You can tell the entire creative team want this to be more than a throwaway event book, they want this to be both enjoyed now and be Batman mythology in the future. If this first issue is anything to go by, they have more than succeeded in making me smile. Read Full Review

I can't wait to see what happens in book two! Read Full Review

The hype behind Three Jokers is real. I know a lot of us have been waiting a long time for this miniseries to be released, but the wait was worth it. Excellent artwork presents a mystery that will leave you with lots of questions in the perfect opener for a story that may change what we know about the Joker. Read Full Review

If you were skeptical about this latest Black Label title, Johns, Fabok and Anderson deliver what might be DCs strongest mini-series of 2020. Read Full Review

This is a great book and a superb release. It may have taken a while for to get here, but it was certainly worth the wait. Read Full Review

After four years' wait,Batman: Three Jokers #1 is at last upon us. Despite any owed skepticism due to its extreme tardiness, this is a perfect, masterpiece of a comic. DO NOT MISS IT. Read Full Review

I'm in! I'm really in. This is a great pairing of heroes and to see how they all face the purple demon is going to be interesting! Read Full Review

Three Jokers is a beautifully drawn and excellently-scripted story which will surely become one of DCs next entries in its long line of classic stories! Read Full Review

Whatever comes after this packed first issue, we've been set up for one of the best Batman stories in recent memories. Johns waited a while to tackle the Bat, but he looks like he's going to make it count. Read Full Review

I honestly don't think I could have asked for a better start to what's sure to be the biggest Joker story of the year " and perhaps, if it continues at this level of quality, a classic comic in its own right. This is a dark, enthralling mystery of a Batman story: with a cast of characters sharing an electric chemistry, a trio of charismatic and sinister villains, and an ending that's both shocking and cathartic, yet leaves you wanting so much more. I'm happy to say that this book receives the highest rating I've given a comic so far: you'll want to be paying close attention to this one. Read Full Review

The next issues will tell whether this story truly has lasting implications for Batman and his nocturnal crimefighting family. But for now, Johns and Fabok have set the stage for a new Batman classic. Read Full Review

This first installment to the series is already something to be excited for I would say. With Johns not having to hit the reset button on all of DC's canon for once he can focus on a less inclusive and more alive story. Read Full Review

It's been four years since we first got the shocking news that there were Three Jokers out and about and now we can finally get the information a lot of us have desperately wanted ever since that reveal and for this first issue to those answers....... it didn't disappoint. Do you know for certain what's going on here...... no. But you get some ideas that will keep you wondering along the way, while also being a book that has a super-star creative team that does some of their best work along the way. Check out the Three Jokers. You won't want to miss this. Read Full Review

What makes The Joker such a menacing villain is that he fights our heroes on a psychological level, and with this - Johns and Fabok don't disappoint. Three Jokers is more than a mystery about uncovering the secrets behind the three Jokers - 'The Criminal,' 'The Clown,' and 'The Comedian' - but a story to see just how far the Joker's actions can push our heroes' morality until they finally break. Read Full Review

Not many comic stories are as built up asThree Jokers, but after so many years and delays it is exciting and gratifying to see the first issue more than lives up to the hype. Johns' writing and insight into the characters is fantastic as he explores their various traumas and the depths of Joker's madness and cruelty. Fabok's art is excellent as it is clear just how hard he worked on every single panel – and there are a lot of them – while Anderson's colours elevate Fabok's lines. Any comic book fan will be pleased with how wellThree Jokers #1is and excited with what else Johns, Fabok and Anderson have in store for the rest of the series. Read Full Review

Batman: Three Jokers #1 feels like it is building up to something great and readers would regret not getting into this series before it becomes a hard to get classic. Read Full Review

Jason Fabok brings some brilliantly dark and disturbing art to this first issue. Not only do all three iterations of the Joker look menacing and scary, but the crimes they commit are given a visceral, visual flair. A great looking book filled with detailed panels. Read Full Review

Overall, the first issue of this was more than enough to justify sticking it out to see how the story develops. Let's just wait and see what kind of build-up we get before we get some answers as to how we got here. Read Full Review

As I said earlier, the only real flaw to Three Jokers #1 is that it doesn't recount the build-up to this story that well and throws new readers into the deep end of the pool with little chance to acclimate themselves before things start to get strange. While this is a fairly big problem, fans of these creators and those who know what they need to know going in will find this to be a ripping yarn. This is The Joker story we've literally been waiting to see for years and it thankfully proved worth the wait. Read Full Review

