The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2

In a twisted game of identity and chaos, the Joker tries to escape Los Angeles as Manhunter closes in, while back in Gotham, Jason Todd faces prison for a murder he didn’t commit—because the real Joker is recovering in the care of Solomon Grundy. With echoes of past crimes and a doppelgänger lurking in the shadows, the line between truth and madness blurs as Tyler, Rolondo, Mr. Waffles, Mr. Pancakes, and Killer Moth move through a city teetering on the edge.

In Los Angeles, the Joker teams up with Killer Moth to take down Manhunter, while in the shadowed sewers of Gotham, the other Joker—recovered under Solomon Grundy’s care—faces a furious Killer Croc.

In the shadowed depths of Gotham’s sewers, the Joker faces off against Killer Croc in a brutal clash of chaos and brute force. As the other Joker returns from Los Angeles, a new war of wits and madness begins, drawing in the likes of Killer Moth, The Ventriloquist, and the twisted duo of Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Meanwhile, a familiar face aids Jason Todd’s escape from a prison transport, setting the stage for a storm of violence and unpredictability.

Two Jokers, one a madman, the other a mirror of his chaos, set a trap for each other—each recruiting a rogues' gallery of Gotham’s most dangerous to turn the tide. As Red Hood, Ravager, and Batgirl join forces with Manhunter to unravel the deception, the line between madness and method blurs in a city where every joke might be the last.

In a city teetering on chaos, two Jokers—each claiming to be the real one—rally their twisted gangs for a showdown that’s less about victory and more about who can outdo the other in madness. As Manhunter and Ravager chase shadows through Gotham’s underbelly, they’re met with a parade of imposter Jokers, each more absurd than the last, blurring the line between reality and performance. The truth behind the deception unravels slowly, revealing a game far more personal—and dangerous—than any of them expected.

In a twisted game of identity and vengeance, the real Joker faces off against the imposter John Keyser as the two converge on a shared goal: the death of the other. With Red Hood's bloodlust and the false Joker's cunning aligning in a fragile alliance, the line between madness and strategy blurs—especially when the real Joker's next move could unravel them all.

Tired of being the punchline, the Joker flips the script with a device that targets heroes who are too good to be true—turning his old foes into a twisted test of morality. With a rogue's gallery of iconic heroes on his crosshairs, from the Man-Bat to the Green Lantern, even the usually unflappable Superman finds himself in a world where being nice just might be a death sentence.

In the wake of a brutal clash with Batgirl, the Joker seemingly meets his end—only for Jim Gordon to become fixated on the idea that the clown remains very much alive. As the city grapples with the aftermath, a mysterious figure emerges from the shadows, and the line between death and performance begins to blur.