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.

Updated October 20, 2024
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Batman : the killing joke
Moore, Alan
Ebook
Joker
Azzarello, Brian.
Paper Book
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 Lex Luthor- Man of Steel. The Joker has been mysteriously released from Arkham Asylum, and he's none to happy about what's happened to...
Batman Arkham Asylum : a serious house on serious earth
Morrison, Grant
Paper Book
Superman : Emperor Joker
Loeb, Jeph.
Ebook
Batman, the Dark Knight returns
Miller, Frank
Paper Book
Written by Frank Miller; Art and Cover by Miller and Klaus Janson It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female...
Batman. Europa
Casali, Matteo
Ebook
Batman: Joker's Asylum
Aaron, Jason.
Paper Book
Batman. Three Jokers
Johns, Geoff
Ebook
Batman : the dark Prince Charming
Marini
Paper Book
"Acclaimed European comics master Enrico Marini (Eagles of Rome, Le Scorpion) makes his American comics debut with this graphic novel starring unique interpretations Batman, the Joker and Harley Quinn! What secret connection do both Batman and The Joker share with a strange and mysterious young girl...
The Joker presents: a puzzlebox
Rosenberg, Matthew (Graphic novelist)
Paper Book
It's story time! The G.C.P.D have a mysterious corpse, a magical box, and a murderer's row of the city's most dangerous villains sitting in a jail cell. Now all they need to figure out is what exactly happened. Fortunately, one suspect is willing to talk. Unfortunately, it's The Joker...
Batman. Under the red hood
Winick, Judd
Ebook
Batman. Volume 3, Death of the Family
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
The first printing of this new hardcover will feature a special acetate dust jacket showcasing the face of The Joker. A #1 New York Times Bestseller! After having his face sliced off one year ago, the Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City!...
Batman. Volume 7, Endgame
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
HA. HA. HA.    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 for their final...
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...
Dark nights : metal
Snyder, Scott
Ebook
The Batman who laughs
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
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
Don't miss the start of this new series bridging the gap between the recently concluded INJUSTICE digital first series and the upcoming Injustice 2 game! The story of the first INJUSTICE- GODS AMONG US video game is told in comic book format for the first time, but from the skewed perspective of...
Injustice : ground zero. Volume 2
Sebela, Christopher
Paper Book
From the world of the hit video game Injustice: Gods Among Us. The New York Times best-selling series, written by Christopher Sebela (SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED) with talented artists including Tom Derenick (INFINITE CRISIS: FIGHT FOR THE MULTIVERSE), Pop Mhan (HE-MAN: THE...
Injustice. Volume 1 Gods among us. Year five
Buccellato, Brian
Paper Book
This is it- the final year of INJUSTICE-GODS AMONG US, leading into the storyline of the hit videogame! Having defeated the Green Lantern Corps, the forces of magic, and now the gods themselves, the Superman's totalitarian regime seems to have eliminated all threats. Yet uneasy lies the crown on the...
Batman : white knight
Murphy, Sean Gordon
Ebook
Batman. Curse of the White Knight
Murphy, Sean Gordon
Ebook
Batman, beyond the White Knight ; Batman, White Knight presents: Red Hood
Murphy, Sean
Ebook
Batman '66. Vol. 3
Parker, Jeff
Ebook
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
Ebook
Harley Quinn, the animated series. vol. 1, The eat. bang! kill. tour
Franklin, Tee
Ebook
Suicide Squad. Volume 1, Kicked in the teeth
Glass, Adam
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller! As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics-The New 52 event of September 2011, writer and co-creator of the CW show Supernatural Adam Glass rolls out an all-new team of death-row super villains recruited by the government to take on missions so...
Suicide squad. Volume 2, Basilisk rising
Glass, Adam
Paper Book
As the surviving Squad members attempt to recover from their disastrous Gotham City mission, we learn a dark secret that hasbeen festering in the team since issue #1- a traitor stalks the Suicide Squad! The saboteur's mission- Assassinate Amanda Waller,expose the Squad and leave Task Force X in...
Suicide Squad. Volume 3, Death is for suckers
Glass, Adam
Paper Book
The Suicide Squad returns with an action packed tie-in to the Batman "Death of the Family" story! As the Suicide Squad closes in on Basilisk leader Regulus, Deadshot and Harley discover multiple Basilisk sleeper agents within their ranks. Regulus makes one final desparate gamble to save...
Suicide Squad. Volume 4, Discipline and Punish
Kot, Ales
Paper Book
New team members, new direction, new creative team! After the Suicide Squad is nearly massacred, the team returns to Belle Reve to lick their wounds and bury their dead--but when they find out what's waiting for them at the prison, they'll wish they were back out in the field! Task Force X has a new...
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
Ebook
New Suicide Squad. Volume 3, Freedom
Ryan, Sean
Ebook
New Suicide Squad. Volume 4, Kill anything
Seeley, Tim
Ebook
Harley Quinn. Volume 1, Hot in the city
Conner, Amanda
Ebook
Harley Quinn. Volume 2, Power outage
Conner, Amanda
Ebook
Harley Quinn. Volume 3, Kiss kiss bang stab
Conner, Amanda
Ebook
Harley Quinn. Volume 4, A call to arms
Conner, Amanda
Ebook
Harley Quinn. Volume 5, The Joker's last laugh
Conner, Amanda
Paper Book
Harley Quinn. Volume 6, Black, white and red all over
Conner, Amanda
Ebook
Harley Quinn. Vol. 1, Die laughing
Conner, Amanda
Ebook
Harley Quinn. Vol. 3, Red meat
Conner, Amanda
Paper Book
The latest chapter in the smash-hit action-comedy saga from Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, John Timms and more is here in HARLEY QUINN VOL. 3: RED MEAT!   With her life finally clear of psychotic clowns, Harley Quinn is eager for things in Coney Island to get back to (ab)normal. If...
Harley Quinn. Vol. 1, Harley vs. Apokolips
Humphries, Sam
Paper Book
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...
Aquaman/Suicide Squad. Sink Atlantis!
Williams, Rob
Ebook
Harley Quinn Vol. 1: No Good Deed
Ha, Gene
Paper Book
Harley Quinn here to let everyone know that I'm starring in a brand-new graphic novel collection with a brand-new status quo! I'm coming back to Gotham City to make up for the sins of my past, and to help the city recover from the Joker War! But there's no welcoming committee...
DC pride 2021
Ayala, Vita
Ebook
DC pride, the new generation
Axelrod, Jadzia
Ebook
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
In this new launch of a trilogy within the DC Icons universe, experience the origin story of a Super-Villain. This is the Harley Quinn backstory fans have been waiting for. "Allen's Harley is a fierce, righteous, brilliant, and preternaturally brave ball of chaos. I loved and...
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...
Multiversity : Harley screws up the DCU
Tieri, Frank
Paper Book
The multiverse would be a much less lively place without the hijinks and shenanigans of the one and only Clown Princess of Crime. But now it's her turn to screw it all up! Harley's been busy getting together all her tools for her heist-she's got everything she needs- glitter,...
Punchline, the trial of Alexis Kaye
Johns, Sam (Graphic novel writer)
Paper Book
The Joker War's breakout star takes center stage, get ready to meet Punchline! Spinning out of the pages of "The Joker War" comes the first solo book starring the blockbuster new character Punchline. As she faces the consequences for her role in "The Joker War," the story of how...
Batman: Arkham Asylum : living hell, the deluxe edition
Slott, Dan
Ebook

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