The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight

In this chilling 2019 one-shot from Editorial Televisa, writer Scott Snyder and artist Jock explore a dark variant of the Batman mythos: a version of the Dark Knight who, in his universe, killed his first criminal and never stopped, arming himself with a lethal arsenal. The Grim Knight emerges as a cold, efficient killer who has taken his war on crime to its most brutal conclusion—and now crosses paths with the Batman Who Laughs. A stark, violent single-issue tale that expands the twisted "Dark Multiverse" concept, it matters as a standalone character study of Batman pushed to an absolute, merciless extreme.