Riddler is just this skinny Elton John knock-off with pigeon-toes and a fedora. Killer Croc has a bit less crocodile problems and more.eczema issues? He's definitely not the product of life as a mistreated sideshow freak, he's just a guy who needs to moisturize that flaky looking skin. The reimaginings of some of the traditional Batman villains are hit or miss. <-which I thought were awesome, by the way. They have good times, they have bad times.Īnd while it isn't a terrible story by any means, it's just not all that meaty or engaging once you strip away the visuals. So you gotta suspend disbelief for the first few pages.īecause, of course, as soon as Joker gets in the car, he immediately goes on a (rather gory) crime spree.Īnd then everything is pretty much a bland(ish) tale of this nutty gangster with a fucked-up face doing nutty gangster stuff for no discernable reason, whilst toting this scuzzy narrating thug along for the ride of his scuzzy life. That's not how Law and Order works.Īlright. Ok, even if they somehow 'cured' a psychopath of his psychotic tendencies, you do not just get a free fucking pass to test out your newfound sanity on the streets. The book seems to be a more realistic crime tale than a superhero comic, and the tone would fit just about any gritty cop show on tv.ĮXCEPT for the part about why the hell Joker is roaming around a free man. The next few weeks or so is told through the eyes of this low-level thug who volunteered to pick him up. <-what the actual fuck? That's not science.Īnyway. The gist is that Joker gets released from prison because he's 'not crazy' anymore. Plotwise, I thought this was kind of overrated.

Joker by brian azzarello