The Joker has wreaked unspeakable trauma on Batman over the years of their rivalry. But there is one man who he has possibly hurt as much, if not more: Jim Gordon. The Joker and Gordon’s relationship goes back as far and Joker and Batman’s, and Joker has often focused on Gordon. This week, we look at three of the encounters between Gotham’s top cop and the Clown Prince of Crime. We witness a flashback to Gordon and Joker’s first solo confrontation, see what happens the first time the two meet after The Killing Joke and read an opus as Gordon goes on a worldwide hunt for Joker.
- Duty (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #105-106)
- Wildcard! (Batman V.1 #450-451)
- The Joker V.2 #1-15, Annual #1, Batman V.3 #100, Batman: Joker War Zone
In this week’s BatChat column, we read Batman and Robin #9, Batman/Dylan Dog #3 and Harley Quinn Annual 2024.
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of five. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the creator interview podcast WMQ&A with Dan Grote.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
