Joker will always be news here at the JOKER’S LAIR and he most likeky will make appearances in these March issues from DC Comics. Most are confirmed. Now please update your wish lists.
BATGIRL #7
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
On sale MARCH 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
One dark, tragic night, The Joker shattered the life of Barbara Gordon in the landmark story BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE. In this issue, see a side of that story that has never before been told, as BATGIRL faces the demons of her past! And if that’s not enough, a deadly new gentleman killer, Grotesque, stalks the streets of Gotham City!
SUICIDE SQUAD #7
Written by ADAM GLASS
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by IVAN REIS and EBER FERREIRA
On sale MARCH 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Hunted through the streets of Gotham City, her former teammates on the Suicide Squad in relentless pursuit – Harley Quinn is out of friends, out of luck and out of time. Will Harley find The Joker before the Squad finds her? Place your bets, people: It’s Harley Quinn vs. the Suicide Squad! Plus: Harley’s origin revealed – it ain’t pretty!
BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by CHIP KIDD
Art and cover by DAVE TAYLOR
On sale MAY 30 • 112 pg, 6.75” x 10.25”, FC, $24.99 US
In this new, original graphic novel from superstar writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor, Gotham City is undergoing one of the most expansive construction booms in its history. The most prestigious architects from across the globe have buildings in various phases of completion all over town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission, Bruce Wayne has been a key part of this boom, which signals a golden age of architectural ingenuity for the city. And then, the explosions begin.
All manner of design-related malfunctions – faulty crane calculations, sturdy materials suddenly collapsing, software glitches, walkways giving way and more – cause casualties across the city. This bizarre string of seemingly random catastrophes threatens to bring down the whole construction industry. Fingers are pointed as Batman must somehow solve the problem and find whoever is behind it all.
BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND VOL. 2 TP NEW EDITION
Written by GREG RUCKA, KELLEY PUCKETT, CHUCK DIXON, DENNIS O’NEIL, JOHN OSTRANDER, LARRY HAMA and others
Art by MIKE DEODATO JR., DAMION SCOTT, SCOTT BEATTY, ROGER ROBINSON, SCOTT McDANIEL, DAN JURGENS, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, JIM BALENT, RICK BURCHETT and others
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
On sale APRIL 11 • 512 pg, FC, $29.99 US
In this second NO MAN’S LAND collection, Batman and his allies continue their fight to save Gotham City in its darkest hour. Assuming a new persona as Batgirl, the Huntress joins forces with Barbara Gordon, while Nightwing tries to help the city’s remaining citizens. But is this a fight Batman cannot hope to win? This massive volume collects BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #119-121, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #87 and 88, BATMAN #567 and 568, DETECTIVE COMICS #734 and 735, YOUNG JUSTICE IN NO MAN’S LAND #1, ROBIN #67, AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #56, BATMAN CHRONICLES #17, NIGHTWING #35-37 and CATWOMAN #72-74, including chapters never previously reprinted.
BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL VOL. 1 TP NEW EDITION
Written by CHUCK DIXON, DOUG MOENCH and ALAN GRANT
Art by GRAHAM NOLAN, EDUARDO BARRETO, JIM APARO, NORM BREYFOGLE, JIM BALENT, TOM MANDRAKE, KLAUS JANSON, BRET BLEVINS, MIKE MANLEY, RICK BURCHETT and others
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
On sale APRIL 25 • 640 pg, FC, $29.99 US
In the first installment of this classic storyline, the Dark Knight’s greatest enemies have all simultaneously escaped from Arkham Asylum and are preying on Gotham City. With his city under siege, Batman pushes his body to the limit as he takes on The Joker, the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, The Riddler and the Scarecrow. But things get much worse when Bane, the man behind all the madness, confronts an exhausted Batman – and breaks his back.
This massive first KNIGHTFALL volume collects BATMAN: VENGEANCE OF BANE SPECIAL #1, BATMAN #491-500, DETECTIVE COMICS #659-660, SHOWCASE ‘93 #7 and 8 and BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #17-18, including chapters never previously reprinted.
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS: DIVISION
Written by PETER CALLOWAY; Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and JEREMY HAUN; Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On Sale March 7, 2012 160pg, Color, Softcover, $14.99 US
In these stories from issues #20-26, The Joker is back in Arkham Asylum and Harley Quinn breaks back in with him – but is she there to stand by him or destroy him? Either way, Poison Ivy and Catwoman must put aside their tumultuous past to help their wayward friend. Guest-starring Clayface and Batman!
FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING BATMAN
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO, J.T. KRUL, JIMMY PALMIOTTI and PETER MILLIGAN; Art by EDUARDO RISSO, MIKEL JANIN, JOE BENNETT, GEORGE PEREZ, FERNANDO BLANCO, SCOTT KOBLISH and JOHN DELL; Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On Sale March 14, 2012 Color 272pg. Softcover $17.99 US
Don’t miss this Batman volume collecting BATMAN: KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1-3, DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1- 3, DEATHSTROKE AND THE CURSE OF THE RAVAGER #1-3 and SECRET SEVEN #1-3. Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It’s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war – but where are Earth’s Greatest Heroes to stop it?
almost became victims themselves. Eventually Joker was caught and sent to jail.
of a clown would go on to become Batman’s biggest nemesis. Besides all the countless murders he’s committed, he also killed Commissioner Gordon’s second wife, Sarah Essen, shot and violated Barbara Gordon, killed Jason Todd, which lead to his return as a bit of a mess, and so on.
