It's not difficult to imagine a different series in which Jason Todd terrorizes the metahuman yard as though this were a season arc from Oz, but that's a comic for better realities. Azzarello's dialogue remains quippy enough to cloak the exposition and it quickly leads to prison where the writer lingers in territory he previously relished in comics like Hellblazer and 100 Bullets. Red Hood's introduction provides all of the context an unfamiliar reader might need, complete with an effective splash from Maleev, as he is shanghaied into the Squad. The introductions, before any violence commences in the 48-page issue's back half, provide a very specific form of genre enjoyment as low-level creeps and sociopaths are placed in hostile environments together. Unfortunately, the fun times never really materialize as even a few final bloody pages are more eyebrow-raising than thrilling. Browse a massive range and enjoy a 0 Interest Plan & Free Delivery. The writer wanted to do something hadn't happened before in comics, that was the priority so he probrably thought if Joker would do things comics wouldn't let him to do the story was going to be celebrated like the Killing Joke. It sounds like a fun enough time with plenty of killable characters to really indulge that 'Black Label' stamp. Shop online for Joker Dc Black Label Edition Brian Azzarello on Virgin Megastore UAE. Joker is a great antagonist, but doesn't really work as protagonist. I had the feeling that the main reason for this story was based on the succes of Ledger's Joker, but not nearly as good.

He is first tasked with leading a team-primarily consisting of also-ran's and never-were's as well as Harley Quinn-to assassinate Joker in the middle of Gotham City. There are better Joker stories, there are better Azzarello stories. Brian Azzarello brings to The Joker all the visceral intensity and criminal insight that has made his Vertigo graphic novel series 100 Bullets one of the most critically-acclaimed and award-winning series in all of comics.

Jason Todd) finds himself imprisoned and therefore enrolled in Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad.

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