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Warning ! Spoilers for Batman # 93 below .
The Jokerhasn’t exactly hidden his fixation withBatmanover the yr . As he separate the Caped Crusader inBatman : The Dark Knight , the Joker has no desire to kill Batman as he " completes " him . His affection for Batman is twisted and psychotic . Now , Joker ’s unexampled girlfriend Punchline is in on his obsession .
Punchline is the anti - Harley Quinn , a cold and measured serial killer whale whothe Jokerthinks is one of the funniest people he knows . make by James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez , Punchline burst onto the scene becoming immediately popular among readers and comic speculators - withher first appearance reselling for 10 times cover pricealmost instantly . While her human relationship with the Joker has n’t had the prospect to be fully fleshed out as she ’s only made a couple of appearances , she ’s set to supply another dynamic to his obsession with Batman .
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Bleeding Coolgot the hazard to readBatman # 93from Tynion IV and Guillem March , revealing that during Punchline and Harley Quinn’sseemingly deadly fighting , Joker ’s newfangled lady friend separate Harley ' you got closer to him than anyone but the Bat . ' The line might not seem like a big mess , but it show that Punchline is fully cognisant of the Joker ’s unhealthy obsession with Batman - and is seemingly coolheaded with it . Is Punchline completely hunky-dory with being the Joker ’s cause of death and part - time girl ? Does she suffer the same contumely as Harley Quinn did ? It ’s indecipherable , but the fact that she ’s aware of his touch for Batman and still fights alongside him ( and is romantically ask ) is at the very least interesting .
There ’s also the angle that Punchline could simply be jealous that Harley scram so close to the Joker and perhaps , she has n’t yet . That would make killing Harley all that much sweeter . Jealousy is a hell of a motivator . Regardless , Punchline appear to be all - in for the Joker ’s put-on which is salutary intelligence for him but bad news for everyone else . Punchline is a brutal killer and more than just the new right - hired hand woman alongside the Joker .
Check out the solicit below and cover forBatman # 93below .
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