After a discussion with Nightwing regarding Punchline, Batman decides to take action. Elsewhere, Bluff contacts Cullen while running a job, then encounters someone unusual.Meanwhile, Punchline and the Royal Flush Gang have a run in with the Hasigawa Clan at Ace Chemicals. Soon Batman appears on the scene and enters the fray. When a showdown occurs between Punchline and Eiko Hasigawa, Batmans interference causes a calamity and Punchline is left with a warning.The Story: The second installment of this limited series shows the leader of the Bat Family and his original protg deciding to take action against Punchlines latest endeavors. I am interested to see how this story line plays out. While Punchlines aggressive and fearless approach towards domination makes for a thrilling adventure, it is her calculated and manipulative planning that makes her the most dangerous. Now that she has triggered the attention of more experienced and arguably deadlier enemies, Im curious to find out if she r Read Full Review

Punchline: The Gotham Game #2 continues Punchlines story and its action-packed from beginning to end. Punchlines ruthless obsession with taking over the XO drug market in Gotham City and her conflict with Yakuza boss Eiko Hasigawa has made her a major force in Gotham Citys criminal underworld. Its a great mini-series so far, with a cliffhanger thatll make you count the days to the next issue. Read Full Review

As much work as the Howards and the art team have done to advance this mini-series in an interesting direction, its distinct impact is still forming. The second issue continues to keep things a bit formless as the precise path ahead of the title character seems a little mysterious. This would be a lot more engaging in an open-ended series. The series is already 1/3 of the way finished, and it doesnt seem to have a clear direction. Thankfully, its still fun. Read Full Review

Punchline is by far the most popular character to come out of DC in recent years, but is she a lead character? This series so far is sending mixed signals. Read Full Review

Time will ultimately tell if Punchline: The Gotham Game actually changes its titular character or the DC universe, but it's at least a largely-entertaining read. Read Full Review

The Gotham Game spends more time telling me how seriously I should take Punchline rather than showing me. Regrettably, running a crime syndicate doesn't suit Alexis Kaye's nihilism. In fact, when Hasigawa presents reasonable options to her, Punchline outright rejects them. This tells me that she values anarchy over profit. Punchline's master plan is seemingly to fake it until she makes it. It isn't very fun watching Batman blow a gasket over someone obviously making it up as they go along. I believe the tone, artwork, and story all contribute to this underdog story starting off with lowered expectations. The good thing about low expectations is that there is always room to grow. Read Full Review

This wasn't as interesting to me as the first issue, unfortunately. I just wasn't all that into most of this, even though it wasn't even really bad. However, the best parts of this book came when Batman was on the page. Another brighter spot of this was the art, as I enjoyed it throughout. My main issue is that there isn't enough for me to latch on and care about here. Hopefully the team is able too change my mind as this goes on. Otherwise, I will purely be reading this because it has to do with Howard's Catwoman.