Jokers gets a solo run in DC comics after 45 years

News has it that DC is all set to come up with a solo comic series on Joker, the biggest nemesis of Batman, with a brand new storyline, putting the mad man in the spotlight. The reason for the hype is that Diamond Comics(DC) is giving a solo run for Joker after a solid 45 years.

The announcement came via Twitter as DC Nation shared a ominous artwork of an overarching Joker sitting on the throne, the gates of Arkham Asylum beneath him.

Guillem March will look after the artwork in this new series that hits the stands on March 9, 2021, with each issue consisting of 40 pages of comic content costing $4.99(Rs 367.30)

An earlier series, started in 1975, was eventually cancelled after nine issues.

DC believes that Joker portrayals by Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, and Joaquin Phoenix were received well, hence the demand is there.

Joker, in his initial solo comic run by writer Denny O’Neil, hinged on the gripping storyline of his The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge.

The artwork was done by Irv Novick and Dick Giordano, while the series explored the mad man’s encounter with fellow Batman villains such as Two-Face.
The nine-issue brief series showed Joker battle Batman and fellow villains while returning to Arkham.

The latest storyline hinges upon Joker becoming a most wanted criminal globally with an aging Jim Gordon trying his luck for the last time to take him out.
The official Twitter post adds that while Gordon is on his job, there are other dangerous villains who want Joker out and wouldn’t take it lightly if Gordon slows “them down or get in the way.”

Writer James Tynion IV, who is now holding the baton of Joker, who was introduced way back in 1940 by series pioneers Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, said he was clueless about how the new series would look and read like, given the current fan following.

“The Joker War was only the beginning of the terror and mayhem we’re creating!” said Tynion.