georgezakka's review against another edition
3.0
The Man Who Laughs was kind of a let down for me, I had high hopes for the book but nothing really amazing and interesting in the book to wow me and make me excited to read more.
The Man Who Laughs arc was really short and not very interesting, I wasn’t excited to see the Joker cause mayhem all over Gotham and Bruce having to stop him. There wasn’t anything really special about it.
I enjoyed the Made Of Wood arc a lot more, it wasn’t great but it still interested me and kept me wanting to read it and find out who the made of wood killer was. The story was fun and had a satisfying ending.
My biggest problem with the book is the art, it’s so bland and boring, everything is brown and beige there’s nothing exciting and colour bursting. The penciling also is too rough and sketchy and everything looks like it has wrinkles on it.
Overall, ok book.
The Man Who Laughs arc was really short and not very interesting, I wasn’t excited to see the Joker cause mayhem all over Gotham and Bruce having to stop him. There wasn’t anything really special about it.
I enjoyed the Made Of Wood arc a lot more, it wasn’t great but it still interested me and kept me wanting to read it and find out who the made of wood killer was. The story was fun and had a satisfying ending.
My biggest problem with the book is the art, it’s so bland and boring, everything is brown and beige there’s nothing exciting and colour bursting. The penciling also is too rough and sketchy and everything looks like it has wrinkles on it.
Overall, ok book.
jwest12's review against another edition
5.0
I read this right after reading Batman Year One and I’ve never noticed how this feels like a direct sequel to Year One. I loved this comic. I’ve read it once before long ago and remembered the basics of the story. It felt like a year one for the joker almost. I have loved Ed Brubaker’s work at Marvel for a long time but have not read much of his DC work. That might have to change.
hisnameisdavis's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
amelierawr's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
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? Yes
5.0
must read
proza's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, and Grief
Minor: Medical content and Alcohol
remhen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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august_18's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Violence and Gun violence
Minor: Mental illness
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
4.0
A few years ago, I made a chronology for how to read modern Batman. I was focused quite a bit on creating the order, as opposed to just reading the books for enjoyment, so now I'm going back to see how the chronology holds up.
Original review here.
One of the reasons The Joker is one of the all-tie villains is because he has no definitive backstory. The canon states that *something* led him to act as The Red Hood, a "villain" who is actually a revolving group of people in a costume. And while he was The Red Hood, Batman was thwarting a crime where The Joker (whose real name isn't canon) falls into a vat of something toxic, and comes out with white skin, green hair, and a psychotic thirst for vengeance. But what led him to put on the hood? It's in flux. What was his name? It depends on which writer is working on which story.
Already in this chronology, The Joker showed up in [b:Batman: Dark Legends|2125905|Batman Dark Legends|Bryan Talbot|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1318867509s/2125905.jpg|2131345], and nobody had a clue who he was. This story also serves as The Joker's first appearance. There will be one or two more in this chronology probably.
Ed Brubaker's take on The Joker's first appearance (not origin, we find out that he was probably The Red Hood, but he only appears as The Joker in this story), adheres to what I thought the canon was before I read it, and doesn't take too many risks, but it's written well, and [a:Doug Mahnke|89369|Doug Mahnke|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] is one of the finest Batman/Joker artists at DC.
I recommend this for anyone looking for a good Joker story, Batman historians, and people looking for a Batman/Joker relationship that might bloom into [b:Batman: The Killing Joke|96358|Batman The Killing Joke|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1346331835s/96358.jpg|551787].
This goes in the chronology as book seven, following Year One, The Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper, Batman and the Monster Men, Batman: Dark Legends, Batman: Monsters, and Batman and The Mad Monk. There is another Ed Brubaker story in this volume: "Made Of Wood", but I don't consider it part of the canon.
Original review here.
One of the reasons The Joker is one of the all-tie villains is because he has no definitive backstory. The canon states that *something* led him to act as The Red Hood, a "villain" who is actually a revolving group of people in a costume. And while he was The Red Hood, Batman was thwarting a crime where The Joker (whose real name isn't canon) falls into a vat of something toxic, and comes out with white skin, green hair, and a psychotic thirst for vengeance. But what led him to put on the hood? It's in flux. What was his name? It depends on which writer is working on which story.
Already in this chronology, The Joker showed up in [b:Batman: Dark Legends|2125905|Batman Dark Legends|Bryan Talbot|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1318867509s/2125905.jpg|2131345], and nobody had a clue who he was. This story also serves as The Joker's first appearance. There will be one or two more in this chronology probably.
Ed Brubaker's take on The Joker's first appearance (not origin, we find out that he was probably The Red Hood, but he only appears as The Joker in this story), adheres to what I thought the canon was before I read it, and doesn't take too many risks, but it's written well, and [a:Doug Mahnke|89369|Doug Mahnke|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] is one of the finest Batman/Joker artists at DC.
I recommend this for anyone looking for a good Joker story, Batman historians, and people looking for a Batman/Joker relationship that might bloom into [b:Batman: The Killing Joke|96358|Batman The Killing Joke|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1346331835s/96358.jpg|551787].
This goes in the chronology as book seven, following Year One, The Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper, Batman and the Monster Men, Batman: Dark Legends, Batman: Monsters, and Batman and The Mad Monk. There is another Ed Brubaker story in this volume: "Made Of Wood", but I don't consider it part of the canon.