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Punchline: The Trial of Alexis Kaye

Punchline: The Trial of Alexis Kaye

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  • Create Date：2022-09-24 08:51:35
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：James Tynion IV
  • ISBN：1779517963
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Summary

The Joker War’s breakout star takes center stage， get ready to meet Punchline！

Spinning out of the pages of “The Joker War” comes the first solo book starring the blockbuster new character Punchline。 As she faces the consequences for her role in “The Joker War，” the story of how Alexis Kaye became Punchline will take Leslie Thompkins， Harper Row， and Cullen Row on a harrowing journey that reveals a fringe teenager’s radicalization to the ideology of a madman。

This incredible hardcover collects The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1; Punchline #1; The Joker #1-14; and Batman: Urban Legends #950！

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Reviews

b ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m a sucker for Tynion’s lead， whether it’s his original work or managing a property like the Batsssss。 There’s something “timely” （decide for yourself if that’s an insult） in a dead-eyed psychopath woman who’s hot and is clearly way too online， because people love this shit。 But it’s still a little hackneyed， all and all。 A touch not-online-enough to get into the nitty gritty of the social media and the counterculture’s dissent; that’d be okay if we weren’t so inundated with “radicalized， but I’m a sucker for Tynion’s lead， whether it’s his original work or managing a property like the Batsssss。 There’s something “timely” （decide for yourself if that’s an insult） in a dead-eyed psychopath woman who’s hot and is clearly way too online， because people love this shit。 But it’s still a little hackneyed， all and all。 A touch not-online-enough to get into the nitty gritty of the social media and the counterculture’s dissent; that’d be okay if we weren’t so inundated with “radicalized， but wait what if Joker / Riddler / whoever was right” motifs in like， every fucking superhero story these days。I came to this with no Joker War context but it still somehow worked。 Nice to see the good guys “lose，” too。 。。。more

Tina ，

usually i love hot unhinged women but punchline is so annoying it took everything in me to finish this book。 this character should’ve never been created 🥴

Haley ，

*sigh* I do love unhinged women

Shaun Stanley ，

Punchline: The Trial of Alexis Kaye collects Punchline 1 and the back-up stories from Joker 1-15 written by James Tynion IV and Sam John’s with art by Mirka Andolfo， Sweeney Boo， Rosi Kämpe， and Belén Ortega。 Alexis Kaye， aka Punchline， is attempting to convince the public if her innocence in a hope to sway the jury into a not guilty verdict。 But first she will have to deal to with Harper Row， aka Bluebird， and Dr。 Leslie Tompkins。 I thought this book would focus more on the trial but instead ma Punchline: The Trial of Alexis Kaye collects Punchline 1 and the back-up stories from Joker 1-15 written by James Tynion IV and Sam John’s with art by Mirka Andolfo， Sweeney Boo， Rosi Kämpe， and Belén Ortega。 Alexis Kaye， aka Punchline， is attempting to convince the public if her innocence in a hope to sway the jury into a not guilty verdict。 But first she will have to deal to with Harper Row， aka Bluebird， and Dr。 Leslie Tompkins。 I thought this book would focus more on the trial but instead mainly takes place in Black Gate Penitentiary when Harper Row breaks in to try to get dirt on Bluebird。 It felt really out of character for Bluebird （Who I usually really enjoy） who is more of a tech expert than a sleuth。 Would have made more sense to add in Batgirl/Orphan’s Cassandra Cain or Spoiler’s Stephanie Brown and made it a team up。 I also really liked Punchline from the Joker War crossover but she felt more one dimensional here as they made her a jail kingpin。 It just felt like a lot of weird character decisions。 The ending also felt really rushed after the middle arc dragged on forever。 Overall it was series that a had of potential but fell flat。 。。。more

Khurram ，

I liked this book much more than j thought I would。 I though Punchline was just a replacement Harley， but I think she is every bit a bad as her mentor the Joker。I hate stories that try to build sympathy for the villains。 The Joker and Punchline are just evil。 The book shows how dangerous， manipulative and （in an evil way） how brilliant Punchline/Alexis is。 The book covers her origin and obsession that made her Punchline but she was alway bad。 It also highlight the danger of social media and misi I liked this book much more than j thought I would。 I though Punchline was just a replacement Harley， but I think she is every bit a bad as her mentor the Joker。I hate stories that try to build sympathy for the villains。 The Joker and Punchline are just evil。 The book shows how dangerous， manipulative and （in an evil way） how brilliant Punchline/Alexis is。 The book covers her origin and obsession that made her Punchline but she was alway bad。 It also highlight the danger of social media and misinformation。 A good story and artwork and a preview of the coming games。 The book finishes with a varient cover gallery。 。。。more

Chris Lemmerman ，

Dive into the secret origin of Alexis Kaye， as she languishes behind bars in Blackgate。 But Punchline won't stay down for long - unless Bluebird and Leslie Thompkins can unravel her plot and keep her where she belongs。We start strong with the Punchline one-shot and her stories from Urban Legends and the Joker Anniversary Special， which gives us more backstory than we've got for her up until now， but then things go south once we hit the Joker back-ups。 Punchline's first solo story is more about H Dive into the secret origin of Alexis Kaye， as she languishes behind bars in Blackgate。 But Punchline won't stay down for long - unless Bluebird and Leslie Thompkins can unravel her plot and keep her where she belongs。We start strong with the Punchline one-shot and her stories from Urban Legends and the Joker Anniversary Special， which gives us more backstory than we've got for her up until now， but then things go south once we hit the Joker back-ups。 Punchline's first solo story is more about Harper Row than Alexis Kaye herself， which is a bit of a misstep I think， and I say that as a big Harper fan。 I wonder if it's an attempt to ape what the Joker storyline does， in that it's a story about the Joker told via Jim Gordon。 The issue is that we don't know enough about Punchline to have her story told from outside just yet。The prison storyline makes Punchline out to be a bogeyman character rather than giving any focus on her specifically， and it throws in characters like the Royal Flush Gang and Orca without really knowing what to do with them。 There's also a subplot about Harper's brother Cullen and his new （evil） boyfriend， for what that's worth。 Then everything rushes to a 'conclusion'， which isn't even really a conclusion but a prelude for the upcoming Punchline: The Gotham Game mini-series instead。 It almost feels like DC were going to wrap Punchline's story here but then decided to do an additional mini-series， so everything swerves at the last minute to tie up loose ends and set-up that instead。 It's all very strange。The artwork is also a strange bag。 There are contributions from Sweeney Boo and Mirka Andolfo， neither of which really suit what's going on。 Andolfo's art style doesn't lend itself to constant prison settings， while Boo's is a little too cutesy for what's actually serious subject matter at times。Punchline's first foray into headlining a title doesn't work as well as it should。 Some narrative missteps and ill-suited art make it a slog to read at times， but the surrounding material props it up from being a total miss。 。。。more

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