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Thirty years after Batman: The Killing Joke changed comics forever, Batman: Three Jokers
reexamines the myth of who, or what, is the Joker and what is at the heart of his ongoing battle with Batman? New York Times bestselling writer Geoff Johns and artist Jason Fabok, the team that waged the “Darkseid War” in the pages of Justice League, reunite to tell the ultimate story of Batman and The Joker!
In this highly anticipated epic, learn why there are three Jokers, and what that means for the decades-long battle between the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime. In this powerful, emotional story, Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood-all past victims of The Joker-work together to solve a mystery unlike anything they’ve ever faced before!

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Geoff Johns is an award-winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels Aquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Justice League: Origin, Superman: Brainiac, and Batman: Earth One, which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming Green Lantern into one of the most critically and commercially successful franchises in comics. Johns was born in Detroit and studied media arts, screenwriting, and film at Michigan State University. After moving to Los Angeles, he became an assistant to Richard Donner, director of Superman: The Movie. He and his mentor Donner later co-wrote Superman: Last Son, featuring the return of General Zod. Johns has written for various other media, including episodes of Smallville, Arrow, and Adult Swim's Robot Chicken, for which he was nominated along with his co-writers for an Emmy. Johns was an executive producer on the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and co-wrote the 2017 hit film Justice League as well as the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984 film starring Gal Gadot. Johns currently resides in Los Angeles, California. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He began his comics career creating and writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. for DC Comics.

His first comic assignment led to a critically acclaimed run on the The Flash and JSA for DC Comics. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and imaginative writers in comic books today, working on titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, The Flash: Rebirth, Superman: Secret Origin, Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 through 2005 and 2007 and 2008 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 through 2005. Geoff penned the acclaimed "Legion" episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as a writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. Geoff is currently working on film projects with Warner Brothers to be announced soon.

Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank among many others.

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Somewhat disappointing story, Fantastic art

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020

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This collects all of the three issues of the Three Jokers story. This book is the long awaited explanation of the plot thread that was introduced in Justice League, "The Darkseid War" back in 2015; when the Mobius chair told Batman that there were actually three Jokers.

I found this story to be pretty disappointing for a few reasons. First of all, after over four years of waiting, I really expected a more epic and revealing narrative than we get here. The explanations we get in this series are very shallow and unsatisfying, and it does not at all live up to the hype. It might have been difficult to create anything that would be worth this long of a wait, but this book isn't even close in my opinion. Also, mainly because of the delay, the story really doesn't fit well in the current continuity of Batman. Joker War was just recently wrapped up in another Batman story arc, and Three Jokers doesn't really seem to mesh with that arc at all.

This book is really more of a Killing Joke 2.0. The book has a ton of Killing Joke references, in both the narrative and the artwork. It also references A Death in the Family, the story in which Jason Todd was killed. This book really seems to be more about adding more background to those two classic stories, and less about any amazing new revelations about the Joker himself.

Having said that, the artwork is amazing. Even if you have no knowledge of Killing Joke or Death in the Family, you can probably appreciate the beautiful Jason Fabok artwork. If you are familiar with those other stories, you might appreciate the artwork even more; as there are some great visual references to those classic books. I really didn't enjoy this story, but the artwork is so good that I had to keep reading anyway.

TL,DR: If you are looking for an epic and satisfying resolution to the Three Jokers tease from four years ago, you will likely be disappointed. If you love Killing Joke and want to see some great art that references that classic story, then this might be for you.

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Jovo

Ehhh

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020

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A lot of hype for nothing. Won’t spoil the story but there are contradicting parts to this whole thing. I expected a much better explanation of things but it was just watered down. Great artwork though, just left things feeling unfinished. Three stars mainly for the artwork

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Brett L.Top Contributor: Batman

Totally agree with many of the reviews so far

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2020

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I really appreciated the honest and fair reviews i read of this, and I have to agree with those who said the story itself was, meh. It felt rushed, and some of what happened you could see coming a mile away. I felt after reading if the authoer had been given a little more room (maybe another issue) the story cold have been better developed. If the story was fair, the artowrk was worth the price of the book. Batman seemed to take a backseat some of the time, but then hey he wasn't the one who got shot or the one who got beaten by the Joker so fair is fair. I could look at those pictures over and over again even without the dialogue bubbles. I am sorry if i sound unfair to the author, not trying to be. Regardless, worth getting.

