Joker Kills Batman and Gets a Job

[@TheGreatSalsaMan]

I love how Joker on some level has so much respect for Batmans stealth and intelligence that he is so dumbfounded that he can’t believe Batman died in such a stupid way that it took like 6 pages for it to actually hit him…

[@waiterjoesh8859]

We all would react the same way tho

[@Randommtf]

not gonna lie it gonna took me a whole chapter for it to hit me

[@platypusoo7958]

well joker his worst fear without batman

[@bradycharles9571]

@@Randommtf Fr I would be like "so when is the REAL Batman gonna show up"

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

Two things I like about this comic 1) it doesn’t do the trope of joker going sane for a bit before going back to crazy, no instead Joker is still himself, just more relaxed, he’s still crazy and doesn’t go sane. 2)I like that this comic has Joker interacting with his henchmen like a semi-normal person rather than him just abusing them or killing them for giggles.

[@autinjones7194]

Yeah you're right! he doesn't have some unrealistic personality shift that makes him essentially a different character. start to end he is still himself. He just got bored and sad. Also nice to see him showing some degree of humanity to his own henchman.. while that does seem a little out of character it it also makes it more realistic that any one would actually follow him. I was just playing through the Arkham Games and I could never understand why so many people go along with what that nut case wants them to do.

[@reignellwalker9755]

God bless you and Jesus loves you ♥

[@jfoxlives1]

I mean, the second one sounds like something the Joker wouldn’t do

[@Xychal]

Joker’s lore is that when he cries, he Laughs very loud. But when there’s no sadness at any point and just evil stuff, he forces his laugh. So I’m guessing in this part where Batman died and he thought it was fake, he cried for a second (which transfers it into a laughter) and stopped himself before his minions could spot tears from his eyes.

[@link8689]

comic writer try to make joker antihero

[@dominikdobrotic8298]

"Otherwise we're just standing on the roof like a bunch of clowns." - Joker 😂

[@ravinraven6913]

how do clowns stand on a roof? I never knew that there was a set way clowns stand of roofs

[@fatboi1283]

@@ravinraven6913my clowns stand on roofs

[@Reyfan601]

The henchman probably holding their tongue when he said that

[@mctulkyviperbit6166]

That is indeed what he said, you made the most useless comment

[@ultimaxkom8728]

@@mctulkyviperbit6166 Found the clown who doesn't understand that it's normal for people to comment and quote things that they liked. It's not _telling,_ it's _sharing._

[@Transformers_nerd_stop_motions]

This was the goofiest death for batman, he really just slipped and slammed his face into the ground and tumbled down💀💀💀

[@thejokerjokes7638]

Like how you think he would be prepared for stuff like this

[@MeIsSmogee]

Like a slightly thicker armor for his mask

[@brolydictcumberbatchmontou401]

well he didn't john Wick his way out of this one.

[@SuiteBid]

This was a part of comic event called Knight Terrors, in which a number of villains and heroes are trapped in their worst nightmares. So Batman dying like that is a part of that.

[@russellmz]

Well at least it wasn't something dumb like hitting back of his head on a rock

[@keeganlafferty1395]

Joker's biggest fear: being just another face in the crowd

[@ravinraven6913]

definitely not

[@eduardodias2073]

@@ravinraven6913 it quite is, there's multiple media where joker was afraid not to die int the hands of Batman, but like and ordinary thug like in that episode of the Batman series where joker though that of his hostages would kill him, or the comic where the Punisher from Marvel went after him and gor Joker scared asf. Anything that ruins the conflict between Joker's chaos and Batman's justice (which the Joker sees as hipocrisy and, it is funny to him for that) makes the Joker shivers his spine or just get depressed/empty (Also there's lots of media that also show that the Joker feels most succeeded when he proves some heroes wrong and straight up do irreversible damage like Batman Who Laughs, Injustice Superman or infecting the Batman from Arkham games, his sole existence is to instaurate chaos and antagonize justice as the funniest way his sick mind finds)

[@infinityschannelandanimati4228]

Damn thats true thats also me be one of the normal people living their lives normally and dont do something different and special

[@bavid4430]

When batman joker fanfic

[@Queen_PerfectHeart_S2]

I thought his biggest fear was the IRS

[@cyberfox2936]

Jokers worst nightmare, a 9-5 job

[@A_Bottle-Of_Orange_Crush]

Relatable

[@Moomoorsen]

IRS: Hey, we're still here!

[@Tyler_W]

Same.

[@joshwest9373]

Actually it's the IRS

[@Moomoorsen]

@@joshwest9373 I said that

[@Hexie094]

for those wondering we're told from the start of the actual comic that this is all just a dream caused by the DC character 'Insomnia', it's a part of the Knight Terrors story line. We see Insomnia as the person who hires the joker

[@GuiseppeLafauruie]

God I hate that "It was all a dream" trope. It makes the "In a parallel universe" trope look good, and the ladder is already a hackneyed mess.

