The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... The Joker and Harley Quinn

Who is the Joker?

When his robbery of the Ace Chemical Plant was interrupted by Batman, a criminal known as the 'Red Hood' accidentally fell into a vat of chemicals. Emerging from the runoff with his skin turned chalk-white and his hair dyed bright green, he was driven mad by the experience and embraced a darkly humorous view on existence. Rebranding himself as The Joker, he now uses his arsenal of deadly gags and his trademark grin-inducing toxin to challenge Batman and his allies.

Who is Harley Quinn?

Arkham Asylum psychologist Harleen Quinzel fell in love with her patient, the Joker, and became his sidekick, altering her name to Harley Quinn. They became a villainous duo, but after being disrespected by him one too many times, Harley eventually left the Clown Prince of Crime and struck out on her own as a freelance anti-hero.

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Batman : the killing joke
Moore, Alan
Ebook
Joker
Azzarello, Brian.
Ebook
Superman : Emperor Joker
Loeb, Jeph.
Paper Book
Writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness present an unforgettably twisted Superman story in Superman: Emperor Joker. In this topsy-turvy tale of a world gone wrong, the Man of Steel is a hunted villain, while his imperfect duplicate, Bizarro, is hailed as a champion. With the heroes of the JLA...
Batman, the Dark Knight returns
Miller, Frank
Paper Book
Writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in this saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, 10 years after the Dark Knight's retirement. Forced to take action, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of fury, taking on a whole new generation of criminals and matching their...
Batman. Europa
Casali, Matteo
Paper Book
The greatest talents of American and European comics unite for a Batman story like none other! Written by Matteo Casali (CATWOMAN) and Brian Azzarello (DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE), BATMAN: EUROPA features art by superstar Jim Lee (JUSTICE LEAGUE) as well as European comics artist superstars...
Batman. The Joker's last laugh
Dixon, Chuck
Paper Book
The Joker, thinking he's dying, concocts a scheme to carry on his legacy by transforming his fellow villains into jokerized versions of themselves in this exciting volume collecting the 6-issue miniseries
Batman : the dark Prince Charming
Marini
Paper Book
A young mother and her daughter appear on Bruce Wayne's doorstep, and the famously wealthy playboy is rocked by the news that they bring. When the child is suddenly kidnapped by The Joker, Batman must plunge deep into Gotham City's underworld to track her down and foil the Clown...
Batman. Damned
Azzarello, Brian
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling graphic novel! The Joker has been murdered. His killer is a mystery. Batman is the World's Greatest Detective. But what happens when the person he is searching for is the man staring back at him in the mirror? THE JOKER IS DEAD.
Suicide Squad: Get Joker!
Azzarello, Brian
Paper Book
Two of comics' most celebrated creators, Brian Azzarello and Alex Maleev, team up to pit Task Force X against their deadliest target yet-The Joker! Critically acclaimed and bestselling author Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Batman- Damned) and Eisner Award-winning art...
Batman. Under the red hood
Winick, Judd
Paper Book
Batman is confronted with a hidden face from the past-it's the return of the vigilante Red Hood who appears to be Batman's one-time partner Jason Todd, the same Jason Todd that died many years ago. But the Red Hood's violent ways pit him against the Dark Knight in his hunt for the very person...
Batman. Volume 3, Death of the Family
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller! One year ago, the Joker limped off the streets of Gotham, mutilated and scarred when someone had taken the pale white skin right off of his face. But now, the Dark Knight's greatest foe has returned but for once, Batman doesn't...
Batman. Volume 7, Endgame
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
Batman's greatest foe has returned for one last gag. But this time, not even the Joker is laughing. In their last encounter, the Dark Knight failed to live up to Joker's grand plans, so now the Joker is deadly serious. The games are over. And everything is on the table. In their most...
Batman : last knight on Earth
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
Powerhouse creative team Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (Batman- The Court of Owls, Dark Nights- Metal) conclude a decade-long partnership with the Caped Crusader in Batman- Last Knight on Earth. Twenty years in the future, Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham...
