2024 the best of the joker review

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After having his face sliced off one year ago, The Joker makes his horrifying return in this new epic that features Batman's entire network of partners in crimefighting, including Batgirl, Catwoman, Nightwing, Robin, the Teen Titans and more. While The Joker threatens the very existence of Gotham City, these heroes --and villains--must find a way to survive.

Collects Detective Comics 16-17, Catwoman 13-14, Batgirl 14-16, Red Hood and the Outlaws 15-16, Teen Titans 15, Nightwing 15-16, Batman and Robin 15-17, Batman 17. Also collects the portions of the following issues: Suicide Squad 14-15, Batgirl 13, Red Hood and the Outlaws 13-14, Teen Titans 14, 16, Nightwing 14 and Batman 13.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ET8893O
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC; 52nd ed. edition (October 22, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 22, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1351493 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 429 pages
Reviewer: Joe MAMA
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great graphics
Review: This book is really amazing. The graphics are great and the plot is interesting 🤔. The book arrived in great 😃👍🏽 condition and honestly it is really good. Not really about joker but still a great read.

Reviewer: Néstor V.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The main storyline is awesome.
Review: Joker feels like a big threat and Batman is genuinely worried. Joker mind games are a nice touch, as always. As for the other stories, outside Batman, they give a nice context but I felt it was too much, some of them don’t feel as important as they intend to.

Reviewer: Al Jordan.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great crossover fillers.
Review: Joker: Death of the family fills in the gaps of how Joker captures Batman's Bat-family for his diabolical scheme to get Batman into his version of how Batman should be.

Reviewer: Koonu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: OUTSTANDING
Review: Jokers back and Gotham city will never be the same , he's more evil and twisted then we could ever imagine. Scott Synder has sealed the deal as being one of DC's greatest assets for creating such a thrilling and all around the most terrifying joker we have seen. I literally could not put this collection down, if i had the option to push a button and forgot everything i know about this story i would..Only so i could keep enjoying the first read over and over again! I've loved all the incarnations of joker from Morrison, Sale and Loeb but never like this! Its exactly what the new 52 needed to keep their novels filling our DC collections. Now there are a few not so jaw dropping moments and a missing issue or two that make some points not connect 100%,but did it hinder the story for me? Not all, I have such respect for Synder and his exciting tale, that's what makes this volume such a steal and you'll forgive the one or two bad issues inside this Epic edge of your seat work of art. Of course there will always be someone to disagree with and a writers take on a Joker people won't like, but I've read the stories and out of all the jokers, this one does not disappointI think without a doubt if you're Bat fan , you'll never want this Glorious story to end!

Reviewer: BlueStar
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: “A golden age is dawning in Gotham.”
Review: The Joker returns to Gotham city to torture the members of the Bat-Family and show Batman that his only family is the King of Crime! At over 450+ pages, this is a hefty hardcover book. It has the same treatment as the other recent DC hardcovers with an embossed cover and dustjacket. Also like the other hardcovers, it’s unfortunately a glued-binding book. One thing to note is the book is sectioned off, but there are no cover pages (until the end) or breaks in the issues. For example, the two Suicide Squad issues run into each other with no breaks. Also, some of the issues included, like Batman #13 for Harley Quinn, are just snippets instead of the entire issue. An interesting way to format the book but you really have no clue what issues you’re reading unless you have prior knowledge or take guesses from the issue list at the front of the book.The book is in parts. Part one is Batman’s and contains issues 16-17 of the Detective Comics series to start with. John Layman has writing duties on these issues and Jason Fabok does the majority of the art with Andy Clarke contributing as well. Although Joker-themed, the story doesn’t actually have the Joker in it so it’s not the most intriguing beginning in a book entitled The Joker. However, the art works well while the story is a bit stale. The second part is Catwoman’s tie-in issues #13-14. These work well and we finally see the Joker terrorizing Selena. Ann Nocenti writes with Rafa Sandoval on art. This first view of the Joker is a tad disappointing in the stylized art but the story holds up well and, as expected, the Joker tortures Selena through her memories. The third part is about Harley Quinn and gives us Suicide Squad issues #14-15 with some scenes from Batman #13 interspersed where the Joker arrives at Deadshot’s funeral and pays Harley a visit. This is where the book starts to really take off as we see the classic, evil Joker having no mercy even for a girl madly in love with him. The story has Adam Glass writing alongside Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV along with Fernando Dagnino, Jock, Greg Capullo, and Jonathan Glapion doing the artwork. Everything works well here although there’s a slight art change in one issue but it’s nothing major. The Joker finally takes on his disgusting appearance through the artistry here and the story is a real page-turner with the Joker being so unpredictable.Part four brings us to Batgirl and a story by Gail Simone. The ending of issue #13, and #14-15 of Batgirl are front-and-center here with art duties mainly by Ed Benes and Daniel Sampere both contributing some of the best art in the book so far. The story, naturally, has Barbara facing her fears of confronting the Joker again after her crippling run-in during the Killing Joke storyline. Now, with her brother on the loose, she has to face the Joker while saving those she loves from his very clutches. It’s a neat story but is very predictable at times. The Joker’s creepy nature and “always one step ahead” game is shown well here. Part five has us at Red Robin and Red Hood covering the endings of Red Hood #13, Teen Titans #14, and Red Hood #14 and interwoven issues of Teen Titans #15-16 and the same issues of Red Hood and the Outlaws. These stories are by Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza and art by Timothy Green II, Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund, and Wayne Faucher primarily. The story is the biggest chunk in the book spanning 2 series but a weak one, at that. A lot of the story revolves around the Teen Titans and Outlaws trying to find their captured leaders and rescue them from the Joker but there’s not a whole lot of Red Robin and Red Hood action, comparatively. Plus, Batgirl is in this story and by her attitude, it seems she hasn’t fought Joker yet despite having read it in part four.Part six brings Nightwing into the fray with Kyle Higgins and Tom DeFalco writing and Eddy Barrows and Andres Guinaldo doing the art. We hop right back into a fantastic story with the ending of Nightwing #14 and full issues of #15-16. The art retains a creepy, dirty vibe to it and the Joker looks great as does the action sequences. The story is a thriller but it gets a bit silly at times what with Joker doing some things that are outside of reality; even for a comic book but more on that later. Part seven brings us to Damian, the Boy Wonder. Covering issues #15-16 of the Batman and Robin series, this gives us a glimpse at Damian’s struggles at the hands of the Joker. Peter J. Tomasi continues to write the series here with Patrick Gleason penciling. Again, a compelling story with all the characters acting how they should and the Joker giving a chilling performance that’ll keep you flipping pages and art that will keep you dry-heaving from the gross vibe. The Conclusion and Epilogue follow with issue #17 of Batman and #17 of Batman and Robin. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo tag-teamed the Batman issue and made it a killer read and Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason brought the book to a close. Some of the best art in the book in these two parts here and the story, while the ending kind of tapers off, is still definitely worth the read.Overall, the stories collect here work better than others but there are some flaws. The very fact that the Joker was in all these places almost at once is unbelievable and digging up hundreds of bodies and getting them all set up in no more than a few nights is ridiculous. Batgirl’s multiple appearances in the book lead to timeline confusion and the ending leaves a bit to be desired and seems disconnected what with it missing some key issues of the Batman series. Overall, I still think these big event books would still benefit from an omnibus treatment and include more of the main title. But what you do get here is a great companion book after reading Batman Volume 3.