[@Hexie094]

@@GuiseppeLafauruie I think it can be bad sometimes but in this context it's fine, the reader goes in knowing that this is just a night terror made by Insomnia so it's not a crappy twist. It gets used to tell a fun story and lets us get a better understanding of the Joker as we see what a man like that fears and how the loss of Batman would cause a lack of direction and meaning in his life

[@thequinn8737]

Honestly thank God cause if there’s a universe out there where Batman dies by slipping on a wet roof and knocking himself out so hard he’s bleeding from the face and plummets to his death… I wouldn’t wanna know bout it cause that shit was the WEAKEST death I’ve ever seen given to an og character 😂😂

[@mattphillips3537]

I figured it was Doctor Destiny, his boss being Mr Dee and all.

[@chongwillson972]

@@thequinn8737 a the end of the day is just a human guy, and great people sometimes pass away in mundane ways.

[@DracoInduperator]

I love Jokers dumbfounded "He took his own life...?"

[@abiyyupanggalih854]

Wow

[@johnfarr8292]

@@abiyyupanggalih854 wow

[@Closed_Captions]

@@johnfarr8292wow

[@geigertec5921]

Bassically Gotham Corporate is akin to an evil organization itself, not overtly, but evil none the less. Just like in American Psycho, the office workers ignore murder and just make excuses for eachother. Joker is at home in this place, he thought it would be something different, but he could litterally kill his own employees and his fellow executives will protect him.

[@charadreemurrtr7830]

wow

[@Legohaiden]

Interesting parallel universe comic. Id like to see a universe where Joker finally gets what he wants like this... only he's so bored, so depressed... he becomes "Jester" and starts fighting crime with equal insanity. Not doing good because hes "Good" but doing good because it gives him what he really wants.... conflict, a fight, a war.

[@TheOneWhoDiddles]

Wait I thought this was just fear gas??????😅

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Interesting.

[@obadijahparks]

Megamind.....

[@Error0101]

​@@TheOneWhoDiddles It's neither. It's a nightmare. This comic just came out last month.

[@tusharkumar7044]

Just watch megamind

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Without Batman, crime has no punchline.

[@Sitoo_2415]

Wowz

[@MX.1985-o4v]

If there's no punch line. Then piss off a line of people. THATS the real punchline

[@greenbluntern1168]

Without Man there is no Jonkler!

[@mrroboshadow]

today is the day the clown cried not for the death of one man...but for the death of a dream

[@Hulk_Hoagie_Bread_Master]

Literally

[@fawziekefli2273]

It's hilarious that the Joker used a Clark Kent disguise.

[@kaufmanat1]

"Without Batman, we're just a bunch of clowns standing on a roof." - Joker (paraphrased)

[@BinaryBolias]

"No bat; we roof clowns." - Joker (summarized)

[@raider_cz1946]

"bat; clowns." - J. (super sum.)

[@3chmidt]

Looks like Joker has the Patrick Bateman syndrome, where he tells everyone his crimes but no one listens or believes him. He's in a lot of ways like Patrick Bateman here.

[@abiyyupanggalih854]

Yeah

[@spurrit7156]

I guess you could say that hes, literally him

[@STEVEorSTEVE]

Patrick Batman

[@khaosleigon504]

Damn... that's deep

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

He became like Christian Bale, the actor for Batman in the Dark Knight lmao

[@darrellbeets7758]

Turns out batman found a way to stop the joker without killing him.

[@TheGreatSalsaMan]

You know, its funny how when you think about it, chaos can’t exist without order, darkness can’t exist without light, etc. everyone always assumes you gotta destroy only one, but what if the other was taken out? Every scenario, dream or hallucination, when batman dies or is presumed dead, the Joker just…gets bored and in some cases becomes a normal guy.

[@kasmyt463]

yea by killing himself

[@eu29lex16]

​@@TheGreatSalsaManchaos can exist without order and darkness is literally the absence of light, you goof. It exists without light by definition and nature.

[@eu29lex16]

​@@kasmyt463I think it was some sort of dummy

[@TheGreatSalsaMan]

@@eu29lex16 Then by your description of darkness being an absence of light then theres no such thing as cold since it’s also just an absence of heat, so I hope you always say ‘my what an incredible absence of heat day we have today’ you goof. You can argue that if there’s nothing is there even something? Is nothing something? Though I guess chaos can exist without order, the current criminal climate of the US is an infamous example of that…but I see my original point went so far over your head that it left the atmosphere completely…

[@jacoblincoln2620]

Alternative title: Joker gets Megamind syndrome

[@ravinraven6913]

alternative title: Joker learns to hate fate. without fate, batman wouldn't have fallen off the room. So Jokers main enemy is fate itself. Since its fate that will end the rivalry between the two

[@Yourpringledealer]

Exactly this is like megamind and metroman

[@thecapitalg]

​@@Yourpringledealernearly everyone has the trump mugshot as a pfp now 😭

[@eliottdeletraz97]

Yep. His enemy is more like a playmate than a real enemy. Without a hero to fight (the only thing he live for), he doesn't have a purpose.

