Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs 1 (Special Edition) #1
In "The Batman Who Laughs," James Tynion IV and Riley Rossmo deliver a chilling escalation of the Dark Multiverse, where a desperate Batman on Earth -22 finally defeats the Joker—only to be infected by a deadly virus that twists his mind into something monstrous. As the newly corrupted Batman begins his reign of terror across his world, he answers Barbatos’s call to bring chaos to Earth 0 and expand the Dark Multiverse. The cover by Riley Rossmo captures the moment of transformation with haunting precision.
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On Earth -22, Batman has a final confrontation with the Joker that ends with Batman killing the Joker. However upon his death, a virus is released from his body which infects Batman. As a result, Batman's mind becomes evil and twisted like the Joker, leading him to murder all of that world's other heroes. After conquering his Earth, he accepts the invitation of Barbatos to travel to Earth 0 to help bring that world into the Dark Multiverse.
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