Having not read a Batman comic in a long while, this arc was a great way back into keeping up with the Dark Knight’s activities. If you’ve never read a Batman comic before but have been waiting on the perfect title to get you started, then I’d recommend picking up the Batman: Death of the Family collection. The arc follows the sadistic and twisted Joker as he cleverly reenacts his first few encounters with the Dark Knight in excruciatingly specific detail, involving the entire Batman family, including Alfred Pennyworth, Nightwing, Red Robin, Robin, Batgirl and Red Hood, to throw Batman off his game. The Joker’s return to Gotham sends the entire Gotham City Police Department (“GCPD”) as well as the Batman Family on high alert as the murderous clown resumes his dastardly deeds in attempt to terrorize Batman into recreating the past. A homage to the classic Batman story-line, A Death in the Family (1988), this five part arc follows Batman’s greatest enemy, the Joker, and his return to Gotham City after an extended absence following a run in with the Dollmaker, which resulted in the Joker’s face being sliced off. Batman: Death of the Family, part of DC Comics’ The New 52 series, is a critically acclaimed Batman family story arc written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo.
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