[@solouno2280]

​@@Yourpringledealerthe issue is, Megamind was always a hero

[@battlemodeactivated]

It's hilarious that Batman hadn't had a plan for literal slippery slopes.

[@ianfinrir8724]

"Slip resistant" doesn't mean "slip free." Batman learned that lesson too late.

[@averageballfan3168]

Those floors were extra polished that day eh?

[@sombodythatyouusedtoknow9046]

He didn't have prep time

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Joker not wanting to kill Batman is like Goku wanting to be the strongest.

[@tauceti8060]

Joker and "not wanting to kill" is kinda oxymoron isn't it

[@toch19]

lets make this the third reply with a username beginning with "t"

[@elabico3572]

i am the reply ruiner

[@user-lb9ew4hr4z]

@@elabico3572 you're not. The letter has just changed to E.

[@subarashiiashi3894]

S

[@lynx4082]

Holy shit is that an elseworlds story that doesn't end either with everyone dead or with the main gimmick reverted? that's incredible, this might be my favourite one solely for the fact Joker just continues to be a desk worker by the end

[@healsallwounds]

It’s a nightmare created by a villain called Insomnia.

[@ianfinrir8724]

Insomnia is the hiring manager!

[@TippedScale]

​@@healsallwoundsKind of wondered if it would've been received any differently if it was just a stand-alone comic

[@ayumihamano]

the fact that batman faked his death, and ensured that Joker was placed somewhere where he could do as little harm as possible is gold.

[@JFTSwiertz]

Yup that's exactly what happened and there aren't a million other comments explaining that you're dreaming.

[@troomatot402]

Bro, it's the same as saying: "I love the fact that Luffy got the One Piece in Laugh Tale in episode 1578" like you spoiled everything

[@basic6735]

@@troomatot402 The hell are you doing down here then? Don’t read comments if you don’t want to get spoiled, hell why are you even watching a summary of the comic?

[@averageballfan3168]

​@@troomatot402You're a hypocrite!!! You spoiled one piece for me!!!!!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@aboi6638]

@@troomatot402 Maybe don't... look where people talk about the video if you don't want to read about what happens in the video?

[@virtualcolt]

I cannot believe that the thing that killed Batman is what kills everyone in Super Smash Bros Brawl..... TRIPPING.

[@CameronBlake-vx2tz]

@pkmheroNelson as a ssbb player I can confirm that that's a fear I still have

[@LuznoLindo]

Goes to show he really is just a human in a costume.

[@solouno2280]

Tripping even ruined my Bowser dance... and it was going perfect

[@MilesTailsProwerfan9]

SAKURAIIIIIII!

[@BierBart12]

This story gave some serious American Psycho energy. The coworkers just treating his psychotic outbursts like jokes.

[@charalinedreemurr2953]

Seeing Joker becoming a functional member of society is even scarier than I thought it would be.

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

You know, joker working up the corporate ladder in Wayne interprise without any deaths sounds like a pretty fun mini universe, batman doesn't have to exist even

[@3869426384]

And they could even sneak in some gratuitous American Beauty references and themes.

[@DracoInduperator]

He microwaved a guys head until it exploded. I'd say that's a definite death.

[@hounddog8993]

​@@DracoInduperatorI wouldn't joke about suicide like that Mr. Kaiser, with all due respect.

[@KitFix]

​@@DracoInduperator suicide isn't funny 🙍

[@luckyy3691]

That dude with the microwave head doesn't count as a death, it was a suicide 😭

[@FerretPirate]

This felt like an episode of the Venture Bros.

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

except without any gay part

[@ravinraven6913]

it did have that feeling didn't it

[@Gyrbae]

They even used the term "henching".

[@Chibidia]

Same, especially with the narrator's voice, Joker gave off some real Monarch vibes.

[@TippedScale]

​@@ChibidiaHe sounds exactly like Monarch

[@datemasamune2904]

You can tell Joker’s miserable because he has that haircut.

[@hasanx8066]

Joker looks beyond defeated in the thumbnail lol

[@LuznoLindo]

I mean, his sole reason for living died right in front of him.

