This is it- the epic showdown between Batman and the Joker!
Using the combined might of Gotham's superhero and villain community, Batman leads an army against the Clown Prince of Crime to prevent him from poisoning the entire city with an ultra-lethal level type of Joker toxin. The battle culminates with the two enemies battling each other mano-y-mano in the underground caverns of Gotham. With explosives detonating and the caves crumbling, the duo has an ultimate battle to the supposed death.
That's right- I said death. But this isn't really a spoiler as the possible demises of the two characters have been covered in detail on Yahoo!, CNN, Facebook, Buzzfeed, and dozens more social media sites. However, I have a theory that one character survived. I won't tell you who but one of the two combatants suffers an injury to their left side of their chin and their right eye. At the end of the book, you see a man in shadow with a bandage to his left chin region and a patch over his right eye. So whoever it is... SURVIVED!
I thought that this was the definitive final battle of Bruce Wayne's Batman and the Joker. Getting villains and heroes together to fight for the fate of Gotham City was brilliant. The utter carnage the two unleash on each other was epic! And the banter- oh my gosh...It was awesome. The Dark Knight literally forcing the Joker to cry uncle after the villain has made so many members of the Batman Family beg for their lives- classic!!!
Now is the time of Jim Gordon as the Bat. I don't quite know how that's going to work out nor if it will be successful. But I almost want him to thrive because with this (possible) ending chapter to Bruce Wayne's story was in my opinion the only way Batman and the Joker should go out- together and at each other's throats!
A fantastic job by writer Scott Snyder that is capped by a dynamic pencil and ink job by Danny Miki and Greg Capullo that channels the legendary Frank Miller.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars
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