DC celebrates the 80-year history of Batmans greatest foe, The Joker! This new hardcover includes The Jokers most memorable appearances, from his 1940 debut in the pages of Batman #1 (1940) to recent classics from top creators including Scott Snyder, Tony S. Daniel, Paul Dini, and more! Discover the stories that shaped the villain into one of pop cultures most indelible, twisted icons. Collects stories from Batman #1, #159, #251, #321, #429, #614, Detective Comics #168, #475, #476, #826, Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman Adventures: Mad Love, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #50, Gotham Central #15, Detective Comics #1 (2011) and Batman #17 (2013).

DC celebrates the 80-year history of Batmans greatest foe, The Joker! This new hardcover includes The Jokers most memorable appearances, from his 1940 debut in the pages of Batman #1 (1940) to recent classics from top creators including Scott Snyder, Tony S. Daniel, Paul Dini, and more! Discover the stories that shaped the villain into one of pop cultures most indelible, twisted icons. Collects stories from Batman #1, #159, #251, #321, #429, #614, Detective Comics #168, #475, #476, #826, Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman Adventures: Mad Love, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #50, Gotham Central #15, Detective Comics #1 (2011) and Batman #17 (2013).

After years of anticipation, the epic story is finally here: find out why there are three Jokers, and what that means for the decades-long battle between the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime. In this powerful, emotional story Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood - all past victims of the Joker - work together to solve a mystery unlike anything they ve ever faced before!

After years of anticipation, the epic story is finally here: find out why there are three Jokers, and what that means for the decades-long battle between the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime. In this powerful, emotional story Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood - all past victims of the Joker - work together to solve a mystery unlike anything they ve ever faced before!

A mysterious maniac is murdering prominent citizens of Gotham City, each time leaving a ghastly grin on the victims faces. Batman soon tracks down the killer: the Joker! This volume gives readers new insight into the early encounters between Batman and The Joker that led the Clown Prince of Crime down the path to insanity.

A mysterious maniac is murdering prominent citizens of Gotham City, each time leaving a ghastly grin on the victims faces. Batman soon tracks down the killer: the Joker! This volume gives readers new insight into the early encounters between Batman and The Joker that led the Clown Prince of Crime down the path to insanity.

The Clown Prince of Crime and the Dark Knight Detective go head-to-head for the last time. The Joker has never wanted to win before, he s never wanted his battle with Batman to end, but now his motivation has shifted. As The Joker s plan to assemble an army materializes, the only person who can save Batman from the brink of true madness is Harley Quinn. 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! Collects Batman #95-100.

The Clown Prince of Crime and the Dark Knight Detective go head-to-head for the last time. The Joker has never wanted to win before, he s never wanted his battle with Batman to end, but now his motivation has shifted. As The Joker s plan to assemble an army materializes, the only person who can save Batman from the brink of true madness is Harley Quinn. 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! Collects Batman #95-100.

ONE OF THE GREATEST VILLAINS IN HISTORY! Since the character's debut in 1940, the Joker has been the Dark Knight's greatest foe and has quickly become one of the world's most popular villains. Appearing on numerous television series, both live-action and animated, in multiple blockbuster movies and in countless video games, the Joker is a character as timeless as he is legendary. Now, DC presents a new "best of" collection featuring the Joker's greatest stories. In these capers, the Clown Prince of Crime challenges Batman, Robin, and the rest of Gotham City's heroes, creating chaos with every step he takes. The Joker: His Greatest Jokes collects Batman #8, #67, #145, #260, #353, #366; Detective Comics #388, #833-834; The Spectre #51, and Batman: Prelude to the Wedding: Harley Quinn vs. The Joker #1.

Spinning out of the events of Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 1, the epic story of Bruce Wayne's rise and fall continues! Jean-Paul Valley's career as the Caped Crusader continues as Bruce Wayne remains missing in action. Our new hero struggles with the demons wrestling inside him, pushing him to some extremes and thus compromising Batman's image. When the Joker reappears, Batman must face the Clown Prince of Crime while coping with an internal struggle between the demands of his mission and his own humanity.

Spinning out of the events of Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 1, the epic story of Bruce Wayne's rise and fall continues! Jean-Paul Valley's career as the Caped Crusader continues as Bruce Wayne remains missing in action. Our new hero struggles with the demons wrestling inside him, pushing him to some extremes and thus compromising Batman's image. When the Joker reappears, Batman must face the Clown Prince of Crime while coping with an internal struggle between the demands of his mission and his own humanity.

