Ready for Punchline? The New Villain in Batman

46 thoughts on “Ready for Punchline? The New Villain in Batman”

1. Who dyed Harley”s hair?

   1. Ummm.. the Joker? 😛

   2. Ummm…Harley did. She has always done her own cut & colours.

2. Wow every website is sold out!

   1. Well, that was fast.

   2. Well, these still got another week for Batman #89, so Midtown will list them next Wednesday and then YOTV #3 will get listed the week after. TFAW will list pre-orders on books and then continue to sell what extras the bought until they sell out, not relisting them unless they obtain more. I haven’t checked any other sites.

3. Are there any newer Batman issues that AREN’T going to have a first appearance? (86, 89, 90). Lol

   1. Tynion wants to go down with credit for a lot of new characters so he can roll in the cash for years to come in his retirement.. 😉

4. This overprint is crap.

   1. I bet DC would say otherwise. The more they print, the more they make. 😉

      1. With such a high print run do you think these books will even heat up?

         1. High print or not, demand is what causes heat, not print runs. Print runs just assist, when supplies are low and demand is high, creates a higher value in most cases. Batman #1 New 52 had how big of a print run? I think was around 188k and it’s still peaked around the $150 mark raw at one time. Seems most NM- copies still easily sell for $25 or more.

5. So now that we know Batman #89 is a cameo, we can at least save money by not buying it.

   1. Depends on how the market reacts. There’s pre-sales now already starting them off at $13.00.

      It’s a wait and see game. The last time DC pushed a new character hype, it failed miserably. Anyone remember Crush?

      1. Can’t understand why anyone would pay $13 for either one. We all know that all the big companies are going to have tons of copies and they will be limited to one per. Unless you ignore the next two Wednesday, I would say the chances of missing out are pretty low.

         1. Because there’s FOMO. People buy things at crazy prices every day, particularly eBay. All I can is, buy low, sell high.

      2. what happened to Mr Bloom

         1. Yes! I was trying to remember which villain that was, whom DC touted would be the Next Big Addition to the Batman Rogue’s Gallery who’d be recurring for the next 80 Years, etc… and where is he now?

            1. Nobody utilized him since Snyder’s run. I’m sure he’ll re-emerge one day. That’s how villains are, since they come and go, that’s why they’re always hit or miss.

         2. Mr. Bloom was the best Batman villain in a long time. I really hope they bring him back.

         3. Need to bring Him back.

         4. He’s hiding in my long box along with my 100 copies of his 1st appearance

6. In one of Tynion’s interviews, he added:

   “I am VERY excited for her to start showing up in the books.
   Spoilers. She is not a nice guy.”

   Possibly punchline is Trans? That would be a different character arc
   for a major title.

   1. So he’s playing the Bendis game… great… sigh!

7. Yeah people are ridiculous. But I just explained why there is no need for FOMO. Oh well not my money.

   1. Cameo’s could still be the winner though. Look at Captain Marvel #14.. most can’t even find Kamala Khan in that book..

   2. I stopped caring so much about why people throw money away like they do to be honest. I use to care more, try to educate but you know, that’s on them to educate themselves to make wise decisions when making purchases.

      1. If they are willing to pay I’m willing to sell

8. Thanks for posting this. When will the cutoff be?

   1. Final order cutoff? Already happened.. Batman #89 is out on February 19th and YOTV #3 is out February 26th.

      1. Right but isn’t it open for re-order?

         1. Batman #89 is closed for orders from what I was told and I verified there is still orders available of YOTV Arisen #3 available. I believe YOTV #3 is the one they overprinted. But it’s already getting listed on eBay for $20 with pre-sales.

            So yeah, Batman #89 might end up being the overall winner if the supplies are low and demand is high. I think YOTV will be a much easier book to obtain.

            You can get your local shops to order YOTV though, it’s still available at Diamond.

         2. Okay, seems Diamond has YOTV #3 listed as in stock but got word that Diamond sent email after my source added some to their order that it’s not in stock and is on backorder. Once I get more info, maybe they’re doing a fast track to meet orders for the first printing.. if someone else has any info, spill the beans here. If not, might find out more after the weekend.

9. Already happened for both.

10. Ordered #89A+B last weekend and I won’t miss out on YOTV:HA #3 with the reorders. It looks like Tynion wasn’t actually fooling around in his newsletter, so the $10 Joker 80th Anniversary 100 Pager will probably have Punchline’s origin story.

11. I believe I’ll wait for the second or third prints. I’m not a quick flipper, so think that would be best for me.

    1. I think there’s still gonna be plenty come release day at the local shops, just get there early. And yeah, if you’re not a flipper but a reader, shoot, wait for the trade I say.

12. Added BACK to my pull list. Will likely drop it again after issue 90…if not after 89.

    But seems to me people are spec’ing this is the next Harley.

    “Punchline?” Not a very catchy name…but I’ll throw $4 at it. It’ll be good for the economy.

13. What is the likelihood that Mercy Graves is Punchline? I was reading through YOTV:HA and physically she fits the bill. She even meets up with Joker in issue #2.

    1. Get your Superman Adventures 1 ready just in case.

14. need to up my order and call in a favor .love ya all blind adam out.and so far batman has been decent not new 52 great but decent again blind adam out

15. It ruins it somewhat that they’re announcing it instead of letting it come out and see if she catches on lol.

16. The ridiculousness of Captain Marvel #8 with Star killed it for me for going from shop to shop in the morning trying to score multiple copies, seeing 2 LCS’s on my route with “Sold Out” signs on the window, then those same shops having a stack at ebay prices the next week.
    No new character from the last couple of years has staying power IMO.

    1. I call out those shops too. Shops that play the secondary market game on or before release day are no shop I’ll shop at.

17. Punchline is no Harley Quinn. I agree this gamble might be worth more if debut is unexpected and no oversupply.

18. Diamond is now sold out (back ordered) on cover A of Hell Arisen #3. Cover B is still orderable. Batman # 89, both covers, are sold out too.

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