Summary

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The Jokeris one of the most dangerous and sadistic villains in mirthful book . Across the Multiverse , the Joker is almost always a brutal scoundrel , but DC just revealed one reading of the Clown Prince of Crime who is n’t just a paladin , he’sBatman . During a merging with various versions of Batman , lector are introduced to the character known as the Smiling Bat .

Outsiders#3 – write by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing , with art by Robert Carey , color by Valentina Taddeo , and lettering by Tom Napolitano – find Kate Kane and Luke Fox trapped in"Dimension Batman"after investigating a stage set of strange coordinate they received . This proportion seems to be a preparation ground for the subconscious of various Batmen across the Multiverse .

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Many different version of Batman appear in the outlet ; some are well - known , but the most surprising new Batman was easily the Smiling Bat , which seems to be the Joker fall apart a cowl . While the Joker is normally Batman ’s bad villain , the various Batmen seem completely at ease around this version .

Joker was thrilled to get his own prescribed Batsuit , but it turns out Batman hide one detail that has turned him into a living weapon .

The Smile Bat Is The Opposite Of The Batman Who Laughs

The Joker is Batman ’s most roughshod foeman , having chevvy Gotham City , and Batman , for years . While Batman has done everything he can to get the better of the Joker , the Clown Prince has never really gone away . This is on-key for almost every universe that has a Batman . If Batman exist , then the Joker also belike exists as his opposite . That ’s why these iconic characters have been oppose for so long , and some author have attempted to play with the dynamic . One of the ideas writers keep revert to isJoker ’s very own Batsuit , but there ’s a big difference between Joker only putting the suit on and actually believing in what the wooing stands for .

DC proved that the Joker could become a good Batman if necessary by shew off the Smiling Bat in the Bat Dimension . This dimension is full of batman who fight crime and stand for justice . A key detail here is thatthe Batmen of this universedo not have to be Bruce Wayne . This is evident by the appearance ofFlashpoint Batman , who is famously Thomas Wayne , rather than Bruce . This means that the Smiling Bat that readers see does n’t need to be Bruce Wayne , as was the case with the Batman Who Laughs . The Smiling Bat is intelligibly the Joker , but somewhere in his life history , he decided to fight crime instead of becoming a criminal .

Batmen From All Over The Multiverse Converge In “Dimension Batman”

The Joker is a brutal and sadistic villain , but with the Multiverse full of innumerous possibilities , that does n’t always have to be the typesetter’s case . While the Joker getting his own Batsuit is ordinarily a very bad preindication , there are universes out there where the defender of Gotham City is n’t Batman , but the Joker . While the Joker may seem irredeemable in most guinea pig , there is the possible action that he could be a hero if things had just been slightly different for him . This has been seen several times , such asEarth-3 ’s Jester , but this is the first time that DC confirmed that somewhere out in the Multiverse , the JokerisBatman .

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Outsiders#3

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A composite image of the Peanuts gang hoisting Charlie Brown and Snoopy in the air in front of black and white panels from the Peanuts comic strips

Featured Image: Close up of the Joker, as Batman, laughing maniacally

Outsiders #3, Batwoman confronts alternate versions of herself in “Dimension Batman”

Outsiders #3, the Smiling Bat – a version of the Joker who has become Batman

Outsiders #3, a large group of Batmen from across the DC Multiverse converge in “Dimension Batman”

Cover for Outsiders #3, featuring a labyrinth occupied by multiple Batmen

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