Warning: Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity is a MATURE comic book

The most iconic (and twisted) love affair in DC history is being re-imagined in Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity, putting a new spin only possible in the pages of a DC Black Label title. Mature, violent, and based in the reality of serial killers, the clown-faced supervillain is claiming victims across Gotham City in more twisted fashion than ever… and Harleen Quinzel, brilliant forensic psychiatrist, is hot on his trail.

The debut issue of the series from writer Kami Garcia and artists Mike Mayhew, Mico Suayan and Jason Badower pulled no punches itself. This new rendition of the Joker/Harley dynamic is based not in love, and not quite obsession, but a desire for revenge. After the mysterious serial killer murdered Harleen’s roommate years earlier before dropping off the map, she has been waiting. Now that he’s back and killing, she’s been called in to find him when nobody else in Gotham can. And in our exclusive preview of Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #2 she shows that no crime scene is too strange, deranged, or disgusting to get to her. Not yet, anyway.

Readers can check out the official preview pages below, for their first look at what depravities this re-imagined Joker is up to. And while the comic itself keeps the gore to a minimum, the psychology behind Joker’s crimes is guaranteed to make your skin crawl.

Joker/Harley Quinn: Criminal Sanity #2 will be released in a comic shop near you on January 1st, 2020. The third issue is expected to be released on February 5th, so check out the full solicitation details and plot synopsis below:

  • JOKER/HARLEY: CRIMINAL SANITY #2 (OF 9) Writer: Kami Garcia Artists: Mike Mayhew, Mico Suayan and Jason Badower Cover: Francesco Mattina Variant Cover: Mike Mayhew Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity continues as Jim Gordon and the GCPD turn to forensic psychiatrist and criminal profiler Harley Quinn for assistance. Harley’s intrigued by the detail this new killer is putting into his crime scenes, but has no idea the investigation will bring her face-to-face with the most notorious serial killer in Gotham’s history—the Joker. The level of meticulous preparation in the murders is unusual, but will that help or hurt her cause? DC’s Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #2, written by #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures, Unbreakable, X-Files: Agents of Chaos) and artists Mike Mayhew (The Star Wars) and Mico Suayan (Bloodshot: Reborn) with Jason Badower, will carry an Ages 17+ content descriptor.

Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #2 will be available on January 1st, 2020.

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