If one can get past the fact that this story is very much of a different era and connected to elements long-since abandoned, there is an interesting, relatively fast-paced tale to be told. Read Full Review

Even though only some headway is actually made in terms of plot in Batman: Three Jokers #1"learning little readers didn't already know"there are still surprises to be found. Read Full Review

Three Jokers is available today so make sure you are one of the first at your Local Shop because this is for sure one that will not be on the shelf long. If you live in an area that is still impacted by the current covid19 pandemic, you can also purchase this issue via digital download from your preferred digital retailer. Make sure you guys let me know what you thought about this issue by leaving a comment down below. Read Full Review

BATMAN: THREE JOKERS #1 is good, but it is not revolutionary. The creative needs to push the envelope of storytelling instead of using the 80s for inspiration. Read Full Review

Despite a subpar story,Batman: Three Jokers #1 is a visual treat. I would recommend this for Jason Todd fans, as he remains the highlight of the book. With two issues left to go, I hope Johns picks up the pace and justifies this story's existence. Read Full Review

Batman: Three Jokers #1 isn't bad in any way. It's also not exciting. There's a joyless stiffness to it. The comic takes itself a bit too seriously and comes off stilted and honestly boring. Read Full Review

Loved it. A very solid start. Love all the flashback panels with the different colouring. Great choice to use Barbara and Jason as the main side characters for this story, as they're the ones who have been left most damaged by the Joker. I'm into this mystery and excited to see where it goes. Jason Fabok provides some absolutely top knotch art too. Loved the callback to Killing Joke in the opening rainy panels.

Perfection!

So far I'm impressed. But I've seen interesting Minis go downhill quick, and Geoff Johns has written a fair share of them. But this is the best story I've seen by him in years. Jason Fabok provides some of the best work I've seen on a Batman book in many moons. They should try and get him to do a regular Batbook.
From what I've seen this has promise to be a fitting conclusion to a trilogy began 30 years ago and will be considered one of Batman's most legendary adventures, along with "The Killing Joke" and "A death in the family." for years to come, as long as Johns keeps the story going in the direction of entertaining storytelling instead of another of those "After this nothing will be the same again" stories he's so known for writing. Frankly, I've had my fill of that. I want a good story over another "New direction."
Apparently this happens prior to "the Joker War" since Alfred is here (Killing him was just another gimmick Tom King cooked up in hopes of becoming a legendary writer). I applaud Fabok's decision to give Batman and Batgirl classic looks in this series. I've missed the Bat signal-looking symbol (They only got rid of it 20 years ago because they were trying to make the Batman and Superman books more like their animated series-And all of Batman's last season's changes sucked). It's also good to see the Joker look like he should. I hate the bad haircuts and Heath Ledger looks they've been giving him on occasion over the last decade or so. I also liked the return of the deadly flower and razor edged cards and the other classic Joker gimmicks. The "Laughing fish" and other classic Joker plot references were also a great touch.
If this series continues to entertain the way this issue does, it may be the first Mini-series I could give all 10s to in a very long time. I'm assuming issue #2 will deal with Batgirl's score to be settled. It's too early to assume, but the Joker's plan may be to see if he can drive all of them to kill him in the end. If so, these other 2 Jokers are just very talented actors, and the final ultimate test will be for Batman.
All-in-all, This has become the Great Batman story of the year, blowing the Joker war out of the water (And I'm actually enjoying that). more

Three Jokers was hinted at the outset of DC Rebirth during Darkseid War. During that storyline, Batman sat on the Mobius Chair (Don't ask) and obtained Godlike abilities and knowledge. He asked the chair to confirm the identity of his parent's killer, which is common knowledge to Batman in-universe and the reader. The book then threw the curve-ball the massive Joker reveal.

Since that time DC Rebirth has come and gone. The Watchmen have been successfully integrated into DC continuity via Doomsday Clock. The only lingering plot from Rebirth worth mentioning is the thread involving the Three Jokers.

Joker is all over the place lately and we're constantly being indodated with different incarnations of the character. I'm not sure if this version with be canonized going forward but there are enough interesting details presented that I believe that at least some of these plots threads will eventually be made official outside of this series.

I won't spoil the book but what essentially is happening here is that Joker is being turned into a legacy character. We're given three distinct versions of the character. There's the comedian, the clown, and the criminal. We're also being asked to sort out what's going on. The reader is also given context clues regarding which Joker was involved at key trauma points of our heroes. This issue focuses on the Joker and the Trauma inflicted on Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood.

