Batman: Three Jokers #3

Batman: Three Jokers #3 is a master class in sequential art storytelling that dares to tread on some extremely sacred ground to bring its mystery home, and succeeds. DO NOT miss this comic! Read Full Review

Was Three Jokers #3 worth the wait? Yes! Should you buy all three? Yes? Do we want Geoff Johns to work this angle with Bane? YES!!!! Read Full Review

As a Batman fan, I cannot recommend this series highly enough. Read Full Review

I loved this mini-series and I think you guys will too. Three Jokers is a wonderful commentary o the damage these clowns do and will continue to do for as long as any of them are alive. Read Full Review

All it takes is one bad day to define a path for a person's life. Bruce shows us though that one good day can redefine that path for the better. That's why he's Batman. Read Full Review

I don't want to spoil anything so I am not going to say much more. Geoff Johns has written a script that is worth re-reading after you finish to pick up a lot of the details you may have missed. The same goes for the art by Jason Fabok. He not only does the best work of his career, he has produced exemplary work that will outlive him. Read Full Review

Batman: Three Jokershad a lot riding on it due to the growing anticipation since the story was first teased and announced, especially after its many delays. Despite the lengthy wait time, it has all proved fruitful as this is an instant classic in the Batman canon. Johns' focus on the characters and his examination of their identities and legacies speaks not only to their endurance in pop culture, but the ways in which they can adapt and grow. His interpretation of Joker (all three of them) is some of the best writing of the Clown Prince in the modern age of comics while Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson cement themselves as among the best artists in the industry.Three Jokersis recommended reading not just for die hard Batman fans, but anyone even remotely interested in the character and his long rivalry with The Joker. Read Full Review

This may be Geoff Johns' swan song at DC Comics given how busy he is as a producer, but damn"between this and Doomsday Clock, he's going out on a high. Read Full Review

This was an excellent series that could be picked up and read from start to finish by any fan with little foreknowledge of recent DC events and leaving them craving more! It's the comic book to hook new readers and Batman fans alike. Read Full Review

Johns has left some seriously relevant and heavy questions on the table that I absolutely need answers to. Pick up this issue and pre-order the next to ensure this gets the ending it absolutely deserves. Read Full Review

The story is a great conclusion to the Three Jokers. It doesn't answer all of our questions but it does allow the readers to feel connected in DC lore. Johns and Fabok were able to establish a Joker story that can fit in any time period, allowing readers to revisit past stories and compare the Jokers. Similar to Doomsday Clock, each generation has their Joker and each one is going to be different. Read Full Review

Three Jokers was a great story overall, but like with any joke, it always comes down to timing. Sadly, the release of Three Jokers after Joker War just doesn't provide that wild revelation that I haven't seen recently between Bruce and Joker. Read Full Review

"Three Jokers" concludes with an issue that blends characters, history, and action together, finally making this storyline worthwhile. Read Full Review

While I loved the art and really enjoyed the story, I don't think that the Jokers or their plan really works out in the end, beyond a kind of typical Joker messes with Batman way. That being said, the reason I like this so much is the way that Geoff Johns writes the Bat-Family and the struggles they go through not only in their fight against crime but with their moral compasses as well. Not to mention that the ending with Batman left me happy and gives reasons behind why Batman has left a mystery on the table for so long but does leave the setup with the Mobius Chair in the Darkseid War a little strange.  Read Full Review

It's beautifully drawn by Jason Fabok, and uniquely and cleverly crafted by Geoff Johns. But I feel like it could have meant more than it does, which is more in the hands of DC Comics editorial than on the creators. Read Full Review

Batman: Three Jokers concludes well enough. Some of the story threads are lost, but the important one sticks a tender and heartfelt landing that makes it a meaningful read. Jason Faboks art continues to be the best part of this miniseries. Read Full Review

I was so looking forward to this series, which was odd given who much I dislike the Joker. The concern was, that like Johns' Doomsday Clock, it would promise so much and fail to deliver. Well, DC got the “lateness” problems out of the way by delaying the book, prior to the pandemic, so at least it shipped kind of on time. Still, with the three heroes being challenged by their own personal Joker history, I would have liked to have seen some sort of resolution. I also found the neat bow of who created who first a little too sickly sweet. In comparison, Batman #100 reads better, has better character interaction and has some form of resolution, temporary as it may be. Finally, are the minor shocks and reveals worth the cost? Thats up to you to decide, but remember, Black Label is not main continuity, so does it even make any difference? Read Full Review

Jason Fabok's art is fantastic. The characters and action look great. I just wish the story was worthy of the beautiful imagery. Read Full Review

Batman: Three Jokers #3 in the end was a boring let down. The idea and build up were intriguing but the conclusion felt like someone ranting for an hour with no point. It adds very little to Batman, Joker, Batgirl, and Red Hood. The characters are the exact same with little to no insight into them. If anything, it erases some of what makes the Joker interesting but attempting to give him backstory. Like a joke with no punchline, it misses its own point. Read Full Review

The final issue of one of the most hyped prestige mini-series in a while, and one that fails miserably. Another derivative take on a Batman classic, ‘The Killing Joke' that doesn't add anything much to either Batman or the Joker's stories in the main DCU. Even as a sequel to ‘The Killing Joke', it isn't all that great a payoff either. What a way to take the work of Alan Moore and drag it through the mud not once (Doomsday Clock) but twice. Shame on you Geoff Johns. Read Full Review

This is a decent Batman story masquerading as a masterpiece, which honestly makes it worse in my eyes. There's a lot to like here, from the pacing to the storytelling on a technical level. If it were in a vacuum, I might rate the story higher" but it's not. This, like it or not, is the final chapter of Rebirth " and somehow, it manages to end with both a bang and a whimper. Despite the art's best efforts, the story doesn't matter. The protagonists don't matter. The Jokers don't matter. As much as I hate to admit it after five years of waiting" Three Jokers isn't special. Read Full Review

