JOKER seeks to "recover his spirit" with the help of JOHN CARPENTER

Seminal Filmmaker John Carpenter and Borderlands 2 Writer Anthony Burch co-authored a 40-page Joker in a unique connection to Washington's "Year of the Villain" event. The Joker: Year of the wicked # 1 will be released on October 9 and will be drawn by artists Philip Tan and Marc Deering.

"The Year of the Wicked" follows Lex Luthor, who is now reborn as a human-extraterrestrial hybrid, offering various evil villains of DC (and even some heroes) advanced capabilities and / or tools. if they join his Legion of Fate. But the Joker, as a Joker, does not wait on the phone Lex in The Joker: Year of the wicked # 1.

"This gives the Joker his mission to bring back his swaggering air in a world that went wrong despising everyone, proving that the greatest harm is always the one that makes him laugh," reads the description of the shot.

"The Joker is the biggest villain in comics," Carpenter said. "I'm proud to be reunited with Anthony for this project."

Carpenter and Burch have already worked together on BOOM! Studios & # 39; Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jackand Carpenter directs Storm King Productions with his wife, director Sandy King-Carpenter.

"I'm excited beyond words to write for Gotham's biggest villain," Burch said. "I hope the Joker's exploits make you laugh, shudder and become nauseous at the same time."

The Joker: Year of the wicked #1 is scheduled for October 9 – five days after the release of Warner Bros. The Joker movie.

In our eyes, it will be the seventh title centered on Joker concurrently with the film.