Punchline (Alexis Kaye) Appreciation 2021

[OopsIdiditagain]

List of appearances:
Batman 89, 92-95, 97-98, 100
Nightwing 72-74
Joker war zone
Joker anniversary 1
Punchline 1

upcoming:
Joker solo

Happy New Year!

[OopsIdiditagain]

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[Frontier]

Happy New Year to the newest villain on the block!

[adrikito]

As someone tired of Harley I desire to her good luck this year.

[lemonpeace]

Kaye huh, Iunno why but I thought she was asian this whole time. still, it's cool having a straight up female villain in Gotham to fill the vacuum left from Ivy and Harley leaning more heroic/antiheroic these days. I just hope they don't try to make her an antihero too down the road. I like a bad guy going straight but let some of the baddies be baddies

[your_name_here]

It wasn’t until I read Tynion is bringing in manga influences that I really saw it, but Punchline is very manga.

I really like her character. She’s going to stick around, I think, and will be a mainstay character. Especially with the popularity of Harley, which means they can be arch enemies in other media.

[Frontier]

Kaye huh, Iunno why but I thought she was asian this whole time. still, it's cool having a straight up female villain in Gotham to fill the vacuum left from Ivy and Harley leaning more heroic/antiheroic these days. I just hope they don't try to make her an antihero too down the road. I like a bad guy going straight but let some of the baddies be baddies

You're not the only one. Even artists have been confused about her exact ethnicity.

[J. D. Guy]

It wasn’t until I read Tynion is bringing in manga influences that I really saw it, but Punchline is very manga.

I remember this was brought up in another thread discussion. Basically, though, you can see and feel the manga vibes from Punchline, Bao Pham/Clownhunter, and Ghost-Maker. Each of them rock their own specific kinds of manga vibes.

[Blue22]

Kaye huh, Iunno why but I thought she was asian this whole time.

I mean...She still could be. I always thought she was too. Maybe she's mixed or adopted or...something. Then again, not all Asian Americans have surnames that are of Asian descent.

[lemonpeace]

I mean...She still could be. I always thought she was too. Maybe she's mixed or adopted or...something. Then again, not all Asian Americans have surnames that are of Asian descent.

true, Cassandra Cain isn't exactly an Asian name. seeing her name just made me realize there is no real indication of her being Asian (that i know of) and i'm not sure when or why i made that assumption, is what i meant. it's likely her design, she looks vaguely Asian, and her aesthetic is very manga meets k-pop, so maybe she is meant to be Asian. Godspeed was revealed to be Latino by Joshua Williamson despite never having it overtly established in the comics outright (outside of it somewhat being alluded to by his brother's name), which could be a similar situation here.

[OopsIdiditagain]

I remember this was brought up in another thread discussion. Basically, though, you can see and feel the manga vibes from Punchline, Bao Pham/Clownhunter, and Ghost-Maker. Each of them rock their own specific kinds of manga vibes.

Jorge Jiménez's art is very manga-influenced

[OopsIdiditagain]

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[Frontier]

true, Cassandra Cain isn't exactly an Asian name. seeing her name just made me realize there is no real indication of her being Asian (that i know of) and i'm not sure when or why i made that assumption, is what i meant. it's likely her design, she looks vaguely Asian, and her aesthetic is very manga meets k-pop, so maybe she is meant to be Asian. Godspeed was revealed to be Latino by Joshua Williamson despite never having it overtly established in the comics outright (outside of it somewhat being alluded to by his brother's name), which could be a similar situation here.

I think it was Brian Bolland who asked specifically if she was Asian and told no, but that he wasn't the first one who'd made the confusion.

[lemonpeace]

I think it was Brian Bolland who asked specifically if she was Asian and told no, but that he wasn't the first one who'd made the confusion.

ah, so she's not. must be the aesthetic that put the idea in my head.

[Frontier]

ah, so she's not. must be the aesthetic that put the idea in my head.

Her choice of outfit definitely has a strong Japanese aesthetic...although maybe she's just into cosplay .