The World According to The Joker

by Matthew K. Manning

Enter The Joker’s twisted world as the Clown Prince of Crime divulges his deranged perspective in this psychotic exposé! Revealing his demented thoughts on a range of topics, including choosing the ideal henchmen, the best way to kidnap a Super Hero, and the art of the killer punch line, The World According to The Joker is a terrifying journey into the mind of the ultimate super-villain. Featuring a wealth of bonus features, including a flyer for The Joker’s first stand-up gig, a Joker gas recipe, and the outrageously interactive “Wheel of Dead Robins,” The World According to The Joker gives unparalleled insight into the unhinged world of the Harlequin of Hate.


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Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Humor, Dc Comics

64 pages, Hardcover

First published September 11, 2014

About the author

Matthew K. Manning is the author of over eighty books and dozens of comic books. He has written books for Scholastic, Disney Press, Abrams, Amazon, Capstone, DK Publishing, Insight Editions, Andrews/McMeel, and Running Press, dividing his time between writing original chapter book series and coffee table books. His chapter books include the six-book series Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns (Capstone), the four-book Drone Academy series (Capstone), Backstories: Batman and Backstories: Batgirl (Scholastic), and Artemis Fowl: How to be a LEPrecon (Disney Press), released in both paperback and on Audible. Many of his books have reached best-seller status on Amazon, including DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman, DC Comics Encyclopedia, and Batman: A Visual History. In addition, Manning specializes in comic books, writing for the titles Beware the Batman, Teen Titans Go!, The Batman Strikes!, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, Justice League Adventures, Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes for DC Comics, Marvel Action: Avengers for IDW/Marvel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures and TMNT: New Animated Adventures for IDW, and the top-selling Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures for DC/IDW, nominated by the Diamond Gem Awards for comic of the year. Manning’s work has received acclaim in Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and The Washington Times. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and his daughters Lillian and Gwendolyn.

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Reviews

[amelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly the book ever
10/10

[Alya AlShaibani · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75. would recommend this to people who'd want to get into reading batman + joker comics. gives you a nice background on the character

[PuniPoli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esto me encantó jajaja

[Danny Maguire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked this up at a charity shop
Bit of fun, but unfortunately made Harley out to be a moron and I'm not about that life

[Sammi McSporran · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was lucky enough to recieve a copy of The World According to The Joker through Goodreads First Reads.

I have been waiting ages for this book to arrive, and am so glad it's finally here!

The World According to The Joker is a short, fun and brilliantly-illustrated book, which gives an insight into the twisted mind of Batman's greatest nemesis. Filled with The Joker's usual style of humour and guides on how to become a supervillian, this book would be the perfect gift for any fan.

My favourite thing about this book was the artwork. Gomez and Sotelo are truly talented artists, and I'd be interested in seeing other work by them. The fun additions to the book such as sticky-notes written by Joker's psychiatrist and other "souvenirs" are brilliant (I particularly like the Wheel of Death!), and the poster at the back was a welcome surprise that will hang happily on my wall.

I love the inclusion from Harley Quinn (especially her portrait of The Joker), and Joker's little hand-scrawled comics depicting his childhood...with the ambiguity we have come to know and love as one of his many quirks.

I'm not sure I could find any faults with it; Five stars!

[Ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book as a goodreads first reads winner. Initially I was unsure of a tell-all book of the joker as I think mystery is one of the best features of his character, however, I really enjoyed this book! The book is very interactive which I liked (it has lots of little post its you can read and things you can pull out of the book and keep including a small poster of the joker). The writing was also done well, I could imagine the joker saying most of the things in the book. My favourite part of the book was the different back stories to how jack became the joker! sadly the glue on some of the pullouts ripped the pages but all in all a pretty good read.

[Keleigh Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won this book on goodreads first read and I was waiting a while for it, but it was worth the wait. This short book is amazingly well written and is exactly how I would imagine The Joker would write. It was a really detailed analysis of The Joker. I loved the little game and the inserts, the were really fun and really added to the excitement of the read. The illustrations are really really good, Joel Gomez and Beth Sotelo should be proud of themselves. I would recommend this book to everyone I know!

[Xime Gómez · Rating 5 out of 5]

El mundo acorde con el Guasón es un libro entretenido y divertido que te contará como es el mundo a través de este enigmático personaje de DC Comics. Me encantó todo lo que el libro contiene desde el punto de vista del Guasón hasta sus "hermosas" ilustraciones. Un libro recomendado sin duda a los fanáticos de Batman/The Joker.

[Carolina Casas · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sick, twisted, demented tale about Gotham's most sick and twisted villain the Joker! Why he does what he does, and how he does it only to end with the punch line I got you and I am going to kill you that he always pulls at the end. A Must read for every Batman and DC fan!

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read, some Easter eggs to the comics, worth while to at least pick up and pass around to fellow fans!

[Lilyan Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just feel in love with this

[Cerys · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and interesting insight into the character :)