This was kind of a silly book, but, of course, it had it's "happy" ending. But then, any book that involves the Joker is a little silly . . . and depraved. The Joker's decided that the Batman isn't paying enough attention to him lately. So he's gone looking for him. He finds out that he's been hanging out with his new "friends", the Justice League. So he decides to go visit him at their new satellite headquarters. Not one of his best decisions. But desperate times and all. The point of the story is how easily he handles all these heroes, and their mighty powers. Especially with no special powers of his own. But, since they also know that, they continue to underestimate him. Which, in the end, when he's fighting with rubber chickens, and trick-guns . . . gives him the upper-hand. It also makes his actions harder to predict because they all seem to come out of necessity or desperation. As I've said over and over, I'm very glad that this line of books is out there for the kids. It's hard, sometimes, for them to get in to the major titles, because there's such grand, and long, story-lines. And because there's such a deep, and rich, line of history and continuity. They can be intimidating to the . . . "virgin". But this line takes away that stigma. Anybody can just jump in, anywhere, anytime, and just enjoy the story and characters. And who knows, if they like what they read enough . . . they may just go in search of some of the other titles. I think it's a fantastic marketing ploy. And, while I know that essentially it is just that, I also know that there's a necessity to bring in new readers if the medium is to survive. So I applaud this whole line of books.
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