Batman Giant #5
In "Unplanned Obsolescence," Mark Russell and Christopher Mooneyham explore a darkly comic take on the Joker’s origins, imagining a time before the clown prince of crime when he was just a struggling stand-up trying to make it in a cutthroat comedy club. With Chris Burnham’s striking cover setting the tone, this 2020 DC giant delivers a sharp, character-driven story that reimagines one of Batman’s most iconic foes with surprising depth and wit.
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A possible but not likely origin story of the Joker, who seeks revenge on the club manager whom he feels wronged him when he was an up and coming comedian trying to get a break.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).