An original hardcover graphic novel that tells the story of one very dark night in Gotham City--from the creative team behind the graphic novel <i>Lex Luthor: Man of Steel. </i> <p/> The Joker has been mysteriously released from Arkham Asylum and he's none to happy about what's happened to his Gotham City rackets while he's been away. What follows is a harrowing night of revenge murder and manic crime as only The Joker can deliver it as he brutally takes back his stolen assets from The Penguin The Riddler Two-Face Killer Croc and others. <p/> Brian Azzarello brings to <i>The Joker</i> all the visceral intensity and criminal insight that has made his Vertigo graphic novel series <i>100 Bullets </i>one of the most critically-acclaimed and award-winning series in all of comics.