Instead, Emperor Joker is a misfire of a “what if?” concept that, even when it touches on how this story should play out, plays it safe by backpedaling into lame gags and a rushed resolution.

Emperor Joker is a classic story, whether it be on the small screen or on the printed page. Joker is brought to new heights, quite literally, as Batman is brought to new places.

Not only did Emperor Joker eat all 1.4 billion residents of the country, he made sure to be weirdly racist about it as well, eating them with chopsticks from a take-out box while chanting "Yum Yum ...

That fear came to fruition in the crossover series Emperor Joker wherein the Clown Prince steals Mr. Mxyzptlk s powers of reality manipulation and remakes the world in his own sickening view.