Books : Superman: Emperor Joker

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Rating:

- What a Read!
Laugh out loud funny, touching and scary; this one has it all. If you have any history with DC, you will love it. If you don't, read it near someone you can ask.

Rating:

- Chaos reigns
My first impression of the book was "this makes no sense whatsoever!!!". Generally, when I have that reaction, I find it difficult to continue...but given that I knew this was "Emperor Joker" I plowed on bravely.

And I'm glad I did as the intricate insanity was unfolded. Indeed, this is to a tee what The Joker might do given powers such as Myx's. Some of the torturous deeds he unleashed were almost painful to witness.

I dinged the book a star because the actual explanation of how Joker was able to trick Myxy was not explained, however given that Superman accomplished that task, it is not a stretch of the imagination that Joker could outfox the pompous god. As Myxy himself said "Joker might be insane, but that does not mean he isn't smart".

Rating:

- A Good Idea, Poor Execution
I picked up Emperor Joker because I heard it was a pretty solid story. Well I came in and expected a pretty good book and I came away disappointed. There were some good elements but, the Joker just wasn't what you expected in this he wasn't what you expect from him. The art wasn't bad but, I can't say I really reccomand this to anyone other then diehard Superman fans.

Rating:

- good but not great
This book never really did it for me. It's a great premise and beautifully drawn. But it never hits home. It's too simple really. The Joker is a much more complex character than this and the world seems like a bad idea of what the Joker would do. Like his treatment of Batman.

Rating:

- Comics should be fun, and this isn't.
What a drudge. Don't waste your time on this volume. I had to struggle to finish it, and i'd rather read good comics than anything.

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