We Are ... Robin!/Jokers

Jokers is the second and final story arc of the We Are... Robin! series. The is preceded by Vigilante Business and follows after the events of Robin War. In the wake of Robin War, Duke and the Robins must take down Smiley, a deranged teenage Joker fan that is on a killing spree and has begun to gather followers. This storyline was written by Lee Bermejo with art by Jorge Corona, Rob Haynes, Khary Randolph and Carmine Di Giandomenico, and is featured in We Are... Robin! #8-12.

Plot
Issue #8

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Issue #9

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Issue #10

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Issue #11

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Issue #12

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Down and out in the wake of the disbanding of the We Are Robin crew and the revelation of his parents' permanent jokerization, Duke takes solace in his friendship with Izzy. Before attending school, he gets a We Are Robin group text from Dre, warning of an upcoming plot by Duke's former bully, Smiley, and his Jokers gang. Seeking help from Riko, a fellow ex-Robin, he is denied because of her jealousy toward Izzy.

Shortly after, the school is taken over by Smiley and his gang of Jokers, and the two former Robins put aside their differences to stop him. Together, the We Are Robin crew work their way to the top floor, and successfully take Smiley and his Jokers down. Later that day, they are contacted by The Nest, and they proceed to tell him they no longer require his help, that they've got their own way of being heroes.

As one of their own commits to robbing one of Bruce Wayne's penthouse apartments, the We Are Robin crew gathers one more time to stop a friend from further descending into a life of crime. They successfully stop the crime and save Alfred Pennyworth from being held at gunpoint. As two robbers flee, the crew chases after them, base jumping from the penthouse; but before Duke departs with his friends, he tells Alfred that he looks better without a disguise, letting him know that he eventually figured out Alfred was The Nest.

Characters
Duke Thomas

Continuity

 * The fate of Duke’s parents is a result of the Endgame storyline.