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The Joker has been the main subject of some wild stories, but nothing can prepare you for the recent three-volume limited manga series. These Joker manga books imagine the clown prince of crime taking on his greatest challenge yet: raising baby Batman.
We swear we’re not making this up, as the manga series starts off with Batman accidentally falling into the same vat of chemicals that created the Joker that one fateful night, and transforming back into a wee baby. Again, we promise that this is not an elaborate joke, and if you want to read it, you can grab all three volumes at a discount on Amazon.
Joker 1: One Operation Joker — $8.50 ($10)Joker 2: One Operation Joker — $8 ($10)Joker 3: One Operation Joker — $8.50 ($10)
The twist here is that the Joker decides to raise Batman so that he can have his favorite arch-nemesis back in action, but he quickly discovers that fatherhood is more difficult than he imagined it to be. Things only get weirder from here, and this is one manga series that you’ll want to go into with as little information as possible. Something else worth mentioning here is the art, as the creative team of Satoshi Miyagawa and Keisuke Gotou’s take on the Joker looks wonderfully chaotic and malevolent when he’s not busy changing Bat-Baby’s bat-diapers.
If you’d prefer a few traditional options for Joker stories ahead of the release of Joker 2 in October, there are some great options available. Several Joker solo series will be released soon, including his new origin story in Batman: The Joker Year One and his most bizarre caper yet in Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing.
You can also check out a selection of other exciting DC Comics releases below. The publisher is rolling out some must-read trade paperbacks and massive compendiums over the next few months, including two DC Versus Marvel omnibus editions and a truly enormous omnibus of Batman: Arkham comics.
Upcoming Joker graphic novels and deals
Joker (DC Compact Collection) — $10 | September 3Batman: The Joker Year One — $20 ($30) | September 10The Joker Compendium — $60 | September 10Joker: The World — $25 | September 17Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing — $35 ($50) | September 24Batman: The Three Jokers — $15 ($30)Batman: The Killing Joke Deluxe Edition — $14 ($18)Absolute Batman: The Killing Joke — $33.49 ($50)The Batman Who Laughs — $19.30 ($30)Batman: White Knight — $12 ($20)
Upcoming DC Comics graphic novels and compendiums
Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and more
Hellblazer Omnibus Volume 1 — $139.50 ($150) | October 15Green Lantern Corps: Omnibus 2 — $150 | October 15Titans: Beast World — $25 ($30) | August 20Green Lantern: The Defeat of Green Lantern (DC Finest) — $40 | December 3The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt (DC Finest) — $40 | November 26Superman: The Coming of Superman (DC Finest) — $40 | November 5Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus 1 — $112.50 ($125) | September 3Superman: House of Brainiac — $25 | October 22Animal Man Compendium — $60 | October 1
Batman
Batman: Year One Artist’s Edition — $135 ($150) | August 13Batman: Hush (DC Compact Comics) — $10 | August 13Absolute Batman: Arkham Asylum — $100 | August 27Batman: City of Madness — $27.89 ($30) | September 3The Batman Family 1 (3 Book Box Set) — $60 | September 3Batman ’66 Omnibus — $125 | September 10All-Star Batman — $50 | September 10Batman 3: The Joker Year One — $20 ($30) | September 10Absolute Batman: The Dark Knight: The Master Race — $125 | September 17Batman 1 — $40 | September 17Batman: The Arkham Saga Omnibus — $150 | September 24Batman: The Cult — $37.19 ($40) | October 8Absolute Batman: Death of the Family — $100 | October 29Batman 2 — $17 | October 29Batman: Year One & Two (DC Finest) — $40 | November 5The Bat-Man 1: First Knight — $30 | November 5Batman Bruce Wayne: Murderer Turned Fugitive Omnibus — $112.50 ($125) | December 17Absolute Batman: Zero Year — $125 | February 4, 2025
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