Joker: One Operation Joker

In this three-issue DC and Kodansha Ltd. series from 2023-2024, writer Satoshi Miyagawa and artist Keisuke Gotou (with translator Sheldon Drzka) deliver a darkly comedic twist on the Batman mythos: the Joker is forced to become Batman's reluctant sidekick after the Clown Prince of Crime accidentally turns himself into a baby. This Japanese manga-influenced take explores the absurdity of Gotham's most chaotic villain now dependent on his greatest enemy for survival, blending slapstick humor with the twisted dynamic between the two icons. A unique cross-cultural experiment, it matters as a playful, out-of-continuity exploration of the Batman-Joker relationship that could only come from a non-traditional DC creative team.