Great, but this has been the driving force behind the villain for decades now. There's a moment in Three Jokers where Johns makes it clear that The Joker's nature as a chaotic hurricane in the life of Batman is simply who he is and there is no larger explanation for him that could make his actions make sense. Not only half-baked, but seemingly cribbed from "Death of the Family," another Batman versus Joker story likely still fresh in reader's minds. Three Jokers brushes that question off in its conclusion in favor of delivering a half-baked synopsis about the trio's plot. The core question and marketing tool of this series was why and how there are three Jokers. Along the way writer Geoff Johns shifts large pieces of Batman in new directions (whose status as being "in continuity" remains to be seen thanks to the Black Label button on the cover), but these moments are hampered by further reveals that should feel shocking, but instead form a massive plot hole that makes Three Jokers series feel hollow. Three Jokers #3 delivers a surprising revelation at the start regarding just how there are three Jokers, but then undercuts itself by immediately moving to set up another big reveal.
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