Batman: Three Jokers #3 is a disappointing end to an extremely disappointing series. Though Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson delivered some of the best artwork of their career, Geoff Johns' story lacked dramatic tension and had characters making baffling choices. Worse still, Batman feels like an afterthought in a story featuring his archnemesis. As somebody who was looking forward to this storyline, I'm utterly disappointed. I highly recommend that fans readBatman: Lovers and Madmen orBatman: Endgame for a good Joker story. Read Full Review

You've been sprayed in the face by the fake flower, a cream pie falls in your lap after splatting on your head. This was a joke and it was on you. Read Full Review

SenpaifenixJäger

Oct 27, 2020

Yes, we can say that Geoff Johns follows the traditional line and did not do something silly like what happened in Batman Damned. Not surprising, the end is not an end actually leaving things unfinished. It was really good that it was not about Jason to turn him into a Joker and that this last issue focused a little more on Batman, personally I would have liked a little more Jason. A painful moment was the letter, Jason needs support, Barbara (a romantic relationship is not necessary, even though Jason loves her, and it sounds reasonable, Jason from birth has never had the support or real care of anyone) could give it to him. Jason just needs a push and is willing to change, unfortunately everything indicates that the message will never b e sent. . On the other hand Barbara is still broken, she is not as strong as they always appear to be, her anger is channeled into the exercise. Bruce apparently leaves everything, but in the end he concludes that everyone will follow his destiny, Bruce without freeing himself from Batman now as the Joker said is the Joker the demon who tortures Batman to continue breaking him. Jason single-handedly continues on his way as the Red Hood. Barbara pretending to be fine as pain and anger is channeled into the runner, yet she is the most balanced of the three. more

Psycho freak !!!!

Oct 27, 2020

Just WOW, this was hell of issue,I liked the interaction and chemistry between characters especially between Joe and Bruce,and that ending was incredible.

Batfan

Oct 27, 2020

*spoilers* WOW. What a journey. There were so many moments of doubt I had in this issue but Geoff absolutely delivered. The art and colours is it’s own review, it’s obvious to anyone that Jason and the colourist put their all in this work. I loved everything, especially how true to the Joker Geoff was. The characterisation of the last joker is perfect. He is completely obsessed with Batman and can not tolerate anyone, especially Joe Chill being higher than him. Perfect. I enjoyed the Criminal Joker so much as well, and it was a good decision to have him die, no one needs to mess up his characterisation. I loved Bruce and Joe Chill’s relationship in this issue. There is a sense of peace Batman can finally have. The only things I’m unsure of is Jason’s sudden crush on Barbara and the changes to the Killing Joke. It’s a big change to Joker’s story which I’m not sure if I like as canon. But I do like the idea of only Bruce knowing who he is. more

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WallyG71 - Nov 1, 2020

Ummm really?

Batfan - Nov 1, 2020

Yes really, what’s it got to do with you?

Afre

Oct 27, 2020

A great ending to an excellent story that had a clear beginning, middle and ending planned and it shows. We get some answers to questions some of us wanted, others didn't. And it is all great. Art is amazing, writing excellent to all characters. I really don't have any big problems with this one. I understand why some of you might not like it but I did.

Tony

Oct 27, 2020

Poor Jason!!!

Batphantom

Oct 27, 2020

Amazing!!!

Agatehorizon

Oct 27, 2020

Very good comic, al do it doesn’t really give any big surprises, it does change Batman a lot, and makes him overcome one of his biggest flaws, plus imo this is the best Jason has been written in years. Geoff Johns did an amazing job

cincyfan

Nov 01, 2020

I felt this was a almost perfect ending to a almost perfect story! I did feel bad for Jason Todd though

KFuqua

Nov 03, 2020

Great story and art!

Psycamorean

Oct 27, 2020

Alright, I had some doubts about this story after issue two, but I liked how it wrapped up. The only thing that bugs me is that it confirms that The Killing Joke origin is real. And I know a lot of people think of it as Joker's definitive origin, but I liked the ambiguity of it. Also, I'm not sure how to feel about the "romance" between Jason and Babs as a whole. It plays less like a legitimate romance, and more like Jason latching onto whatever form of love he can get, and that's really sad. As an awful person, I like that idea and the twist-of-the-knife conclusion to it. But part of me doubts whether that was the intention. And even if it was, I guarantee this story will be canonized and someone will use it as an excuse to pursue a relati onship between the two characters, and I will hate that. But yeah, overall, I think the issue stuck the landing. more

Sollywoods

Oct 28, 2020

This was a near perfect ending! I went into this pretty skeptical and came out loving it. The art is fantastic! Flawless really. Spoilers I suppose... The best part for me was Bruce forgiving Joe Chill. That's a super hero move and one that makes me like the character so much more. After the depressing jerk batman from Tom Kings run, this is a batman I can look up to and respect. He also showed some respect and cooperation with his allies which strangely has been absent despite the many teams ups. The final Joker reveal - I really liked how it tied into the killing joke with a very believable retcon. There is no contradiction between these stories, just a reveal. Knowing that the Jokers wife and child are still alive and also va lidating the killing joke as continuity I am a fan of. My only complaint, and the reason why a score of 10, is Bruce saying he's known the Jokers true identity the whole time... So why ask the Mobius chair for his identity?? Doesn't ruin it for me but it's a blip in the story telling. more

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Sollywoods - Oct 28, 2020

One more thought I forgot to mention and it's kind of the main plot here - why are there 3 jokers. Original Joker, from the killing joke, created others. Most didn't work out. 2 did. I can go back now to see those other jokers in past stories. Jason Todd got to kill the same Joker who killed him. I'm satisfied with that. It doesn't lessen either character on my opinion.

RKS

Oct 29, 2020

As far as books about the Joker go, it pulled things together very nicely. The book takes the reader out there and then pulls it back in to make sense. The art was nicely done as well. I find it hard to find anything negative to say about this book, maybe a bit too much focus on the Jason/Barbra dynamic but it doesn't take away too much from the book. Over all an enjoyable read.

