You have multiple people arguing through the thread that Three Jokers will sell like hotcakes in trades because it is the direct sequel to The Killing Joke
And how many variants covers do you think Three Jokers has? And mind you, that was after Fabok said it wouldn't have any variant because they wanted the series to sell on its own merits and not gimmicks.
Unfortunately, I feel like the way this last issue ended sort of limits the possible ways that main continuity could piggyback off of it.
- There's only one Joker left, so you can't do anything with the other two. In fact, you can't do anything with the total TWENTY-EIGHT Jokers that were revealed, because all of them except the final one are dead.
- The remaining Joker has no desire to make new Jokers, HE wants to be the only one, so there's no longer really a threat of more Jokers being created.
- Joe Chill is dead now, so any interesting scenes that main continuity could have done between him and Bruce are impossible.
Other than bringing back Jeannie and Joker Jr., as well as possibly milking the Clown's murder for more Jason angst (and honestly he doesn't really NEED any more) Three Joker hasn't left any obvious threads for main continuity to pick up.
It's a shame, because I really do think this could have an interesting impact on main continuity. I can easily imagine Joe Chill being involved in the current canon where Alfred is dead, where Bruce continues to make visits to Chill, finding in him a substitute father figure in the wake of Alfred's death, in a twisted and messed-up kind of way.
I originally really wanted one of the 3 Jokers to be un-Jokerized and successfully rehabilitated, which would have been an amazing setup to explore a Joker redemption arc in the future while keeping another Joker active as a villain, and a counterpoint to Jason's "killing the Joker is the only solution" philosophy. But no, it's almost like Johns was so desperate to have this possibly be considered "in continuity" that he throttled most of the creative and unique plot elements that main continuity could have drawn from.
There’s what, like a Joker cover and a Batfamily cover for every issue plus some slight tweaks of each one right? Versus tons of variants that have a ton of variety from a wide range of high profile artists like Jim Lee, Frank Miller, Greg Capullo, Rafael Albuquerque, and more.
It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)
I don't know if this question has already been asked, but I get the feeling that this story will be easy enough to ignore going forward, right? Because I mean, prior to Johns' reveal of three possible jokers, I always assumed there was only one, anyway, but now we're back to one again. And I hadn't a clue as to what the current status of Joe Chill just before this mini, so I just assumed he was already dead.
Keep in mind that you have about as much chance of changing my mind as I do of changing yours.
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currently following:
- DC: Red Hood: The Hill
- Marvel: TBD
- Manga (Shonen/Seinen): One Piece, My Hero, Dandadan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kaiju No. 8, Reincarnation of The Veteran Soldier, Oblivion Rouge, ORDEAL, The Breaker: Eternal Force
"power does not corrupt, power always reveals."
I thought that Joe Chill was dead in Morrison’s run. Referenced that he committed suicide in RIP or something.
It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)
THE SIGNAL (Duke Thomas) is DC's secret shonen protagonist so I made him a fandom wiki
also, check out "The Signal Tape" a Duke Thomas fan project.
currently following:
- DC: Red Hood: The Hill
- Marvel: TBD
- Manga (Shonen/Seinen): One Piece, My Hero, Dandadan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kaiju No. 8, Reincarnation of The Veteran Soldier, Oblivion Rouge, ORDEAL, The Breaker: Eternal Force
"power does not corrupt, power always reveals."
I love the designs for both Red Hood and Batgirl in this. Classic and to the roots of the characters, but still modern and cool-looking.
Oh I wasn't arguing about that being the reason for it counting. Moreso just that I think this had more genuine hype behind it than DK3. But regardless, I don't think the two are remotely comparable. One is the third installment of a series that has been elseworlds from the get-go. The other picks up the threads from an in-canon story and largely takes place in a status quo familiar to most comics readers and puts all of its toys nicely back in place.
It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)
Ya, this was mostly self contained, and there was noting particularly offensive or controversial that what does it matter if anything is or isn’t carried over. It your worried about about a particular character arc or characterization. These were their core loops in general.
This a good ending to a thoroughly unnecessary story.
The first issue was good, second was like "meh" filler, and this third issue was satisfying halfway creative end to this very unnecessary story (that shouldn't impact anything).
What saved this story was the well-executed trauma exploration and themes Johns pulled off.
Criminal Joker's Joe Chill "better Joker" plan just made so little sense though, rang very untrue. It was clearly something convoluted that Johns felt he had to create in order to work Chill in and set up Comedian Joker taking Criminal out.
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