My favorite aspect of the issue aside from the mindfuck ending is the relationship between the three leads. The personal traumatic experiences felt by our leads drive our heroes in a desperate attempt to stop him from hurting others and in the case of Jason Todd seemingly goes a bit deeper.

Batman has been dealing with the Joker since the beginning. The two men probably know each other's civilian identities and have have been playing a cat and mouse game for decades.

Barbara Gordon and Jason Todd both have deep physical and emotional scars that are a result of the Joker's actions but can also be attributed to Batman's refusal to do what needs to be done with the villain. This is highlighted whenever Jason Todd appears on the page. Bruce and Jason have a strained relationship but they love each other and underneath the rough veneer are it's clear that Bruce at the very least understands Jason's point of view on things.

Barbara isn't given as much attention in the issue but I suspect that will change as the series continues. She seems to be a counter-balance to the views of Bruce and Jason who each has wildly different takes on how to handle the Joker.

I won't spoil the ending but this has to be one of the most intense endings we've gotten in a long time and is a masterclass in storytelling and art direction. Jason and Brad have the benefit of working with an amazing script but it can't be understated how much they contribute to the story. The comic feels timeless and at times I can feel Jason channeling Brian Bolland and Neal Adams.

If you're a fan of Batman or have been in and out of the loop with the character throughout the '80s, '90s, or 00's I think you'd still be able to keep up with the events. If you're lost with what's going on you'd be able to get caught up pretty quickly with a few trade paperbacks.

Three Jokers #1 isn't like some other events that seem to only exist to generate residuals. It fits in with what has been established in the continuity and builds on what's already there. If you pick up "A Death in the Family", Under the Red Hood" or "A Killing Joke", Three Joker's acts as a worthy continuation without all of the baggage we get when we follow 40+ years of continuity.


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Our story begins in Summer 2018, it was San Diego Comic-Con. I am sitting in a very crowded room, not quite Hall H, but not a small break out room either. This one was full. It was one of those DC Comic creator highlight panels on Geoff Johns. Mr. Johns teased a story called Three Jokers. There he said this book should probably hit the shelves in the winter of 2018.

That’s right, 2018.

It has become somewhat of a legend. Almost like the remaining issues of the Frank Miller and Jim Lee ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER book. The only glimmer of hope has been artist Jason Fabok. He was always promised it will happen, there is just a lot of work to do. The story is done, it just needs extra time due to the artwork. Ok, Jason. Our fingers were crossed. Here and there we would see a pic of Batman or the Batmobile. Some real Keaton influences here, some Bolland influences there.

But what was Johns up to? Where you at Geoff Johns?

Well he finished the awesome and (often delayed) DOOMSDAY CLOCK as well as some SHAZAM! issues. He also has been busy producing and writing DC shows like STARGIRL and films like WONDER WOMAN 84. Ok, ok, you got stuff on the plate. That is cool. But where is the THREE JOKERS bro?

Finally, we get a release date. June 17th, 2020! Ok, it has been a while, but I can’t wait to kick off my summer reading with this book.
Then we get a global pandemic and DC changing its shipping procedures and everything else. Was this book ever going to happen?

YES! The day has come and this book is a real thing.

But is it REAL GOOD? Short answer…

IT’S FREAKING GREAT YO!

I am not going to get into plot issues or major beats. But spoiler warning, there are three Jokers in this story. But how did we get here?

In issue 42 of Geoffs Johns JUSTICE LEAGUE run it is revealed to Batman via the Mobius chair, that there are three Joker’s running around. We are not privy to this as readers until issue 50 when Batman speaks to Green Lantern about it. It was again brought up in REBIRTH back in 2016. So it’s been about 4 years of this lingering mystery. You can’t just say three Jokers and never revisit that idea.

I am not really sure as to when this story even takes place to be honest. There are no real connections to anything. The only few clues we have are Batman has a suit similar to the one he had in DOOMSDAY CLOCK, yellow oval symbol and Red Hood is not wearing his new gear. But he also ain’t wearing his old gear. Other than that, this could take place anywhere. I imagine it is in continuity as its riding on events that have happened (KILLING JOKE, A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, JUSTICE LEAGUE & REBIRTH) but is this pre JOKER WAR? Post? Has Batman goen through his emotional roller coaster with Catwoman yet? We don’t know. And really, it does not matter.

The story revolves around Batman, Batgirl, and the Red Hood. All three have had major events happen to them because of the Joker. Batgirl was paralyzed by him after he shot her in the spine in the classic THE KILLING JOKE. This was later reversed in the non-classic and overall terrible New 52 run of books back in 2011. Jason Todd, who was the second Robin, was brutally beaten and then blown up by the Joker back in 1988 during the A DEATH IN THE FAMILY story. This was really the fans call and not the Joker’s fault, to be honest. But, you know, blame the murdering clown.

