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Why don't you stop being an idiot and go take your medicine like you did last week? only trash comes out of your brain. You are very pathetic, always offending your imaginary enemies, debunking voices in your head, imagining threats where there are none.
The Joker #3
| Writer | Sam Johns, James Tynion IV |
| Artist | Mirka Andolfo, Guillem March |
| Cover Price | $5.99 |
The hunt for The Joker is under way, as Jim Gordon heads to a remote part of South America to run down a lead...and comes face-to-face with the Clown Prince of Crime himself! The mystery around A-Day deepens, but not before an attack by the blood-thirsty Sampson family!
And in the Punchline backup story, Punchline has to face off against the Queen of Spades' new muscle...Orca! At the same time, Bluebird's investigation at Punchline's alma mater takes a dark and horrifying turn!
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The Batman Universe - Scott Waldyn
May 11, 2021Just when Jim Gordon, and ourselves, think we know where The Joker #3 is taking us, the creative team pulls the rug out from under us! This issue continues with the excellent noir-style detective narrative and rewards readers by keeping them on their toes. The Punchline backup story proves exciting, too. Read Full Review
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9.5
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Jan 01, 1970Both the main story and backup are delivering some of the best tension in any book on the stands. Read Full Review
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9.3
Comic Watch - Ariel Bee
May 11, 2021The Joker is a series that started strong and keeps getting stronger. Read Full Review
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9.2
The Super Powered Fancast - Timala Elliott
May 11, 2021The detailed art work and interesting color palates created by March and Prianto are engaging and compelling. While the panels designed by Prianto and Fajardo are colorful and exciting. The action scenes in the latter are particularly well done. I found both sets of of art to be transportive with tones that perfectly encapsulated their particular narratives. Read Full Review
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9.0
AIPT - Dan Spinelli
May 11, 2021James Tynion IV's skillful story of Jim Gordon on the hunt for the Joker continues with a trip to Belize"and a harrowing flashback to one of the worst moments in Gordon's life. Read Full Review
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9.0
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
May 11, 2021The Joker sees some drastic changes, likely for the better, from its Fugitive setup and the Punchline back-up offers captivating insight on his new ally. Read Full Review
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9.0
GWW - Joseph Gilmore
May 11, 2021Even though we're very familiar with the title character, Joker remains fascinating under Tynion's watch. He's incorporating all the things we enjoy about the character, but with a fresh feel. The slow build throughout The Joker #3 was worth the lack of action because it led to the series' most shocking moment yet. Read Full Review
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9.0
DC Comics News - Carl Bryan
May 15, 2021BUY THIS BOOK! For those lucky enough to get on the ground floor of anything that James Tynion IV does, he's one of the hottest authors the past few years. I am not sure how his imaginative faucet gets turned on, or where he is creating Joker stories. But I am drinking from his fire hydrant! This should be on your shelf! Read Full Review
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8.8
The Comicbook Dispatch - acnbat
May 13, 2021ART: The art continues to be way above average but not quite spectacular. The flashback scenes were very well done. A full-page spread of a car on a bridge with a Bat-Family member on top is my favorite art of the issue! Read Full Review
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8.0
But Why Tho? - Charles Hartford
May 11, 2021When all is said and done, The Joker #3 continues to build up its two stories nicely. What comes next for the primary tale has me genuinely intrigued as Tynion leaves Gordon in a position I never saw coming at the end of this story. Read Full Review
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8.0
Black Nerd Problems - Morgan Hampton
May 12, 2021In a short at the end of the book, Harper Row starts to piece together Punchline's past, in an effort to understand what made her such a big fan of the Joker. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Evan Valentine
May 12, 2021The Joker is a solid DC comic book and does a great job of exploring the world of the supervillain while also diving into the head of his victims. Read Full Review
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8.0
Dark Knight News - Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr
Jun 11, 2021Overall, The Joker #3 continues to deliver on the promises it began to make in the first issue. As a fan of wordier stories, I'm really happy with Tynion's noir take on this Jim Gordon adventure. March's art mostly compliments this, but he takes questionable liberties with the former commissioner (and another character in the final pages). Meanwhile, the backup story continues to slip in terms of plot. Punchline has plenty of potential, but Chapter 3 fails to capitalize on it. Read Full Review
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7.0
Weird Science - Eric Shea
May 11, 2021The hunt is on as Jim Gordon tracks down the Joker, the only problem is..... hunting can be a bit boring compared to what we got previously. Yeah, this is a slower issue that tries to set the mood of what it's going for more than anything else but thankfully everything came to a head by the end and made me anxious to get the next issue..... I just wish that the Punchline backup was able to do the same. Thankfully though, the art was enjoyable throughout, and the side story of the Batgirls hunting down who Gordon's mysterious benefactor is is another intriguing plotline to this series. Read Full Review
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5.5
Batman-News - Corbin Nelson
May 11, 2021The sheer onslaught of exposition plastered all over every panel really sunk this issue for me until the end nearly turned it around. A decent ending might not have saved the entire issue, but it at least gave me hope that the next ones can be enjoyable. The Punchline backup is still worth skipping. I'm not going to average the two scores because that'd tank the Joker main feature, so instead I'll just knock a half point off the score. Read Full Review
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This issue its a little bit boring, still it has some great and powerful moments. The art its so breathtaking and work so well in this type of story.