Batman. Vol. 4, The war of jokes and riddles
King, Tom
Paper Book
Zero Year. 12 months in which Gotham City was left without power, without laws, without hope. 365 days in which the Riddler ruled the streets. But once again, Batman was victorious. In the aftermath of Zero Year? War. The Joker vs. The Riddler. They called it the War of Jokes and...
Batman. Vol. 2 The Joker War
Tynion, James, IV
Paper Book
This is it- the Clown Prince of Crime battles the Dark Knight Detective head-to-head for the last time. And one way or another, this will be the final chapter of their agelong conflict. The Clown Prince of Crime and the Dark Knight Detective go head-to-head for the last time. The...
Batman. Vol. 3, Detective Comics. Greetings from Gotham
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
Following the events of Detective Comics Vol. 2: Arkham Knight, Batman's limits will be pushed to the limit as he faces off against some of his deadliest foes including Deadshot and The Joker! Detective Jim Corrigan has been shot on the streets of Gotham City--and the Spectre...
Batman Incorporated. Vol. 2, Joker Incorporated
Brisson, Ed
Paper Book
JOKER INCORPORATED? Ghost-Maker and the rest of Batman Incorporated have a villain worthy of their talents, but the problem is that villain isn't just one Clown Prince of Crime, it's a whole international circus of Jokers! What's Batman without the Joker? Why does Batman get to...
Dark nights : metal
Snyder, Scott
Ebook
The Batman who laughs
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
A New York Times bestselling graphic novel! "A Batman who laughs is a Batman who always wins." He unleashed the Dark Multiverse in the epic series Dark Nights- Metal. Now superstar writer Scott Snyder reunites with acclaimed artist Jock (Batman-...
Batman Superman, Vol. 1 Who are the Secret Six?
Williamson, Joshua.
Paper Book
Batman teams up with the Man of Steel to track down and help those who have been infected by a ravenous, mutated Joker virus. Just one problem- they don't know who they are. A virus is spreading, and it's not just after innocent people, but some of our most powerful heroes as...
Injustice. Volume 1Ground zero
Buccellato, Brian
Paper Book
Writers Christopher Sebela (SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED) and Brian Buccellato (DETECTIVE COMICS) and artists Pop Mhan (HE-MAN: THE ETERNITY WAR), Tom Derenick (INFINITE CRISIS: FIGHT FOR THE MULTIVERSE) and Daniel Sampere (GREEN ARROW) delve deep inside the twisted...
Batman : white knight
Murphy, Sean Gordon
Paper Book
A Newsweek Best Graphic Novel of the Year The impossible has happened- The Joker has become a ... hero? Batman- White Knight follows the man now known as Jack Napier as he embarks on a quest to heal the city he once terrorized. After reconciling with...
Batman. Curse of the White Knight
Murphy, Sean Gordon
Paper Book
The sword of Azrael unleashed! The urban jungle that is Gotham City is being torn apart by the war between Batman and the Joker-a war in which the difference between hero and villain has become impossibly blurred. Now, with his do-gooding Jack Napier personality submerged beneath...
Batman, beyond the White Knight ; Batman, White Knight presents: Red Hood
Murphy, Sean
Ebook
Batman : thrillkiller
Chaykin, Howard V.
Paper Book
The year is 1961. A time of transition between the Fifties--the decade of Ike, McCarthyism and Jake Kerouac--and the dawn of the Sexual Revolution, the Vietnam War and turning on, tuning in and dropping out. Like the rest of the USA, Gotham City is filled with giddy optimism. And...
Batman '66. Vol. 3
Parker, Jeff
Paper Book
Back to the Swingin' 60s as DC Comics reimagines the classic Batman TV series in comics form.  These all-new stories portray The Caped Crusader, The Boy Wonder and their fiendish rogues gallery just the way viewers remember them. In this volume, the Dynamic Duo face the Joker,...
