A new spin on the relationship between DC characters the Joker and Harley Quinn is set to be presented in the upcoming mini-series Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity, announced over the weekend. Written by Kami Garcia with art by Mike Mayhew and Mico Suayan, the story brings together Joker and Harley in a fresh new way, and it’s coming in October.

THR details the mini-series, which sounds a lot like NBC’s “Hannibal,” The Harley Quinn in the nine-issue series won’t be the cartoon character audiences are familiar with; instead, she’s a forensic psychiatrist and profiler working a case in consultation with Gotham City authorities who’s edging ever closer to discovering the truth about a serial killer terrorizing the city.

That killer, of course, is none other than the Joker.

“There is no character more terrifying than the Joker. He is one of the most complex psychopathic killers ever created,” writer Kami Garcia said in a statement. “I wanted to approach the project as if the Joker was a real person — an intelligent and sane psychopath, who kills because he wants to, not because he suffers from delusions. To me, a version of the Joker, who is sane like John Wayne Gacy or Ted Bundy, is more frightening. In the series, Harley is the only character with the skill set and intelligence to hunt the Joker, but the investigation will force her to confront her own inner demons.”

The first issue of Criminal Sanity will launch on October 2nd. Check out cover art below.