Destiny fate predetermined inevitability these are all things that Ric Grayson has struggled to reconcile now that he has been given a second chance at life. A life recently unburdened of years of trauma, defeat and struggle when the hero known as Nightwing was shot in the head. Now Ric must come to terms with who he is and what kind of hero he wants to be if he wants to be one at all. And while Ric is content to walk away from the mantle, one woman has been hiding in the shadows, waiting to solidify an identity of her own an identity tied for all eternity to the Clown Price of Crime enter The Joker s Daughter! While she wasn t shot in the head like Nightwing, Duela Dent might be facing an identity crisis even more traumatic than Ric Grayson s. Fortunately the new Nightwings are doing their best to protect Bludhaven learning as they go allowing Ric to try to help steer Duela away from the life of a homicidal zealot of the crazy Clown Prince of Crime!

Destiny fate predetermined inevitability these are all things that Ric Grayson has struggled to reconcile now that he has been given a second chance at life. A life recently unburdened of years of trauma, defeat and struggle when the hero known as Nightwing was shot in the head. Now Ric must come to terms with who he is and what kind of hero he wants to be if he wants to be one at all. And while Ric is content to walk away from the mantle, one woman has been hiding in the shadows, waiting to solidify an identity of her own an identity tied for all eternity to the Clown Price of Crime enter The Joker s Daughter! While she wasn t shot in the head like Nightwing, Duela Dent might be facing an identity crisis even more traumatic than Ric Grayson s. Fortunately the new Nightwings are doing their best to protect Bludhaven learning as they go allowing Ric to try to help steer Duela away from the life of a homicidal zealot of the crazy Clown Prince of Crime!

One of the bestselling graphic novels of all-time finally gets the Absolute treatment, as BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE is presented in a 30th Anniversary hardcover slipcase edition! Critically acclaimed writer Alan Moore redefined the super-hero with Watchmen and V for Vendetta. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics greatest super-villain, The Joker--and changes Batmans world forever. Batman: The Killing Joke is Alan Moores unforgettable meditation on the razor-thin line between sanity and insanity, heroism and villainy, comedy and tragedy. According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as The Joker, thats all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, hes out to prove his deranged point. And hes going to use Gotham Citys top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it. Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knights closest friends. Can he finally put an end to the cycle of bloodlust and lunacy that links these two iconic foes before it leads to its fatal conclusion? And as the horrifying origin of the Clown Prince of Crime is finally revealed, will the thin line that separates Batmans nobility and The Jokers insanity snap once and for all? Absolute Batman: The Killing Joke collects Batman: The Killing Joke and stories from Batman: Black and White #4, Countdown #31, Whos Who in the DC Universe #13, with bonus material that includes Brian Bollands new colouring from the Deluxe Edition, the original John Higgins colouring, all 128 pages of the script that has never been published before, Brian Bollands Joker covers and sketches, previously unpublished Bolland Batman/Joker sketches and more!

One of the bestselling graphic novels of all-time finally gets the Absolute treatment, as BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE is presented in a 30th Anniversary hardcover slipcase edition! Critically acclaimed writer Alan Moore redefined the super-hero with Watchmen and V for Vendetta. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics greatest super-villain, The Joker--and changes Batmans world forever. Batman: The Killing Joke is Alan Moores unforgettable meditation on the razor-thin line between sanity and insanity, heroism and villainy, comedy and tragedy. According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as The Joker, thats all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, hes out to prove his deranged point. And hes going to use Gotham Citys top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it. Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knights closest friends. Can he finally put an end to the cycle of bloodlust and lunacy that links these two iconic foes before it leads to its fatal conclusion? And as the horrifying origin of the Clown Prince of Crime is finally revealed, will the thin line that separates Batmans nobility and The Jokers insanity snap once and for all? Absolute Batman: The Killing Joke collects Batman: The Killing Joke and stories from Batman: Black and White #4, Countdown #31, Whos Who in the DC Universe #13, with bonus material that includes Brian Bollands new colouring from the Deluxe Edition, the original John Higgins colouring, all 128 pages of the script that has never been published before, Brian Bollands Joker covers and sketches, previously unpublished Bolland Batman/Joker sketches and more!

For years, the Clown Prince of Crime has been caught in a dance of violence with his greatest nemesis, the Batman. Escaping Arkham Asylum, he plots his most lethal caper. This will be the ultimate punch line... his KILLING JOKE. In their mission to protect Gotham City, Batman and Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) pursue ruthless criminals such as the grandiose Maxie Zeus and Antonio "Python" Palmares. Simultaneously, Commissioner James Gordon and Detective Harvey Bullock take on a cartel distributing the latest designer drug - "giggle sniff," derived from a venom created by The Joker. This rapid-fire sequence of events spirals together to threaten Batmans closest friends and allies, and locks the two eternal foes in their ultimate death match.