Batman: Three Jokers #1

By Geoff Johns

Batman's driving back to Wayne manor, when he stops near his parents graves and parks, getting out in the rain, and standing at the grave. When he gets indoors, Albert sews him up, and agrees to fix the markers on Bruce's parents graves. As Bruce sits, he's reminded of where he'd gotten his many scars, a few from the Joker, ofc. Then, a flashback of Bruce's parents death, the reason for going down the alley being for the car being down the road, and when the thief sticks them up, Bruce's pop tries to calm the guy by saying he could help him, but to put the gun down, both shot, and Bruce left.

The killer, Joe Chill serves a life term, and no one knows the Joker's name, he recently killing a Hawaiian comedian in his home on live stream. Sightings of the Joke keep being reported, an author and doc in psych writing a book on how superhero types allow themselves a separation from their consciences when letting their dark side out. When a 2nd murder comes out, the police q'ing which 1 actually is Joker, esp now with finding 3 guys poisoned. Batman comes and as he talks out loud, they see he's actually chatting to Batgirl on the building, thinking the Joker'd distracted them with these 3 guys deaths, instead of the truck stolen.

Then they hear 1 of the victims is alive, and laughing, they taking him away in an ambulance. Inside, a masked "hero" threatens the victim unless he shares what Joker said to him before he's bleached. Batman kicks the doors open and stops the Hood, as 1 of the Joker's drives a big rig to a house, and is greeted by another Joker. The trio in the ambulance powwow about the Jokers as the "victim" beats his son, is calmed with drugs.

The trio of Jokers are led by the seemingly OG, who plans to make a better Joker as 1 of them sets up the "factory". Batman and the other 2 go to the aquarium where they see Joker-looking fish. So, they knew where Joker is storing the poison, then they're found by Gaggy, and his gang of Joker sidekicks. When the aquarium glass breaks though, the huge, smiling shark takes care of Gaggy, Joker then showing up, smashing a fish bowl on Red Hood's head.

Batman clocks Joker in the face, Batgirl taking a shot, as well, and then Batman decides to look for more Jokers, whilst the 2 kids waited for Arkham asylum, hearing the cops'd cornered a 2nd 1. Hood and BG search the Joker, but still can't tell, which ends up not mattering, since Hood's convinced to kill him, and making Barbara feel responsible for missing with her ninja stars conveniently when she knew he'd shoot him.

I enjoyed the start, and look forward to continuing!