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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The Joker. Volume one
Tynion, James, IV
Paper Book
Batman- The Joker War was only the beginning! Arkham Asylum has been attacked and all eyes are on the Joker. A mysterious benefactor hires former Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon to go on a global manhunt to catch...and possibly kill...the Clown Prince of...
Batman : the killing joke
Moore, Alan
Paper Book
A New York Times best-seller Presented for the first time with stark, stunning new coloring by Bolland, Batman: The Killing Joke is Alan Moore's unforgettable meditation on the razor-thin line between sanity and insanity, heroism and villainy, comedy and tragedy....
Joker
Azzarello, Brian
Paper Book
The Joker has been mysteriously released from Arkham Asylum, and he's none too happy about what's happened to his Gotham City rackets while he's been "away." Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo bring you arguably the most terrifying Joker tale ever written! The scourge of Gotham City...
Arkham Asylum : a serious house on serious earth
Morrison, Grant
Paper Book
The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham's detention center for the criminally insane on April Fool's Day, demanding Batman in exchange for their hostages. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced to endure the personal hells of the Joker, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two-Face and...
Batman : the Dark Knight returns
Miller, Frank 1957-
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. Three Jokers
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
Who are the three jokers? Batman doesn't understand how or why, but the fact is certain- the man he has spent a lifetime chasing isn't one man at all. There are three Jokers. Now that he knows the unbelievable truth, Bruce needs real answers. Joined by Barbara Gordon and Jason...
Joker. Killer smile
Lemire, Jeff
Paper Book
The Eisner-nominated creative team of writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino (Green Arrow, Gideon Falls) reunite for a psychological horror story that delves into the bottomless insanity of The Joker. Everyone knows The Joker doesn't have the most promising...
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.
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. 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...
Gotham Central. Book two, Jokers and madmen
Brubaker, Ed.
Paper Book
The second volume of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning GOTHEM CENTRAL series is collected in hardcover, brought to you by acclaimed writers Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, and artist Michael Lark, with additional art by Greg Scott, Brian Hurtt and Stefano Gaudiano. This volume also features an...
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...
Dark nights : metal
Snyder, Scott
Paper Book
The Dark Multiverse is coming, and nothing will ever be the same! One of the biggest events in DC history is here in the shocking, action-packed epic Dark Nights: Metal from critically acclaimed author Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, reuniting after their smash-hit Batman series....
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...
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 team-up with Barbara...
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...
New Suicide Squad. Volume 1, Pure insanity
Ryan, Sean
Paper Book
Once a secret to even the highest government officials, the Suicide Squad has emerged from FOREVER EVIL as one of its most popular programs. Its mission- to send incarcerated super villains to carry out impossible missions on foreign soil in exchange for a commuted prison sentence. If...
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. Vol. 2 Power outage
Conner, Amanda
Paper Book
Watch out fanboys, cosplayers and comic nerds alike, Harley Quinn is inbound for San Diego Comic-Con!
Harley Quinn. Vol. 1, Die laughing
Conner, Amanda
Paper Book
Harley Quinn's crazy world on has gotten even more crazier when an unexpected, contagious enemy comes to town! Protecting her neighborhood just got a little harder, good thing they have chainsaws! Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti continue their mammoth run on this New...
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 : bad blood
Taylor, Tom 1978-
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...
DC pride 2021
Ayala, Vita
Paper Book
DC celebrates Pride with this incredible collection starring fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Midnighter, Extrano, Batwoman, Aqualad, Alan Scott, Obsidian, Future State Flash, Renee Montoya, Pied Piper, and many more! DC Pride 2021 collects DC Pride<...
Harley Quinn : reckoning
Allen, Rachael 1982-
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. When Harleen Quinzel scores an internship in a psych lab at Gotham University, she's more than...
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...
Harleen
Sejic, Stjepan
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller! Dr. Harleen Quinzel has a theory- mental illness is a survival mechanism. As she seeks to help the broken souls of Gotham City piece together their sanity she will become the one thing she fears the most- one of them. A bold new retelling of the tragic...
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...

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