JOKER WAR: Will Batman ever be able to thwart the Joker? Some fans think the Riddler is Batman’s greatest enemy (LMAO!) but no villain has ever done more Batman and the Bat family than the Clown Prince of Crime. This summer the Joker looks wreak havoc on the Dark Knight and those closest to him in Batman issue 96 and 97 as well as Nightwing 73, Batgirl 48 and Detective Comics 1024.
BATMAN #96 – On sale June 3, 2020
Reeling from the effects of the worst Joker toxin attack ever, Batman is on the run through Gotham City, pursued by the dark shadows and voices that haunt his past and present! As The Joker’s plan materializes, the only person who can save Batman from the brink of true madness is… Harley Quinn?!
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by JORGE JIMENEZ
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Card stock variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US
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BATMAN #97 – On sale June 17, 2020
The Joker’s army is growing hour by hour, armed with weapons beyond anything the Clown Prince of Crime has ever used before. Batman must hold his mind together so he can strike the final blow and take back his city—but how can he heal the rifts he’s created in his life to get the help he needs? And while all this is happening, the villains of Gotham City are waiting out the carnage Joker has unleashed—and Catwoman assembles an army of her own!
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by JORGE JIMENEZ
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Card stock variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US
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NIGHTWING #73 – On sale June 17, 2020
The Joker knows Dick Grayson is Nightwing—and the plans he’s set in motion in will haunt Batman forever. Under the control of The Joker’s mysterious ally Punchline, Nightwing must battle the people he once loved most: Batgirl, the Robins, and…himself.
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by RONAN CLIQUET
Cover by TRAVIS MOORE
Variant cover by ALAN QUAH
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
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BATGIRL #48 – On sale June 24, 2020
Cecil Castellucci and Robbi Rodriguez begin a new story arc, “The Last Joke!” Spinning out of the catastrophic history of the Gordon family, Barbara Gordon is forced to relive the most traumatic events of her life. James Gordon Jr. is back, and he’s on a mission to run the Gordons out of Gotham City—and as we all know, anything involving James Jr. is bad news for Babs and Commissioner Gordon. But is her brother capable of tormenting his family on his own, or has he teamed up with a certain Clown Prince of Crime?
Written by CECIL CASTELLUCCI
Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Cover by GIUSEPPI CAMUNCOLI
Variant cover by IAN MacDONALD
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
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DETECTIVE COMICS #1024 – On sale June 24, 2020
As the story of Two-Face reaches it end, find out how The Joker has been the puppet master behind the torment of Harvey Dent! After years of schism, Harvey will find peace, but will that be in a chance for a new life, or in death? This final battle between Batman, Two-Face and Lincoln March will end with a shocking conclusion sure to split you in two!
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art and cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY
Card stock variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US
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