{"id":6628,"date":"2020-09-29T23:47:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T03:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/?p=6628"},"modified":"2020-09-29T23:48:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T03:48:39","slug":"batman-and-the-joker-at-cnjcomics-9-30-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/2020\/09\/batman-and-the-joker-at-cnjcomics-9-30-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Batman and the Joker at CNJComics 9-30-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve\ngot &nbsp;a truly incredible week of new\nreleases, one of the best weeks so far this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get ready! Here&#8217;s the\nfeatured new releases coming out this Wednesday, September 30th, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DC COMICS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big book this week\nis Three Joker&#8217;s Issue #2, which lives up to every expectation I had for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Jokers-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Jokers-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Jokers-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Jokers-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Jokers.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time since\nBatman The Cult I like and empathize with Jason Todd. Issue one was a great set\nup but this one really cuts to it. Creepy and well thought out, with some ticks\nin Batman&#8217;s thinking that actually make sense conceptually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We did get the premiere\nvariants on this issue as well, and unless you specified one we&#8217;ll pick a cover\nat random.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a reminder of\nwhat they all look like!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"860\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/covers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/covers.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/covers-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/covers-768x660.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/covers-349x300.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the best parts of\ngetting DC Comics from UCS now is that we have a few days to read them before\nthey come out. That makes all the difference for two of this week&#8217;s books, the\nBatman Joker War Zone One Shot and Dark Nights Death Metal Multiverse&#8217;s End One\nShot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batman Joker War Zone\nties into Joker War with five short stories including Joker confronting by\nregular Joker War writer James Tynion IV, Poison Ivy protecting the green,\nBatgirl and Spoiler team up, Lucius Fox and the first full Clown Hunter\nappearance with surprise art by James Stokoe! (at least it was a surprise to\nme, he&#8217;s the best!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Joker-War-Zone-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Joker-War-Zone-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Joker-War-Zone-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Joker-War-Zone-768x1181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Batman-Joker-War-Zone.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well worth the $5.99\nprice of admission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dark Nights Death Metal\nMultiverse&#8217;s End One Shot is a rag tag team of C listers protecting the end of\nthe Mutiverse again by James Tynion IV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Death-Metal-Multiverse-End-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Death-Metal-Multiverse-End-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Death-Metal-Multiverse-End-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Death-Metal-Multiverse-End-768x1181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Death-Metal-Multiverse-End.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Death Metal is Scott\nSnyder&#8217;s baby, but it&#8217;s fun to see Tynion put his two cents in. Super fun with\nCaptain Carrot too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MARVEL COMICS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marvel&#8217;s not hurting\nthis week either. Jason Aaron has turned Moon Knight into a force to be\nreckoned with in just a few issues of Avengers. (to be fair, we&#8217;ve always loved\nMoon Knight.) This issue we have a showdown between Moon Knight and the Black\nPanther!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Avengers-36-674x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Avengers-36-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Avengers-36-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Avengers-36-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Avengers-36-1012x1536.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Avengers-36-1349x2048.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Avengers-36-scaled.jpg 1686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My pick of the week is\nthe Giant Size X-Men Tribute Edition! The original classic will be redrawn by\n37 different artists, each one doing a single page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Giant-Size-X-Men-674x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Giant-Size-X-Men-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Giant-Size-X-Men-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Giant-Size-X-Men-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Giant-Size-X-Men.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a little video to\nget you as excited as I am:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GIANT-SIZE X-MEN Tribute Trailer | Marvel Comics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nuJykV1IbjE?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Lemire writes an\nImmortal Hulk one shot this week in The Threshing Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Immortal-Hulk-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Immortal-Hulk-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Immortal-Hulk-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Immortal-Hulk-768x1181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Immortal-Hulk-999x1536.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Immortal-Hulk-1332x2048.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Immortal-Hulk-scaled.jpg 1665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beautiful art by Michael Del Mundo too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;ve been\nfollowing all the casting announcements and wonder who Shang-Chi is, he&#8217;s got a\nnew number one this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Shang-Chi-674x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Shang-Chi-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Shang-Chi-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Shang-Chi-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Shang-Chi-1012x1536.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Shang-Chi-1349x2048.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Shang-Chi-scaled.jpg 1686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INDIE COMICS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big indie this\nweek is the Department of Truth from Image Comics and , yup, James Tynion IV\nagain. (in addition to his work on Batman and Joker War, he&#8217;s also done well\nwith Something is Killing the Children.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Department-of-Truth-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Department-of-Truth-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Department-of-Truth-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Department-of-Truth-768x1180.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Department-of-Truth.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine that every\nconspiracy theory you&#8217;ve ever heard is actually real!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another fun indie, for\nme at least, is Stranger Things Science Camp #1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stranger-Things-Science-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stranger-Things-Science-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stranger-Things-Science-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stranger-Things-Science-768x1181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stranger-Things-Science-999x1536.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stranger-Things-Science.jpg 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So yeah, we get to\nfinally see how Dustin met Suzie at Science Camp. Yes, I am a fan of the Never\nEnding Story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Full Dustin and Suzie NeverEnding Story Scene | Stranger Things S3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5HQ1sZseKg?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alright! That&#8217;s it for\nthis week! See you at the shop!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve got &nbsp;a truly incredible week of new releases, one of the best weeks so far this year. Get ready! Here&#8217;s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, September 30th, 2020. DC COMICS The big book this week is Three Joker&#8217;s Issue #2, which lives up to every expectation I had for it. For the first time since Batman The Cult I like and empathize with Jason Todd. Issue one was a great set up but this one really cuts to it. Creepy and well thought out, with some ticks in Batman&#8217;s thinking that actually make sense conceptually. We did get the premiere variants on this issue as well, and unless you specified one we&#8217;ll pick a cover at random. Here&#8217;s a reminder of what they all look like! One of the best parts of getting DC Comics from UCS now is that we have a few days to read them before they come out. That makes all the difference for two of this week&#8217;s books, the Batman Joker War Zone One Shot and Dark Nights Death Metal Multiverse&#8217;s&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement","category-event","category-feature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6628\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}