The series feels like it could go on forever like this, with Prince telling a different clown story every issue. Haha seems interested in telling only stories that are strikingly different from each other in every way other than their darkness. The pairing of Prince and Langridge feels more or less perfect in what stands as one of the best issues in the series so far. A silent issue in any comic book series is a rarity. A silent issue in clown-based darkness feels like a more perfect match for the perfect match of talent. Read Full Review

An interesting experiment in 'silent' comics, HAHA #3 remains true to its vision all the way to the ending. SIt is sad, and a little wry, and while it may leave you feeling blue, there's a lot of heart and humor on display as well. Read Full Review

HAHA #3 offers readers an abrupt change in Prince's storytelling formula while retaining a similar message. Read Full Review

Life is unfair and can be crushingly harsh, but in the end, why are we here and why do we continue to do things at all? Prince and Langridge have made a comic that is helpful in understanding our own sorrows and, hopefully, inspires us to continue on even in the darkest moments. Haha, and this third issue, continue to mix inspiring dedication and focus on art, and dipped it into the very harsh reality that most of the time, the dream ends badly. Read Full Review

HA HA continues to amaze me in how emotionally charged these stories are. I told someone recently that HA HA is a beautifully depressing story and I can't think of a better way to summarise this. Tragedy and sorrow told in a colourful visual medium sells the reader one thing but delivers something else, the harsh realities of life. Read Full Review

While the almost entirely visual storytelling on display is engaging, there are a still some lulls that makes the storyline difficult to discern, which is the only thing holding it back from being a complete triumph. Read Full Review

W. Maxwell Prince and Roger Langridge team up to bring a (nearly) silent take on the sad clown paradox. Dark, lonely, tragic, and sort of funny, even though you get the feeling you aren't really supposed to laugh.  Read Full Review

When all is mimed and done(see what I did there?) Haha #3 delivers another rough story of bad things happening to decent people. While its silent approach is novel, I feel like its presence keeps the story from landing as solidly as the previous issues did. Read Full Review

I liked this one a little less than previous ones.

This is probably the weakest issue so far. It's not bad, but it's hard for silent issues to hit correctly, and this one was only mildly successful.

HAHA
Issue: 3
“Remi Says”

Publisher: @imagecomics
Writer: @wmaxwellprince
Artist & Cover: @hotelfred

In this third issue of HAHA, we follow a pantomime who is struggling to survive. Completely down on his luck, Remi’s depressing life takes a turn upward temporarily when he unexpectedly makes a new friend that helps his less than entertaining act. However, that little bit of success was quickly ripped away from him when his new found friend was taken away. Now he will do anything to get back that little sliver of happiness, even if it costs him his life.

This clown anthology continues with a silent pantomime story that depends on amazing artwork to understand what is going on. For an issue that didn’t contain dialogue, we need the artwork to be on point to be able to connect with the character and it was definitely successful in that regard. This issue contained a sad story but it also put on display a lot of heart and humor. This silent issue was definitely different but it still delivered the same depressing message that this series is going for. The HAHA issues so far are all emotionally charged stories that definitely get the reader to sympathize with each new character introduced. That can be a difficult task but it has definitely be achieved so far and I look forward to the next issue!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)
Reviewed by: @mcruz2189 of The Comic Book Club of Instagram
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Kinda meh.