Spacey Medicine

Nov 14, 2020

This was really great. My only niggling issue with it is the idea of it confirming an origin for the Joker. I don’t like that as a concept. But man, I loved this so much more than I expected.

Gizmo

Jan 16, 2021

I wasn't sure what to expect with the ending, but I'm very satisfied with it.

Screaming Enigma

Feb 25, 2024

A great conclusion to this miniseries, in my opinion. I pretty much feel the same about this as I felt about the last two issues. I think I could have done without the Barbara and Jason romance aspect of this, but everything else worked very well. Fabok delivered fantastic art and Johns built upon Killing Joke in a super intriguing way. All things considered, I thought this was a spectacular miniseries from a really good team.

Silver Rocket

Oct 27, 2020

Do not mind the negative reviews, some people are never happy.

sebastianorellana95

Oct 28, 2020

Poor Jason, I hope that story between Barbara and he envolve in some point

Toonstrack

Oct 29, 2020

This was solid. I guessed it would be a recontexualization of what we already knew, and it pretty much was. The main hitter was the reveal at the end of course, which people are going to be talking about for a while. It seems relatively small but the ramifications of it are widespanning. Firstly of course it confirms the origin of the Joker. Some are saying this ruins the theme of that book and the point Joker was trying to make about "one bad day" by making him a bad person from the start as opposed to a normal man that was broken. However the thing is, Joker was always wrong about that anyway and it makes more sense that he was a bad person who was pushed even further into madness. It also confirms Batman knows his true identity and has for a long time but hasn't revealed it. I REALLY like this change. First of all it never really made sense that Bruce never discovered who Joker was, it couldn't really make sense as is. Like he said, hes the BATMAN. Him not being able to find out always seemed like a cop-out. Furthermore it mskes Batman and Jokers dichotomy much more interesting. Both know who the other is, but neither will reveal it to further their own goals. I wouldve liked for Bats to reveal to Joker this but I could see there being ramifications for that. As for killing the other Jokers off, I'm neither here nor there. Its a little too convenient but they sell it well. And it makes sense. Bats was always everything to Joker. No one else ever mattered. But Joker wasn't everything to Batman... and now he will be. As for Jason and Babs.... eh. Its a little wierd to me. But I dont hate it. It just seems a little too ship baity for me. But J guess it could go somewhere if another writer decides to tackle it. Given what's happened to Babs in her own series maybe it can be pursued. Overall I enjoyed this series. It got hyped a little too much for its own good but it does a good job accomplishing what it set out to do. more

Micky H

Nov 03, 2020

I liked it. Great art n enjoyed the ending

Nihilist

Oct 27, 2020

Long story short, it's a very solid conclusion to a very solid short series. Sure, you feel free to make an argument some answers should never be revealed fully, but in this particular context, in this particular book, I have to say the revelations we learn are shocking and leave you impressed. If not by the twists they come with, but by at least the fact Johns managed to plan the story this way and execute his concept. So whether you like it or not, you at least have to give him credit for trying to do something unexpected, unconventional and surprise his readers.

EDiakota

Oct 31, 2020

" SMILE !" - BATGIRL

Jacks Comics

Nov 01, 2020

Art 4.5/5 Story 4/5

Comics Code Authorities

Nov 27, 2020

Not a bad conclusion to this epic mystery. Could've been better, but still wasn't bad. It's a confrontation between Batman and the man who created him we'll never forget, regardless of what we thought of it. But this Mini-series more than made up for the disappointing turn the Joker War storyline took halfway through. Above all, I'm glad this didn't end up another story revlolving around the question of why Batman doesn't simply kill The Joker. I've grown so weary of stories where that's the focus over the last 2 decades that I can't stand it. I'm still a bit confused about the 3 Jokers idea and wonder if I missed something, but all the same, it was an enjoyable mystery and one of the better Joker tales I've read in years. This is the fir st solo Batman story I've read by Geoff Johns, and it was pretty good. I can't tell how or if this will impact future stories with he Joker, but it was worth what I paid, and that's not something I can regularly say these days. more

Deadman Brand

May 19, 2024

3 Jokers representing three different eras (Criminal - early years, Joker is just a gangster. Clown - silver "campy" age. Comedian - modern age, killing joke, new 52 etc) is not something groundbreaking but the idea of creating a new, better Joker from the previous ones is interesting, the search for the perfect Joker. Having the two Jokers had different plans, don't know if it is a good idea because they become distinct.It was supposed to have one goal because in the essence they are one, they are the same but I guess you can never trust a Joker. The two concepts though are very interesting. The Criminal Joker wants the new Joker to has a deep connection to the Batman, so Joe Chill is the obvious choice.Based on the personality of the J oker and the obsession he has with Batman wanting to do something like that makes a complete sense. more

Liem Duong

Oct 28, 2020

Not as strong as it could have finished, but I overall still think this was a great ending and a stellar series. While it may not have the recognition of being that next innovative Batman story. but it still is a really great Batman story and amazing visuals. Recommend.

DDJamesB

Nov 02, 2020

I liked it for what it was but it was kind of pointless and really and did nothing for this mystery overall.

daspidaboy

Jul 08, 2021

I feel that this series, while genuinely good, was overhyped. Jason Todd was kind of written as a lovesick wimp, and that kind of rubbed me the wrong way. I like how Joker now changed Batman's source of pain, which was nice. Overall I think this was genuinely good, but not the best one out there.

TheKing

Oct 27, 2020

The Society of Clowns ended up just as stupid/predictable as most thought it would be. There was couple good moments such as Bruce forgiving Chill and Jason willing to move forward. If this book had focused more on Bruce/Jason evolving and less on a pointless mystery I would be more appreciative.

