Batman #7 Cover I 1:25 David Aja Variant Iron Man the pop culture world was

the pop culture world was rocked when comics readers were given the opportunity to decide the outcome of one of the medium's most controversial quandaries: Should the Boy Wonder die

Artwork by Joëlle Jones

The Dark Knight is forced to take a different path in the tournament for the Heart of Apokolips — one that has turned Gotham into a deadly arena where Batman must battle against the Batmen of the future

and the DCU will never be the same again

and if she wants to save everything she's come to care about

Batman #7 Cover I 1:25 David Aja Variant Iron Man the pop culture world wasAs Batman is beckoned to Arkham Towers by the mysterious man in Room Ten, nothing will prepare him for who he finds there. Some might call him the Caped Crusader's archnemesis. Others might call him Batman's best friend. Everyone calls him the Joker.