Mom, Are You Reading This? It's My X-Mas List.

What do you get when you take director Kevin Smith, mix in a little bit of Batman, and multiply it by comic books?

Pure, unadulterated awesomeness.

Kevin Smith, the director of the cult classics Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, has paired up with artist Walt Flanagan to create a new Batman comic which will be released tomorrow. It is called Batman: Cacophony

I know, weird title. But regardless!

The comic is a three-part miniseries that follows the villain Onomatopoeia (one of Smith's own creations) who has it out for the Dark Knight. It also features our favorite, the Joker, and the serial killer Victor Zsasz.

The comic will sell for $3.99, but you can get an autographed copy on Smith's website for $10.00. Here's the link: http://www.viewaskew.com/main.html

In other comic book news, there is a new Joker graphic novel out that bases the character on the Joker seen in The Dark Knight. It is simply named The Joker. It is written by Brian Azzarello who penned the acclaimed 100 Bullets series. He also collaborated with Frank Miller and Jim Lee in one of my favorite series All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder.

And in step with this new, realistic Joker, the plot is as real and gritty as they come. After yet another stint in Arkham Asylum, the Joker decides to bust out an take back Gotham as it's number one crime boss and villain.

The whole comic is told through the Joker's eyes. And although Batman only shows up once or twice, he's always there somehow.

This comic book managed to re-imagine every single villain that we know an love-- but in a good way! The Joker is a hard-ass, slick crime boss. The Riddler is a Converse-wearing, genius punk who is followed by a gang of kids who's cars look like they're straight out of The Fast and The Furious. Harley Quinn is a tough biker babe who acts as the Joker's body guard. And that's only the beginning. Several other villains make their appearance as well, including Two-Face, Killer Croc, and the Penguin.

Needless to say, I'm extremely excited for both of these comics. They're already on my Christmas list. So hopefully, I'll be able to get them soon and update you guys on how they are.