Batman & Robin adventures. Volume 1
Dini, Paul
Paper Book
The adventure continues in this follow-up to the four-time Emmy Award-winning Batman: The Animated Series! Join Batman, Robin and Batgirl as they fight crime against the deadliest, craziest villains Gotham City has to offer. The dynamic duo takes on the likes of Two-Face, Harley Quinn, Poison...
Batman and Harley Quinn
Templeton, Ty
Paper Book
Head back to the universe of Batman- The Animated Series in Batman and Harley Quinn, now in paperback! Harley Quinn's name has always been synonymous with The Joker. The wacky duo has wreaked havoc upon the streets of Gotham as the Clown Prince and Princess of Crime...
Suicide Squad. Volume 5, Walled in
Kindt, Matt
Paper Book
Our world belongs to the Crime Syndicate! With Forever Evil sweeping across the DC Universe, the Suicide Squad find themselves in a world full of villians now free from their shackles -- Belle Reve! And now with the Reverse Suicide Squad taking over Belle Reve, Amanda Waller and James...
New Suicide Squad. Volume 1, Pure insanity
Ryan, Sean
Ebook
New Suicide Squad. Volume 2, Monsters
Ryan, Sean
Paper Book
Writer Sean Ryan (Nova) and artist Philippe Briones (Captain America Corps) set villain against villain in an epic battle for the greater good in NEW SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 2: MONSTERS! A splinter sect has broken off from the legendary League of Assassins. Like their...
New Suicide Squad. Volume 3, Freedom
Ryan, Sean
Paper Book
Harley Quinn. Deadshot. Captain Boomerang. Some of the most dangerous villains in the DC Universe are now... our greatest hope for survival? Given the chance to repay for their sins, the members of Task Force X-a.k.a. the Suicide Squad-are coerced by the government into the deadliest missions...
New Suicide Squad. Volume 4, Kill anything
Seeley, Tim
Paper Book
The characters starring in 2016's mammoth film are here in NEW SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 4! Officially "killed in action," the Suicide Squad considers what to do with their newfound freedom... but not for long, as their mysterious liberator reveals his own dark reasons for aiding them in their...
Harley Quinn. Volume 2, Power outage
Conner, Amanda
Paper Book
The first rule of Skate Club is...you do not mess with the Mistress of Mayhem! Harley stumbles across an underground fight club where big money winds with a body count. She's in...and she's making Sy Borgman her agent for the fights. And wha would happen if the demented Clown Princess of Crime...
Suicide Squad. Vol. 1, The black vault
Williams, Rob
Paper Book
Harley Quinn. Deadshot. Killer Croc. Enchantress. Captain Boomerang. Katana. They're dangerous. They're deadly. They're deeply unstable. And they're our only hope. They're the characters from the smash-hit film and they're here in this great new starting-point graphic novel, SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1-...
Suicide Squad. Vol. 2, Going sane
Williams, Rob
Paper Book
From writer Rob Williams, superstar artist Jim Lee and Philip Tan comes the new Suicide Squad! The government has once again handpicked the worst of the worst for its Task Force X- Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Katana and Killer Croc. Following their clash with the Justice...
Suicide Squad. Vol. 3, Burning down the house
Williams, Rob
Paper Book
Amanda Waller is used to getting what she wants--but this time, what Waller wants is something only Lex Luthor has. Striking a deal won't be easy--or cheap! It's a war on two fronts as Waller leads a smoldering charm offensive in Luthor's penthouse while her Suicide Squad tries to open the most...
Suicide Squad. Vol. 5, Kill your darlings
Williams, Rob
Paper Book
The antiheroes you love to hate are back in SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 5, as a part of DC Rebirth! Devastated by Rustam and his Burning World, the international conspiracy known as the People reveal themselves to Amanda Waller in a desperate move to secure their mysterious endgame for Planet...
Suicide Squad. Vol 7, Drain the swamp
Williams, Rob
Paper Book
When an apocalyptic new threat threatens the safety of Earth, the Suicide Squad is called into action--and they bring in a new member! But who is the mysterious Juan? And what are his powers? Is there more to him than meets the eye? But that's not the only threat the Squad will have to...
Aquaman/Suicide Squad. Sink Atlantis!
Williams, Rob
Paper Book
After Aquaman's undersea kingdom rises to become a world power of the surface, the Suicide Squad must infiltrate the city and send it back to the depths or die trying. The epic crossover event is collected here in Aqauman/Suicide Squad- Sink Atlantis! Task Force X's...
Suicide Squad. Vol. 8, Constriction
Williams, Rob
Paper Book
Deadshot's daughter has been kidnapped by Kobra, a group of mutant snake assassins! Amanda Waller uses all her resources to stop his escape, but he won't allow anything to stand in the way of saving his daughter--not even his Task Force X teammates! From writer Rob Williams and a talented group of...
Suicide Squad: Bad Blood
Taylor, Tom.
Paper Book
There's no "love" in "team"! When the Suicide Squad is assigned to neutralize a group of international super-terrorists known as the Revolutionaries, the last thing they expect is for the survivors to join the team! Who can Squad veterans Harley Quinn and Deadshot trust when...
Harley Quinn Vol. 1: No Good Deed
Ha, Gene
Paper Book
Harley Quinn returns to Gotham City after The Joker War and has decided to turn over a new leaf and make up for the sins of her past by becoming its newest protector. Harley Quinn here, to let everyone know that I'm starring in a brand-new graphic novel collection with a brand...
Harley Quinn. Vol. 2, Keepsake
Phillips, Stephanie
Paper Book
Heya, folks, Harley Quinn here! In case you all haven't noticed...things have been a little wild lately...I'll help put fires out around Gotham...literally...and I might get some unexpected help in the process! Hugo Strange, out-of-control orderlies, kidnapped clowns, and a new...
Harley Quinn. Vol. 3, Verdict
Phillips, Stephanie
Paper Book
Harley's in prison for multiple heinous crimes-but this time, she didn't do it! Can DC's most beloved antihero clear her name? Harley's adventures continue in this all-new story, as she finds herself facing one of her toughest challenges yet! Thanks to one very...
Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey: the Hunt for Harley
Palmiotti, Jimmy
Paper Book
Who's crazy enough to steal from the Joker? Come on. You know who. Harley Quinn has avoided Gotham City ever since she broke up with the Joker and found a home, and a kind of family, in Coney Island. But when she gets an offer she can't refuse,...
Harley Quinn: Reckoning
Allen, Rachael.
Paper Book
Experience the origin story of a Super-Villain in this Harley Quinn backstory that fans have been waiting for--now available as a paperback. When Harleen Quinzel scores an internship in a psych lab at Gotham University, she's desperate to make a Big Scientific Discovery...
Harley Quinn : breaking glass : a graphic novel
Tamaki, Mariko
Paper Book
Mulitple Eisner Award Nominee, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass features the outspoken, rebellious, and eccentric fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel. With five dollars to her name, she's sent to live in Gotham City after battling a lot of hard situations as a kid. But everything changes when...
Harley Quinn black + white + red
Šejić, Stjepan
Paper Book
Black, white, and now READ for the first time in print! One of the crown jewels of the DC library is the inimitable, Harvey Award-nominated Batman Black & White-innovative short tales of the Caped Crusader, told purely in primal black and white. Unfortunately, now Harley Quinn...
Batman. Vol. 1, Their dark designs
Tynion, James, IV
Paper Book
Who has designs on the Dark Knight? It's a new day in Gotham. Bane has been vanquished, but both the city and its champion are still struggling to pick up the pieces. Deathstroke, the world's greatest mercenary, is back in town under a new contract. Soon other hired...
Tales of the Batman
Sale, Tim.
Paper Book
Written by James Robinson, Darwyn Cooke, Kelley Puckett and Alan Grant Art by Tim Sale & Jimmy Palmiotti Cover by Tim Sale The collection of award-winning artist Tim Sale's various Batman stories is now presented in trade paperback! Collecting tales from SHOWCASE '94 #3-4, LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT...

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