Gotham City Sirens #5: Pre-review
I haven't picked up this issue just yet but the internet is abuzz so I thought I'd throw in my two cents.
Mega-Spoilers
I am somewhat disappointed to learn that the Joker from the previous issue was not the Joker at all. It was an old henchman of his back in the day (Gagsworth, seen many years ago) disguised as the Joker for reasons unknown. This makes sense as the Joker did seem to be acting off to me. Not in the beginning of last issue (that was perfectly Joker) but toward the end it was getting a little...goofy. As you may recall, I made a comment in my previous review about the robot at the end seeming rather silly. There was also a lot of confusion as to why he didn't look correct in regards to Morrison's last Joker story. (I'll be honest. I thought Dini really said to himself, "Shyeah, like I'll be doing that" and purposely ignored it, which I supported.)
Am I upset at this revelation? Somewhat. I really was hoping we were getting somewhere in regards to their relationship again. Does this change anything? Not really. Harley's feelings, at least, are quite clear.
Mega-Spoilers
I am somewhat disappointed to learn that the Joker from the previous issue was not the Joker at all. It was an old henchman of his back in the day (Gagsworth, seen many years ago) disguised as the Joker for reasons unknown. This makes sense as the Joker did seem to be acting off to me. Not in the beginning of last issue (that was perfectly Joker) but toward the end it was getting a little...goofy. As you may recall, I made a comment in my previous review about the robot at the end seeming rather silly. There was also a lot of confusion as to why he didn't look correct in regards to Morrison's last Joker story. (I'll be honest. I thought Dini really said to himself, "Shyeah, like I'll be doing that" and purposely ignored it, which I supported.)
Am I upset at this revelation? Somewhat. I really was hoping we were getting somewhere in regards to their relationship again. Does this change anything? Not really. Harley's feelings, at least, are quite clear.