The Joker returns to the pages of BATMAN in a new story arc where he faces off the Riddler. This new story is the new creative baby of Rebirth Batman writer TOM KING and Comic Book/DCs Kofi Outlaw sat with King to discuss the details of this new story arc. Here is the transcript of most of the interview.
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We know the story arc is called “A War of Jokes and Riddles” and features the lure of seeing two of Batman’s most iconic foes – The Joker and The Riddler – go headed to head!
However, know King has taken to Twitter to reveal so much more about the story arc…
- King describes “The War of Jokes and Riddles” as “a story of the past that will shape the future of the DCU.”
- War of Jokes and Riddles is an 8 part epic starting in Batman 25. Scripts by me. Art by my genius brother, [Mikel Janín].
- “A year after he began, Batman thinks he understands the pain and power of Gotham. And the war comes, and he learns he knows nothing.”
- “Joker vs. Riddler, a war that divides and destroys his city. In the midst of the carnage, will the Dark Knight rise again or finally fall?”
Batman-News also added the following info, from Tom King’s appearance at FAN EXPO Dallas over the weekend:
- The basic premise: the Joker and the Riddler clash, as neither one wants the other to destroy Batman and rob them of the satisfaction. This causes a “gang war” to erupt with people taking sides, all while Batman is caught in the middle trying to keep the city safe.
- We’ll see some cool fights, like Deadshot vs. Deathstroke and Solomon Grundy vs. Killer Croc.
- The arc will be broken up into acts, after a fashion: issues 25-26, 28-29, and 31-32 will be part of the main story, with art by Mikel Janín.
- Issues 27 and 30 will feature a guest artist he couldn’t announce at the time, and they will take a look at what it means be a bottom-tier villain during one of these big wars. It may or may not focus on Kite-Man.
What’s most interesting for fans is seeing these to very specifically-themed diabolical characters (Jokers illogical chaos against Riddlers high logic methods) square off. One would expect a sort of psychotic prank war, wherein the masses of Gotham are unfortunate collateral damage. Either way, sounds like a great read!
(original interview was published first at COMIC BOOK/DC HERE)
Here is a small piece of art from the comic story:
The Joker is tired of riddles. pic.twitter.com/Kd4huscWMR
— Tom King (@TomKingTK) April 3, 2017
