![]() This series introduced a kid’s book that was cute, but ever so slightly twisted and in this issue reality melds with the book. This issue gets the storybook element perfect, though. Whether or not that’s my fault for putting too much into the narrative I’m still trying to wrestle with. I was hoping for a bit more of a compelling reason for Ben’s descent into madness too, but instead, we see it’s yet another means to an end for Joker. ![]() It’s still a great work, but I saw a few of the story beats coming, which is a surprise since the first two issues had me shocked and on the edge of my seat every step of the way. ![]() Maybe that’s because it’s more interesting to see a man’s descent into madness than it is to see them fully mad and not quite loving it. I say this because this final issue doesn’t quite meet the same level of visual delights, gripping drama, and absorbing narrative as the first two issues. This is a pretty good finish to an otherwise perfect masterpiece. ![]() Now with a family gone and a job pretty much destroyed, what else is there to do but go all-in with the Joker’s plans? Witness a visual feast as the creators show us what it is like to go truly mad. Ben Arnell is the main character of Joker: Killer Smile, and has slowly gone mad after trying to treat the Joker. Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino are doing some of the finest work on Joker over at DC Black Label, but sadly it comes to an end this week. ![]()
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