MTV News: Batman #40 solicit, + four Endgame tie-ins (future spoilers)

[Claude]

Joker is supposed to be Batman's arch enemy, and as I said, Penguin / Scarecrow / Clayface / Mad Hatter / Poison Ivy / Man-Bat(s) are flying CIRCLES around him in sheer volumes of recurring useage in New 52 Bat-Verse so far. Joker's "fixed" apparently now, so why not slide him back on the Bat-Villain rolodex?

Because it would be utter tedium if we started counting Joker appearences by "sheer volume".

[K. Jones]

Yeah, Joker's featured in three core storylines in the New 52 alone. So in three years he's been in the launch issue, then a five part storyline with a 20-part crossover tie-in series. Then secretly cameoing in a bunch of stuff we didn't realize he was in (still ongoing, too), and now in another five part storyline with a half-dozen crossover tie-ins.

In 36 months he's been in probably 30 comics, covering the span of probably 11 months of releases. I don't think we can discount the fact that utter tedium and sheer volume already exist.

At this point, Riddler is FAR more mysterious and interesting.

[Flash Gordon]

Cool, as long as it all stays the hell away from GRAYSON.

[Dzetoun]

Cool, as long as it all stays the hell away from GRAYSON.

Well, he DOES have to come back at some point...

[Fuzzy Cactus]

Well, it looks like the tie-ins are extra after all. Interesting that Arkham Manor got a tie-in, even though it's done after March, with Gerry Duggan going exclusively to Marvel.