And then there is Batman. There is an incredible sequence in the beginning that shows Batman’s collection of scars. Panels of flashbacks building of different adversaries and their part in gifting him these marks. Then it just becomes encounters with The Joker. A stab here, a slice there. A gunshot. The Joker is his arch-villain, and Batman has permanent reminders.

The Joker is broken down into three variations here. The criminal, the comedian and the clown. Are they the same person or three different Jokers altogether? I will let you find that out yourself friend.

I will tell you this, Johns pulls some crazy moves here. He continues to prove and earn his spot as one of the best writers in comics. Every word is perfect and in place, nothing feels wasted. It’s hard not to spoil, but there is a scene involving the Joker and Jason Todd. Through their dialogue the Joker reveals that he put into place exactly what he wanted to play out. The jokes on Jason. It was pretty brilliant. Thats not the only instance in this book that is clever, but its not clever for the sake of being clever. It is thought out and means something.

This book is meticulous. But not just in the writing. The art is a whole other level.

I touched on the art earlier, but let me tell you, Fabok is glorious. He is the spiritual successor to Jim Lee, Brian Bolland and Gary Frank. He is a great artist. His time on JUSTICE LEAGUE and his SWAMP THING: WINTER SPECIAL with Tom King a few years back are some of my favorite projects of his. But this is different. This is labor of love. You can tell. THREE JOKERS is no doubt going to throw him into the superstar status. This is a phenomenal book to look at. He pulls from some very specific moments all over these pages. There is Batman number 1, the aforementioned THE KILLING JOKE and A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, plus tons more.

My favorite part of this whole book is the multitude of covers from every era of the Joker. It feels much more like a celebration of his 80 years than 100-page spectacular that came out a few months ago. That being said, it is quite appropriate this book is coming out now, then in 2018.

Johns and Frank are creating something special here. I can’t wait for this to be collected, I hope in an ABSOLUTE edition down the line, it really requires the oversized treatment. A modern classic begins here friends. Do not miss out. When it comes to entertainment, these guys are accountable to nobody!

Or the jokes on you.


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This seems like its gonna be held up as one of Batmans greatest stories, next too the killing joke by Alan Moore and the long Halloween and Frank Millers Dark Knight run.

This book lived up to the hype.

杰作！姐夫的《三个小丑》有着无与伦比的精致质感，值得上长时间的等待。

masterpiece! Geoff Johns's "Three Jokers" has an incomparable exquisite texture and is worth the long wait.

It a nice surprise read something really well written, something it's not happen in DC for a long time, tks for that.
It starts in an incredible way, while the news spreads about the Joker, it is played with the images that he has left in each one.
In this number I feel that it is broken down as follows.
Batman investigating.
Barbara with a makeup trauma.
Jason is the one who still brings the pain to the surface disguised as anger.
One scene was almost painful for me, when the Joker begins to describe Jason's torture to break it. Personally, I think he is an impostor and Jason fell into the game.

Fue agradable algo realmente bien escrito, ya se extrañaba que DC hiciera esto.
Inicia de forma increíble, mientras la noticias corren sobre el Joker se juega con las imágenes que este ha dejado en cada uno.
En este número siento que se desglosa de la siguiente forma.
Batman investigando.
Barbara con un trauma maquillado.
Jason es el que todavía trae el dolor a flor de piel disfrazado de ira.
Una escena me resultó casi dolorosa, cuando el Joker empieza a describir la tortura de Jason para romperlo. En lo personal creo que es un impostor y Jason cayo en el juego.


C'était bien quelque chose de vraiment bien écrit, c'était déjà bizarre que DC ait fait ça.
Cela commence de manière incroyable, alors que l'actualité se répand sur le Joker, cela se joue avec les images qu'il a laissées dans chacun.
Dans ce numéro, je sens qu'il se décompose comme suit.
Batman enquête.
Barbara avec un traumatisme de maquillage.
Jason est celui qui apporte encore la douleur à la surface déguisée en colère.
Une scène a été presque douloureuse pour moi, lorsque le Joker commence à décrire la torture de Jason pour la briser. Personnellement, je pense qu'il est un imposteur et Jason est tombé dans le jeu. more

I'm with one of the other users. I think this is shaping up to be the Batman story of the decade.

This is absolutely brilliant.

