas do coringa, quando ele mata um dos coringas ou quando ele demonstra ser realmente emocionalmente dependente dos outros quando Barbs beija-o…
A melhor cena certamente é a Barbs enfiando a câmera na cara do coringa falando “Sorria”… a HQ se mostrando sequência da The Killing Joke. E a parte final onde o Jason, Batman e Barbs se dividem, que tenso e incrível como foi montada…
O final onde O Coringa fala sobre a criação dos outros dois coringas, como se ele fosse realmente o verdadeiro… porém ao final da conversa fala “ou eles me criaram hahaha”… sério? Aí sinceramente
Acho que teve uma abertura suficiente ao final para a criação de uma sequel…
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 1, 2020
Wow...incredible! Took me by surprise. Great story that will hopefully be a classic for generations.
December 3, 2020
I'd love to see where these writers take the "Batman" comics next.
April 2, 2021
I honestly don’t know how I feel about this I’m going to have to reread it.
June 29, 2021
Fantastic ♥️♥️
November 1, 2020
Johns potvrdzuje Moorov kánon Jokerovho originu a pribaľuje "veľkú" pointu a twist s otvoreným koncom, aké si takto vyhajpovaný event žiada. Horšie je, že celý ten masterplan šiel urobiť aj oveľa jednoduchšie a že romancu medzi dvomi hrdinami sám vrátil späť do status quo. Každopádne som si tento event rád užil.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 27, 2020
That ending (?) Wov.
October 28, 2020
One of the best stories ive read lately (of course considering that the killing joke is a masterpiece) this is a fantastic and well illustrated book, Fabok really worked his butt off and it pays off! Wether you emjoy the plot or not this is a high quality graphic novel which deserves to be owned. Nice read, great twist.
Read
November 17, 2020It wasn't a bad read but what the hell was the point. They needed something, anything, to put out there after the Morbius chair reveal and this was it. It just didn't reach the expectations it had going for it. The ending was disappointing and it seemed like the story took away from the Joker's uniqueness. Johns says it's canon but is it really, though? It didn't read like it was in continuity.
On the plus side, the art was gorgeous.
On the plus side, the art was gorgeous.
November 8, 2020
I feel like we all could’ve lived without this. Too much setup for a reveal that didn’t even really happen. I’m not going to say I hated it but I do feel a little let down by the hype.
October 29, 2020
Overall an enjoyable series but somewhat disappointing conclusion to the story. It often felt like Jason Todd was the main character rather than the Joker. Red Hood/Jason's interactions were the most powerful moments throughout and I felt carried the story probably more so than any of the other subplots. Barbara's part in the series wasn't too far behind. As for the Joker himself, nothing really new here other than the "revelation" at the end that didn't really reveal anything.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 110 reviews