Verdandy

Oct 29, 2020

I enjoy the idea that Batman knows the identity of joker and consider it as not important. However, I consider that should be the only thing we know about Joker’s identity. Please stop giving him an original story. Also, even though I consider joker’s identity as not important at all, I consider everything that joker had done is done by one individual. The continuity matter. He does not have any characteristics such as this one just want a laugh and that one wants to kill. He wants everything at the same time. He wants to mean more to Batman, wants to mean nothing and everything to Batman at the same time. All these opposite thoughts should come form the same individual. Such confusion/unpredictable/irrational is the reason Joker is suc h a great character. more

Hellblazer

Oct 29, 2020

Lackluster ending. It did not show how and why the Three Jokers were created and their real aim. Disappointed though the art was great

MKW69

Oct 27, 2020

It would be better without that awful epilogue. Just Like Hush Returns they shouldn't touch Kiling Joke that way.

DaveK

Oct 27, 2020

really underwhelming

GabichuLMB

Oct 29, 2020

As cenas com o Jon são espetaculares, tem vários momentos marcantes, porém... O final é uma merda

allenquanobi

Oct 27, 2020

This was a massive disappointment for me. The story itself fails to show why there was even a need for 3 jokers and it really shows how DC, more specifically Geoff Johns, never really had a plan for DC Rebirth. What was the point of the 3 Jokers? Turns out oh it doesn't really matter since only one does. Why have this mystery then? And why make Joe Chill the target to be the new joker? In my opinion, Joe Chill shouldn't matter in the Batman mythos. The only thing he represents is crime and it could have been any criminal that killed the Waynes. He serves more as a plot point than an actual character. It's cool that Bruce makes peace with his inner demons, but we've seen that so many times before, not just in comics, but in the anim ated series and in video games. Also I know I complained about Jason and Barbara getting a huge spotlight in the last issue, but here they're not really given much to do at all except punch bad guys. What happened to all the development from last issue? And that leads me to the ending is who cares? This book doesn't change the status quo, it doesn't really have a message, and worst of all it baits the reader into thinking that 3 Jokers would affect Bruce's character. Even at the end, Bruce says himself he doesn't care about the real Joker's name because it doesn't matter. And he's right, none of this matters, which is what I felt at the end of the book. Look I get that in comics the toys have to be put back in the toy box, but there are ways to tell an entertaining and interesting story before doing so. Look at Hickman and his Marvel work, he changed the Fantastic Four and the Avengers before Secret Wars, which was awesome. And then he put the toys back in the playbox, in a satisfying way. This just feels like ok The three jokers idea will mess too much with continuity, so let's just kill the two that we think are the least popular and keep the real one. That's not good storytelling, and it makes the book really predictable to read. The only twists the book offered in its entirety happened in the first issue. The only redeeming factor of the series is Fabok's art. Amazing details and great coloring from Brad Anderson. It's really such a shame that the story is so lackluster more

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VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

They are teasing a more sadistic Joker, the whole three jokers was to play mind games with Batman, and help build his legacy but the comedian has now healed Batman through Chill and so now wants to be the only pain and the deepest pain he can feel. I love the the idea that joker hates not being the main source of Batman deepest pain, so much so that he helps Batman find closure, and heal that wound. This is next level sadism by Joker and that’s a genius/clever idea. Builds up for the future.

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

Also I don’t get how does he make sense to compare Hickman run on Xmen to this 😂. That’s like comparing GL run with this self contained story.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

The Joker was already sadistic to begin with, we didn't need another story to show how sadistic he is. And I'd say that the Joker has done much more to harm Batman in other stories than in this story. Batman as a character hasn't even changed from beginning to end of this story. No character even goes through any changes in this story, which is why it's so unremarkable. Also the comparison was using Hickman's Avengers, and it was a metaphor that might have gone over your head.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

I used it to say that there are ways to tell an interesting story and then put the toys back in the playbox which is what this 3 jokers book was. Nothing changed in Batman mythos from before the book than after the book ended. You can change up story telling conventions and tell an interesting story, but for me this story was just basic Batman and Joker duality story. Wow, we haven't gotten that before in any story right?

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

How does the fact Joker wife and son still alive not change the mythos or future of Batman? How does him healing and forgiving Joe Chill in his last moments (which gave him full closure) and putting it behind his back not adding anything. Also the fact Jason is thinking about healing and moving on from Red Hood is something different. Also didn’t he finally kill joker?Isn’t that adding to the mythos? Also wanting to heal with someone but lacks the strength to heal independently is strong writing

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

But this next level sadism adds to the joker lore. Also what makes joker so sadistic are these moment in comics, spitting the word sadistic around is more than just a word, you have to earn it and this joker earned his sadism by healing Batman (which adds to the mythos of who actually healed him). Wanting to be his biggest and deepest pain.That’s 100% Joker and that’s how he should be written giving reasons why he’s the baddest and alpha evil, saying a guy is sadistic isn’t enough.

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

Oh the fact this Joe Chill actually has a reason why he killed Batman parents is adding to the lore. Originally it was thought that it was a random guy that thought it was cool to kill two parents which makes no sense whatsoever, it was so random obviously he had a good reason to kill and let the kid live. It has to add up, and this book offers that. It’s an interesting new take, it’s a realistic take. You can hate it but saying this comic added nothing to the lore is bs.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Joker's wife and son being alive will not have any impact on the DC universe whatsoever, and it shouldn't have an impact on the Batman at all. They are characters that do not matter in the grand scheme of things. I said in my review that him forgiving Joe Chill is cool, but it is unoriginal. He did that exact same thing in many other media including other comics.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Jason looking to move on from Red Hood has been explored so many times as well in Red Hood series, in Batman series. And let me tell you why it won't happen. It won't happen because DC knows that the Red Hood concept sells, which is why Jason will always resort to Red Hood. And how is this next level sadism from Joker? He wants to be Batman's greatest pain? That was already clear ever since Joker killed Jason the first time.

