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"The Joker War" is a comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics in late 2020, featuring Batman and his allies. Primarily written by James Tynion IV, the arc is his first major arc on Batman in DC Rebirth. The main story was from Batman (vol. 3) #95–100, while 16 other issues were tie-ins.
- Prelude
- The War Begins
- Aftermath
Following the reveal of Superman's identity and the liberation of Gotham City from Bane, one of Joker's thugs suggested revealing Batman's (secretly the billionaire Bruce Wayne) identity to the world to finally bring him down. The Joker bashed his head in for even thinking this, as this would mean he wouldn't be able to torture and play his games w...
Kidnapping Lucius, Joker injected him with a modified Joker Venom, making him hand over the codes to all of Batman's weapons and unleashing chaos on the city with his goons. He also gained control of the city and went for Bruce's ally Batgirl, who was secretly Barbara Gordon. Using a device to control the implant allowing her to walk, he demanded t...
Batman rescued Harley in time and took her to a hospital after she was hurt by the explosives. He was however unable to find any proof that the Joker had died, before deciding to rebury Alfred along with the Bat-Family, as he had been killed in the explosion of the plant. The Joker however had indeed survived and decided to leave Gotham City, killi...
Joker War doesn't really have one central theme that it deals with in depth. It's really just another Batman vs Joker arc with some new characters, repairs of the damage from the last run and a decent premise that also isn't explored as well.
Joker is using his knowledge of Batman's secret identity and a scheme first conceived by a villain known as the Designer to steal the Wayne fortune. As revealed in Batman #93, Bruce has...
Oct 16, 2020 · With the Joker defeated, Punchline under house arrest and the people of Gotham left to pick up the pieces, a weary city asks a desperate question—what happens now? It’s something fans are likely wondering as well.
- Tim Beedle
Oct 6, 2020 · What about Clownhunter, the deadly Joker-hating vigilante? What did victory cost for Batman, Batgirl, Nightwing and the rest of the city? Here’s a look at the ending — or new beginning.
As the dust of Joker War settles on Gotham City, here's a breakdown of all the ways the Batman franchise has changed.
