2019 might be the year that we have too much of the Joker. The character will be portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in the hotly-anticipated Joker this October which is sure to get a ton of attention and even some play at awards shows. Then there’s the always-present speculation of him appearing in another Batman film (let’s give it a rest for a second, please). On top of that, the Clown Prince of Crime is still a major part of the DC comic book universe. We are always getting a lot of the Joker and sometimes — not often but sometimes — I feel like we may be reaching a breaking point.

So I’m torn on the news that horror master John Carpenter is writing (with co-author Anthony Burch) a one-off Joker comic, also due to be released in October. The one-shot is titled Joker: Year of the Villain #1 and sounds…unique?

Read the synopsis below: