Joker: Year of the Villain (2019-)

Metropolis and Gotham have normalized a new, brutal pragmatism. In this climate, The Joker finds his particular brand of anarchy has lost its edge, becoming just another transaction in a city of deals. His response is a campaign of escalating, theatrical violence designed not for profit, but for pure, destabilizing spectacle. He targets the new power brokers and their enforcers, aiming to reclaim his title through acts so viciously absurd they defy the cold logic now governing the streets. The city holds its breath, waiting for the punchline that never comes.