Batman: Three Jokers
Everybody knows that there aren\u2019t three Jokers. What this book presupposes is...maybe there are? Ryan and Justin reunite to cover 2020\u2019s Batman: Three Jokers, Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok\u2019s critically-panned-but-bestselling story for DC\u2019s Black Label imprint featuring 300% percent more Jokers for all your murderclown needs. We discuss the intricacies of this controversial tale, from Batman\u2019s questionable parenting decisions to the Bat Family\u2019s seemingly inconsistent \u201cno killing\u201d policies, to Johns\u2019 attempt to pull off a Moore/Morrison-style meditation on \u201cWhat does the Joker mean?\u201d
Also covered: Ryan\u2019s Alfred/Batman fanfic, the importance of differentiating your Jokers in a story about three different Jokers, the most lovingly rendered truck-driving scene since Convoy, and the line that the Black Label imprint won\u2019t cross. Plus: Canon Fodder returns!
Discussed: Batman: Three Jokers, #1-3 (2020).
Contents:
- 00:00 - Theme and intro
- 01:12 - Background: Geoff Johns vs. Alan Moore
- 06:48 - Issue #1
- 37:27 - Issue #2
- 54:32 - Issue #3
- 1:15:20 - Analysis
- 1:33:54 - Canon Fodder
- 1:42:44 - Listener Mail
- 1:48:12 - Closing