{"product_id":"batman-the-joker-the-deadly-duo-6-vf-nm","title":"Batman \u0026 The Joker: The Deadly Duo # 6 VF\/NM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBatman \u0026amp; The Joker: The Deadly Duo #6,\u003c\/b\u003e published by DC Comics under the mature DC Black Label imprint on April 4, 2023, is the penultimate chapter of the 7-issue limited series. Written and illustrated by comic legend Marc Silvestri, this issue serves as a horrific, action-heavy climax that uncovers the dark truths of the zombie-like mutant epidemic terrorizing Gotham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Plot: Unholy Matrimony\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mastermind Revealed: Following the trail of the grotesque, synthetic-organic \"Joker monsters\", Batman and the Joker trace the conspiracy back to the ruins of Simco Industries. There, they confront Amanda Simms. Amanda was resurrected as a techno-organic queen of the undead, using a weaponized strain of her father Donald's cellular research combined with the Joker's DNA to execute a twisted revenge plot against Gotham.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bone-Chilling Ceremony: Amanda captures the duo and forces them to become unwilling participants in a macabre re-enactment of a wedding ceremony held deep within the subterranean catacombs of Gotham City. Dressed as a zombie bride, she subjects them to heavy, villainous monologues explaining her plan to purge and remake the city.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Betrayal and Battle: The loose alliance between the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime hits its absolute breaking point. The Joker actively betrays Batman to secure the release of an abducted Harley Quinn.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrutal Set Pieces: Despite losing his utility belt early on, Batman fights back through a horde of bestial Joker ghouls alongside Commissioner Gordon. The issue features exceptionally graphic violence—including Batman physically severing one of Amanda's rapidly regenerating arms—and terminates on a high-stakes standoff where the Joker lunges at Amanda to rip a key from her neck.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreative Team \u0026amp; Visual Style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriter \/ Artist: Marc Silvestri\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColors \/ Letters: Arif Prianto \u0026amp; Troy Peteri\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAesthetic: The issue is widely praised for its jagged, ultra-gritty, 90s-pulp horror aesthetic. Silvestri utilizes deeply detailed cross-hatching, paired with Prianto's lurid, rot-themed color palette, to maximize the grotesque nature of the underground mutant lair.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67586597584996,"sku":"BZ31","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_10_10_21_21_37_324.jpg?v=1791685384","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/batman-the-joker-the-deadly-duo-6-vf-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}