With art by Batman: The Animated Series director Kevin Altieri…
The Joker and Christmas go together like strychnine and hot cocoa, and who better to bring you a special issue from DC this holiday season than writer Paul Dini?
Not just that, Dini will be joined by his Batman: The Animated Series colleague, artist Kevin Altieri, the director of the first episode that went into production, On Leather Wings.
Dini and Altieri’s tale will be downright Dickensian — a spin on A Christmas Carol.
Dig the official solicitation:
Altieri’s main cover
THE JOKER’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
Written by PAUL DINI
Art and cover by KEVIN ALTIERI
Variant covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN and TY TEMPLETON
It’s the night before Christmas, and only one man is stirring—The Clown Prince of Crime, and he’s all out of time. He’s visited by three spectral forms, but he’d rather they be food for worms. Will these ghosts show The Joker the error of his ways, or will the villain see the end of his days? Paul Dini reunites with one of his longtime Batman: The Animated Series collaborators, Kevin Altieri, to tell this timeless tale of holiday hilarity!
$7.99 US (card stock) | 64 pages | One-Shot | Variant $8.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/2/26
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DC hasn’t revealed Nguyen and Templeton’s variants, but stay tuned on that.
In case you’re wondering, Christmas With the Joker was BTAS’ second episode produced, written by Eddie Gorodetsky and directed by Kent Butterworth. But if you want to prep for this issue with another great Dini Joker Christmas story, track down 2006’s Detective Comics #826, featuring Slayride, illustrated by Don Kramer and Wayne Faucher, with a cover by Simone Bianchi.
It’s, um, a killer.
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