One year ago, the Joker limped off the streets of Gotham, mutilated and scarred when someone had taken the pale white skin right off of his face. But now, the Dark Knight’s greatest foe has returned but for once, Batman doesn’t seem to be his target. Instead, the Joker turns his vile hatred towards Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Hood and Red Robin … the only family Bruce Wayne has left. The Clown Prince of Crime will unleash his most unpredictable, vicious and psychotic assault ever on everyone Batman holds dear. Can Batman stop his arch-rival’s most deranged assault ever? Or will the cost of a deadly secret be a family member’s life?

One year ago, the Joker limped off the streets of Gotham, mutilated and scarred when someone had taken the pale white skin right off of his face. But now, the Dark Knight’s greatest foe has returned but for once, Batman doesn’t seem to be his target. Instead, the Joker turns his vile hatred towards Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Hood and Red Robin … the only family Bruce Wayne has left. The Clown Prince of Crime will unleash his most unpredictable, vicious and psychotic assault ever on everyone Batman holds dear. Can Batman stop his arch-rival’s most deranged assault ever? Or will the cost of a deadly secret be a family member’s life?

In 2017 writer Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo took their bold and bombastic sensibilities that made their Batman run beloved and widened their focus to the entire DC Universe and the result was Dark Nights: Metal, one of the most popular and consequential DC stories in recent memory. Now, it s time for the encore: Dark Nights: Death Metal. As the Justice League fight to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, Snyder and Capullo crank up the volume and the stories in Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Darkest Knight expand the rich tapestry of the metal mayhem composed by Snyder and Capullo. As the Dark Multiverse envelops the Earth, these stories detail how the world has changed, and how it s affected DC s fan-favourite characters. This volume collects Dark Nights: Death Metal Legends of the Dark Knights #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Speed Metal #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Multiverse s End #1, and Dark Nights Death Metal Guidebook #1.

In 2017 writer Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo took their bold and bombastic sensibilities that made their Batman run beloved and widened their focus to the entire DC Universe and the result was Dark Nights: Metal, one of the most popular and consequential DC stories in recent memory. Now, it s time for the encore: Dark Nights: Death Metal. As the Justice League fight to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, Snyder and Capullo crank up the volume and the stories in Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Darkest Knight expand the rich tapestry of the metal mayhem composed by Snyder and Capullo. As the Dark Multiverse envelops the Earth, these stories detail how the world has changed, and how it s affected DC s fan-favourite characters. This volume collects Dark Nights: Death Metal Legends of the Dark Knights #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Speed Metal #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Multiverse s End #1, and Dark Nights Death Metal Guidebook #1.

As Earth has been taken over by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League fight to survive! This collection cranks up the volume with stories that further expand the twisted world of Dark Nights: Death Metal! In 2017 writer Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo took their bold and bombastic sensibilities that made their Batman run beloved and widened their focus to the entire DC Universe - and the result was Dark Nights: Metal, one of the most popular and consequential DC stories in recent memory. Now it’s time for the encore: Dark Nights: Death Metal. As the Justice League fight to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, Snyder and Capullo present a story that’s louder, faster, and metal-er - and Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs sees the new status quo created by Snyder and Capullo explored like never before! As the Dark Multiverse envelops the Earth, these stories detail how the world has changed, and how that’s affected DC’s fan-favorite characters, including Harley Quinn, Robin, and Green Lantern. This volume collects Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1, and Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1.

As Earth has been taken over by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League fight to survive! This collection cranks up the volume with stories that further expand the twisted world of Dark Nights: Death Metal! In 2017 writer Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo took their bold and bombastic sensibilities that made their Batman run beloved and widened their focus to the entire DC Universe - and the result was Dark Nights: Metal, one of the most popular and consequential DC stories in recent memory. Now it’s time for the encore: Dark Nights: Death Metal. As the Justice League fight to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, Snyder and Capullo present a story that’s louder, faster, and metal-er - and Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs sees the new status quo created by Snyder and Capullo explored like never before! As the Dark Multiverse envelops the Earth, these stories detail how the world has changed, and how that’s affected DC’s fan-favorite characters, including Harley Quinn, Robin, and Green Lantern. This volume collects Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1, and Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1.