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

Also it’s clearly a sequel to killing joke and previous books. It’s not supposed to be completely different. If Geoff Johns completely changed the mythos people will eat him alive and say that didn’t happen, that’s silly and fan fiction, it’s forced and so on. So adding to the lore is a hot take lol. Also the fact this Batman for once in his life is a good parent and isn’t just an asshole is a breath of fresh air lol.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Batman already has been facing his demons with the Joker for decades and it has been clear in numerous stories that Batman and Joker will always be a duality. Why do we need another story to show that the Joker is Batman's top archenemy/problem/pain? How does that change Batman as a character? And Red Hood killing the Joker? Cool, there's a Joker still alive at the end of the story.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

If there were no Jokers alive at the end of the story, or if Batman was able to overcome his obsession with the Joker or their connection, that would have worked so well. I'll reference Arkham Knight, which is not the best Arkham game, but it handles the Joker/Batman relationship so well. Batman is able to overcome Joker's obsession and lock Joker away from his mind forever, overcoming one of his greatest fears. That is how characters should progress, not just the same thing happening

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

So the fact that the joker can find out about his kid and wife isn’t interesting 😂 or his son can become a hero or turn a villain by Joker is not an appealing idea lol, to me it has a lot of potential for the future of dc do they ever decide to capitalize on it. Who you kidding. It adds a lot of promise, and impact on the future of dc if they go with it. But hey let’s shut down every interesting idea that can come with this because I can’t think myself.

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

So you want a story about jokers not to be about Batman but rather him moving on from joker 😂. Boy you should never write a comic.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Cool I guess that's your opinion. In my opinion, the Joker having a son who can become a hero is a really dumb idea. And it has been done in the past that a villain's son/offspring is a hero. And making them into a big deal just ruins the mystery surrounding the Joker. Obviously from a money perspective, the idea of oh my god the Joker's son is alive? We gotta tell a story about him. But from a creative standpoint? that idea doesn't have a lot of merit in my opinion.

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

Joker Killing Red hood isn’t the sadest part of his life, it’s his parents death that still haunts him, and it’s in every freaking book where he never moves on from his parents death and they do it perfectly here. He’s no healed because he’s done with Joe Chill and he’s in peace with him, that’s what always haunted him and what made him fear. Not red hood, he’s still alive and killing people that’s just one level, what this comedian did is genius and clever, he won after all. Now it’s all him.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

And to your last point about Batman moving on from the Joker? Yes I'd love that. I read fiction, not just comics in general, to see story progress and move forward. Why do I want to keep seeing him fight the Joker? When I know at the end of the day the Joker will just escape and live to harrass Batman again. If you want a realistic take as you claimed above, Jason would have killed the Joker at the end as well. I would have liked that more than the ending of this series.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Is it bad for me to want Batman to move on from the Joker? The Joker is an overused character that DC knows sells, so he will be in as many Batman stories as possible. Ironically if they shelved the Joker for a couple years or killed him for a couple years, his story of his return would probably sell more than the stories that they keep telling about the Joker.

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

But this is three jokers story, how can he move on from the joker? If he killed him, he will be haunted by it forever, he can never escape the joker. That’s the point, that’s why he’s his greatest nemesis. DC can do stories without joker, this story will have no impact on the fact joker will never be used, this book will be too silly and overlooked if that’s why it’s saying lol. It’s contradicting cuz it’s all about the history of the two villains.

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

But in this story he moved on from Joe Chill. That’s great progress for Batman lol. Are you saying he will forgive joker for the things he did and move on? That makes no sense. The fact dc can use any villain has nothing to do with joker being his greatest or not. Every hero has his greatest villain. It’s not a new concept.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Batman should not kill the Joker. That should be reserved for Jason or be totally out of Batman's control. I never said that Batman should kill the Joker. This story would have worked so much better if the Joker died is what I'm saying. Provide some finality to this Batman joker duality and never ending battle. They've been at it for nearly 100 years. If you want to keep reading joker stories for the next 100 years without an end in sight then good for you, that's your opinion.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

That's why when jason killed the first joker, I was very happy he did so. Its the one major thing Jason has done since he has been back and killing joker might allow him to move on from that dark spot in his life

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

So you’re saying kill joker for good? Sorry for saying this but are you dumb?

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Yes, I'd love it if DC had the guts to kill the Joker for good or at least a decade. Why do we need so many joker stories? In the past year we've gotten Joker in dozens of stories. Yes he is an important character, but characters can get overused.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Let people miss the joker or let writers have time to come up with better stories with the joker. Killing him or shelving him for a couple years would allow for that. And it would allow for Batman and the Bat family to progress their characters away from the just more joker after joker story

Batfan - Oct 27, 2020

From what you’ve said it sounds like you’re sick of the Joker, which is fine. Just don’t read stories about him. He’s not in every DC story let alone every Batman story, he’s easy to avoid. Yeah he’s in the black label a lot but most the stories he’s in are good. It was obvious they weren’t going to kill him in this when the artist said it could be canon.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

True, the black label stuff has been good. Can't deny that. What I mean by joker oversaturation is what's been going on in the main Batman title, this title, Justice League when it was written by Snyder, Death Metal, Dark Knights Metal as well. Even in doomsday clock, Joker played a role in that. And that's the problem is that DC comics seem to rely on the Joker always being part of Batman stories, which is a problem

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

They should give any other villain a boost. Besides the Joker, the most recent villain that's gotten a huge boost was Bane in Tom King's run

Batfan - Oct 27, 2020

I see what you mean. I do think after the disappointing joker war and this story joker should have a few years break for underrated villains like mad hatter but nothing as long as a decade.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Yes, my ideal Batman run would work more along the line of Detective where arc would alternate between new and old villains. 6 issues to tell a story for an old villain, while using the next 6 to introduce a new villain or a new story for Batman. So that will keep the reader guessing as to who the next Batman villain or story is. If you keep using the same villain over and over again, with the same story basically, it does get repetitive and readers start to drop books

Batman Jones - Oct 29, 2020

Never had a plan for Rebirth indeed. So true. I remember loving and being so excited by DC Rebirth Special and each of the promising new arcs that were clearly meant to spin out of it. Well, I re-read it after reading this issue and was flabbergasted that not a single thing in that comic book resulted in anything at all, apart from that dang button. (Remember Diana's brother Jason? Yeah, me neither.) Literally nothing came from that Special apart from the utterly disappointing Doomsday Clock.

ohhaimark

Nov 01, 2020

It was fine. Didn't love it, didn't hate it.

