22 Greatest Moments In Scott Snyder's Batman Comics
5. Batman #40: Nice Rest
Batman and Joker have been fighting for pages on end, with pointy head-butts, smiles carved into back flesh, playing cards to the eyeball, and stalactites to the spine galore. The two foes lie together in a heart-shaped pool of blood, and Batman says something amazing: “I’m just going to rest here a little while with my friend.”
This is exactly what the (supposedly) emotionally motivated Joker should want to hear. Delivered in this context, the line is both beautiful and cruel. It’s the whole truth about love and hate on a comic book page, people.