Punchline Archives

Blown away." And from the FOC cover, looks like they will be taking over for the final Punchline story. Alex Paknadel & Vasco Georgeiv on Punchline For The Joker's Final Issue Alex Paknadel, one of the White Noise London writers studio joined by Ryan O'Sullivan, Dan Watters and Ram V, has plenty of comic book credits across Marvel,[...]

The Joker comic book has been running the Trial Of Punchline by Sam Johns and Belen Ortega in its back-up strip, the character introduced by James Tynion IV in his Batman run, as the Joker's new girlfriend Since the events of the Joker War, and the capture of Punchline by authorities, the series has been running[...]

Talking about what it takes to launch a comic book series, whether for an established character or for a creator-owned book, and the different markets you need to appeal to. I wanted to get folks attention turned toward Punchline, and originally, I talked about trying to get an advertisement made up to announce her presence in[...]

In last Wednesday's Substack subscriber missive, James Tynion IV talked about the creation of the character Punchline for the Batman books, and how it began with the character of The Smiler that he had planned for his Joker 5G comic book that never happened But that her origin was far earlier, in Erica Slaughter. How –[...]

And for those who wondered about the absence of The Joker and much of his coterie in that Future State, and what might that mean for the present day, there is one other inmate of note revealed in today's comic books. Future State: Gotham #3 by Joshua Williamson, Dennis Culver, and Giannis Milonogiannis Does that mean that[...]

And now getting his own special Batman: Secret Files one-shot in August, by Ed Brisson and Rosi Kämpe, as he targets the Joker's new girlfriend, and manipulator of Gotham, Punchline. Bao Pham lived in the Gotham Narrows with his parents, until they were eventually murdered by the Joker Five years after his parents' death, the Joker[...]

Readers she may now be introducing to Joker sidekick, Punchline. Sweeney Boo, New Ongoing Artist On DC's Punchline Comic DC Comics' solicitations for July 2021 include Sweeney Boo drawing the Punchline back-up strip to The Joker from #5 onwards, the first comic book she has drawn for DC Comics In a story that will see "things get[...]

That's what Jorge and I were trying to do with Punchline, Clownhunter, and Ghost-Maker last year And I think Flatline hits that mark I already told Josh that I want to make Punchline vs Flatline happen in the near future. Punchline Vs Flatline? Retailers may want to keep an eye on their Robin #1 numbers ahead[...]

And Hero Tomorrow comics publisher Ted Sikora, creator of the non-DC Punchline character, talked about distributing comic books away from Diamond Comic Distributor in favour of direct-to-customer crowdfunding It was rather fashionable at the time Everyone seemed to be doing it. But in April 2021, Hero Tomorrow comics returns to Diamond's Previews catalogue and has his[...]

I'm also thrilled to continue working with Sam and Mirka to expand the Punchline story we began in November as a back-up feature in this new ongoing Joker series The Joker War was only the beginning of the terror and mayhem we're creating!" Credit: DC Comics But that's just the lead feature As a $4.99 40 page[...]

Today sees the Punchline Special #1, a story about how a very bad person manages to manipulate people online to providing support and changing the public narrative in a way that actually affects the court system Obviously that could never happen in real life Obviously. In previous Bleeding Cool gossip a month ago, I said "Punchline[...]

Today sees the publication of Detective Comics #1030 and Punchline Special #1 from DC Comics, both see the people of Gotham tacking to the streets in a rather disturbing fashion While Batgirl #50 has a group of marchers against the violence of the Joker War and asking for help repairing their city… Batgirl #50 artwork. In Detective[...]

Punchline Special #1 is out next week, with the Batman villain getting her one one-off special We saw her try and get out of being prosecuted for being the Joker's accomplice in The Joker War The Punchline Special looks like her continuance of that journey, to raise public support, paint herself as a victim of[...]

This makes three-for-three direct sequels of Alan Moore work from Geoff Johns, The Three Jokers, Doomsday Clock and Blackest Night. Three Jokers Book 3 – And Punchline – Are Sequels To The Killing Joke But he's not alone in this The upcoming Punchline one-shot by James Tynion IV,Sam Johns and Mirka Andolfo goes into similar areas, with[...]

Punchline knows all about The Killing Joke – just not how it went down. 6 The Smile Bar is a hangout for Grinners, Joker henchmen who can't work for other crime bosses, because of their mental and physical changes. 7 Barbara Gordon is still Oracle, going into 2021 She can see Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown as[...]