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myconius - Aug 13, 2021

i heard this ended on a huge FLOP.

myconius - Aug 14, 2021

it might not be accurate but from what i'd heard the story of the 3 Jokers was built up like a mystery, then at the end Batman was just like "Yeah. I knew who he was the whole time." ....that sort of renders the entire mystery aspect as moot. though from what i'd seen of the art, it definitely looks worth a trade copy for that alone. but my collection is already long since toppling over itself with so many pretty stories that i just cannot get myself to re-read.

Bat-ears99

Oct 27, 2020

I was very curious how Johns would explain the existence of the three Jokers. I thought maybe these are just a three Jokers from different timelines like Golden Age, Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis Jokers? I mean, we had Kara Danvers' Supergirl and Earth-Two Kara Zor-L... so it's still according to comic books rules. But apparently I was wrong. Now Joker is the title, the mantle that one person's giving to another. And I hate it. If they're literally three different persons with different origins who take the name of the Joker and continue the work of their predecessor... God ... Anything but that! It's some weird idea based on a popular fan theory. Following this line of reasoning, we should also have three Batmen: a dark, brooding avenger, wha cky crime-fighter and lighthearted Bat-dad... Secondly, I always liked the fact that we don't know about The Joker's past. It's a mystery. I think it would be ruined if there were ever a definitive answer. There are several mutually-contradictory backstories presented as the Joker's origin. The Joker is an agent of chaos, so it seems fitting that his origins don’t line up perfectly... And now this story arc did something that completely disturbed that harmony by removing the possibility of the origin story told in TKJ being complety maded up by the Joker (which was in my opinion the best part of this origin - the mystery, and that the reader is not entirely sure if it is actually true. "If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple chocie"). One of the more recognizable qualities of the Joker was that he may remember the past differently at times, and might invent certain origin stories based on whom he’s talking to, so he can better manipulate them. But now that we actually know who he was... I guess it's all ruined now. Also, The Killing Joke may not be my favorite Joker origin (the only Joker origins I've ever liked was the ones where they made him "evil" in the first place, like in Zero Year), but still it's an essential story to so many fans and the main point of it was to show how this one bad day may turn your average good guy into someone really bad. But now that we learned that the Joker was actually never good, it kind of rips the whole story of its meaning... Also consider that one of the most important element of the Joker's obsession with Bats, is Batman's direct involvement in the Joker's genesis. Yet all of these Jokers seem to be equally obsessed with him, but if Batman only created one of them and the rest simply created each other, that bond with Batman is not that significant anymore. And why would some random people (a dentist, an actor, and other victims of the Three Jokers experiments) hate (or love?) Batman the way the real Joker does? Unless one of the side effects of the acid bath is an irresistible obsession with this particular hero... But again, these are also the same chemicals that the Joker pushed Harley Quinn into, and she is not necessarily inherently obsessed with the Bat. But now two of the three Jokers are dead anyway, so we're back to square one. What was it all for? But otherwise, even though I don’t particularly like the story, Johns' skill as a storyteller is evident. I actually liked the parts with Joe Chill, his reconciliation with Batman really touched me. The third Joker's plan was great, he's so obsessed he wants to be the main source of Batman's pain to connect to Bruce and place himself over Chill in his past. Even Jason's sudden crush on Barbara was quite interesting to me, I can understand why the boy feels a connetion to her (even if I still prefer their relationship as familial rather than romantic). Either way, this book could make a very good Elseworlds story, but I really don't see it as canon. (btw. seeing what's happening in the comments on other people's reviews, I'd just like to say that if you intend to attack me in the comments section, I remind you that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Write your own review and share your opinion instead of policing what other people write/like) more

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VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

Actually you’re the only reasonable one here that even tho I disagree, I see how you wouldn’t like it as much. You didn’t contradict yourself like the others did.

wakizashireviews - Oct 27, 2020

This is a really good analysis of what worked and didn't work in the story for you. I enjoyed reading it, thanks. Love your point about the three Batmen. It could be something we see from Johns and Fabok in the next 5'ish years! I'm also curious to read Zero Year, now.

REYNARD

Oct 27, 2020

Underwhelming ending for an overhyped series. -SPOILERS- Art was great, but the whole story was absolutely useless and added nothing to the mythos besides the Joe Chill redemption and wife & child twist which invalidates the whole point of the Killing Joke. If Joker was always an asshole before his transformation, then the "one bad day" perspective threaded through the book means jack shit. If you want a good Joker metamorphosis inclusive-continuity story, go read Morrison's Batman #663 ("The Clown at Midnight") and his role in both RIP + Batman & Robin.

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VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

Lol the whole point of the killing joke was that Joker was an unreliable narrator. The whole multiple choice and it takes one bad day doesn’t change here. The comic if anything reassures his origin. But you clearly didn’t understand the killing joke.

