PUBLIC ENEMY number one! Punchline crossed a dangerous line at ACE Chemicals, and crossed Batman in the process. Now every masked vigilante and officer of the law is after Punchline, but this is exactly what she wants. What’s the point of being a public enemy if you’re not going to be public enemy number one? But the scariest person in the Gotham world isn’t the Bat…it’s the Cat. Catwoman will hunt Punchline and make her pay.
Another powerful story from one of 2022's best new titles. Punchline: The Gotham Game is one to watch in 2023. An explosive title that has the potential to rock the DC Universe to its core. Read Full Review
This issue contains stunning visuals, including intense action scenes. The attention to detail and realistic comic styling provide for emotionally connective and overall immersive experience. Read Full Review
This series has had one big problem since the startPunchline is not a protagonist. She's a one-note psycho who has the same challenge of a Joker led series, in that you need a compelling co-lead to drive the series. Read Full Review
It certainly doesn't help that the most significant turning point for this series happened in the pages of Catwoman a thing that's commonplace in superhero storytelling, but still causes this book to dance around a much more compelling narrative cavity. Read Full Review
We aren't let in on the joke. Without insight into Alexis' point of view, reading this is like riding in a car with a creepy stranger or a reckless Uber. There is nothing cool about following a character lying about having everything under control. Punchline is unlikable and at this point pathetic. Three issues into a story, readers should have a stronger hook than "you're not supposed to get it. As the Joker's voice says, "What's a joke without a punchline? However, I think this issue might be the first in a new way to turn things around. I am willing to see if the Howards can take this story in a more exciting direction. Read Full Review
I enjoyed this more than Issue 2, but it's still not great, in my opinion. I think Punchline was actually a character I could start to get behind here, but I need a little more to be fully sold on her. As for the rest of the book, it was fine. It wasn't anything special, but it wasn't a bad book either.
This should have never crossed over with Catwoman. The more it crosses with that terrible book, the worse it gets.