[@dum5247]

That is what a 9-5 does to you after what seems like an eternity

[@ismaelgingles9409]

I don't understand 😕 if batman dies wouldn't joker be happy I mean they were fighting for years and without batman the city would lose hope and it would be the jokers personal playground but his sad 🤔 i figured he would be happy?

[@GamerSoda-wk1ji]

@ismaelgingles9409 Joker only does what he does because he enjoys the conflict and fighting with Batman. Without Batman, everything is too easy, it ain't fun. It's like how Megamind felt after the "death" of Metro Man.

[@peterparquer1873]

I can relate, most days....😞

[@shayoko6]

We all know if Batman died that night wing wood come and take over. Even if that did not happen there is no way the Justice League would sit idly by. Eventually somebody's going to notice

[@bloodwarrior314]

thats why this is a nightmare created by john dee

[@napatsirisawadwattana6729]

@@bloodwarrior314Not John Dee….Insomnia

[@dawnkryxel]

Except for one small detail... Bruce Wayne was impressed by the jokers work. Which leads me to believe that it wasn't Bruce in the cowl that night. Jason or dick maybe.

[@placeholder1713]

there's also the police

[@dirrdevil]

​@@dawnkryxelAs other commenters have already explained, this story is a dream. Since Joker does not know Bruce Wayne is Batman, he would not make that connection in a dream (another way: Joker imagines Batman is dead, but wouldn't necessarily imagine Bruce Wayne dead as they're separate people as far as he's concerned, and it's a dream based on his understanding of the world).

[@jg2722]

This is proof Batman can have the most plot armor , or the bare minimum, it just depends on the writer. Batman is very inconsistent

[@Wandasolosurfavs]

So basically every comic character 🤡

[@man_made_marsupial]

Yeahevery rendition of batman is different. Som renditions he has sidekicks others it's only him

[@brothadrknes8435]

Well yea, that’s how writin goes innit? Whatever they write is what happens. No one wins because they’re them. It’s just written that way. I feel like I’m missin somethin, or misunderstandin this.

[@healsallwounds]

This is actually a dream. Actual Batman would never be that incompetent.

[@JohnDanielRay1]

I’m really tired of the plot armor claims, Batman was just being an idiot here.

[@alexanderborg3299]

I like the fact that without batman,joker has no purpose in his crimes.He was the only person who he could play cat and mouse with.But without him,the chase just stops there.

[@GreaseyGuy]

I love his joker impression I won't lie

[@vbarnardmb4374]

I know!!! He did a great job!!!

[@Goddessღ]

agreeed @@vbarnardmb4374

[@ItsMeCharkey]

Right?? So goddamn good

[@treylyncker5375]

He sounds like the Dean from Community a little

[@OrionDawn15]

He sounds like Jerma sometimes :)

[@Rekuzan]

Joker kills his Karen boss and gets promoted to his position! The American dream in the 21st century is ironically his worst nightmare....

[@ravinraven6913]

sounds like most people here don't really understand joker.......a job isn't his worst nightmare and the fact you guys keep saying it is means you guys have no idea what you're talking about

[@addictedtochocolate920]

​​@@ravinraven6913I'm pretty sure they're just joking. Chill out, this ain't no job interview or math test; these are goddamned fictional characters, and at this point not even the writers understand them.

[@Rekuzan]

@@ravinraven6913 Part of me sees where you're coming from and I'm very interested in what you have to say because I think I might know where you're going with this. His worst fear is not having a Batman, and what would result if that ever happened. Becoming the bat himself simply stems from that deep routed fear. That being said, one could use the current animated Harley Quinn show as a counter example. The Joker not only took down Batman, but came to rule over all of Gotham city....LEGITIMATELY!!! More to the point, I think you are right in the sense that, having a job isn't his worst nightmare. The Joker's worst nightmare is actually BEING the Joker, and when he was 'normal' in season 3, the LAST thing he wanted was to go back. He had a wife, a kid, a home, happiness; but he had to give all of that up to make the heroic choice of going BACK to being the Joker in order to save the city. TBH: It was one of THE greatest moments of heroic sacrifice I've ever seen! AND IT'S THE JOKER!!!! Just let that sink in for a mo. The ABJECT HORROR in his eyes at the idea of going back to his former self; THAT is his greatest fear. But what are your thoughts on the matter?

[@BabuBabu-ip6oh]

Jokers whole thing is the destruction of order, while Batman is what upholds it. Without that order, there's nothing of value for Joker to destroy. It takes away the very thing Joker prided himself on. It becomes a game with no players.

[@MrTrixer]

Im surprised that no one stood up to replace batman in Gotham, sure, whoever would do that wouldn't be enough for the Joker of course, but it would make a world of difference for the crime wave in the city as well as helping the police that couldn't keep the city under control.

