This issue is a tie-in to the major Batman crossover event "No Man's Land". The plot focuses on Azrael, who has been charged by Batman with the mission of finding and neutralizing the Joker in the ruins of Gotham City.
The Joker takes this as a grave insult, feeling abandoned and forgotten because Batman sent an "agent" to deal with him rather than confronting him personally. He is also upset because he finds it difficult to cause his unique brand of chaos in a city where chaos has become the everyday rule.
This issue is a tie-in to the major Batman crossover event "No Man's Land". The plot focuses on Azrael, who has been charged by Batman with the mission of finding and neutralizing the Joker in the ruins of Gotham City.
The Joker takes this as a grave insult, feeling abandoned and forgotten because Batman sent an "agent" to deal with him rather than confronting him personally. He is also upset because he finds it difficult to cause his unique brand of chaos in a city where chaos has become the everyday rule.