DC Announces BATMAN: THE JOKER WAR ZONE

Most Batman readers are probably aware of the upcoming “Joker War” event, and now DC Comics has announced a new one-shot companion comic. Batman: The Joker War Zone will be in stores September 29.

Here’s the official description and some preview images by the various artists:

BATMAN: THE JOKER WAR ZONE #1
The Future of Gotham City Starts Here!
New Stories written by James Tynion IV, John Ridley, and Joshua Williamson!

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Gotham City is a battleground as The Joker takes over the Wayne fortune and wages a street war against the Dark Knight and his allies! Enter the “war zone” on September 29 with short stories featuring characters like Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, and Luke Fox…and see how they’re fighting back in a city under siege!

Also, the brutal full debut of the mysterious new anti-hero known as Clownhunter!

Batman: The Joker War Zone #1, a 48-page one-shot anthology comic with stories by James Tynion IV, John Ridley, Guillem March, James Stokoe, Joshua Williamson, David Lafuente, and more, will be published on September 29 with a cover by Ben Oliver and a card stock variant cover by Derrick Chew.

Kevin Sharp
Kevin Sharp
From alternating Batman & Green Lantern as childhood Halloween costumes, to getting punched in my adolescent heart by Love & Rockets, to playing convention sidekick to the legendary Len Wein, I feel like the comics medium & characters are part of my DNA.