Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok’s Three Jokers has been one of the biggest Batman stories of this year. The Black Label comic miniseries saw Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood unite to battle against a mysterious group of three Jokers, with the group of criminals committing a variety of different crimes across Gotham City.

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In addition to offering an interesting new Joker story to the Batman mythos, Three Jokers also explored some of the history of the Joker himself, as well as the personal relationships of the Bat-Family. Due to its explorations of these issues, Three Jokers split the Batman fanbase almost down the center.

10 Loved: The Art

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While the plot of Three Jokers obviously receives the brunt of the debate about its overall success or failure, it is still worth highlighting just how great of a job Jason Fabok did with the artwork of the Three Jokers miniseries.

Not only were his designs of the three Jokers and Batman’s costume incredible, but his work on the variant covers were also beautiful pieces of comic book art.

9 Hated: Not Particularly Memorable

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The Three Jokers event seemed to be setting itself up to be one of the most memorable DC stories of the past few decades. Most stories featuring the Joker are already memorable enough, but introducing a story with three Jokers seemed to be monumental.

That being said, nothing particularly game-changing happened in the story. In fact, the only game changing scene happened with Joe Chill and not the Joker.

8 Loved: The Bat-Family

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The story itself, despite being called the Three Jokers, mainly focused on the interactions of the Bat-Family, showing Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood work together to tackle this new threat from the Joker.

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One of the most compelling elements of this story was how Batgirl and Red Hood took up a large part of the narrative, showing the pair working together rather than focusing solely on Batman.

7 Hated: Doesn’t Add Anything New To The Joker

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The Joker is one of the most iconic Batman villains of all time, with the character being part of most of Batman's defining stories, including video game adaptations, movies, and TV shows.

The most successful Joker stories have added something new to the character, showing a new dimension to the Clown Prince of Crime. However, Three Jokers didn’t really do this. The interaction between Joker and Batman at the conclusion of the story just reiterated prior interactions in The Killing Joke and the Dark Knight Returns.

6 Loved: Jason Todd And Batman

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Despite starting out life as one of the most unpopular Robins, Jason Todd would ultimately return as a fan favorite character in the form of Red Hood. That being said, Red Hood is a brutal character and this often brings the character to conflict with Batman.

This conflict with Batman often leads to some interesting scenes, with Batman and Three Jokers certainly providing some of the more memorable interactions in recent times between the two characters.

5 Hated: Tries To Be Killing Joke

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The Batman mythos has had some defining comic books in the late-20th Century, with the likes of The Dark Knight ReturnsBatman: Year One, and the Killing Joke being some of the most iconic of the period.

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Many criticized the Three Jokers for trying to be The Killing Joke too much, with Three Jokers even going as far as to conclude with a rewrite of The Killing Joke.

4 Loved: Joe Chill

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The Three Jokers story didn’t just focus on the backstory and mythos surrounding Joker, it also explored the history and the mythology behind the Dark Knight himself. This is true in exploring the interactions between Batman, Batgirl, and Jason Todd, but also true of Batman’s interactions with the murderer of his parents, Joe Chill.

The Joker used Joe Chill in the climax of the story, with Batman ultimately saving Chill from a vat of acid. What was particularly interesting is that this story showed Joe Chill to be a repentant and remorseful individual, and this eventually even led to Bruce Wayne visiting Chill in the hospital at the end of the story.

3 Hated: Jason And Barbara

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Some of the most divisive comic book storylines involve romance between certain characters. One of the most prominent of these was, though not directly from a comic book, the recent adaptation of The Killing Joke, which saw Batgirl and Batman have an intimate moment.

Another controversial comic book romance was between Batgirl and Jason Todd in Three Jokers, which divided the fanbase down the center. Many saw the relationship as strange, with Batgirl typically shown to be with Dick Grayson. Others took issue with how the relationship developed in the story.

2 Loved: Joker Variety

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The Joker has been bothering Batman for decades. As a result, several different takes on the Clown Prince of Crime have surfaced over the years. Some make the Joker out to be more of a clown, others leaning more on the psychotic murderer vibe.

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Most Batman stories often have to choose one version of the Joker to include in their story. However, Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok crafted a story that allowed for three different Jokers to appear: the Clown, the Comedian, and the Criminal.

1 Hated: The Ending

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The mystery of the Joker is one of the most compelling elements of his character. The notion that nobody knows where the Joker came from or who he was before he fell into the vat of acid and emerged as the Clown Prince of Crime is loved by fans.

The ending certainly split the fanbase down the center, with many being irritated by the fact that the Batman knows the identity of the Joker but refuses to divulge the information, even to the likes of Alfred and Batgirl.

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