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This article contains spoilers forBatman#99 .
The Jokerhas just unleash a joke so sick evenBatmancould never have predicted it . The twisted relationship between Batman and the Joker has always been a fascinating one ; the Clown Prince of Crime is utterly obsessed with Batman , to the extent Harley Quinn has described him as the Joker ’s one true love . As such , the Joker delight in let loose one mad joke after another , each intended to drive Batman to his breaking point .
The current " Joker War " arc is well ascertain as the culmination of their relationship , the Joker ’s endgame strategy . When Superman come out his occult identity to the world , the Joker revere the rules of the game were changing , and it would only be a matter of time before Batman did the same . As such , he initiate what he believe to be his final plan , the one that will burst the Bat once and for all . He’ssuccessfully stolen the Wayne fortune , brought Gotham City to chaos , and wreaked mayhem within the Bat - Family . But in this week’sBatman#99 , the Joker unwrap a harlequinade so twisted it may actually achieve its goal , and drive Batman to the point where he last kill the Clown Prince of Crime .
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The Joker has perfected a technology that take into account him to turn corpses into animate cat’s-paw , and of course he ’s already position a literal dramatic art ’s worth of techno - snake god against Batman . That seemed like just another sick of antic , but now the Joker has taken it to the next level . He ’s repair the consistence of one of the most darling member of the Bat - Family . He ’s literally turned the deceasedAlfredinto a Joker zombi spirit .
" Joker War " really does seem like the terminal battle between Batman and the Joker . James Tynion IV ’s script is pull out out all the plosive consonant , see the Joker go further than ever before in his insane attack to finally defeat Batman . It ’s all building to a climax in the upcomingBatman100 , and it ’s going to be beatify to see how this story ends - and how Gotham recover from the Joker ’s madness .
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