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I can say that I don't recognize Tyrion in this series, he's brilliant. Why can't he do something like that with his other series? Even the way he portrayed the Joker was good.
The Joker #4
| Writer | Sam Johns, James Tynion IV |
| Artist | Mirka Andolfo, Guillem March |
| Cover Price | $5.99 |
Main story: It's murder and mayhem in the jungles of South America with pits The Joker pitted against everyone hunting him! He's prepared for this massacre in a way that only the Clown Prince of Crime can...but what secret does he whisper to Jim Gordon as the bullets fly?! What is the TRUE mystery?!
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Dark Knight News - Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr
Jun 19, 2021The Joker #4 is easily the best in the series so far. I have few complaints as Tynion seems to have found a perfect balance of noir and action. March absolutely crushed this issue and the creative team for Punchline is moving in a positive direction. Read Full Review
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9.5
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Jun 08, 2021The Joker has been a killer read so far and itll be interesting to see how far the chase takes Gordon before he fully spirals out. Read Full Review
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9.4
The Super Powered Fancast - Timala Elliott
Jun 08, 2021The tone of each story is perfectly matched by their corresponding illustrations. In the Joker, the drawings are extremely detailed with a color palate that presents as eerie even with the groupings change from pastels to darker colors. Meanwhile, the bold colors and tightly drawn images in Punchline capture high octane action. Read Full Review
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9.1
Comic Watch - Ariel Bee
Jun 08, 2021One day, the Joker and Punchline will meet again and then Gotham will really bleed. But for the moment Ill just be here with my popcorn, watching the show. Read Full Review
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9.0
DC Comics News - Carl Bryan
Jun 08, 2021For 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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Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Jun 08, 2021Tynion continues to hit the main story out of the park. Read Full Review
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But Why Tho? - Charles Hartford
Jun 08, 2021When all is said and done, The Joker #4 continues to maintain the high bar of quality it has established in its preceding issues. Read Full Review
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9.0
The Batman Universe - Scott Waldyn
Jun 08, 2021The Joker continues to build upon itself and take readers on a globe-spanning journey that promises to show readers exotic locations, as well as dive even deeper and deeper into the psyche of Jim Gordon. While it's fun to chase the Joker, Gordon is truly the star in this series. Read Full Review
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7.5
Weird Science - Eric Shea
Jun 08, 2021The Joker hunt continues to be interesting in new and unexpected ways with each issue and this one is no different. We've got intriguing characters, deep mysteries, and the psychology of our favorite former Commissioner driving this story forward in excellent ways and I only hope that the Punchline backup starts matching the pace of the main story because sadly, that backup is already losing steam with me and making less interested in a new character that I was really digging initially. Read Full Review
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7.0
AIPT - Dan Spinelli
Jun 08, 2021Strong art and a consistently compelling narrative keep 'The Joker' humming, but this issue hits a bit of a rut when the Clown Prince of Crime takes on a more central role. Read Full Review
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7.0
The Comicbook Dispatch - batbrad
Jun 09, 2021There is a back up story focusing on the new character Punchline. I did not read the back up as to be honest Punchline holds no interest to me. Read Full Review
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6.5
Batman-News - Corbin Nelson
Jun 09, 2021A bit of fun action, some trippy colorful art, and a few twists and turns make this by far the best issue of The Joker yet. It's absolutely the first issue to make me truly hopeful that this story might turn out to be pretty good. That said, The Joker #4's stubborn insistence on continuing to plaster boilerplate monologue over nearly every panel of its first half still kept the issue from being more than above average. Read Full Review
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6.0
ComicBook.com - Evan Valentine
Jun 09, 2021While it's still a solid issue, it feels like the weakest of the series to date which started off like a rocket. Read Full Review
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Absolutely phenomenal!
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I loved both stories they were fantastic. If we had one complaint It'd be I wish the punchline story was longer
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9.5
This rating is just for the main Joker story. The Punchline one is frankly just mediocre, but I haven't written it off completely yet.
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James Tynion IV's best work in DC Comics so far (except fo detective comics). Just dont know why Comissioner Gordon couldnt do what he was told to do for some reason.
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10x better than whatever the hell is happening in the main titles. Guillem March's art is a feat to behold.
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8.5
I gotta admit, I am starting to be really invested in this comic. Tynion writes Joker surprisingly well, at least better than in Joker War. I really don't have problems with the main story. As for the Punchline comic, I just skip it. I don't care nor do I have any interest to wasting time reading something I know I will dislike.
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8.5
There's a real sense of madness throughout Tynion's Joker and how it affects Gordon, I mean he's showing way more invested creativity here than in the Batman title. Curse you publisher mandate! Not to mention the inclusion of influence from Snyder is getting plain as day; not just the court of the owls but with the tension building up.
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8.5
Go home, MR.Gordon. You're already drowning in the darkness. Head back to the light while you still can. " - SHE BANE
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8.0
Tynion's take on the Joker is spot on with his dialogue & brutality. March's artwork is great as usual. Punchline story... meh, don't care. DC needs to drop it & give us a break on the price. $6 for a comic is too much. I wouldn't buy this series ordinarily but I know the quality will be good.
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7.5
The main story continues to be one of my favorites. I just think it's very well written. I feel like I'm just waiting for Tynion to put this sort of effort and energy into the Batman book, which reads like a mess. The backup story continues to suck. This time it was super quick and barely anything that's not boring happened, so I'll fill up the rest of my review with a text rant about Punchline I sent a friend early one morning instead of sleeping: "... because it's basically like, Punchline was turned into a Joker sycophant because he's just so fucking cool. And isn't society baaaad. But her character is basically just some lowbrow super immature critique of society. She's literally just Jared Leto's Joker saying we live in a society ov more
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6.0
one of the joker's superpowers is knowing if someone when someone is sleeping, apparently monologuing joker is tough to do and i don't think they really get it right here but at least we're moving forward
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