BATMAN: JOKER’S DAUGHTER #1
After
appearing in Villain’s Month, the
Joker’s Daughter tries to find the Joker through Batman. The Joker’s Daughter
uses tracking fibers in the note to follow Batman. The Batman leads the Joker’s
Daughter to the place where he felling during the conclusion of Death of the Family. The Batman leads
her to the police where she eventually escapes custody and heads to Arkham to
find the whereabouts of the Joker. She is confronted by the Anchoress where we
discovered the Joker’s Daughter has a series of identities she was practicing
and now she is the Joker’s Daughter. She goes to see the Dollmaker who cut out
the Joker’s face in Detective Comics #1
(2011). She asks him to sew the Joker’s face onto her own and injects the
Joker’s blood into her veins. Afterwards she receives a note from the Joker
saying “Hello Beautiful” thereby letting her know he has been watching her and
he will come back.
Writer
Marguerite Bennett crafted a classic story of the journey of the Joker’s
Daughter and the threat she will become in the future. Clues are being placed
about her capabilities: the tracking fibers, killing her parents, and her
obsession of finding an identity. This is a truly classic villain tale.
RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5
