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unladylike's review against another edition
2.0
The main reason to read this crossover collection is if you're one of those people who read Batman: Endgame and came to the [false, imo] conclusion that it was a disappointing canon-changing arc giving Joker "superpowers" (in the words of several comic reviewers I follow). The side stories are not that great, but they at least validate my initial interpretation that Endgame is about expanding Joker's archetypal mysterious mythos, matching his seeming ability to be everywhere at once, pulling as many strings as the Dark Knight does in his myriad titles.
saeverra's review against another edition
4.0
Only a four star for me because I read this before the rest of Batman: Endgame so it was fresh and new
someul's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
roxanamalinachirila's review against another edition
3.0
This review - now.
...and while the idea of the Joker spreading all sorts of stories about his past is a lot of fun, I'm not so sure about the execution, because of the issues I mentioned 25 minutes ago. It's interesting to see all sorts of mythical/sci fi interpretations of the Joker's origins, but they didn't really fit seamlessly in the Batman universe.
With a story like "The Sandman", there would be a chance for any one of them to be true, but can I really believe that the Joker is a robot, or the devil, or a vengeful spirit here? Not really.
This review - 26 minutes ago.
-besides, how many flashbacks can you have?! The entire story jumps around through the timeline more than a Doctor in a broken TARDIS, more than Stark Trek: The Original Series, more than you can believe. I guess some of that is because it wants to engage at the beginning of every issue, to ensure that people buy the comics, but in a single volume it gets a bit annoying.
Moreover, the side stories feel disconnected from the plot. I initially wasn't even sure I was reading an arc, rather than a collection of separate issues. And don't even get me started on-
This review - 15 minutes ago.
I really was expecting more from this volume. Not that it disappointed in its entirety; it didn't. Some of it was good, some was less good. Some ideas would have made good horror stories, I think, but I felt it just didn't all add up very well. What happened to the man whom the Joker called his best friend? Why isn't he used again after that first issue? What happened to the fear gas which makes Batman have nightmares? Does it just go away? It feels like it was there, then it wasn't there, then whatever, what fear gas?
Maybe I did wrong in buying this volume as a stand-alone. Maybe it didn't work for me because I was expecting it to be something it's not.
...and while the idea of the Joker spreading all sorts of stories about his past is a lot of fun, I'm not so sure about the execution, because of the issues I mentioned 25 minutes ago. It's interesting to see all sorts of mythical/sci fi interpretations of the Joker's origins, but they didn't really fit seamlessly in the Batman universe.
With a story like "The Sandman", there would be a chance for any one of them to be true, but can I really believe that the Joker is a robot, or the devil, or a vengeful spirit here? Not really.
This review - 26 minutes ago.
-besides, how many flashbacks can you have?! The entire story jumps around through the timeline more than a Doctor in a broken TARDIS, more than Stark Trek: The Original Series, more than you can believe. I guess some of that is because it wants to engage at the beginning of every issue, to ensure that people buy the comics, but in a single volume it gets a bit annoying.
Moreover, the side stories feel disconnected from the plot. I initially wasn't even sure I was reading an arc, rather than a collection of separate issues. And don't even get me started on-
This review - 15 minutes ago.
I really was expecting more from this volume. Not that it disappointed in its entirety; it didn't. Some of it was good, some was less good. Some ideas would have made good horror stories, I think, but I felt it just didn't all add up very well. What happened to the man whom the Joker called his best friend? Why isn't he used again after that first issue? What happened to the fear gas which makes Batman have nightmares? Does it just go away? It feels like it was there, then it wasn't there, then whatever, what fear gas?
Maybe I did wrong in buying this volume as a stand-alone. Maybe it didn't work for me because I was expecting it to be something it's not.
kath27's review against another edition
4.0
I honestly don't really know what to rate this story...
It was incredible and a little confusing, it hit very hard for me maybe because of my own mental illness but yeah.
Definitley a great Joker story.
It was incredible and a little confusing, it hit very hard for me maybe because of my own mental illness but yeah.
Definitley a great Joker story.
emilyyjjean's review against another edition
5.0
This was pretty good, I had read on some reviews that this is the better than [b:Batman, Vol. 7: Endgame|25135501|Batman, Vol. 7 Endgame|Scott Snyder|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1439426147s/25135501.jpg|44833032]. This version does have more backstories mixed in, all pertaining to the Joker. I don't think it's necessarily better, but I would recommend reading both. I did skip all the parts in this one that were in the Batman version, because they are exactly the same.
claudia_moreira's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
runninginair's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0