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).

A Batman who laughs is a Batman who always wins. He unleashed the Dark Multiverse in the epic series Dark Nights: Metal. Now superstar writer Scott Snyder reunites with acclaimed artist Jock (Batman: Black Mirror) to set that evil alternate reality s deadliest denizen loose in Gotham City and the original Dark Knight will never be the same! Half Batman. Half Joker. Combining everything that makes the Caped Crusader a hero and the Clown Prince a killer, the Batman Who Laughs is the Dark Multiverse s deadliest criminal mastermind. Now he s come to Gotham to turn Bruce Wayne s home into an incubator for evil. And he hasn t come alone. Emerging from another of the Dark Multiverse s myriad realities comes the Grim Knight. This vicious vigilante will use any weapon at his disposal to ensure those he has marked for death stay down. A war like no other a war of the Batmen has begun. As Batman s closest friends, deadliest enemies, and doppelgangers from across the Multiverse get caught in the crossfire, only one question remains: Who will have the last laugh? Discover the answer in The Batman Who Laughs a terrifying reimagining of one of comics greatest heroes and villains from the premier Batman writer of our time! Collects the full seven-issue miniseries and the one-shot special issue The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight.

A Batman who laughs is a Batman who always wins. He unleashed the Dark Multiverse in the epic series Dark Nights: Metal. Now superstar writer Scott Snyder reunites with acclaimed artist Jock (Batman: Black Mirror) to set that evil alternate reality s deadliest denizen loose in Gotham City and the original Dark Knight will never be the same! Half Batman. Half Joker. Combining everything that makes the Caped Crusader a hero and the Clown Prince a killer, the Batman Who Laughs is the Dark Multiverse s deadliest criminal mastermind. Now he s come to Gotham to turn Bruce Wayne s home into an incubator for evil. And he hasn t come alone. Emerging from another of the Dark Multiverse s myriad realities comes the Grim Knight. This vicious vigilante will use any weapon at his disposal to ensure those he has marked for death stay down. A war like no other a war of the Batmen has begun. As Batman s closest friends, deadliest enemies, and doppelgangers from across the Multiverse get caught in the crossfire, only one question remains: Who will have the last laugh? Discover the answer in The Batman Who Laughs a terrifying reimagining of one of comics greatest heroes and villains from the premier Batman writer of our time! Collects the full seven-issue miniseries and the one-shot special issue The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight.

The many faces of war... The Joker is waging a war on Batman, and he s going to use every ghost from the Dark Knight s past to win! As the Bat- Family reels from the recent loss of Alfred Pennyworth, no one has taken this death harder than Bruce Wayne. Alfred wasn t just a friend and partner to Gotham s favorite son; he was a father figure and a mentor to Bruce and the loss has left the dark detective wounded. The Joker knows that now is the time to strike and strike hard. The Clown Prince of Crime has unleashed a wave of friends, foes, and failures to attack Gotham s protector from the inside out. First up is Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Two-Face, whose violent impulses have been amplified to deadly new heights by the Joker unleashing a cadre of zealots known as the Church of the Two on Gotham City! But that s not all Lincoln March, Lucius Fox, Killer Croc, and countless more have been moved around the Joker s diabolical chessboard to bury the Bat once and for all. Will the Dark Knight rise? Or be drowned in laughter? This intensely personal volume of the Joker War collects Detective Comics #1020-1026, Detective Comics Annual #3, Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P., and a special Joker War tale from Detective Comics #1027. Seminal Batman scribe PETER J. TOMASI (Batman and Robin, Super Sons) is joined by Eisner Award winning writer MARIKO TAMAKI (Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass) and the Joker War architect JAMES TYNION IV (Batman, Detective Comics) as well as artists BRAD WALKER (Aquaman), KENNETH ROCAFORT (Red Hood and the Outlaws), EDDY BARROWS (Detective Comics), EDUARDO RISSO (100 Bullets), and more!

