The Joker’s Twisted New Form Proves He Really Did Always Love Batman
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Batman: Beyond The White Knight #2
While it is at this point a known fact that Batman and the Joker are sworn enemies, it has also become quite obvious that their bond is more than just «hero vs villain» but something much deeper, and much more twisted – at least, as far as the Joker is concerned. The Joker is obsessed with Batman and has proven as much throughout a number of storylines, though none so much as in his latest one where the Joker proves that his obsession has actually been true love all along.
The Joker holds a special place in his decrepit heart for Batman and even displays tendencies of jealousy when it comes to the Caped Crusader. One storyline that depicts this beautifully is Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Death of the Family arc where the Joker plots the deaths of every single member of the Bat-Family so that he can have Batman all to himself. Another is the Alan Moore and Brian Bolland classic The Killing Joke, which reveals a potential origin story for the Joker, though this story is arguably more about the Joker trying to make Batman understand him by proving that even someone like Commissioner Gordon can go crazy after just "one bad day" just as he did so many years ago.
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While Batman and the Joker have grown close over the years – even if their relationship has pretty much been the one-sided delusional obsessions of a deranged maniac – they have never been closer than they are right now. In Batman: Beyond The White Knight #2 by Sean Murphy with Dave Stewart, it is revealed tha, before he was murdered by Harley Quinn, the Joker implanted his consciousness into Batman’s brain and
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