The wait was worth it! I never knew we would get this mini series, after years of cancellations I’ve got to admit, I thought all hope was lost but Geoff Johns did it again! He didn’t disappoint us. Geoff Johns is probably the guy who can write literally anything, I mean the guy can wrote about my poop and people would still read it (in a good way). This comic was flawless, Jason Fabok’s artworks is godlike. Go to the street and ask people about “How should a comic look?” and they would imagine either Jason Fabok’s art or Gary Frank’s artwork. And the colors, my god! they were amazing as well. I think at the end of this mini series, this mini series will not only be the best mini series of 2020, it is gonna be one of the best mini series out there! Oh and there’s one thing, I think the lettering was a little bit bad, but that’s just my opinion. more

The ominous tone set by Geoff Johns and the cinematic work done by Fabok, paired with the nauseating color palette of Brad Anderon... This is a daunting comic to approach. It has an almost scholarly feel to it--like this is a culmination to Batman's long and bloody history with Joker, which includes Jason and Barbra, fittingly. At its core, it's an examination of trauma done right *cough* Tom King *cough*. It's serious, gothic, dirty, and feels like a bronze age comic book in all the right ways before the superheroes fell into the modern era.

When there are shelves of superhero comics exploring some new crisis event this is a rare gem that stands out from all those "pure fun" comic tropes. This is shaping up to be an ace in the hole. more

Oh damm. That was someting. Something good.

I really liked it. And cannot wait for more.

It is hard to review this because I don't want to say anything. Read it, be completely surprised by it.

Wow this was superb!

Totally worth the wait!!!

Artwork:5/5
Story: 5/5
Classic look, mistery, action, detective style, violence, humor, etc. This comic book has everything.

I wasnt expecting something SO GOOD

Great book by two of the best in the business.

It's just one issue and I already love it more than doomsday clock. This feels like Johns had something to say and had a clear vision for where the story is going to go rather than just writing a watchmen sequel. It is dark, it is mysterious, it is crime noir at its best. I can't really talk about plot points a lot due to spoilers, what I will say is that this first issue doesn't go the way I expected it to and in a very good way. The art is also amazingly good. It's a welcome return from Fabok who seems to be solely working on this for the last couple years. The detail in every panel, the layouts of the panels themselves, and the coloring by Brad Anderson all deserve huge shoutouts and praise. It's an achievement, this is the best work of everyone involved. Amazing, get out and buy it now (staying safe with a mask of course) or just get it on digital, any way to read and support this book. more

Best Batman story I've read in years.

Jesus Christ, after three years I can't believe I'm really reading it, but here we go. This book is phenomenally paced, INCREDIBLY illustrated, and the themes of trauma and pain are so genuine it's just...gahh I don't even have words. Like in the past Geoff has been accused of being edgy for shock appeal, but there is something so real about the trauma each of these characters has suffered through...just...Damn, man. So, was it worth the wait? Abso-freaking-lutely.

It's a gorgeous-looking, extremely well written book but what most disturbs me about it is the scene between Joker and Red Hood. Somehow, Johns has given Jason Todd his most emotional moment in the span of a few pages than Jason's had in his entire Red Hood run for the past nine years in his own title.

Prelude:
Lucky for me, Three Jokers #1 hit iBooks in Australia today. Well, this has been in the making since Darkseid War so there's a lot of hype for this. Hope this delivers after the long wait.

The Good:
Wow.... can I just say everything?

I love the introductions for each character with the captions and flashbacks adding more layers.

Always love a detective scene.

Fabok's art is godlike.

Speaking of, Brad Anderson's colouring is so freaking great.

That final scene.... goddamn that was great.

Seeing all Three Jokers interact was so satisfying and great to see.

The Bad:
I'm offended that you thought there would be anything.

Conclusion:
It's been such a long wait but it's so freaking worth it. Johns and Fabok knock it right out of the park. more

The ending with Jason Todd was awesome, but unfortunately Batgirls whiny behavior had to take away from the dramatic ending. Batgirl was almost killed by joker, and allegedly raped, and she is sitting there whining and crying when joker dies.

Promises a lot, not gonna lie. Let’s just hope this doesn’t end up as Doomsday Clock. Art is magnificent by the way

I may have gotten it a bit late, but I regret doing so. Really can't wait to get the 2nd now.

Damn this is the first new book I've read in a while and I'm unfamiliar with Fabok's work, but I gotta fix that. This is one pretty ass comic (and the story's not bad either!).

I’m happy to be reading something good from Batman again! I’m one of those people who stopped reading Batman halfway through Kings run because well... let’s not go there.

