Following the explosive events of “Joker War,” DC Comics is prepping for the next big thing in their Batman line of comics while also filling in the gaps for its latest character addition to the DC Universe. Things must always be in motion and ever changing—or the illusion of change must be present, at the very least—in these serialized stories, and like a coin disappearing behind your ear the illusion is maintained for 36 pages in Punchline #1, the one-shot special detailing the origin of The Joker’s new right hand woman. The illusion of the character’s place as the “new Harley Quinn who isn’t Harley Quinn” is shattered in this issue though as the character’s status is actually confirmed to be a second verse that’s nearly the same as the first.

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