Joker - the first two pages of the new series

Late yesterday evening, two tables of Joker, the new regular series starring the Clown Prince of Crime, were leaked, which will start in the United States in March with texts by the excellent James Tynion IV and pencils by the Spanish Guillem March.

The boards are obviously without text and in black and white simply inked but they immediately recall the classic of the classics about Batman's nemesis or The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland.

Joker, the details

The new regular series will simply be titled The Joker and will start in March in the United States with a special 40-page $ 4.99 issue. On the texts we find James Tynion IV (already confirmed writer of Batman) while on the pencils there will be the excellent Guillem March.

In The Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime has become the most wanted man in the world after the unprecedented attack on Gotham City during the events of the Joker War. Escaped from the United States, he is a man on the run and as authorities around the world struggle to keep up with him, Jim Gordon decides to embark on this unprecedented manhunt that could spell the end of his career.

However Gordon is not the only one chasing the Joker, even some mysterious and deadly forces want to get their hands on the clown ... for mysterious reasons.

The Joker will also include an appendage story signed by Sam Johns and the Italian Mirka Andolfo starring Punchline, the clown's new companion.

Alexis Kaye, aka Punchline, is locked up in the Blackgate penitentiary, while Harper Row reprises the role of Bluebird to prevent her brother from falling under the influence of anarchy and chaos that Punchline itself has become synonymous with

The debut book of the series will have a regular cover signed by Guillem March and 4 variants made by Frank Quitely, Francesco Mattina, Riccardo Federici and Mark Brooks.





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Joker, the “original” regular series

This is the second time that Joker enjoys a series of his own (the first was between 1975 and 1976 with a series lasting just 9 issues and created by Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams and José Luis García López among others) and a more unique than rare case since the villains are more often the protagonists of miniseries or limited series rather than regular series that require a longer and more complex planning.

DC's Infinite Frontier # 0, the details of the DC relaunch

The Joker will be part of the Infinite Frontier relaunch. In March in the United States, after the DC Future State event, DC will relaunch its editorial proposal starting with a one-shot titled DC's Infinite Frontier # 0.

The list of authors involved in DC's Infinite Frontier # 0 really makes your wrists tremble: Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV with John Timms, Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez, Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad with Alitha Martinez, Geoff Johns and Todd Nauck, Joshua Williamson and Alex Maleev, James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez and Phillip Kennedy Johnson with Jamal Igle.

Joshua Williamson, former writer of The Flash, commented:

DC's Infinite Frontier # 0 is truly a new beginning for DC, an era where anything is possible. We'll start with the aftermath of Dark Nights: Death Metal and combine them with the best of what we, as writers and designers, love to take the DC Universe in an exciting new direction. In this issue there will be many previews of stories that we will read throughout 2021 and mysteries that will unravel in the months to come.

The covers are signed by Dan Jurgens and Mikel Janín with a card stock variant by John Timms:





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Here are some of the storylines we will read in DC's Infinite Frontier # 0:

the beginning of the regular series of the Joker, in which the Clown Prince of Crime will be a fugitive chased by Jim Gordon Yara Flor, whom we will know as Wonder Woman in DC Future State: Wonder Woman and DC Future State: Superman / Wonder Woman, will begin to explore his connections with the Amazons the Titans Academy is inaugurated at the Titans Tower with Tim Sheridan and Rafa Sandoval who will introduce us to some young people including the future Red X heroes who will be mentored by the original New Teen Titans The Justice League welcomes new members including Black Adam, Hippolyta and Naomi but also the new creative team composed of Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez who will take the reins of the newspaper co n Justice League # 59 Wonder Woman ventures into the "Divine Sphere", the prologue to Wonder Woman # 770 by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Travis Moore Geoff Johns and Todd Nauck reunite to tell us a brand new Stargirl story Stay now to be clarified if the rumors on a less rigid continuity will be confirmed, as previously reported.

DC's Infinite Frontier series already announced

Superman and Action Comics, DC announces new creative teams DC launches regular series of Joker Batman: Urban Legends - the new DC series will start at March Harley Quinn, Detective Comics, Batman / Superman - the new creative teams Wonder Woman - the new creative team The Flash - DC announces the new creative team

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