Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #2
| Writer | Marc Silvestri |
| Artist | Marc Silvestri |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
Batman has joined forces with his archnemesis, and things are already off to a rocky start. But time is of the essence as another piece of Commissioner Gordon is delivered to the Gotham City PD. Will Batman be able to work fast enough to save his dear friend, or whatever is left of him?
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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Dark Knight News - Adam Ray
Dec 09, 2022Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #2 has again given us a rich detective narrative, wrapped up in the rounded and real look of Gotham. The mystery's immersing Batman into some intense moral dilemmas and the matter of just how much we can trust the foaming-at-the-mouth Joker, if at all, is always in question. This is effortless and gripping storytelling by a team of true masters in the art of crafting comics. Read Full Review
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The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Dec 06, 2022Silvestri also delivers some beautifully detailed art throughout the issue with visuals that are exciting and brilliantly utilize the darkness of the city to its advantage. Read Full Review
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Weird Science - Gabe Hernandez
Dec 06, 2022Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #2 takes the boilerplate setup from issue #1 and amps up the horror elements in surprisingly new directions for an issue with spectacular art and a suddenly more intriguing story. Read Full Review
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Batman-News - William Martin
Dec 08, 2022This comic is a great time. It isn't the most profound story ever but it isn't supposed to be. It's just well written and brilliantly drawn. Strongly recommended. Read Full Review
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8.4
The Comicbook Dispatch - Dispatchdcu
Dec 06, 2022Nevertheless, just like Batman #130 this week, Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #2 has some rather stellar plot threads for readers to pull that make this tale intriguing while garnering a strong sense of mystery and detective storytelling. Whos behind all of this and why are they basically cloning Jokers? And what connection does this all have to do with the Waynes? There is so much meat on the bone making this reviewer excited for the future of this series. Yet, Im reviewing THIS issue which was again overcompensating with action instead of pulling these enigmatic plot threads that could hold the story together on their own. Let me know what you think, have a great week, and God Bless! Read Full Review
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8.0
Comic Watch - Kevin Rossi
Dec 06, 2022BATMAN & THE JOKER: THE DEADLY DUO #2 is shaping up to be a must-read #Batman and #Joker story. Silvestris vision and art feels right at home on the #DCBlackLabel format. Read Full Review
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But Why Tho? - Collier "CJ" Jennings
Dec 06, 2022Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #2continues to explore the dynamic between its titular characters while also delivering plenty of action and humor. So far, I've been pleasantly surprised by this comic, and I hope that feeling continues, especially as the last page teases a whole new world of trouble for Batman and the Joker. Read Full Review
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8.0
Get Your Comic On - Neil Vagg
Dec 07, 2022The Deadly Duo continues to give readers the purest form of the Batman/Joker relationship. Without all the trappings of a main continuity story, The Deadly Duo has free reign to relish in the delightfully dark and impish interactions between its two leads. Read Full Review
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8.0
Graphic Policy - Brett
Dec 07, 2022Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #2 is an entertaining read. It doesn't fall into "90s issues we see from others who "return to comics and instead plays off Marc Silvestri's strengths that made his creator owned work stand out from the crowd. There's a lot here to enjoy and fans of Silvestri, want to see Batman and Joker team up, or like a little horror, will want to check this one out. Read Full Review
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7.0
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Dec 06, 2022The art by Silvestri is strong and gritty, but the story doesn't live up to it. Read Full Review
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5.0
ComicBook.com - Nicole Drum
Dec 07, 2022Things feel cluttered, story wise and while dark and gritty with a sharper edge is something that should work for Batman, this issue veers a little too far into the grim and the weird, ultimately creating a lack of balance that throws the whole issue off. Read Full Review
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Art is a 10 Writing 10. This is a more adult book that leans more towards horror than Superhero
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9.0
The art is so good. Definitely carrying this series so far. The plot itself is good but can't see how this going to string out for 5 more issues, but all the reviews for future issues are great so I am hopeful
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9.0
This is very good. Still impressed with Silvestri's writing. We all knew his art would be great, but I've been pleasantly surprised by his ability as a writer.
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8.5
The art is phenomenal. This second issue though lacks the intrigue I felt from the first issue. Nonetheless enjoying it very much and can't wait for #3!
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8.0
The art is great and though Joker stayed tied up for most of the issue, the beginning battle and dialogue were great. The art is phenomenal. Overall a good book so far.
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8.0
Not bad. I've seen better, but I've also seen a lot worse. Just so long as we can avoid the "Why don't you kill him" matter we may be able to get somewhere with this. I just pray that's not what things are going to lead up to when it's time for them to face our mystery friend responsible for all this mess. If it is I'll set fire to the books. That's how tired I truly am of how of that issue has been brought up in almost every Joker story over the last 20+ years. Otherwise I'm pleased with how it's gone so far. This isn't Batman's first time he's had to work with the joker, but it may be the toughest one. I really don't know how Joker has managed to recover from all those beatings he's taken from Batman over the years. I'm surprised the D more
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7.5
I actually kinda like this one. Silvestri writes pretty fun Joker/Batman interactions. The art drags this book tho. It's like Tony S. Daniel but with bad shading.
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