[@th3process763]

I agree but completely feel like joker would take 6 panels to absolutely murder whoever stepped up

[@jevil4462]

I think that if there was to be another batman, if Bruce dies young enough, it would be Alfred, he’s one of the reasons Bruce is so strong, after all.

[@th3process763]

@@jevil4462 it’d have to be years before the bat even became the bat fr, Alfred is capable asf but he’s old.

[@ChenBeixuancultivatingnshieeet]

joker keeps his alternate identity in his closet. He dresses up as batman at night and takes his place

[@sinteleon]

There's also the slight possibility that crime actually goes down after batman goes down. Not because of the police doing a better job mind, but because the criminal factions actually stabilize (after getting everyone under their payroll) that they have incentive to actually keep petty crimes down.

[@liamvega5566]

"Without a hero i have no purpose! Like a bull fighter without a bull to fight or a ying with no yang!" -Megamind

[@TheKulu42]

I can't help but wonder how the Batman would have reacted if the Joker had slipped and fallen to his death. Or stepped in front of an oncoming truck while laughing crazily and not paying attention. Or blew himself up while making a bomb. What would Batman do if the Joker was killed and he, and nobody else, did anything to make it happen? It just happens!

[@hounddog8993]

He'd research for any hidden plans for about a week, then he would feel nothing but utter relief by confirming his death.

[@TheKulu42]

@@hounddog8993 Good point, but I can't help but think more than one conspiracy theory would be born, especially if the Joker slipped and fell. A lot of folks can't accept a simple explanation.

[@sedrie34]

@@hounddog8993I disagree, I don’t think that Batman’s paranoia would let him get over the fact Joker was gone. I feel that he’s the kind of guy that would always have to look out for any trace of the Joker for the rest of his life. Ironically Joker dying would probably do more to eat away at Batman’s sanity than most of Jokers actual schemes would have.

[@TheGreatSalsaMan]

Then you’d have a plot for a good isekai

[@SeraphRyan]

@@sedrie34 well return of the joker in batman beyond. When joker died, he legit thought it was over (it technically was but still) and he was so visibly shocked when he came back.

[@DracoInduperator]

13:40 "I want to see you in my office." "Sort of in the middle of my anti-capitalist speech right now boss....." "Of course, please come bye after you finish."

[@ianfinrir8724]

Context would really help here: For those wondering, this is part of the Knight Terrors arc where a villain called Insomnia is given people nightmares in order to break them. Insomnia cameos as the hiring manager in this particular comic.

[@smileysatanson3404]

Its true, Joker needs batman, and I love even Joker is like "what the fuck just happened?"

[@FrancoEchidna]

this whole comic is the complete definition of "ok, now what?"

[@philharry5349]

“This is how the Batman died.”

[@Sumirevins]

Smartest human ever just trips and dies like that's just lazy writting ngl.

[@sr.mental5876]

@@Sumirevins Peak human slip.

[@SeanWinters]

​@@Sumirevinsyou say "lazy", I say "hilarious"😂.

[@bjo0c2]

​@@Sumirevinslazy AND realistic lol

[@Phenomenal_kaz]

Fall on he's face

[@XavierUgg]

This comic should be a cartoon show for teens or adults.

[@ravinraven6913]

lol teens, little kids...teens are still too young to be watching this. Though it would make a perfect episode of venture brothers. If a teen doesn't have a sense of right and wrong then this is gonna make them decide for themselves what is right and what is wrong...I am not saying a game or tv show will make you want to go do what they do in that game or tv show. But it numbs them to reality so when they are an adult they are cold to the affects of death and might not think twice And adults usually don't watch cartoons...star trek cartoon out isn't for adults, and neither was the star wars clone wars. But I think back to spider man the animated series, and I had no idea that he never threw a punch until after it ended. That is how a good comic goes, you feel there is violence but there wasn't, not exactly

[@boydixonentertainment]

@@ravinraven6913You say adults don’t watch cartoons and then proceed to mention Venture Bros which airs on like one of the top places to find cartoons made for adults. Ignoring that there’s also plenty of superhero media aimed for a teen/young adult audience.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

In Batman: Death in the Family, Joker got rid of the hair dye and face makeup and became a normal citizen.

[@natman2939]

In white knight and a few others too. Including one alternative universe where because he didn’t become the joker he was was a hero called the red mask. And in the white knight he became mayor and cleaned up the city

[@joshwest9373]

​@natman2939 Actually the one where he became Red Mask he still ended up being Joker and it's Batman's fault on that one.

[@ElderonAnalas]

I always thought the white face was because of the acid permanently changing his skin color and staining his hair. I know a few renditions have him using makeup but I always thought the canon was him coming out of the vat looking like that after healing, no makeup needed.