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Absolutely brilliant!!!! The writing in this is so beautiful. I love hearing Jim Gordon explain his detective work I love how everything came together I just plain love this issue. I don't know how I'm going to be able to wait for the next issue. James tynion continues to blow me away his writing style just speaks to me. The artwork was beautiful throughout this book as well. Thank you to the creative team for this gem
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9.0
Idiots who are bawling their eyes out over not getting enough Joker wank are pathetic. Edit: lol here comes my mentally deranged stalker who is obsessed with me.
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9.0
A detective noir that shifts into a globe-trotting action-adventure featuring enough Courts of Owls and Banes to keep it firmly in the world of DC Comics Batman.
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8.5
Great artwork and dialogue for the characters.
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8.5
It's so odd to read two of the writer's issues at the same time, when one is good and exciting and the other is boring and tedious. That is happening with Tynion's Joker and Batman run. I'm currently invested in this but I'm so bored of Tynion's Batman run. And I don't get it. As for the Punchline story, I skip it. Because I don't care. Maybe it should affect the rating bu eh, I don't care about that story enough to do so.
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8.5
" But forever after that, at night, when i closed my eyes, i could see him waiting for me. I could hear him laughing." - JIM GORDON
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I actually really enjoy this comic, it's very engaging. The "Also featuring Punchline" on the cover feels more like a threat than anything. Let us speak of it no further.
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8.0
A step down from the prior issue in quality from a writing standpoint but still good. (I'm ignoring the very dull Punchline story in my rating.)
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8.0
Tynion is doing great. March is at his best. But I can't give a higher rating to this because of the backup.
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8.0
The Joker story was great as usual especially with the ending but the Punchline story backup was a bore and feels like this story is dragging and I've lost my interest in it.
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7.5
I definitely the previous issue liked much more , this one bored me a bit. I wonder, why can't Tynion give him the same quality in the Batman series as he is doing here? On the other hand I thought that the idiotic comments were over, however ComickerPerson this week forgot to take his medicine for dementia since curiously I don't see anyone asking for the Joker in particular and If someone wishes to have more of the Joker, this person does not have to offend ANYONE. WHY DOES NO ADMINISTRATOR TAKE THIS GUY OUT HERE? it's disgusting read someone launching offenses even if it is to ghosts, it reminds me of a crazy woman that I saw years ago, the woman launched offenses to passersby near her just because she it offends his presence. She is more
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6.0
In the story of JIMMY GORDON, (I think they was called this series Joker to attract readers and not Gordon It's great the focus on Gordon and not the weary Joker, this time Tynion is doing a good job) the rhythm has dropped, it starts with a good introduction reminiscent of Killing Joke and the trauma that Jim experienced at the hands of the Joker, after that the speed drops notably, there are fragments that I would dare say are a bit boring . The Joker's statement confessing that Arkham never gassed gives rise to new suspects and one of them is possibly Jim's contractor. Puncheline's story didn't appeal to me in the least.
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6.0
Ugh, the main story continues to be one of the best comics DC is putting out, while the backup continues to be fucking garbage.
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This series got off to a decent start, but I don't know why I smell like disaster now that Tynion summoned his Joker. I don't know why they should put Punchline in, it's really such a bad copy of Harley Quinn
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1.0
Nothing quite like 15 pages of solid narration in a comic book to show what an excellent writer you are. There is an old rule in comic book writing "Show don't tell", this seems to be lost on Jim Tynion. I'm going to call him Jim because with him using IV in his name he seems like an uptight guy. Anyway, the book could be good if it wasn't for the over narration and other various aspects. Female version of Bane looks as ridiculous as it sounds as a concept. The secondary story for Punchline is trying too hard to generate interest in a character no one asked to be created in the 1st place much less follow in an ongoing story. Save your money kids!
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