The art was fantastic throughout and it was one of those comics I wanted to reread immediately after at least to take in the art again.

There was some progression of story while dangling continued mystery throughout. I also like the detective angle that Batman has been missing for a while.

This may fall apart in the end, who knows. The concept didn’t have me excited as I thought three jokers running around and no one knew until now is a bit stupid. However, this issue has me on board and hoping Johns can pull it together make it not a stupid idea!

If all Batman comics were like this I’d be buying again for sure. more

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I forgot to add the one thing that bothered me - Bruce Wayne’s scars. Didn’t anyone read the end of Snyder’s run when Bruce had his entire body healed?? No more scars. I’m sure he’s got a few new ones since then that’s not how it read. Kinda small continuity mistakes like that aren’t a huge deal but still bother me.

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The mystery theme, the introduction to each Joker, each Bat member sounding like themselves, the scene with Jason at the end...speechless.

At last delivering on the promise made four years ago.

Nothing short of phenomenal. Seriously. WOW. This was amazing, fulfills every single drop of anticipation I was hoping to get out of this book, and it delivers. Definitely worth the 7 bucks based on page count, cover, and quality. Some books are overpriced, not this one. This was what fans have been waiting to be answered for five years. And finally, the first issue to the theory of 3 Jokers will be finally answered in this issue, right? Hell nah. The theory has become even more elusive on Three Jokers as this issue drew on, and that just makes the tip of the iceberg.

The art is this book is easily one of DC's best. Jason Fobak doesn't do alot of art for comics, but when he does, its some of the best art you will ever see, accompanied by top grade colors from Brad Anderson. I really like how Fobak uses old school Batman, with his yellow centerpiece, his gallery of collected toys, love it. The definite highlights is the shark. XD. I also really love his homage panels to Killing Joke, Death in the Family, and past Batman storylines. That is Fobak's style on Batman, infuses that classic 80-90s era Batman with a modern touch. Great Jokers, great Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood as well. The paneling, the famous 9 panel grid. When ever a comic uses a 9 panel grid, you know its a comic for the books. Again, Fobak's art and composition nothing short of perfection.

The writing from Geoff Johns though. What more could I expect. Its subtle, it slowly builds the scene, piecing the ideas and concepts together one at a time, while still being elusive in its details and not giving too much away. That doesn't mean there is no fun. On the contrary, we get a review of the action to come. Like Fobak, Johns combines his idea of Three Jokers with past themes of legendary stories in Batman's 80 years of existence, altering the Batman mythos. And Johns ramps the momentum in his writing to finish this first issue with a bang, literally.

What can I say, I am a huge Batman fan. I am a huge Bat-family fan. And of course I love all the different eras of Jokers used in this story. Extremely satisfied with this first issue, didn't know what to expect, but I can say it definitely say I got my money's worth. DC is on drugs pumping out as much event content as possible. People might say we are getting to much Joker/Batman, but if the story-telling is at this level, I don't care how much I get. more

It's good.

Geoff Johns understands the character and history of Joker. Tynion should take notes.

Just few days ago The Batman's trailer was released, to univeersal shock and praise of its dense, violent, dark atmosphere. It's by no means perfect and the final movie may end up being a misstep, but as of now, most sceptics seemingly vanished after seeing Pattinson obliterating a street thug and realizing they may have judget the book by its cover.
Similarly, Three Jokers took a crowbar and smashed the head of anyone who was skeptical, if not plain negative about it, before this issue dropped out. And man, what a comic we've just received...

First of, let's address the elephant in the room - the overall layout, as well as Fabok's fantastic art, just scream "The Killing Joke". Undoubtedly Johns wanted to give this story familiar feel without turning it into a full blown homeage. From the very first pages you know it's something unique, albeit filled with nods and references to iconic comics we know and love. Kinda like Sean Murphy's White Knight universe, you know? Something with its own tone and style, yet rooted in all the little things that defined Batman properties in the past.

The story started out strong - I'm not gonna spoil you a thing, but expect a detective mystery nicely connecting the main characters to the Joker... well, three of them, but you get the idea. Batman, Red Hood and Batgirl were all damaged, broken, hurt and humiliated by Joker, and each of them has a good personal reason to hate him, as well as be involved in the investigation.
Everything here is well thought through and leads somewhere. Where exactly, we don't know, but I sure look forward for this comic to unravel its story, because it's quite something special, I feel. Yet another limited series made with particular idea in mind, instead of being a never ending soap opera. Count me in. more

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myconius - Aug 26, 2020

watch the trailer with the sound off when Pattinson is supposedly beating the thug silly. it's actually pretty hysterical. 😂😂😂😂

ohhaimark - Aug 26, 2020

I'm honestly just psyched for Paul Dano as The Riddler.