[@natman2939]

@@ElderonAnalas That is the canon. Only a very few rare exceptions (like the dark knight) do otherwise. In fact, he has to use heavy skin-colored make up to look like a normal person

[@ElderonAnalas]

@@natman2939 then I'm just, even more confused by OP's comment. Lol.

[@chaincat33]

for those who don't want to read part 2, Joker ends up replacing Batman as a killer, but also has a wife and son. He also murders his way up the corporate ladder but keeps getting away with it, though eventually his HR manager tells him to stop making jokes about it. Also Bruce Wayne is still alive. In the end, it's called knightmare because it's all a nightmare Joker had, about what his life would be like without batman. He needs Batman. Gotham needs batman. Because without him. there's no challenge, no fun, no payoff in crime. There's no hill to climb so it becomes so dull, even an office job is more lively and entertaining to the Joker of all people.

[@StypidRoofer]

Did batman just retire from batmanning?

[@ThePlagueDoctor1490]

​@StypidRoofer He Litteraly said it was Just a Nightmare of Joker

[@rushywushyslushy]

Joker finally gets a life

[@Phenomenal_kaz]

Ha ha ha ha

[@abiyyupanggalih854]

Ye

[@hounddog8993]

He gets a job costing him his life

[@asiantom4935]

He had truly become society

[@KattAD]

I’d say the exact opposite. 🃏

[@JUGO1979]

This entry in the Knight Terrors event was great in my opinion. It made absolute sense that this is what would happen to The Joker if he was to actually kill the Batman.

[@alexwood4695]

I like how Batman literally murders himself in this comic, after fighting gods and monsters. The only thing that could kill him was traction issues 😂

[@solouno2280]

A little less of friction can be the difference between a knockdown and death

[@galiciatheguy4002]

That wasn't in his contingency plan.. wasn't it?

[@LeonTran]

Imagine literally being vengeance and the way you go out is by slipping on a rainy day

[@Mickle1011]

"You cant sit around waiting for a man in a bat costume to assault you" - Joker 2023

[@Ricks176]

This proves that every villain needs nemesis or that they may lose purpose

[@Falderos8729]

Everything that came after Batman’s death felt like a Tarantino film. Down to the banter, Joker’s demeanor and aesthetic. Downright hilarious.

[@flyboymb]

I think the Joker would have set up some contrived system of pulleys and had one of his henchmen doing his best batman impressions while puppeteering the body before he just gave up and started watching Housewives.

[@JuanThaSilva]

Joker in this comic is extremely relatable. A super great purpose is what we all strive for.

[@user-ii9rh5ze7c]

13:30 *Low Tier Joker*

[@melll_dx]

lmaooo

[@aooide]

😂 lmao

[@atomicadam168]

If Joker ever did wanna kill Batman he'd wanna do it himself. Not just have the rain do his job for him

[@AurediumRiptide]

Its clear this is a nightmare of the Joker. There are some pointers in it and a few tidbits that give the true motive of the Joker in his actions. First of all his boss Mister Dee is clearly a corporate version of the Joker. They way his eyes are drawn betrays it. It signifies how there are people like the Joker in control in companies and governments; sociopaths and psychopaths that love their tormenting management work. Second of all - Wayne still lives while Batman is dead. This is due to the Joker not knowing (or rather not wanting to know) who Batman actually is. Since for the Joker Bruce Wayne is a different person then Batman he would assume Bruce to be alive while Batman is dead. It clearly also indicates that the Joker _knows_ Batman is the most important thing for him. Batman validates his existence in the Jokers own eyes. However...The scene in the office also shows a different reason for the Joker to live, one that we also saw in the titular movie 'Joker' - The Joker is acutely aware that most people are just cogs in the machine of other people. But worse, deeper even, the Joker not only knows people are cogs in the machines of others; He realizes that most people are satisfied with that fate. People _choose_ to live their lives as cogs because they want to, because they do not value lives. That in a way those people are dead, that the gift of life was wasted on them and that they live as zombies till their lives are finally over. And behind everything, that might be the ultimate reason for the Jokers movements. Yes, the chaos is fun but what gets the Joker, his reason beyond reason is the insanity of people to cling to meaningless things and to waste the joy of life. Batman is in that sense his foil as Batman protects these people. In the eyes of Joker Batman is probably the crazy one. Batman is the person that protects people and thus keeps those people chained in the wastefulness of their existence. Just imagine; seeing and realizing that people knowingly become cogs in machines that in themselves are working for pointless goals set by other people that are misguided by greed. Knowing that and then seeing this black knight guarding those people from...well from what? Looking in different directions? Feeling the rush of chaos, potential death and possible revelations about lives true meaning? Does that not make Batman the madman in the eyes of the Joker. Does that not make the Joker the only sane one. The cyclops in the land of the blind? I think this nightmare of the Joker is trying to tell that, or hint at it. That while we see Batman as a hero he is actual a true 'black knight'. A villain that protects under misguided principles the insanity of the populous. And maybe in that case the Joker is like the Jester of old; a fool, but a wise one trying to use his pranks in a way to bring wisdom to the true fools. Maybe, maybe Batman was mend be like that from the very start. A fools hero, a 'black knight' who in his misguided nature does not protect the innocent but keeps them caged in their blunted, distracted and meaningless lives. While the Joker is the true hero; Unwilling to be a hero, selfishly trying to break the blindness of the people so that they will feel the thrill of life and death and thus change their nature for the better. Or maybe the Joker is just a crazed psychopath who kills.

