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How Tom King And Mikel Janin Homaged The First Appearances Of Joker And Riddler In Batman #25

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Batman #25 by Tom King and Mikel Janin saw the beginning of The War Of Jokes And Riddles, the tale told by Bruce Wayne to Selina Kyle after he had proposed to her (and after (or possibly during) they had had sex – but before she had a second to answer the question. It was done, it seems, as a warning, exposing his deepest, darkest secret for Selina to judge him over.

And in doing so introduced The Joker and Riddler in a pose that corresponded with their very first appearance. The Riddler from Detective Comics #140…

How Tom King And Mikel Janin Homaged The First Appearances Of Joker And Riddler In Batman #25

Taking a mirror image from Mikel Janin.

How Tom King And Mikel Janin Homaged The First Appearances Of Joker And Riddler In Batman #25

And equally the Joker from Batman #1.
 How Tom King And Mikel Janin Homaged The First Appearances Of Joker And Riddler In Batman #25

Given a similar pose…

How Tom King And Mikel Janin Homaged The First Appearances Of Joker And Riddler In Batman #25

Though without the tiger rug. Different age…

So. Is it a joke? Or is it a riddle?

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Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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