Amazing Psycamorean - Aug 26, 2020

Was I the only one left with a passive feeling? I'm not any more or less excited about the movie since seeing the trailer. I think the movie will be pretty good. The best thing I could say to a friend after seeing the trailer was "I'm glad they're not fucking with the voice."

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Very solid start to what I assume is going to be a very interesting retrospective. Johns can be a hit or miss with me and this is a big hit out of the gate. Great art as well as each Joker gets his own style while still being connected. Very excited to see where this goes

Fabok’s work in this is exceptional. Excited to see where this goes.

" We do what we always do. We try to make a better joker."
- CRIMINAL JOKER

This was really good, which blew my goddamn mind because this whole concept was corrupt to me. But yeah, I liked it! Good work, team.

The DNA/dental record thing and the breaking or the treadmill are ridiculous, but the plot is interesting and well paced, taking full advantage of the comic book medium.

Fantastic opening. Hooked

When this was announced I was in middle school. Then I graduated high school and a pandemic started so I haven't read comics in over 6 months. This was the perfect one to bring me back in. It's been so long and this was exactly what I needed.

Art 5/5
Story 4/5

I actually expect to hate it, but this is pretty good. The art is also really good.

Wasnt what I was expecting but definitely a great looking book. The story itself was a little odd at times but the parts that were good were really good and it definitely set up a lot to come. I am curious as to where this takes place in the timeline. Just seems odd Batman finds out theres 3 jokers after years of not knowing and some how theres a joker compound and they are all in play. Im going to need some explanation as to the why now.

I really liked this issue. The art was definitely the best part, but I really liked how Barbara and Jason were written.

This issue was Flashback and a little Story. :)) But Story was good at all.
And art is masterpiece.

Overhyped as hell, but its only the first issue so that complaint isn't really valid.

This book is great overall but I have to nitpick:

1. Nonexistent panel economy

Johns seems to be using a cinematic style of page by panel storytelling with the 9 panel grid and don't get me wrong, it looks great, but for a book this long awaited it seems like its just burning money.

2. ALIAS the Clown

Comedian and Criminal are all pretty good, but Clown? I think Killer or Cut-Throat would have been better than mere clown (pretty synonymous with comedian anyways). Regardless of that, Jason turning his brains into chef boyardee makes the name irrelevant anyways.

3. "I'm an IDEA..."

The concept of Three Jokers originated form Batman asking the Mobius Chair for the Joker's true identity for which it responded with "There are Three". This concept was highly fascinating due to the ramifications to Batman's mythos and the possible multiversal factors (a deck of "52" cards has "3 Jokers"). However, Johns and Fabok (after 4 damn years of teasing) did eventually reveal that their story would not include any multiversal aspects. I was disappointed, but am looking forward to seeing the rest of the story.

For there to have been three jokers in the DCU this entire time (and another on the way), means that they have to have met/worked together at some point with the implied creation sequence (first joker created the second created the third). At this point it seems like Johns is just rehashing Grant Morrison's wonderful "Clown At Midnight" interpretation where every so often Joker reinvents himself to cause chaos (like the three jokers now).

Big themes seem to be birth, death, scars/wounds, trauma. But that comes with the territory of groundbreaking Batman/Joker events.

As as for the panel with the "what do we do next" from an unidentified speaker behind the three jokers, I'm almost certain its a lettering error because the story doesn't give any indication of there being anyone else in that room. And no, its not the fourth joker because they haven't created him yet, as evident by the dialogue.

The scene with Jason and the Batmobile seat implies that Batman is so fucked up from his loved ones hurting (Jason and Babs) that he doesn't want anyone to carry the Robin burden anymore. I mean come on, even Damian died and got resurrected!

Also strange that Jason mentions Joker hasn't used Gaggy in years even though a few pages earlier he didn't even know who he was.

Joker and Jason's final conversation is brilliant, and I think its a shame (though it fits perfectly) that our dear clown met his curtain call at the end of the issue. more

Ótimo começo, com várias referências e ideias interessantes mas algumas falas do coringa não me pareceram falas do coringa

So all these years, when one Joker is locked up in Arkham,the other Jokers go underground,never surface or commit mayhem? Why would they do that? I dont buy the premise. Plus, the Joker admitting they need " a Better Joker?" Nahhh.

