The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing the Complete Series

by Matthew Rosenberg, Carmine Di Giandomenico (illustrator), Francesco Francavilla (illustrator)

A war is brewing...Two Jokers walk among us. Both believe themselves to be the real Clown Prince of Crime. Both believe the other to be a fraud. And both will do whatever it takes to prove themselves right.

As alliances form, the villains of Gotham must take sides in a gang war that will shake the foundation of the city and run the streets red. With the Red Hood on the Jokers' trails, he will do whatever it takes to discover the truth and end this once and for all.

From writer Matthew Rosenberg (DC vs. Vampires; The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox) and artists Carmine Di Giandomenico (The Flash; Batman: The Knight) and Francesco Francavilla (Batman: The Black Mirror; Afterlife With Archie) comes the complete, horrifying, bloody, twisted, and knife-turning saga of two Jokers.

Collects The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1-12 and Knight Terrors: The Joker #1-2, with an extensive cover gallery.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Dc Comics

496 pages, Paperback

Published September 24, 2024

About the author

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"I haven’t always been a writer. My parents are writers and my brother is a writer, and I resisted that as long as I could. When I was 17, I hopped in a band’s van and I went on tour for a summer, and that was it, that was what I wanted to do. I ran a record label for 10 years, a small indie punk label. I did everything in music that you can do that doesn’t involve having musical ability. Eventually the music business, probably in a similar way to comics, will just start to break your heart, and I realized one day that I kind of hated music. I was resigned to thinking, if I’m going to be involved in music forever, I’m going to hate it for the rest of my life. I just stopped. I stopped having any sort of business with music, any involvement.

I read comics my whole life, so I just naturally fell back into another medium that is marginalized and hard to make a living in."

Source: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles...

Writer of comics WE CAN NEVER GO HOME, SECRET WARS JOURNAL, OUR WORK FILLS THE PEWS, 12 REASONS TO DIE, & MENU.

Reviews

[doma⋆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was fun

[Wil · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was/am a little confused but I do think that Joker comics should be confusing/weird because that's who Joker is. He's the physical embodiment of chaos and unpredictability.

I will say at times near the end it was just overly difficult to keep up to where I had to keep rereading to try and figure out what was going on. I definitely think Jason's role in this story couldv'e been thought out better, at some points he kind've felt like an afterthought.

Hard to say whether I like this or Three Jokers better (though Three Jokers isn't canon in the main continuity (?))

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard to make a compelling story with the Joker in the lead and here there are...two of them? This could have easily been done in about half the space (12 issues, really?). It just got really old after awhile. The art throughout isn't bad.

[Ky Edwards-Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Confused the hell out of me but just like every joker comic it was amazing. A fun read and interesting story.

[Kris Ritchie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this a few weeks ago, but I loved it. I love when people make Joker stories weird and confusing, because to me the Joker should never make too much sense.

[Orhun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Matthew Rosenberg delivers a wild, unpredictable Joker tale centered around two Jokers battling for identity and chaos. It’s dark, absurd, and often hilarious, with strong art by Carmine Di Giandomenico that matches the madness.

While not as deep as other Joker stories, its bold tone and unhinged storytelling make it a fun, twisted ride that embraces the chaos.

Overall: 4.5/5