Joker is the loon who thought Joker Fish would make him rich, not this imposter.

Want to read a GREAT Joker story from recent times? One who’s simply delusional and insane? Read Waid’s BATMAN/SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST #25 from March. Zdarsky’s Joker and Damian characterizations are pure nonsense. Just end this run already.

still no Foggy. the storyline such as it is, is asinine with "instant priest" Matt apparently annointed to do God's dirty work on Earth, even though in the previous storyline he was completely duped by the Beast. still no hint of how he came back to Life, what parts of his memory are gone. Just a boring mess.

This gets most of its points for saving me the time and trouble of reading these storylines when they actually appear. Just change the titles to Jumped-the-Shark Man and be done with it. Not one good thing has happened in S-M since Wells took the helm.

Fun, great characterization, and March can draw him some WW.

The art, when this series rebooted, was SO INNOVATIVE and imaginative. WHAT HAPPENED? this looks nothing like Supes and Lois comes off like a simpering 16 year old. Very cartoonish. Script lacked tension or surprises, and I expect more from Lex than reluctant compliance.

This not am Bizarro story. Bizarro am funny. Bizarro am looney. Bizarro no am evil. Me like old Bizarro, not new Bizarro.

Great characterizations and dialogue. Art fell down a bit. Some filler material as well

Zdarsky's entire run has essentially been Batman creating menaces to save the world from a "Batman gone bad" who wind up as worse menaces than Batman could ever be. Failsafe throws Gotham into turmoil twice already in this run, and yet Bruce is not held accountable, or Batman arrested, when the dust clears. Where is J. Jonah Jameson when we need him, alerting the world to the danger that is Batman? more

Really excellent characterization and also funny in a way that S-M hasn't been before. Great 4 page sequence between Jonah and Ben. Lovely art.

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Wow, do I HATE this Catholic religious gobbledygook, issue after issue.
And it's Hell's Kitchen. Not that big an area. Where's Elektra? Where's FOGGY??

All that chaos, people jumping off bridges, fires, etc, and "no one" has died? Pl-eeez.
Personally, me liked "funny" Bizarro better. There are enough twisted evil villains. Occasional comic relief is not so bad.

Genuinely funny, great characterization, original, strong art, and even heart-warming.

Very confusing. Also unnecessary. I want a Joker who emerged fully formed from the vat, except maybe for that guy who trained him how to fight, which I always wondered about.

I am so damn torn with this run.

*Possible theories below*

On a positive note, the addition of Farad Karami’s art has really kept me interested in this run. And, I’ve enjoyed seeing past characters of Matt’s history work their way into these stories.

That being said, I tried to give it a few issues to see what would happen, but we’re in issue #5…WHERE IS FOGGY!? Matt remembers everything from his past life and not once has he thought about going to check on Foggy, his best friend who Matt sacrificed his own life for…that makes no sense whatsoever. Anyone that understands Matt Murdock as a character, knows it would’ve been one of the first things he did when he got his memories back.

Now after reading issue #5, I’ve come up with only 2 explanations:

1. Matt has been reborn in an alternate reality where Foggy doesn’t exist.

2. Foggy is also possessed by a demon and is the one behind the shady investigation into St. Nicks. This seems like the most likely now but still does not answer WHY MATT HASN’T GONE AND SEEN HIS BEST FRIEND!? more

I have been reading DD since Frank Miller first introduced the Kingpin as Matt's main antagonist back in issue #170, but I am now "crossing" (pun intended) this book off my list. It has officially jumped the shark. All this religious claptrap - the Seven Deadly Sins? Gluttony? Seriously? 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, and Gluttony comes for She-Hulk and Matt, somehow suddenly elevated for no reason whatsoever as God's appointed defender on Eart quotes scripture to ward it off? Jesus Christ Almighty, does this book suck now. more

Amazing. I've ALSO felt my life was missing something. Now I realize it was not being bitten by a radio-active spider.

I was hoping the kids would go away. First of all, how do Clark and Lois suddenly have kids, coinciding with Supes having kids? Also there are about 10 beings with the powers of Supes all guarding Metropolis? Silly. And it was good that Supes got married and had a young (!) son, but this is way too much and leads to a lot of pages filled with filler.

The storyline is slowly starting to grow on me, however…there are still a lot of unanswered questions…ie. How does nobody recognize Matt Murdock, ex-Mayor, lawyer for superheroes, etc???? And if Matt has regained his memory, HOW HAS HE NOT REACHED OUT TO FOGGY YET!?!

Bland and weak. Is this The Exorcist now?

I am REALLY tired - not to mention offended - reading another issue or "Father Matt, Exorcist Priest." Trading in his billy club for a crucifix? Going all in on Catholic gobbledygook? And the bad guys are clones sponsored by the government? Wtf? 3 poi ts for the art. Minus one for the story.

Am I mistaken, or did Batman create Failsafe AND Zur to protect the world from himself? So, Bats creates two menaces to the world and to himself to take him down in case he goes 'bat-shit crazy.' Talk about self-inflicted wounds. How is this maniac allowed to operate on the streets?

Half a point deducted because ... Supes flies Lois to the Fortress of Solitude without a coat? Hat? Scarf? It's the arctic! High altitude! High speed! Must be minus 100. Sorry. Lois is dead. Supes killed her.

Lots of filler.fight scenes we've seen a thousand times before. Where is Elektra? DD's back for weeks and Foggy hasnt noticed? Matt just joined the church recently and Runs it? I missed where Ben Urich (de-aged) owns the Bugle.

Fun. Charmi b g. You can feel Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in the pages.

I just wanna know how Batman gets into and out of his apt. without being detected. That backpack aint gonna do it. And does he take the bus to crime scenes now?

So after going to prison for killing someone, freeing super-villains from prison, being ordered by Spider-Man and others to hang up his billy club, and presumably going through a cleansing of the spirit, what has Daredevil learned? To put on the mask when he wasts to "hurt" somebody. So, nothing,basically. And now that his memory's back, no visit to Foggy? Anyway story was way too mainstream with pedestrian art. DD has lost its edgyness. more

My complaint is with the cynical hyperbolic hype the editors foist upon the readers. Like this one that "sets up the next 24 issues. Do.Not.Miss.It." Or the recent one that was supposed to be the biggest tragedy in 50 years" - and Ms. Marvel died for a month. Editors act like they're on your side, but - spoiler alert - they ain't.

When was the last time you saw THOUGHT BALLOONS?