Absolute Batman #15

The Joker takes center stage in *Absolute Batman* #15, and the cover by Nick Dragotta makes it unmistakably clear why he's Batman's most dangerous nemesis — rendered here as a grotesque, pale, muscular creature with a gaping, fang-filled maw, crouched and snarling against a stark background. It's a genuinely unsettling reimagining, all cracked veins and predatory menace, with the word "JOKER" flanking the figure on both sides like a warning. Scott Snyder and Jock, with colors by Frank Martin, bring this 2026 arc the kind of weight that makes a Joker story feel genuinely threatening all over again.