Joker is motivated not by a desire to destroy the dark Knight, but to prove to him that he's a better hero when he isn't being held back by his partners. It also introduces a novel wrinkle to the traditional Batman/Joker dynamic. Death of the Family uses that plot point as a starting point, with Joker resurfacing, reclaiming his face and waging war on both the police and the Batman family.ĭeath of the Family is about as dark and violent as Batman stories get in the mainstream DC Universe. One of the very first Batman stories in the New 52 featured Joker cutting off his own face and nailing it to the wall of GCPD headquarters. That process really began with 'Death of the Family,' a Batman crossover that showcases the iconic villain as his most inhuman and terrifying. Brian Azzarello brings to THE JOKER all the visceral intensity and criminal insight that has made his Vertigo graphic novel series 100 BULLETS one of the. Joker is motivated not by a desire to destroy the dark Knight, but to prove to him that he's a better hero when he isn't being held back by his partners.'>Batman: Death of the Familyįew DC creators have done as much to define the direction of Joker in the modern-day DCU as Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. It also introduces a novel wrinkle to the traditional Batman/Joker dynamic. An original hardcover graphic novel that tells the story of one very dark night in Gotham City-from the creative team behind the graphic novel Lex Luthor. Death of the Family is about as dark and violent as Batman stories get in the mainstream DC Universe.

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