Reviewer: Upcomingauthor
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Symbolisim
Review: Hopefully my title doesn't give to much away to the story! But I started reading this because I'm following the "Teen Titans" and even before I bought volume 3 for them I knew that I wanted to read this whole storyline in its entirety. And I'm so glad I did! At first I thought Batman was a little played out after Nolan's Trilogy; I loved the movies, just wanted to take a break from Batman before I got into the New 52, but after reading this whole crossover I want to know what happened before and after to Batman, Batman and Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Hood and the Outlaws and how it's going to effect Red Robbins leadership of the Teen Titans.Without going to far into the story Joker spends his time tearing each of the Bat-Family with the idea that they have made Batman weak and wanting to have him all for himself.If I was to give advice make sure you read this with an open mind because the Death Of the Family isn't what you're going to expect and it will make you wonder at the end, did The Joker win...or did he just screw with all of our minds...Good luck! =D

Reviewer: Fiona.F
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Addition to the New 52 Batman Series
Review: I bought this as a gift for friend who said it was a great addition to her batman series giving extra detail to how the bat family ended up at the mercy of the joker.

Reviewer: Victor
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book.
Review: If you love visual novels, this is a great one to have in your collection.

Reviewer: Ashray Tyagi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: this is a tie in to the Death of the family story ark, and not available in the Snyder batman omnibus vol.1. Certainly a treat for Batman fans. For my fellow Batman fans in India, and new to comic books, you can purchase this to know more about the psyche of New 52 Joker.

Reviewer: Dania Ortiz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excelente impresión. Aunque la pasta es blanda, es de buena calidad. El empaque lo protegió de daños severos.

Reviewer: Cómics
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Llego en perfecto estado y a tiempo.En cuanto a la historia no está mal, aunque va saltando de héroe en héroe y si no has leído los otros comics resulta un tanto complicado sumergirse en la trama

Reviewer: Fabio Raphael Custódio de Oliveira
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I wasn't expecting a plot so deep and so full of action. The story is catching and certainly You will not regret purchasing this comic book.

Reviewer: Nicola Mansfield
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Brilliant, brilliant storyline! The new Joker is dark, wicked, vicious and the stuff nightmares are made of. Collected here are all the issues from the various series that contributed to the "Death of the Family" story arc. I've read most of those series separately so not much in this book was new to me, but having the complete story together in one place made for fantastic reading. This is a big book and I lingered over it taking a few days to read it delighting over seeing the story put together cohesively like this. I have never liked the Joker as a villain having read/watched him portrayed in the classic campy style too often; however, this New 52! Joker, with his attached face, is absolutely frightening and I adore him! This is a must read for any Batman fans whether you are following any of these series or not. It stands alone as a nice read, though it does have ambiguous endings. If you own all/most of the series included here either in comic or trade format you may not wish to own this book due to the fact that you will be duplicating material you already have but in all honesty, I own several of these in trades and I think this is a wonderful collection devoted specifically to the Joker story line. I know I'll be pulling this one off the shelf to re-read more often than I will each of the specific trade volumes. Depends on whether you are in a Joker mood or a Batman/Nightwing/Batgirl/etc. mood!