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Paul

Phenomenal premise, no pay off

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020

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To be honest, I do not buy many comic books. Batman is my favorite. I am not a fan of Justice League or the extended bat family (except for Nightwing). So when I saw someone came up with the premise there are actually three Jokers, I wanted to hold it in my hand and read it. I bought the hardcover version.

I know the stories of the Killing Joke and Under the Red hood, so I thought it was pretty cool this story gave a nod to those. However, for a story about three Jokers, Joker wasn't even the main concern of the story. The story had more to do with bat family trauma and drama. Given that Batman is a great detective, I expected a super twist. The ending was so anti-climactic. SPOILER in next paragraph.

Batman has known the identity of the Joker for many, many years. If he had just bothered to mention it within the first 3 pages, then we all could have moved on and saved some time. Nothing was resolved. The publisher who green-lighted the story, as is, needs to be fired. To take such a promising idea and completely botch it is inexcusable. When I saw the premise, I knew I needed to read it. It felt special. I can only imagine more devout fans had higher expectations of this premise and are now deflated.

In short, save your money and expose yourself to the story without having to pay money for it. I should have returned the book, but I think the artwork is well done.

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Aaron

Not sure why this is getting such good reviews

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020

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Granted, the artwork is phenomenal. And the quality of the book is great. As a purely visual thing, sure, it's 5/5. But the story is unappealing. There's not much reason for there to be three Jokers, and the concept doesn't seem to be explored much. For a book titled Batman: Three Jokers, it has little to do with Batman or Joker, focusing mostly on the side characters. I think the book is just riding off the names of the people involved and the newness of the title (it having just been released recently).

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L. Henry Dowell-Playwright

An excellent read!

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020

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Three Jokers was an excellent read. Johns has a way of weaving disparate story elements together in a way that makes perfect sense. He manages to tell a coherent mystery that respects the history and continuity of what has come before. Too many “writers” and “artists” in comics today feel as though they have to reinvent the wheel to tell a story, killing off long time members of the cast or revising the histories of characters who have been around for nearly a century.

The art was extremely solid in this book as well. I must admit, at times I wished there had been a bit more difference between the Jokers but perhaps that was the point, they weren’t distinguishable from one another except for slight alterations. All in all this was the most enjoyable comic reading experiences I’ve had in a long time. 5 stars, easily.

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Great art but what an awful ending.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2021

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I honestly don’t know where to start with this review, I really don’t.
I’ll be going into heavy spoilers, so if you’re new to this comic and haven’t then please avoid (Unless you don’t mind spoilers!)

So, it’s here, Three Jokers is here.
First, it’s a lovely hardback with a dust jacket. The pages seem thick and glossy. You don’t get half of the variants in the back, but you do get some. You also don’t get any sketches or scripts which is a shame. I’m assuming and speculating that they will bring this out in an Absolute edition or some kind of special hardback in the future to commercialise it further.

So to the story and art....
I bought these comics as they came out, mainly because I’ve been thirsting for this story since The Darkseid War and the whole Button saga in Rebirth (Which seems so long ago now.)
I’ll start by saying Jason Faboks art is superb. He can cram so much into small panels and that in itself is spectacular. He also really captured the looks of Brian Bolland and and the eeriness of his Joker.
Saying that, the panels are small at times, but the colours, mood and art are just beautiful.
I’m concerned by Bruce’s and Jason’s facial structures looking similar to the point I often had to double takes when they’re unmasked. The writing at times can be very small too.
Bruces size was also a concern for me too. We all know Batman is buff, being a gym bunny I know how being bigger makes you slower, and his size to me resembles Ronnie Coleman or time even The Hulk and that’s the same with Jason (Red Hood) and it’s distracting.

