Batman: Joker War
Gotham City has never been more dangerous — and its Dark Knight has never been more desperate. Batman: Joker War chronicles the cataclysmic battle for the soul of Gotham when the Joker seizes control of Bruce Wayne's vast fortune and turns the city's criminal underworld into a personal army, stripping Batman of his resources, his allies, and very nearly his sanity. Writer James Tynion IV orchestrates a high-stakes conflict that is equal parts psychological horror and pulse-pounding superhero action, with Jorge Jiménez's kinetic, visceral artwork and Tomeu Morey's explosive coloring elevating every page into a visual spectacle. At its core, this is a story about identity — what it means to be Batman when everything that defines him has been weaponized against him, and what it costs a man to wear a mask for a lifetime. Tynion's run on Batman is widely regarded as one of the most ambitious in the modern era, recontextualizing the Joker not merely as a villain but as a dark mirror of the Caped Crusader himself. This Barnes & Noble exclusive edition stands as a landmark arc in DC canon, leaving readers to wonder whether Gotham — and its guardian — can ever truly recover.
Author: James Tynion Iv
Format: Hardback
Published: 2016, DC Comics
Genre: Graphic novels
Gotham City has never been more dangerous — and its Dark Knight has never been more desperate. Batman: Joker War chronicles the cataclysmic battle for the soul of Gotham when the Joker seizes control of Bruce Wayne's vast fortune and turns the city's criminal underworld into a personal army, stripping Batman of his resources, his allies, and very nearly his sanity. Writer James Tynion IV orchestrates a high-stakes conflict that is equal parts psychological horror and pulse-pounding superhero action, with Jorge Jiménez's kinetic, visceral artwork and Tomeu Morey's explosive coloring elevating every page into a visual spectacle. At its core, this is a story about identity — what it means to be Batman when everything that defines him has been weaponized against him, and what it costs a man to wear a mask for a lifetime. Tynion's run on Batman is widely regarded as one of the most ambitious in the modern era, recontextualizing the Joker not merely as a villain but as a dark mirror of the Caped Crusader himself. This Barnes & Noble exclusive edition stands as a landmark arc in DC canon, leaving readers to wonder whether Gotham — and its guardian — can ever truly recover.