[@daylawashere]

yeah im p sure it is a nightmare

[@littlegreenbicc609]

Gosh if only modern interpretations of the joker were this engaging But no,killer clown with laughter fetish is all we get

[@jiyu9277]

yeah if you read the comic it’s a dream that Insomnia made him have

[@Gohan260_Offical]

Batman was testing fall damage but forgot he was in hardcore mode

[@matheuspires2462]

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[@Gohan260_Offical]

@YuckFouTubeX 💀

[@kingruss6824]

I couldn’t stop laughing at jokers reaction. my sister was concerned on my laughing, she said I sounded like that charecter from Nicky mouse who went like uhhh hah uhh hah ugh hah that was a dog like guy.

[@StudioHannah]

Are you talking about GOOFY. His name is GOOFY. Did your sister not know the name of GOOFY. I feel old.

[@kingruss6824]

@@StudioHannah yea, I hate the auto correct, anyways I had watched it before when I grew up as a kid but I did not really care about anyone else’s name only Mickey mouse

[@Geonite207]

Joker killing batman is like Wile E Coyote killing the roadrunner. Getting over an obsession is not easy.

[@177SCmaro]

"I need you!" - Joker's last line in Arkham Knight.

[@EiFarted]

It’s gotta be really weird signing up to work for somebody after you just murdered them

[@occidziggys9496]

1:11 i love the narrator small laugh that he covered so quickly not only was it professional but very funny

[@hnam1111]

The descriptions and voice acting are top notch

[@fg09403]

an alternate universe where where humans in DC aren't strong enough to survive denting concrete with their faces. I always liked this kind of thing, same with nightwing's death. a completely human end which I feel lends more weight to their deeds since they were always one mistake away from death unlike those with superpowers who generally don't have to worry about dying from taking a hit wrong.

[@oldfashionedboots2774]

I wanna commend whoever did all the voice acting/ narration for this- literally this guy is so talented, kept me hooked throughout the whole thing!

[@i-lack-creativity]

“His body is in my closet” “ *what a good joke* “

[@TooRudeProductions]

The fact that you showed no respect to gaggy gaggysworth, and you don't even recognize him is kind of disappointing... "Jokers other henchman" indeed. Dude was there before Harley Quinn was even a thought in her creators eye. The dwarf with the bowl cut deserves more respect.

[@ravinraven6913]

uh huh, whats your point? He will never be the type of character I would show any respect to. Hes been there before whats her name but what has he done that ANY OTHER henchman can't do? exactly, hes just a copy from alice in wonderland or something just to fit with the joker. Harley quinn is a dumb thing, they invented a character so Joker could have a boo, Its like they go back and forth between knowing Joker is batshit crazy and having him act like a normal person. This is why multiple people shouldn't touch the same comic/hero or villain. They don't seem to get it, but want to make things fit into their own narrative. That is called garbage mate...and not a single one is creative enough to make their own good comic, so they steal other peoples work just because they can shade or stencil...

[@hounddog8993]

“The dwarf with the bowl cut” oh c'mon man, don't say that about Oliver Tree, what did he do to you?

[@MintelVR]

13:29 Joker: Your life is NOTHING, you serve ZERO purpose... YOU SHOULD K-

[@tonybippitykaye]

That’s gotta be the worst punchline for the Joker: the dark knight, the fear of Gotham incarnate, is killed by the equivalent of slipping on a banana peel.

