This should have been the best
of the lot. It’s The Joker. The epitome of what a villain is and should be. No
other comic villain has had such a profound impact upon not only comics but
also on all of pop culture. So why in the name of all things righteous and good
in the world was this not the best of the lot? The art was ok generally, but
the Joker looked pretty bad in my humble opinion. The flashback art was
disturbing and powerful, but still not enough to pull the book’s general
artwork out of my ‘meh’ pile. The book makes one fatal flaw in terms of story
from the outset. It attempts to give the Joker a snippet of origin without
blatantly declaring or even implying (out with the altered art style) that it
was just another creation of the Joker’s fractured memory. This disappointed me
quite profoundly. The general premise of the book was ok, featuring the Joker’s
attempt to raise an ape he found in a zoo, which I must admit was not what I
had hoped for or expected, but did ok in the end. The main saving grace of this
book was the fact that the Joker was written exceptionally well, his
personality was a perfect Mark Hamill, and for that I must give props.
Verdict:
It’s not what I hoped for, but
the well written Joker dialogue deserves some credit.
Score:
6.5/10
Copyright Jamie King 2013, All Rights Reserved, permissions may be granted upon request.
Copyright Jamie King 2013, All Rights Reserved, permissions may be granted upon request.
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