Punchline Archives

DC Officially Rebrands, Dropping Vertigo
Might it include a certain cover feature of Punchline? Batman #13 (Dollar Comics) 2nd Batman #89 (3rd Printing) 2nd Batman #92 Batman #92 (1 in 25 Punchline Jimenez Card Stock Cover) * Batman #92 (Card Stock Artgerm Cover) * Batman: Last Knight On Earth Batman: The Golden Age Vol 8 (Omnibus) Daphne Byrne #4 Daphne Byrne #4 (Variant Cover) * Freedom Fighters: Rise of a Nation Gotham High Green Lantern #1[...]
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Here are a bunch of advance reorders from this past week… and it all seems to be about Batman, the Punchline/Harley Quinn fight and the Joker War, with Empyre starting to poke its nose through… Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics[...]
Punchline Still Punching Up On Advance Reorders
Punchline is providing the impetus for a lot of advance reorders this week – and even the Punchline-less Nightwing #70's second print got a boost Venom and Catwoman also doing well… TOP 25 ADVANCE REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPS Publication Price Publisher YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #3 (OF 4) 3RD PTG $4.99 DC COMICS BATMAN #89 3RD PTG $3.99 DC COMICS NIGHTWING #70 2ND PTG $3.99 DC COMICS VENOM[...]
Advance Reorders
Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! And courtesy of stats from Diamond Comic Distributors. And it's Batman #92, yes, featuring Punchline, that tops the charts again with three cover variants in[...]
Insanely, Nightwing #70 Hits $50 on eBay – Are We Going to Do This Again?
Those two comics were fuelled by the first appearances of new character Punchline, but Nightwing #70 is not – it is just the start of the Joker War event However, completely erroneously, the solicitation does use the word 'punchline' That, combined with the reported sellout, has made a comic that was selling quite happily in[...]
James Tynion IV Confirms That Punchline is Not Master Bruce
He was later incarcerated in Arkham Asylum. Anyway, his first appearance in Batman #38 has been booming on eBay, after a suggestion from a Speculator App that Matthew was actually hot new Batman character Punchline And why? Because back in January, on his newsletter, Batman writer James Tynion IV described Punchline saying, Spoilers She is not a[...]
DC Pits Harley Quinn Against Punchline in Francesco Mattina Batman Variants
So we weren't surprised at all to find this pair of dueling variant covers by Francesco Mattina for Batman #93 and #94, depicting a showdown between Harley Quinn and Punchline over the affections of The Joker. DC revealed the covers for issues lead up to the upcoming Joker War storyline, and promised a confrontation between Harley[...]
DC Comics Launches Another Batman #9 1:25 Punchline Cover
DC Comics are offering a new Punchline variant cover for Batman #92, restricted to one copy for every 25 standard copies of the comic retailers order And all because this weekend is FOC weekend and final orders are due… and featuring the original designs for the characetr. BATMAN #92 1 25 PUNCHLINE VAR ED (W) James TynionIV[...]
Sorry, No Punchline in Harley Quinn And The Birds Of Prey #1
Last week, Bleeding Cool ran the fun idea that Punchline's actual first appearance could have been in Harley Quinn And The Birds Of Prey #1 by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner And all the speculators who had been hoarding copies of Batman #89 and Hell Arisen #3, or buying them up for $50 a pop,[...]
Thank FOC It's Friday, 28th February -
Could this get Boom-level attention? Punchline may be a big hit for DC Comics – but it's also a comic from Antarctic Press Issue #10 is up for FOC Is it going to get a bump? Killing Red Sonja #1 launches – with a bunch of FOC covers as we mentioned above. Archie Comics is launching Super Duck #1[...]
Official: Artgerm's Punchline Cover Switches From Batman #94 to #92
The first Punchline cover, featuring the new girlfriend of The Joker, drawn by Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau, was to have been the cardstock cover on Batman #94 That has now switched to Batman #92. Bleeding Cool had been pointing out that some people had been paying up to $15 in advance for copies of that Batman #94[...]
Punchline: DC Comics vs Antarctic Press Vs Bronx Heroes
Punchline is the name of The Joker's new girlfriend, and her first appearances are driving eBay prices to increase levels of madness ahead of Batman #89 this week and Hell Arisen #3 the week afterwards But she's not the only Punchline in comics and not everyone is happy about it. On February 10th, shortly after DC[...]
Don't Pay $15 For Batman #94
As everyone realises that The Joker's new girlfriend Punchline is hardly in Batman #89, and speculator attention shifts to Hell Arisen #3 (currently having sold copies on eBay for $40 each), her first cover appearance will be on Batman #94, out in May And some people have been happy to pay $15 plus shipping for[...]
Warning: This Is All You Get of Punchline in Batman #89 (Spoilers)
Tomorrow's Batman #89 has been hyped p as the first appearance of Punchline, the Joker's new girlfriend Designed by Jorge Jimenez, she is to play a major role in the upcoming Joker War storyline written by James Tynion IV, the new Batman ongoing comic book writer As a result of such hype, advance copies of[...]
The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular Will Feature Punchline
Well at least retailers will know about this one well in advance. Because even though Punchline debuts in next week's Batman #89, selling for up to $40 in advance online right now (which must come down after the 100,000 copies actually go on sale)  followed by Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3 (which may be[...]
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That's when Batman #89 goes on sale featuring the first appearance of the Joker's new girlfriend, Punchline, followed by Year Of The Villain: Hell Arisen #3 the week after, This was first mentioned in Batman writer James Tynion IV's newsletter But he was very vague Announcement only came after retailers had made their Final Order Cut-Off[...]
DC Spills the Beans on New Batman Villain Punchline
Readers of Batman writer James Tynion IV's newsletter, or readers of Bleeding Cool articles which lift content from Batman writer James Tynion IV's newsletter, know all about the new Batman villain Punchline who is making her debut ahead of the big Joker War storyline kicking off later this year. But in a press release today, DC[...]
Separated At Birth: Sarah Pichelli's Faye Ito and Phil Jimenez' Punchline...
Here's a look at the new Batman character Punchline, potentially a new partner for The Joker, and to be seen in The Joker War, designed by Jorge Jimenez, and revealed by James Tynion IV. And here's a reminder of Sara Pichelli's designs for Faye Ito, the future Black Cat, as seen in Spider-Man from JJ and[...]
James Tynion IC Reveals a Brand New Punchline on Batman #87
You'll see all the seeds planted for Joker War in the background of THEIR DARK DESIGNS, especially as it hits its climax in April, but the big story starts in May. And he has some introductions to make; Who is this character on the amazing Yasmine Putri BATMAN #92 cover?! (I referred to her as the character[...]
BC FCBD Roundup: 'Punchline' Takes Flight in Origin Story
I'm afraid you've missed the free part, but I'm going to help you track down the cool comics you might have missed. //Crdit: Antarctic Press Punchline is a pretty slick superhero comic from writer Bill Williams and artist Mathew Weldon One of the things I honestly love about Free Comic Book Day is how you can find[...]