Very interesting start, but I don't know it this is going to be a milestone or a train wreck. I fear for the worst. Touching a character like The Joker is always risky.

Never liked the idea of 3 Jokers, but the art is really great. It’s the best thing about this comic. However as for the story I can’t see Barbara ever acting like that& I doubt Batman would leave Jason alone with Joker. It all depends on how the story will go, if the Jokers are the real Joker from 3 different earths or just all from 1 earth, then Joker as a character is ruined. If it turns out that Joker just used some innocent people to pose as Joker, then it can be a fun story. So it’s too early to really judge, but I don’t find the story that intriguing.

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VicSav - Aug 25, 2020

You’re so edgy

myconius - Aug 26, 2020

@VicSav but you are the edgiest. ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

Darkseid24 - Aug 26, 2020

Lol

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Another Black Label book that's just a harder PG-13. The book is good, but it's not good enough to justify the four year build up. The book isn't really about Bruce. Batman has nothing to do in this story even tho his name is on the book. He reacts to everything, an arc has sort of been set up. You may argue that the Killing Joke had no arc for Bruce, it actually did but even if it didn't that book was practically a book from Joker's perspective. In this Barbara and Jason, especially Jason seems to have taken the leading role. Since we have a trio against the Joker trio, I assume Babs will carry issue 2, and the third issue will almost certinantly be Bruce's issue. What I hope is that we will really go into Bruce's psyche in the third issue. The art is terrific. Everything looks realistic but stylized at the same time. I am not a big fan of the designs however. The new Batman design is heavily based the 89 suit, w I overall think the new suit is kinda whack compared to other suits like the similar suit from Earth One or Doomsday Clock, The belt is too bright and small to compensate for the lack of trunks (which is a good choice to remove). However that is also my ONLY problem with design, it is a big issue but overall who cares, Batman still looks amazing. Red Hood's design is just bad, they should have gone with the original. Batgirl looks perfect, hella sexy as well but not in an overly sexulized manner. the Jokers look amazing. The story is paced very well. The characters act in character. Overall it's a good read but at least as of yet it hasn't lived up to the massive wait more

A comic that is 2006 in all the worst ways. No imagination or resonance on display here, just the fan-baiting mystery box crap. Great art, though!

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VicSav - Aug 25, 2020

😂 this dummy expects everything to happen in one issue.

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Boring.

Story: 2/10
Art: 6/10
Overall: 3/10

Story: Great, we got the concept a year ago, so the hype wasn't helping this book.
First of all, with Bruce filled with so many scars, maybe he should stop fighting crime in thin cotton material. We wasted another full page on his parents' death... and we got to 10 pages before getting anywhere.
Now that we know there are 3 Jokers? One dies, so what... no weight... nothing happens in this book, and it's 50 pages long.

Art: This part is subjective, of course, but this felt stiff af. Fabok isn't an interiors artist or Johns told him to use the exhausting Doomsday Clock/Watchmen panel layout, which was a horrible decision. I hate to say it, but Fabok really wanted to nail this book and it felt like he tried too hard.

Overall: It's awful, what a waste of time. This could have been written over a weekend, and drawn in a month... not worth the wait. I'll try issue 2 just to give it another shot.

Hoping for more on issue 2. Good luck boys. more

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Darkseid24 - Aug 26, 2020

I agree except with the art, which is actually a waste for this story.

Double Down - Aug 27, 2020

Thanks for the comments guys. It’s always nice to get feedback and know people are reading. I knew the comments on the art would annoy people, and I wanted to make sure I mentioned that it was subjective before I laid into it. I do realize it is a homage and that Fabok gave it his all. I just see a perfect storm where him trying to over achieve did nothing but fussy up his style. Restrictions spark creativity. I feel here that Fabok had too much time

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Nothing new or interesting. This shoulld be done years ago.

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VicSav - Aug 25, 2020

Shut up bi tch

VicSav - Aug 25, 2020

The guy has a past he’s dumb as hell

Hayskai - Aug 25, 2020

Don't read it then pussy

JBL Reviews - Aug 25, 2020

I respect you not liking it. Harder to respect saying there is nothing new. This whole new angle (or exploration of an angle) is new. Again, I would never try to convince someone to like something, but I have to disagree with your "why".

Darkseid24 - Aug 25, 2020

Still no reason to insult him. I also don’t think it’s that great just shock value at the end.

myconius - Aug 26, 2020

@Darkseid24 - oh. how i've missed the triggered little babies on this site. 😂😂😂

Darkseid24 - Aug 26, 2020

@myconius Haha yeah 😂

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