REYNARD - Oct 27, 2020

@VicSav Lol how about you go read Killing Joke again instead of defending this shitty comic on every single person's review who didn't give it a positive rating.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

^ didn't want to be mean to him when he was name calling and being super snobby under my review. But all he seems to do is treat this comic like the second coming of christ, despite the fact that it's almost like people have different opinions

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

But you stated something wrong, you said he wasn't an asshole before the one bad day in killing joke, but the comic explicitly said to not to trust joker as a narrator, hence the multiple choice. So he was never meant to be telling the whole truth, they even explored it in The dark knight movie, the Joker movie, cuz it came from killing joke the idea of unreliable narration by Joker. You can dislike the comic but saying something wrong isn’t gonna help form an objective opinion.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

He never claimed that he wasn't an asshole. Clearly that's established here as a retcon. What he said was that idea invalidates the entirety of Killing Joke, which it clearly does. It ruins the one bad day idea that Moore introduced in that book. It's basically saying that the Joker was always sinister and evil, when the whole point of Killing Joke is that anyone can turn into the Joker, all it takes is one bad day.

allenquanobi - Oct 27, 2020

Also it ruins the multiple choice origin for the Joker by basically confirming that yes he was married to someone and was going to have a child. Mystery solved I guess. The Joker has no mystery behind him anymore. That's a good thing I guess? In my opinion, having the Joker have an unconfirmed origin was one of the best things about him

VicSav - Oct 27, 2020

Nah, he wasn’t evil before that, he had signs of it, he wasn’t having a healthy relationship so he lied about it and that one bad day completely transformed him to it, made him go all out and embrace who he is. Three jokers said he was kind of abusive to them and they didn’t want to be part of that family. It doesn’t say he was evil or an asshole, it was just that he wasn’t true to what happened. They just wanted to dump him.

Toonstrack - Oct 29, 2020

Jokers "one bad day" was ALWAYS BS and hes been proven wrong on it many mant times including in TKJ. He tried to do the same thing to Gordon and it DIDNT WORK. Joker was never an innocent victim, he made bad decisions and did bad things long before that vat of acid.

Halodystroyer44

Oct 27, 2020

Meh

Sonny Starr

Oct 30, 2020

The ending felt rushed and left us with no greater of an understanding of The Joker than before. This could have gotten much more deep and complex over 10-12 issues. It did help to paint the red hood picture a bit more but all in all we knew knightwing was a bit unhinged. The fact that bats and girl-bats turned a blind eye was a bit uncharacteristic of them. The note on the door scene was too cliche and lazy writing; in their world of high tech, who even writes notes anymore? I gave this a 5 because the artwork was good.

packtsardines

Nov 14, 2020

huh?

Valek

Nov 15, 2020

Odd epilogue that ruins it, the Killing Joke is the Killing Joke, it doesn't deserve this kind of weak "Happy Ending" a bit dissapointed to be honest, It was fine till that.

AdmiralWhiskers

Dec 04, 2020

Story was not great, kinda cliched, flat ending. Art was largely good, but I really don't like how Fabok makes Batgirl's eyes look perpetually surprised/puzzled/naive. Automatically positions her as the weakest of the three good guys in this book. Anyway, it didn't suck as bad as I had read. It also wasn't good. While it had moments, it largely just...was there.

Batman Jones

Oct 29, 2020

I can't even. I can't even so many things in response to this series but mostly I can't believe I waited 4 years for such a banal story. If I were like many here, I'd have given each of the three issues a "1," because at the end of each issue I was actually angry at the anticipation created and the failure to deliver anything remotely interesting. But I reserve 1's NOT for comics I'm mad at/about, but for comics I regard to be among the worst I've read. Like Cry for Justice. That deserved all the 1's in the world. But at least Robinson swung for the fences and I can at least respect that. In many ways a "4" is worse than a "1" here. No, Three Jokers wasn't good or great or especially bad or terrible. It committed the far worse sin of being entirely forgettable. [Heavy, heavy, heavy sigh.] more

kmob

Oct 27, 2020

so boring...

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RKS - Oct 29, 2020

What not enough explosions for you? What exactly would you like? More Harley Quinn or perhaps an all female cast? This book was pretty much damn near flawless.

OldAgeWarrior

Oct 27, 2020

Dont tease this things on a Justice league issue next time

K

Oct 28, 2020

There's a lot of wrong with The Three Jokers and I only give it 2 for Bruce save Joe Chill and the art. First，parallels between TTJ and TKJ.TTJ breaks down the core of the Joker’s character,in the #3 issue,affirming that there is only one specific origin story of the Joker,completely ruin his'multiple choices'.Pre-Joker was NOT domestic abuser. Second,why Bruce keep Joker's name as a secret?"He doesn't need to tell the world,he can reveal it to the Joker.If Bruce revealed any of it,Joker might stop,like in Death of the family!Why don't let the Joker stop being the Joker?From now on, anyone who been killed by the Joker will be Bruce's responsibility indeed. Third,the whole "Jason has a crush on Barbara"plot is wrong,Barbara deserves better than reduced to a love interest again and agian.And the Three Jokers did NOTHING for Barbara, she had no storyline,no arc,she was just a good girl who chould 'cure'Jason. Three Jokers should NOT be canon,issue#3 ruin so much for me that I think three Jokers will be one of those stories most fans will pretend never happened. more

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WallyG71 - Nov 1, 2020

Agree this story should not be considered canon.

Double Down

Oct 29, 2020

NOTHING. This book is nothing. Nothing. Story: 0/10 Art: 6/10 Overall: 2/10 Story: There is no point to read this book. It plays out like an episode in the Simpsons where we revert right back to the status quo by the end of the book. Johns created something extra, to eliminate it, and returned all the toys back in the toy chest, EXACTLY AS HE FOUND THEM. Art: Fabok drew Barbara a lot in this series, and that looked good. I mean, he really did draw the shit out of that (figuratively). So, thanks Fabok. She looked great. So did Batman's side profile. There was a lot of that too. Overall: I don't know, I'm not surprised... I had high HOPES this would really build up and blow me out of the water... proving me that I was wrong for 2 issues and that there were all these secret easter eggs that I was too stupid to see. This is a comic book tale that was written in the same style as comics in the 80s. A storyline is introduced, some shit happens, and then there is a swift and quick ending. The following issue picks up right where they left off before this tale is introduced, and no one would be the wiser if this didn't exist at all. Oh sorry, Batman forgives Joe Chill... now he has no reason to be Batman anymore... right, like that makes sense. Good one Johns. more

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RKS - Oct 29, 2020

I disagree with you, it's a stand alone story so that people can either accept it as continuity or not. It's a Black Label story so it sort of has to be self contained. It is leaps and bounds ahead of what is out there for Batman that was written by King.

