"Chaos Theory" Batman: Botham Adventures 31 Review

Ty Templeton and Terry Beatty capture the mad random chaos that is The Joker! "Madness and Chaos and All 'cause of Me!" finds The Clown Prince of Crime plunging Gotham into an electromagnetic blackout! He captures the engineers at Eastern House Research Laboratories (obviously a one-off of Westinghouse) and the electromagnetic pulse generator. Just as he is about to launch the pulse, he pauses, expecting Batman to swoop in and stop him. However, Batman is otherwise preoccupied.

The pulse is quite crippling considering the progress and advancements in modern technology. Telephones and automobiles are out along with everything else electrical. The purpose is to plunge the city into chaos. Rioting and looting. Bringing out the worst elements in the city.

As The Batman Family races to restore order, The Joker has trouble taking credit. In all the chaos, conspiracy theories abound. The Joker forgot to televise his announcement and claim before launching the blackout.

It's a pretty simple, silly, by-the-numbers Joker story, with just a bit of a spin. Beatty and Zylonol handle the art chores with Harkins on Lettering.

Batman: Gotham Adventures 31 earns three stars.