Besides the twist at the beginning explaining where Joker has been since Death of the Family (which was one heck of a twist if you read the individual issues as they were first being published), I was pretty unimpressed with this volume. Part of what's supposed to make Joker threatening in Endgame is that he's some ancient bogey-man called the "Pale Man", but anyone familiar with Snyder's version of the Joker (see Death of the Family and Zero Year: Secret City) will know Joker is obsessed with making himself a legend in the same way Bruce Wayne has made Batman a legend. Meaning, we're already inclined to believe Joker's bogey-man story is bogus, and the paper thin evidence we get throughout the plot doesn't do anything to make Joker's claims seem legitimate either. There's no suspense.

It's my understanding that the Joker: Endgame collection includes a bunch of scary stories involving Joker's "Pale Man" legend. So I would recommend anyone wanting to read this volume to pick that book up as well. It might give you a better reading experience reading both books than just this one alone. Neat ideas, flawed execution. At the very least, Capullo continues to rock in the art department.