[@LouisCypher-x1m]

for those wondering. its from an arc in which everyone starts living their worse nightmares. thats joker's nightmare

[@l19htn1n]

So ironic that Joker got a job in Wayne Enterprises after Batman died

[@mihaiioc.3809]

Joker: What channel is metropolis housewives again? Batman: 💀

[@nefarioulyte9996]

Imagine you're as tough as batman, and the thing that kills you is that you trip

[@Just-a-Fish.Moonlighter]

its just a rich guy in a bat costume, perhaps, a furry

[@mr7oclock346]

They need to make this into a Joker Movie. Joaquin Would be awesome in this story

[@ck8579]

joker really went weekend at bernies with batman

[@Koshian_Adzuki]

The only thing that the Joker is afraid more than someone else killing Batman is by working nine to five

[@IncoisaRadio87]

I think something I've seen mentioned sometimes but not quite often enough is that one of the crucial parts of this comic is how *easily* everything comes to the Joker in this comic. His nightmare isn't just winning against Batman, it's winning at everything, and without much hassle, and then his victory barely meaning anything. Batman dies nearly instantly in an embarrassing and frankly completely out of character blunder. The Joker gets a job incredibly quickly at a prestigious company with no experience. Despite not knowing how to do his job, and very clearly just shitting around, he reaches great success in the company. Even when he blatantly outs himself to his coworkers, they never believe him and assume he's telling a joke. Everyone, EVERYONE laughs at his jokes, even when they aren't even jokes. He kills his former boss, and gets away with it in the most improbable scenario possible. (How does someone commit suicide by shoving their head in a microwave and turning it on? Why would they do it like that?) He even gets his old boss's job. And then despite Batman's corpse being hung up in his closet, Batman shows up anyway. Presumably, a whole new Batman. In his nightmares, nothing Joker does matters, his life has no purpose. He's a worthless cog in the machine that makes no impact on the world. He has no struggle to achieve anything he wants, he has nothing to strive for. And anything he does achieve that would impact the people around him, god forbid the world at large, is quickly forgotten. He has no legacy. His boss is quickly replaced, and so is Batman. And, one day, he will be too. And *that* is what scares the Joker.

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

Looks like Joker had 2 Bad Days.

[@thedaggonator]

Are you fucking kidding me? BATMAN??? The man who fought gods and won? That's how he dies? This is actually a very good story.

[@eliottdeletraz97]

Joker see batman as a playmate, the only friends he probably ever had.

[@ParadiseLordRyu]

In the end, the Joker defeated Batman but in turn, victory has defeated him.

[@sir-reynauld-the-kleptomaniac]

Holy moly this dude is insane in his voice acting!

[@Dantonfall]

This… Somehow, this was a worse death for The Bat than the Suicide Squad game.

[@NoxyNugYT]

It's way worse

[@UwU-xk5cx]

I like how a regular low end corporate job was enough to turn joker insane again

[@Redstonetrippy1]

He would make a scarily good manager/supervisor

[@thechimpmaster]

3:33 Joker's minion here is Gaggy. He's been around since the Silver Age.

[@lous2187]

This just goes to show that without Batman, there is no Joker

[@joeypickering5273]

Guess the Joker wasn’t lying when he said “You need me and I need you.” in The Dark Knight

[@michaelillustrisimo9655]

with that job, he'd go insane in a year or two.

[@redx6882]

Hey those voices sound like planets from solar balls?

[@julian0496]

I like how he just tripped over and died

[@bungalowfeuhler1541]

This is the perfect way for Batman to die. In real life, people die suddenly for stupid reasons. They trip over a carpet and hit their head on a coffee table. All of Bruce’s crazy gadgets working perfectly to fly him around the city is just tools doing what they were meant to do. But the simple act of walking around on a rain-slick rooftop is incredibly dangerous. But after years of doing it all night, Bruce was bound to get complacent. Years of never slipping makes you take your safety for granted. You stop bothering to be careful. It’s the same reason why most fatal car accidents occur within one kilometer of your home. You spend so much time there that you take your safety and boredom for granted. You run the stop sign on your road. You cut the corner on that last turn and drift onto the wrong side of the road. You go 55 despite the 25 speed limit. This is your road. You’re the only one that’s ever on it.

[@RealistSophist]

Is that really where it ended? What about the batman that 'returned'? I can imagine joker seeing the new batman and being disappointed in the copycat. And then going to kill the unworthy impersonator.

[@lolllllzzzzzz_]

theres another comic

[@TatankaIdandi]

It turns out to be the joker’s subconcious

[@TatankaIdandi]

His need for Batman makes him become Batman when he sleeps or somethin

[@whimpyzee8779]

“Till death do us part” the joker and the Batman will always die with each other one way or another

[@Tank16365]

I recently discovered a comic line where the joker is actually Alfred trying to keep Bruce Wayne motivated

[@_iloveu3000]

The image of Batman with his arms and legs broken on the ground is funny

[@cb225]

Man, joker is kinda adorable in his way. "Where is all the money?" Like REALLY?!

[@KGKSkull]

This is like an insane man becoming so insane that they are now sane

[@aarontbradley1]

That was incredibly well done. It's very entertaining, Great story. Definitely subscribing.

[@leanh.6196]

The title and thumbnail are so fucking funny for some reason

[@sown-laughter4351]

.. this guy doesn't like his job you can feel the unfulfilled ..