Double Down - Oct 29, 2020

Hey thanks for commenting! I understand your point, but with how this played out, it would make no difference if it was in continuity or not, so for being a “black label” or elseworlds story, what was the point? John’s didn’t make one.

Brego

Oct 27, 2020

actually bad and I waited for this story for 4 years and bought all the covers that came out.................

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Double Down - Oct 27, 2020

you won't do that again I hope

KesheR - Oct 30, 2020

You what?!

Darkseid24 - Oct 31, 2020

Jokes on you I guess

Darkseid24

Oct 28, 2020

This is a new level of bad. Geoff Johns should never touch anything DC related ever again. The Art is great, but it’s totally wasted for this trainwreck of a story. 4 years this storyline was teased by DC & the actual plot is just underwhelming. Joker created these Jokers to create a new better one, what doesn’t even make sense for his character. Then he kills his victims. The alternative to this is, that the real Joker is dead now& that one of his clones took over as Joker. But that’s not the worst. In the end Johns makes The Killing Joke the definite origin story for Joker, what makes the entire story pointless, because the point of TKJ always was, that there are multiple origin stories for Joker. Joker also is suddenly abusive t o his wife before he becomes Joker, what also makes the One-bad- day theme of TKJ just as pointless. Joker also now has a secret son, he doesn’t know of, so bad sequels are on the way I guess. As for Jason he‘s just terribly portrayed & the Jokers are treated as villains, while they’re just victims of the real Joker. The writing is just shallow. So overall this story proves, what I always thought of Geoff Johns as a writer- he neither understand DC‘s characters nor its stories, but he wants to play in the big league like Alan Moore, but fails miserably with that. He’s the worst writer in DC, yes even worse than King, who at least gets some characters right. more

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VicSav - Oct 29, 2020

Dummy the real joker is the comedian 😂. Can’t read ha?

VicSav - Oct 29, 2020

Also King understands the characters more than Geoff Johns shows how stupid you are

VicSav - Oct 29, 2020

Also the point of the killing joke was that the joker is an unreliable narrator. Also the one bad day thing isn’t pointless since he still thinks they are dead.

KesheR - Oct 29, 2020

Geoff Johns writes fan fiction.

VicSav - Oct 29, 2020

Yet you can’t say what’s fan fiction about this

Darkseid24 - Oct 29, 2020

@VicSav So since you have zero arguments& didn’t understand this basic story you have to insult me? Or are you just butthurt, because I criticized your favorite writer& that’s why you act all aggressive & emotional?

myconius - Aug 13, 2021

i agree with most of your review, except for the part where you said Geoff Johns is "worse than King". .... NO, my friend!!! ain't NO ONE worse than King!! that guy's the worst of the worst!!

myconius - Aug 14, 2021

@The Dark Knight Detective - thank you! ... OH! absolutely. ....i may not care for Johns' writing on Batman, but his Superman, Aqualman and Green Lantern writing are great!!! he has a good sense of how to tell uplifting inspiring stories. i've not yet read his Flash. but i hear good things. ... Tom King on the other hand likes to peddle stories about depression and PTSD, as if he'd not already outed himself as a one-trick pony ages ago. he just writes every character as pathetic and sad.

VicSav - May 18, 2023

@Darkseid24 you’re a bum. You can’t read and understand the comic how sad 😂

Mr.L

Oct 29, 2020

"One bad day" became a joke...

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VicSav - Oct 29, 2020

How come? Joker still thinks they are dead so that one day is still relevant.

KesheR

Oct 29, 2020

Geoff Johns is a fan fiction writer.

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VicSav - Oct 29, 2020

What’s fan fiction about it

KesheR - Oct 30, 2020

I mean his entire career, but about this one: Barbara and Jason kissing, Joker making Joe Chill the new Joker, Joker being a role that people take instead of a single human being, TKJ origin being canonical so Joker has an actual family now (and a son)...

KesheR - Oct 30, 2020

But in the end, I think Johns teased us about the three jokers in Justice League before actually thinking what he was going to do with it. So he wrote himself into a corner.

VicSav - Oct 30, 2020

How’s any of this is fan fiction? In TKJ it already gave us the wife and son angle, if TKJ point was that everything joker is a lie then what’s the point of that comic? Expect it wasn’t, the one bad day was the fact that joker wife and son died, but the twist her makes it interesting, it could add new meaning to the future of these characters. Hell they can make joker son a hero or a villain.

KesheR - Oct 31, 2020

ok buddy

VicSav - May 18, 2023

KesheR has no understanding of the comic 😂 you’re a bum

nobody

Oct 30, 2020

One bad day is a joke.

Ecco

Oct 30, 2020

Jokes on you,Batman.

ChrisS

Nov 01, 2020

This series has been complete garbage from the beginning. After reading the first 2 issues, I didn’t think it could get any worse, but Johns proved me wrong. The twist was utter BS. Johns previously wrote that Batman sat in the Morbius chair to find out Jokers identity. Now in issue 3, he tells Alfred he’s known who he is the whole time. Johns clearly has problems with his memory, or just doesn’t care about continuity. Also claims Jokers wife and child never died in Killing Joke...also complete nonsense. Johns is on a total ego trip, thinking he can rewrite the DC universe however he wants. I’ll be throwing 3 Jokers in the garbage, don’t waste your time or money on this series. Not surprised he’s accused of enabling abusive and unprofessional behavior in the industry. I’ll never read anything written by him ever again. more

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VicSav - May 18, 2023

You dumb mf in JL, Batman was shocked that there are 3 jokers, he knew about the joker name but didn’t know there are 2 others. The fact you missed that makes your review null, and joker wife and kid being alive is genius.