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!”
[caption id="attachment_1309846" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Credit: DC Comics[/caption]But that's just the lead feature[...]
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...[caption id="attachment_1293063" align="aligncenter" width="600"][...]
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[...]
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.[caption id="attachment_1286383" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Three Jokers Book 3 - And Punchline - Are Sequels To The Killing Joke[/caption]But he's not alone in this The upcoming Punchline one-shot by James Tynion IV,Sam Johns and Mirka Andolfo goes[...]
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[...]
Could it be a Luke/Timothy Fox Batman title? Maybe it's a Punchline ongoing series? Maybe Ghost-Maker or Clownhunter get their own title? In his newsletter, Empire Of The Tiny Onion, Tynion shared some of his plans, in relation to the Future State two-month gap planned for DC Comics in January and February,
You’ll be reading a lot[...]
Plus, the deep secret of the Darkest Knight is revealed-but how much darker could the Batman Who Laughs possibly get? And don't miss the surprise return of everyone's favorite wanna be Robin!
Release Date: 11/10/2020
FOC Date: 10/18/2020 11:59:59 PM
Retail : $4.99
Oh and go on, while we are here, Frank Cho's cover for Punchline #1...[caption id="attachment_1282473" align="aligncenter"[...]
Tynion also introduced a new character as the Joker's new girlfriend, Punchline And in the DC Comcis January 2021 solicitations, we get a glimpse of where that story was originally headed Because Punchline was meant to be the 5G version of the now-aged Harley Quinn.The story has now been squished into the two-month Future State[...]
With a character like Punchline - we're starting to see in the same way that he has his own legacy and his own second generation of characters Now his villains have their own legacies and their own second generation of characters we're entering a new era of crime in Gotham City that has evolved out[...]
Would a new UK distributor be appointed? Would UCS set up a British branch for sub-distribution? Or would British retailers just have to suck it up?[caption id="attachment_1277137" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Brian Bolland Punchline #1 - DC Comics Will Continue To Be Distributed By Diamond UK In 2021[/caption]Well, as of today, Diamond UK customers have been told[...]
Punchline was the big breakout star of Batman heading into The Joker War storyline And in Batman #100, all the good guys win (ish) and all the bad guys lose (ish), what of Punchline? The Joker's new girlfriend, and someone who plays the game as much as he does?[caption id="attachment_1276429" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Batman #100 artwork.[/caption]After[...]
PUNCHLINE’s success showed me the hunger for key new characters in the Gotham mythos, and the fact that Joker War’s ending was up in the air meant that I could rework some of the key elements to fast-track the introduction of CLOWNHUNTER And when the book became a sales Juggernaut and I was given the[...]
Comic book writer, Bill Williams, is the creator of Punchline No, not that one He writes for Bleeding Cool,Once upon a time, I was scrolling instead of writing Punchline scripts, and I landed on an article that revealed the bones of the plot for the new James Bond film In the story, Bond was replaced[...]
Punchline returns to Antarctic Press in November, after a pandemic-related pause In the same month that DC Comics is publishing its first Punchline-titles comic book Could there be a war of Punchlines on the comic book stand? Though we did have simultaneous Moon Girls from Marvel and Moonstone.. oh and check the cover to the[...]
Which is why, for the Punchline one-shot, spinning out of The Joker War in November, DC announces that this issue will feature three Team Variant card stock covers by artists Derrick Chew, Peach Momoko, and Kael Ngu.[caption id="attachment_1254407" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Peach Momoko, Derrick Chew, Kael Ngu do Limited Punchline Variants[/caption]In this issue, readers will learn[...]
DC Comics is issuing a free Batman #92 Retailer Appreciation variant featuring a black-and-white Punchline design on the cover, one copy per store Nancy Spears, VP - Sales, or at least that was her position the last time we checked in, we hear she has been going up in the world at DC, stated "This special[...]
Bleeding Cool told you back in early June that it looked as if Punchline was to get her own comic book from DC Comics as Darran Robinson, Associate Art Director of Periodical Covers talked about designing a logo for her Today the second dagger dropped...
In November, DC Comics will be publishing a 48 page one-shot[...]
with the Catwoman getting back to her old self in the Penguin's Ice Palace watching Gotham burn.[caption id="attachment_1248070" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Punchline Vs Harley Quinn Round 2 in Batman #98...[/caption] The Batman seems to be turning a Bat Signal out of his utility belt, while debating with the ghost or memory of Alfred[...]
There's a dark, young city brewing underneath Batman's feet in Gotham… On one hand we have Punchline, who represents a new kind of villain, a kind of young person radicalized into believing something deeply dangerous… On the other hand, we have Clownhunter, who sees himself as a hero, but has tossed out the entire moral[...]