Joker's Girlfriend Punchline Gets the Spotlight in New Series This Fall
Spoiler warning for the back-up in The Joker #15
Spinning out of the events of her back-up feature in The Joker, Punchline seems to be getting the star treatment in a new series coming this fall to DC Comics. Punchline—a.k.a. Alexis Kaye, the Joker's newest henchwoman and girlfriend—debuted in 2020 during the events of the Joker War. Now, after being acquitted of all charges during the trial of Alexis Kaye, Punchline is gearing up to spread more misinformation and take down Bluebird in Punchline: The Gotham Game #1 sometime this fall.
Created by the iconic Batman team of James Tynion IV and Jorge Jiménez, Punchline made her first appearance in Batman #89. A major character in the «Joker War» Batman event, Punchline is a kind of neo-Harley Quinn; she may be the Joker's new girlfriend, filling Harley's vacancy, but she is far more cold and calculating than Harley. After the Joker War's conclusion, Punchline was imprisoned and put on very public trial, mimicking the high-profile celebrity trials readers often see in the real world. Punchline's manipulative nature was spotlighted during this trial as she turned public opinion in her favor, manipulated events both inside and outside of the prison, and made an enemy in Bluebird and her brother, Cullen Row.
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Punchline's back-up, featuring her trial, comes to a close in The Joker #15 in an installment by Sam Johns, James Tynion IV, Sweeney Boo, and Becca Carey. From the beginning of the series, the back-up has focused on Punchline's ability to manipulate public opinion of her, especially her avid (and sometimes rabid) fans on social media. Just previously to this installment, Alexis Kaye had been found "not guilty" on
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