The many faces of war... The Joker is waging a war on Batman, and he s going to use every ghost from the Dark Knight s past to win! As the Bat- Family reels from the recent loss of Alfred Pennyworth, no one has taken this death harder than Bruce Wayne. Alfred wasn t just a friend and partner to Gotham s favorite son; he was a father figure and a mentor to Bruce and the loss has left the dark detective wounded. The Joker knows that now is the time to strike and strike hard. The Clown Prince of Crime has unleashed a wave of friends, foes, and failures to attack Gotham s protector from the inside out. First up is Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Two-Face, whose violent impulses have been amplified to deadly new heights by the Joker unleashing a cadre of zealots known as the Church of the Two on Gotham City! But that s not all Lincoln March, Lucius Fox, Killer Croc, and countless more have been moved around the Joker s diabolical chessboard to bury the Bat once and for all. Will the Dark Knight rise? Or be drowned in laughter? This intensely personal volume of the Joker War collects Detective Comics #1020-1026, Detective Comics Annual #3, Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P., and a special Joker War tale from Detective Comics #1027. Seminal Batman scribe PETER J. TOMASI (Batman and Robin, Super Sons) is joined by Eisner Award winning writer MARIKO TAMAKI (Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass) and the Joker War architect JAMES TYNION IV (Batman, Detective Comics) as well as artists BRAD WALKER (Aquaman), KENNETH ROCAFORT (Red Hood and the Outlaws), EDDY BARROWS (Detective Comics), EDUARDO RISSO (100 Bullets), and more!

The conclusion to Snyder and Greg Capullo's monumental #1 NEW YORK TIMES best-selling run is here in BATMAN VOL. 10: EPILOGUE The dust has settled. After a bloody and brutal battle with Mr. Bloom, Bruce Wayne has reclaimed his mantle as the Dark Knight. But with the city broken and his mind slowly mending together, Batman will have to pick up the pieces of his shattered life and reclaim Gotham City as his own. But what will he do when echoes from his past ripple out into his beloved city's future? And how will this set the stage for the next great era of the Dark Knight? Also featured in this collection: a tale from James Tynion IV about Bruce Wayne's lost days in Gotham and a futuristic story from Snyder and Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS). One of the greatest runs by any creative duo in the history of the industry concludes here! Collects BATMAN #51-52, BATMAN ANNUAL #4 and story from DETECTIVE COMICS #27.

The conclusion to Snyder and Greg Capullo's monumental #1 NEW YORK TIMES best-selling run is here in BATMAN VOL. 10: EPILOGUE The dust has settled. After a bloody and brutal battle with Mr. Bloom, Bruce Wayne has reclaimed his mantle as the Dark Knight. But with the city broken and his mind slowly mending together, Batman will have to pick up the pieces of his shattered life and reclaim Gotham City as his own. But what will he do when echoes from his past ripple out into his beloved city's future? And how will this set the stage for the next great era of the Dark Knight? Also featured in this collection: a tale from James Tynion IV about Bruce Wayne's lost days in Gotham and a futuristic story from Snyder and Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS). One of the greatest runs by any creative duo in the history of the industry concludes here! Collects BATMAN #51-52, BATMAN ANNUAL #4 and story from DETECTIVE COMICS #27.

#1 New York Times Bestseller! Following his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed run on Detective Comics, writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) alongside artist Greg Capullo (Spawn) begins a new era of The Dark Knight with the relaunch of Batman as a part of DC Comics - The New 52! After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that, perhaps, these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city hes sworn to protect. Could the Court of Owls, once thought to be nothing more than an urban legend, be behind the crime and corruption? Or is Bruce Wayne losing his grip on sanity and falling prey to the pressures of his war on crime?

#1 New York Times Bestseller! Following his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed run on Detective Comics, writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) alongside artist Greg Capullo (Spawn) begins a new era of The Dark Knight with the relaunch of Batman as a part of DC Comics - The New 52! After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that, perhaps, these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city hes sworn to protect. Could the Court of Owls, once thought to be nothing more than an urban legend, be behind the crime and corruption? Or is Bruce Wayne losing his grip on sanity and falling prey to the pressures of his war on crime?