The story...
First act, I was gripped. Batman’s size etc I can live with because the story plays so well.
I was concerned and scratching my head at Batgirl/Barbara Gordon hearing of Jokers killings whilst running on a treadmill and then running so fast she broke it..
Yeah, broke it.
So we go through the motions and we see The Three Jokers and for the best part you can really tell them apart. The Criminal, Clown and Comedian.
The dialogue from Batman written by Geoff Johns always seems to be played out so coldly, like he never really cares and I still feel like that now. Batman gets angry, broods and even when he’s being emotional it seems like a sociopath attempting emotions they’re unfamiliar with.
In the finale of the first act, The Clown Joker is shot by Red Hood And a great confrontation between Batgirl and Redhood happens and it kept me gripped.
Second act.
As I said, the story itself runs smoothly for the best part finding out why there are three Jokers and that’s never conclusively answered but heavily implied in art and dialogue with The Three explaining they want to make a new better Joker.
I appreciate that and I like the concept but it just kills the mystery of Joker for me.
So we are Seeing a load of new Jokerized victims attacking our Trio of Batgirl, Batman and Red Hood.
Batman is still cold, Batgirl is written well and Jason is Angry.
This scene relives Death In The Family and I loved this scene. Finally I saw some raw emotion from Red Hood and it made him likeable especially as the comic progressed.
In this act we get to see a badly written smooch between Jason and Barbara and it just doesn’t fit in with any current narrative. It’s badly written and a throw away shock moment which ultimately goes nowhere.

Act three, well the climax.
Joe Chill is dying and Bruce has to face up to one of his biggest demons, the Death of his parents again, and again. We’ve seen the deaths of Martha and Thomas god knows how many times in comics, films and animation so how many times do we need to see it? It plays well in this narrative but it is an eye roll moment.
Anyway, Chill is hanging over some Ace chemicals which will make him a Joker that hates Batman and that forces Batman to save Chill.
Batman finally forgives Chill, and this is one time I feel Batman’s emotion with him looking away from Chill as he apologised and explains his reasons.
That’s what I was hoping for.
The Criminal is killed by The Comedian. Again, a great scene.
Joker wants to be the one pain that Batman hates so the status quo continues. And that ending would have been great if it ended there...
Alfred asks how The Jokers came about and in which order and he also asks what his name could be and Bruce says he always knew... Now here is where and why I knocked off two stars.
All along this has been a love letter to Alan Moore’s Killing Joke. It’s again like so many others, put more weight on it and used it as the ultimate narrative.
The Joker from The Killing Joke always looked sympathetic. He loved his wife clearly and wanted more, but now it’s different. It’s shown that as a failing Comedian he was a brute and abusive which I was gobsmacked by.
It’s taken away some sympathy and mystery from Joker because even in The Killing Joke he said his past is multiple choice depending on how he remembers it, but Johns considers this canon.
Wow...
I think Johns has made a blooper here.
I think he’s gone for a sadistic Joker that has no sympathetic attributes.
It just fell flat.
So flat.
Add in the throw away romance between Red Hood and Batgirl.
The ending is just so sloppy.
I can’t get behind it.
I think too much emphasis goes on The Killing Joke. It’s a great piece but writers are milking this cow dry by building and building on that one narrative despite its iconic standing.

I want to love this story, but I’m finding it hard to believe that Joker was just bad, bad and more. I found him more enjoyable knowing he had one bad day and it drove him to what he is.
Now I think the mystery is gone, the sympathy is gone and now we know too much.
My rating might be harsh, but I’ve had three re-reads and I find new things to enjoy and analyse but the ending I haven’t warmed too.

I know Johns is working on a sequel, so I hope for better.
I will say that it does make a great companion to the up and coming Joker War in the main continuity.

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K. G. A. Alavi

"There are 3"

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2020

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"There are 3". I remember the line from the side issue of the Darkside War. Batman is given ultimate knowledge and he asks about the Joker, the answer is is cryptic.

I waited years for this book, I could not be anything other then a Black Label book. I don't know is it is going to be folded into the main continuity or not,it is not what I expected but it is every bit as good as I hoped for.

The heroes most affected by the Joker's rampages are not on the trail of the Jokers. Can genius counter madness? Can the scars of the past be heal or redeemed?

Great story and artwork. I was hooked from the first page. Witness or relive the most defining moments of these characters lives. I think Jason and Barbara get more time than Batman in this book, but given their past I think this is fair. Not the most action packed comic, but monumental story.

Each chapter/issues starts with that issues' front cover and a varient. I really like the hardcover format. Great story, great artwork and great characters.

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Great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2020

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Fast delivery. Hardback. Just what my son wanted. Thank you.

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