5.0 out of 5 stars Compact brilliance.... Love these books!

m. · 21 July 2025

I really do love these compact graphic novels.Great size, not to big and not to small.Already bought three different ones and at this rate I'll be buying more.I've always loved the joker so it's always going to be a 5 out of 5....Great artGreat storyGreat book

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Dark and Compelling

R.B. · 15 February 2025

I go through fads with graphic novels. I might read a couple on the bounce and then move on for a few months. Perhaps read a few #novels, etc. Then it becomes the old cliché; What goes around, comes around.What I like about some of the modern-day artwork in these graphic novels, is the atmospheric feel and colouring. Shadows creating a certain ambience to some of the dark styled #comic art. Also, the concept's slightly twisted way from the old norm, where past time characters are concerned. Everything becomes abstract to the way the old twee style used to be. The camp outrageously over the top stories of old become toned down. Replaced with a new sinister, yet more darkened, over the top perception.Yesterday, I spoke of a graphic novel simply titled, Joker. Last night I sat down and read it. This probably took about an hour while taking a good look at the moody art. Personally, I can’t do drawing or painting to save my life, but I do enjoy looking at other people’s abilities.The story was written very imaginatively, and the artist seemed to be in tune with the written story. We see the dark and sinister world of criminality through a two-bit, down on his luck, criminal Johnny Frost. He is a driver among other things. One night he picks up the Joker being released from Arkham Asylum. Our Johnny Frost goes on a journey as the super villain’s side kick driver.What I liked about the story was the way that the regular villains of the past are made to look a little more street normalised. Horrid and ugly on a different level. Obviously with the exception of our star, the Joker. We are in a constant seedy night-time world where these violent villains are doing their crooked things. Other regular bad guys of the comic genre are there too. All having little cameo scenes.I could not help imagining a film of this graphic novel being made. The way films like #SinCity or #300 were done. Real people actors inside a colour comic style moving presentation. I think it might be called ‘Art Noire.’ I’m not sure. If I am wrong, please say in the comments.Anyways, this little graphic or comic book was a peach of escapism. From the written perspective and the splendid artwork. I enjoyed it way more than I was expecting to.

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, terrible copy

R. · 21 October 2025

Nice book but it arrived in a damaged state, with the cover separated from the pages, so I returned it. The replacement came and was also damaged, with a heavy crease spoiling the cover. Apparently, the same item cannot be returned twice so that’s it. Not a good buying experience from this seller

Mega

M. · 25 September 2025

Richtig gutes Buch, einfach nur empfehlenswert 👌

Nice

r.c.b.j. · 10 August 2025

Great

Overrated

C. · 28 August 2025

Don’t buy this, it’s mid. Overrated. Good Price though, good art too. Was probably good when it came out, but now it’s just… not.The story shows joker’s cruel and unpredictable side from the point of view of an errand boy. That’s it 🤷‍♀️In this you’ll find the answers to: “what if the joker was a stereotypical mobster?”, “what if killer croc was a stereotypical gangster?”, “what if Harley Quinn was a quiet escort?”, “what if the riddler was ugly and superficial at the same time?”, etc.I can’t be too mad at it for being simplistic because it’s quite short so maybe the writer didn’t have enough pages to flesh out the characters. I think he wanted to offer a “dark and realistic” version of the villains. In my opinion, comic villains are awesome because of their ridiculous personalities and abilities. This kind of story wasn’t for me. My favorite characters were reduced to “evil criminals”. There’s more to the joker than just “edge”. There’s more to Harley than just “joker’s shoulder to cry on”. I can go on and on with the other characters too but I’ll cut it here.Get it if you’re into beautiful art and edgy stories. But if you’re a big fan of dc villains, you’re better off getting something more classic.

Great story great art but poor quality binding.

S. · 30 April 2025

Great story I loved the book but it did fall apart on me. I glued it back together myself but it's still not ideal. I have a lot of their DC Compact Comics and this hasn't been a issue with any other Compact comic. I believe the smaller size might be the cause this book is much thinner then the rest and might be causing more stress on the binding then when there's a larger book to distribute the stresses across the binding.

Good read; poorly printed

L. · 18 December 2024

Really enjoyed the story and art, however, the book fell apart within reading the first 15-20 pages.