The 'Joker War' is finally over for Batman, and now the Dark Knight has to pick up the pieces. A lot of things have changed for Bruce Wayne as well as for the Batman, and now a new direction must be taken for his crusade on crime to continue. A massive change going forward as a consequence of the 'Joker War' will be the amount of resources Batman will have at his disposal, which will now be significantly less as Wayne Enterprises CEO Lucius Fox confirms in the latest issue of Batman.
Batman #101, written by James Tynion IV with art by Guillem March, sees Batman meeting with Lucius Fox to discuss the state of his affairs after 'Joker War.' A large element of the Joker's attack on the city was the fact that it was on a level that Joker had never achieved before, thanks to the billions he stole from Bruce Wayne. Joker was able to pay for an army of clowns, equipping them with all kinds of tech and assets that Batman himself would have used to stop such criminals. While the end of the war saw Catwoman stealing billions back from Joker and other criminals who utilized the Underbroker for their illicit banking needs, she was smart and sent to recovered funds to Fox.