If only I'd apply myself

Hey,

So, rather recently in the DC universe Batman died, killed by Darkseid.

He got better, obviously, because...comics.

While he was dead there were a lot of comics revolving around the impact of Batman being gone (until eventually Dick Greyson took over for awhile). But I realized there was a short-run series I would've loved to have seen.

In the series Batman's death was not generally known outside of the superhero community, but I think it would've been great if the Joker found out and then when on a rampage to bring down Darkseid. I mean no one but the Joker is killing Batman and that means Darkseid has to go.

I know, it's a bit weird. Although Batman scales up to cosmic level adventure, the Joker is a more low-level, but intensely creepy and very personal villain. He terrorizes a city, not a country or a galaxy. He just doesn't seem quite cosmic. So there's a bit of a hurdle shifting his frame of reference and making him a credible threat (or irritant) to Darkseid.

In fact, it might have been interesting if Joker never even got close to a showdown with Darkseid (or any of his minions), but his monomaniacal pursuit of that goal could still make for an interesting rampage.

Anyway, I noodle about comic book ideas.

later
Tom

If only I'd apply myself

Hey,

So, rather recently in the DC universe Batman died, killed by Darkseid.

He got better, obviously, because...comics.

While he was dead there were a lot of comics revolving around the impact of Batman being gone (until eventually Dick Greyson took over for awhile). But I realized there was a short-run series I would've loved to have seen.

In the series Batman's death was not generally known outside of the superhero community, but I think it would've been great if the Joker found out and then when on a rampage to bring down Darkseid. I mean no one but the Joker is killing Batman and that means Darkseid has to go.

I know, it's a bit weird. Although Batman scales up to cosmic level adventure, the Joker is a more low-level, but intensely creepy and very personal villain. He terrorizes a city, not a country or a galaxy. He just doesn't seem quite cosmic. So there's a bit of a hurdle shifting his frame of reference and making him a credible threat (or irritant) to Darkseid.

In fact, it might have been interesting if Joker never even got close to a showdown with Darkseid (or any of his minions), but his monomaniacal pursuit of that goal could still make for an interesting rampage.

Anyway, I noodle about comic book ideas.

later
Tom