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Le Cirque Du Roi Des Clowns

Apparently, Joker takes vacations in Paris when he isn’t fighting Batman. He also speaks perfect french, which isn’t surprising. I find this to be an oddly comforting fact, as it makes you wonder what Joker does in his spare time when he isn’t concocting a scheme to kill hundreds of Gothamites. Also during his time in Paris, Joker started his own underground “Eyes Wide Shut” style club, full of people who are victims of his charm. It’s composed of actors, artists, television personalities, and various other members of Paris’ more artistic citizens. It’s a shame we never saw this place again. Batman Inc. has it’s own french member in Nightrunner. Wouldn’t it be cool if we got to see him encounter this group? What do you think?

A Clockwork Purple

Suicide Squad: Get Joker #1

Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight

MANY HAPPY RETURNS: We find out through flashbacks that The Joker has a habit of attacking Gotham City every month, as a way of giving Batman a birthday present. Then one month, Joker doesn’t attack, which sends Batman and the GCPD into a paranoid frenzy. They even evacuate the entire city, and Batman searches through every nook and cranny of Gotham. When the present is finally revealed, it's nothing more than The Joker himself standing in the middle of Gotham Square. After Batman beats the crap out of him, Joker says that the present is him knowing that they'll be doing this deadly duel forever.

THE BEAUTIFUL UGLY: Two-Face kidnaps a seemingly innocent man named Aidan Bennet, and holds him hostage in an abandoned courthouse. It’s revealed that Aidan was the prime suspect in Harvey Dent’s first case as D.A., that being a museum robbery gone wrong that involved the death of a security guard. Aidan was released on a technicality, but Harvey knows that he commited the crime, and now it’s time for judgment.

SOLITAIRE: Having escaped Arkham Asylum, The Riddler steps out into Gotham City and breaks into Wayne Tower. As the story goes on, we find out that Riddler was abused by a guard in Arkham Asylum who would never let him have any enjoyment, and the guard has been hired as Wayne Tower’s chief of security. We watch as Riddler easily bypasses security, uploads a computer virus into the mainframe, and even blows up walls, and all without losing his composure. The best way to describe Riddler through most of the story is Calm and Always In Control.

STUDY HALL: Tired of constantly battling the Batman and losing, Jonathan Crane decides to call it quits. He thus sneaks out of Arkham Asylum and flees the city. He then forges his own teaching credentials, creating a false identity. With these, Crane gets himself a job at an upstate college, living the quiet life of a psychology professor. He even begins a friendship with a book smart student named Molly Randall. But it all comes crashing down when Molly is beaten and possibly raped by her boyfriend, Bromley. Enraged, Dr. Crane dons his old Scarecrow costumes and whips out the old, reliable fear toxin. Bromley is about to get a visit from The Scarecrow, and may God have mercy on his soul.

Based on Batman: Zero Year

Written by Scott Snyder

A Heroic New Year

(L-R) Rose The Archer, Black Streak, Saraswati, Prankster, Lotus 555, Romani, Wild Card, Cheshire Cat, Mariko Murakami (Ryuko), Allura, Lady Lotus, Ryuko, Angel, Shadow, Bonfire, Vigilante, Viper, P1X1, Pyra, Tigress, Jessie Silverlocke, Oni

New Year's Evil

(L-R) Frostbite, The Curator, Sweet Tooth, Project Patriot, Meltdown, The Illusionist, Blitzkrieg, Hellfire, Hobgoblin, King Ace, The Crow, WiFi, Sakasu, Galleani, DaDa, Shinigami 555

Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow: The Master Of Fear

"There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus Vellocet or Synthemesc or Drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence."" - Alex Delarge

Arkham Asylum: Kingdom Of Madness - Two Face

After the inmates are freed from their cells and start a riot in Arkham Asylum, Batman has to journey in and resolve the chaos. To take back the asylum and save the guards and doctors taken hostage, Batman has to fight off a lot of his villains. He has to fight Poison Ivy in the Greenhouse, Scarecrow in the Medical Wing, Mad hatter in the Cafeteria, Two-Face in the Security Wing, and The Joker in the Movie Theater, where Joker dresses in drag and sings "I'm A Sweet Transvestite" from Rocky Horror Picture Show. However, it's revealed that the person who set the inmates free is none other than the head doctor, Hugo Strange. Hugo is revealed to be a complete nut case who's obsessed with Batman, and his plan was to see how he's able to defeat his rogues gallery. Revealing he's figured out who Batman is, his ultimate goal is to replace Batman, planning on trapping him inside Arkham Asylum. He'd then taking up the mantle of Batman, thinking that he'd be a better Batman than Bruce ever was.

In this story, Two-Face takes over the security systems of Arkham Asylum, and dons the attire of an Arkham security guard. Later on while fighting Batman, Harvey accidentally gets half of his suit fried by one of the taser walls, giving him his true Two-Face look.