It's a small thing that was more likely triggered by my stupidity as opposed to an actual issue however. THE BAD: -I was a bit confused on why Joker was in the waterways. The whole end was pretty great and creepy. ![]() I hope that Snyder understands there's no way in hell the f***ing Joker will stay dead. I don't believe that was really Joker however. Not to mention him killing himself with a gimmick gun had a very similar effect. Joker slowly ascending from the water was pretty eerie and cool as well. He's done it before, but I have to admit, seeing Scott Snyder do that thing where, "this leads to this which connects to this in reference to this." is super satisfying. I've already mentioned this, but I really liked how we don't get to see the Batman Who Laughs a whole lot. A Punisher Batman should speak for itself. I think that the banter between Batman and Alfred was really good in this issue. I also liked how Bruce could identify all of his scars. Like how he had quit after Knightfall, and became involved in civil projects. This is kind of a sub point of the previous note, but I really liked some of the specificities of this parallel universe Batman. Much like Jaws, if you want your villains to be creepy of ominous, it often works way better if they are offscreen more than onscreen. It's especially cool, because it embraces what should be done with this character more often. At first I was confused, as I was supposed to be, then I realized it was an alternate universe Batman left by the Batman Who Laughs, which is a reall y cool idea. I have to admit, the opening chase scene was pretty awesome. Yeah, this part had that same kind of feeling. You know in a horror movie, when something really happy, almost too happy, happens, and you think, oh no, something's gonna go wrong. It was well-written, but most of all, it felt really foreboding in a strange kind of reverse psychology way. I'm glad to see them working together on a miniseries again. ![]() THE GOOD: -I love Jock's art, especially with Scott Snyder's writing. I have no idea where the story is going and despite my qualms with the art direction, the foundation for this story is solid. There appears to be a potential Batman/Joker team-up looming. Beyond the gripes, the premise is unique and interesting. While reading I kept getting the feeling that an artist like Bill Sienkiewicz would absolutely crush this. The book is creepy but the atmosphere doesn't feel as creepy as it could be. The colors are all washed out which combined with the pencils lead to bland aesthetic throughout the issue. It could grow on me depending on the direction of the series. The knock on the comic is the art direction. This is a lot of action and actual detective work on Batman's part which is a good sign for the series. There's a twist and the comic ends on a huge cliffhanger and a lot of questions going forward. ![]() Upon returning to the Batcave Batman finds the Joker s towed away. Fortunately for Joker, he escaped a couple days prior and the stand in within the cell was murdered. While the investigation is happening there an attempt on the Jokers life in Arkham. Upon investigation, Bruce comes to the conclusion that the Batman Who Laughs has returned. In the aftermath of the scene, Batman finds a corpse of himself. ![]() The comic opens with Batman in the middle of breaking up a heist. The Batman Who Laughs is the highly anticipated series from Scott Snyder & Jock which focuses on the Batman turned Joker from Dark Knights Metal. The comic is entertaining but I couldn't help but feel that this one doesn't quite live up to the hype.
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