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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
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mysterious
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Wow wow wow wow wow. What an intense story. I've never been nor claimed to have been a comic book nerd. It's very recent that I've started to read them, but man, I now see why they're so popular. At least, if they're as good as this series is. Death of the Family is an intense murder mystery of a story. What is The Joker up to? And how much do Batman and Joker truly know about each other? And how gross is it that The Joker's face is being held on by four staples? Looking forward to checking more of these out.
Yeah, forget Court of Owls, this is the best Batman story of the New 52.
A masterpiece that really delves deep into the Batman and Joker relationship, diving into their psyche with each trying to outdo the other. The family dynamics are also bought into the fold, highlighting some of Batman's most human emotions. Truly, a bittersweet masterpiece. 5 Stars
One of the best Joker stories. Too much sidekick chatter. Contains a typo. Slightly annoyed at both things.
Fantastically creepy arc. I preferred Night of the owls, but this was still fabulously entertaining. Can't say too much because I'd hate to spoil it, but this was great stuff.
Batman versus the Joker is one of the greatest confrontation in all of comics. With that being said, it can sometimes be tough to come up with some new and original. Enter Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, who have been knocking it out of the park with their previous work on Batman in the New 52. Snyder and Capullo continue their fantastic run with the instant classic, "Death of the Family."
After the brief shocking appearance (and disappearance) of the Joker in Detective Comics, he returns to Gotham with a vengeance. Looking to engage Batman by re-enacting, and in some cases flipping, his old crimes. His main goal: to separate Batman from his "family" and prove how much he doesn't need them.
The scope of the book is pretty intense, and the stakes do feel heightened. You don't truly believe anything could happen to the characters, but at the same time, you don't feel entirely safe (especially after the previously mentioned gutsy move with Joker). Also, the story is very multi-layered with a lot of classic callbacks and more than one interpretation of the title "Death of the Family."
Overall, "Death of the Family" is a fantastic entry into Batman lore and an instant classic. It's full of great moments for both Batman and the Joker and really sets the table for future trouble among the family and the Joker as well.
Note: I received a free digital copy through NetGalley.
After the brief shocking appearance (and disappearance) of the Joker in Detective Comics, he returns to Gotham with a vengeance. Looking to engage Batman by re-enacting, and in some cases flipping, his old crimes. His main goal: to separate Batman from his "family" and prove how much he doesn't need them.
The scope of the book is pretty intense, and the stakes do feel heightened. You don't truly believe anything could happen to the characters, but at the same time, you don't feel entirely safe (especially after the previously mentioned gutsy move with Joker). Also, the story is very multi-layered with a lot of classic callbacks and more than one interpretation of the title "Death of the Family."
Overall, "Death of the Family" is a fantastic entry into Batman lore and an instant classic. It's full of great moments for both Batman and the Joker and really sets the table for future trouble among the family and the Joker as well.
Note: I received a free digital copy through NetGalley.
There’s no denying that this is one of the best Joker-centric stories in all of Batman’s history. It’s not even because of the extra creep factor inherent in the sliced-off face. It’s that Snyder managed to tip his craziness scale a bit farther into total, maniacal psychopath. He can’t be reasoned with, he has no real emotions, he’s focused on Batman and doesn’t care about anything else but getting him all to himself.
Batman/Bruce Wayne also has some pretty strong moments, but this is the Joker’s story from beginning to end.
Batman/Bruce Wayne also has some pretty strong moments, but this is the Joker’s story from beginning to end.
One of the best Joker stories I have ever read. It makes him new and dangerous and scary again.
I started out reading all of the related comics to this event: Nightwing, Batgirl, Catwoman, Suicide Squad, etc but I gave that up once those lost my interest. This Joker certainly is crazy with the whole ripping his face off kind of thing, and that's why I wanted to try it. I'm not sure if my dip into the other comics made me sick of his antics, but it definitely felt like too much. Too much Joker, if that's even possible. Even still, I continued to the end, and was somewhat underwhelmed. Taken as just the Batman issues this story wouldn't really be all that substantial. It's forgettable to me, but maybe superhero comics in general aren't for me. The highlights were the first issues of Batgirl and Batman, it was a bit downhill from there.