John Carpenter is Writing THE JOKER: YEAR OF THE VILLAIN For DC Comics
DC Comics has brought on legendary horror film director John Carpenter (Halloween, They Live, The Thing) to write a new story for Batman’s greatest villain… The Joker.
He will be writing The Joker: Year of the Villain with Anthony Burch, writer of Borderlands 2 and League of Legends. This is a one-shot 40-page comic that will feature art from Philip Tan and Marc Deering; and you can see the cover art for it below:
Here’s the plot description that DC released for Carpenter's DC Comics debut:
"Now a human-alien hybrid, Lex Luthor has made his appeal to the world, asking its citizens to embrace doom and give in once and for all to evil, humanity’s true nature. In exchange, he will grant them the tools to ascend to their ultimate selves. While some DC villains (and heroes) are willing to hear what 'Apex Lex' has to offer, the Clown Prince of Crime isn’t going to wait around until Lex gets to him. This puts The Joker on a mission to get his swagger back in a world gone bad by out-badding everyone else, proving that the greatest evil is always the one that leaves them laughing."
This sounds like it’s going to be great! It totally sounds like a Carpenter kind of story. Carpenter had this to say in a statement:
“The Joker is the greatest villain in comics. I’m proud to be reunited with Anthony on this project.”
Carpenter and Burch previously worked together on writing BOOM! Studios’ fantastically fun Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack miniseries. Burch added:
”I'm excited beyond words to be writing for Gotham's greatest villain. I hope the Joker's exploits make you laugh, shudder, and grow nauseous all at once.”
The Joker: Year of the Villain is is priced at $4.99 and it will debut in comic book stores and online retailers on Wednesday, October 2nd.