WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Batman #95 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey and Clayton Cowles, available now.

Since the start of writer James Tynion IV's tenure on the Batman title, the Joker has been plotting his greatest and most ambitious attack on Batman, ever. To do so, the Clown Prince of Crime finally used something he never had before: the Dark Knight's secret identity. While the Joker has known about Bruce Wayne's nocturnal activities for a while, he kept that secret to himself in order to keep playing his games for a very long time. But for his "Joker War," that caution and care have been thrown out the window.

While the event itself was set to begin in Batman #95, the Clown Prince of Crime has been methodically attacking his enemy since Batman #86. Now, all of the pieces have fallen into place: Batman is on the run, his allies are under attack, and he doesn't have many of his tools or resources to help him out of this mess. Even though "Joker War" has just begun, the villain is already starting to look victorious. And most tellingly, it seems like the Joker may have taken inspiration from Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises.

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Over the last few weeks, the Joker has targeted Bruce Wayne's one true superpower: his money. The Wayne Family fortune and his connections to Wayne Enterprises are what allow Batman to have access to all manner of hi-tech gadgets and military-grade weapons, armor and vehicles. But by weaving an intricate web of deceit that involved the Designer, his new girlfriend Punchline and Catwoman, the Joker was able to access all of Bruce Wayne's funds and steal the Wayne family fortune for himself.

Then, with this amount of wealth and power, the Joker ruined Bruce Wayne overnight, took control of Wayne Enterprises, with his ally the Underbroker now in charge of the company. Plus, with access to Bruce's company and his manor, the Joker then continued by stealing all of Batman's vehicles, gear and targeting one of Gotham's most important locations. And in Batman #95, Batman comes under attack and finds his own vehicles and weapons turned against him.

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This is strikingly similar to Bane's plan in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises. In the film, Bane arrived in Gotham City on behalf of Talia Al Ghul, and he orchestrated an attack on the stock exchange market all in order to steal the Wayne Family fortune. As a result, Bruce lost everything, including a controlling interest in his company. After this, Bane got access to Batman's armory, where he and his followers got their hands on his weapons and his Batmobiles, which they then used to lay siege to Gotham City.

Therefore, both Joker and Bane stole Bruce Wayne's fortune, arranged for him to lose his company and used his own vehicles against him. It's also interesting to note that, in the comics, the last two major attacks on Gotham seemed to borrow elements from The Dark Knight Rises. In 2019's "City of Bane," Bane took control of Gotham by cutting it off from the rest of civilization. The people of Gotham were left to fend for themselves in a city that was now overrun with criminals, much like in the second half of The Dark Knight Rises.

With his latest set of plans, the Joker is essentially borrowing Bane's playbook from that movie's first half. While the Dark Knight will inevitably rise once again, the Joker seems determined to make sure that he falls further than he ever has before.

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