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><br><br> 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. <br><br> 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.