Just few days ago The Batman's trailer was released, to univeersal shock and praise of its dense, violent, dark atmosphere. It's by no means perfect and the final movie may end up being a misstep, but as of now, most sceptics seemingly vanished after seeing Pattinson obliterating a street thug and realizing they may have judget the book by its cover.
Similarly, Three Jokers took a crowbar and smashed the head of anyone who was skeptical, if not plain negative about it, before this issue dropped out. And man, what a comic we've just received...
First of, let's address the elephant in the room - the overall layout, as well as Fabok's fantastic art, just scream "The Killing Joke". Undoubtedly Johns wanted to give this story familiar feel without turning it into a full blown homeage. From the very first pages you know it's something unique, albeit filled with nods and references to iconic comics we know and love. Kinda like Sean Murphy's White Knight universe, you know? Something with its own tone and style, yet rooted in all the little things that defined Batman properties in the past.
The story started out strong - I'm not gonna spoil you a thing, but expect a detective mystery nicely connecting the main characters to the Joker... well, three of them, but you get the idea. Batman, Red Hood and Batgirl were all damaged, broken, hurt and humiliated by Joker, and each of them has a good personal reason to hate him, as well as be involved in the investigation.
Everything here is well thought through and leads somewhere. Where exactly, we don't know, but I sure look forward for this comic to unravel its story, because it's quite something special, I feel. Yet another limited series made with particular idea in mind, instead of being a never ending soap opera. Count me in. more
By: Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok
Released: Aug 26, 2020
Thirty years after Batman: The Killing Joke changed comics forever, Three Jokers reexamines the myth of who, or what, The Joker is and what is at the heart of his eternal battle with Batman. New York Times bestselling writer Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok, the writer/artist team that waged the “Darkseid War” in the pages of Justice League, reunite...