Calm amidst the controversy surrounding his new movie, the joker, talks about his complicated journey, why it doesnt define him, and how hes finally learned to. The 7 most twisted joker moments in comic book history. Everyone, including those who dont read batman comics, is seemingly aware of the character of batmans arch enemy. So when for reasons nobody seems to know the joker is. Oct 01, 2019 calm amidst the controversy surrounding his new movie, the joker, talks about his complicated journey, why it doesnt define him, and how hes finally learned to leave the darkness on the set. After having his face sliced off one year ago, the joker makes his horrifying return in this new epic that features batmans entire network of partners in crimefighting, including batgirl, catwoman, nightwing, robin, the teen titans and more. A bit more extreme than the lobotomy idea, certainly. The psychology of the joker from joker 2019 fandom.
Jan 06, 2020 but joker, todd phillipss 2019 film starring joaquin phoenix, ran in the opposite direction, earning fan praise and award nominations for its gritty portrayal of how a loner named arthur fleck became the man whod one day face off against batman. Joker cut an insane bathroom scene too extreme for an r. Joker is a comic book based movie a lot different to the norm. Make no mistake, the joker wanted the dollmaker to cut off his face to make a point that his insanity has. The movies of the official dc extended universeaquaman, justice league, and suicide squad, to name a fewchose to reintroduce their bestknown comic book characters via slick, cgibudgetbusting blockbusters. Feb 09, 2018 the 7 most twisted joker moments in comic book history dorkly. The guy objects, saying the joker will kill him if he gets too close. The clown prince of crime is back in the comics world after being absent for a year after having the skin of his face cut off. After joker is left alone, a man called dollmaker enters the room.
Joker is just a movie that wants so badly not to be a comic book movie, and it puts that want right up on a screen in a gotham city stripped of all the things that gives it any character. One of the most referenced moments that define the nature of the joker and harleys relationship also occurs in mad love at the beginning of the episode of the dark knights animated series and the oneshot comic that it adapted the joker has retreated to his hideout after a foiled attempt to kill commissioner gordon and is drafting up plans for his next scheme against batman. The death of the family joker comic book arc was one of the. The movie is based on the joker from the comics, and director todd phillips does a nice job dropping some easter eggs for jokerbatman fans. More than 300 color illustrations include reproductions of comic book covers and pages. In the beginning of the new 52 joker got his face cut off for the lols. Joker cuts off his face and wears it as a maskthe joker has done a lot of did the joker have a dastardly new plan to go along with his. Joker wanted harley to cut off her face like he did, but harley wasnt all about that. In that version, a young duela dent cut her face with a box cutter and, despite. He returned after an absence with the face stretched over his facial muscles with it strapped around his head. Dc comics new 52 batman kicked off with the joker cutting off his own face. If you havent, read hush, happens right before under the red hood, much better book overall, art is epic in it and so it batman. In gotham city, mentally troubled comedian arthur fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society.
And whatever heinous acts he does, he does it all with a laugh. Batman and robin damian discussing joker getting his face cut off by the dollmaker. Readers will also find a handy index and a bibliography. The 1988 graphic novel the killing joke, written by alan moore and illustrated by brian bolland and john higgins, offers what many comicbook. In 2011, he escaped arkham by leaving his own cutoff face stuck on the wall, just to remind people how crazy he is. I saw a new fan theory recently say that the joker knows he is in a comic book. Nov 21, 2018 the poster sees hiddleston step into the jokers role, and it has prompted plenty of buzz with fans.
No human being can survive an experience so physically traumatic as this. Oct 02, 2019 in 2011, he escaped arkham by leaving his own cut off face stuck on the wall, just to remind people how crazy he is. However, when reading dotf, joker seems to lose all the traits that make him likable, gone are the overthetop traps, gone is the corny humor. Yes, joker takes place in a fictitious city, a comicbook world of fantasybut it draws its incidents and its affect parasitically from realworld events that were both the product and the. Joker is a 2008 oneshot graphic novel written by brian azzarello and illustrated by lee bermejo, focusing just like it says on the tin on the joker, everyones favourite monster clown. Joker sets about reclaiming his criminal empire against two face with the help of killer croc. Prior to the events of death of the family, the joker had the skin peeled off of his face by the villainous dollmaker. His origin has remained relatively mysterious, sparking questions about how a psycho killer is created. It starts with wearing his own severed face as a mask, and it only gets worse from there. During the fight, joker cut his tongue and caused batman to have a mental breakdown. So i explained my dollmaker villain and what he does to his victims. This image, however, does not show a little girl who had a joker smile carved into her face by savages in south africa. Joker wears its influences on its maroon sleeves, but it also carves its own gashes through the bloodsoaked landscape of contemporary comic book. Joker had his face cut off at the beginning of the new 52 in 2011.
Later, the villain black mask ewan mcgregor orders a mans face cut off and its partially shown not long before his teenage daughter is given the same treatment. Detective comics volume 2 issue 1 batman wiki fandom. Shortly after this, joker told batman that he knows who everyone is in the batfamily and that he had grown bored with their relationship. Jerome takes his face back from dwight and puts it back on in the worst way possible. When the new 52 rebooted the dc universe, the new version of the joker was shown as a twisted serial killer. The jokers new face is revealed in comic art is part of the jokers new face. This one gets a little convoluted even for a comic book. Jared leto likely pulling his joker inspirations from this. Why did the joker let his face get cut off in the new 52 reboot. As red skull nears washington, batman and cap cut him off in the batplane and board the nazi craft. See more ideas about joker, joker and harley quinn and joker and harley.
Here is what tom hiddleston could look like as the joker dc. There is little resembling fiction to hold us in safetyno toxic waste dumps, tumbling batmobiles, or absurd trolley games to separate us from the. What are the jokers feelings for harley quinn in the dc new 52. Not only is the comic book drama the highestgrossing r. What comics inspired jared letos joker in suicide squad. Oct 08, 2019 the 1988 graphic novel the killing joke, written by alan moore and illustrated by brian bolland and john higgins, offers what many comic book fans call the definitive origin story of the joker.
In 2010, he landed the role of the joker in under the red hood, an adaptation of judd winick and doug mahnkes comic book story in which batmans longdead sidekick, jason todd, returned to. The arc spans several titles featuring characters of the batman family including. Rereading this 4 years after i first picked it up, the book still retains its in this one off noncanon book, writer brian azzarello and artist lee bermejo, both extraordinary artists, imagine a more realistic take on joker partly in the style of. Batman, batgirl, batman and robin, catwoman, detective comics, nightwing, red hood and the outlaws, suicide squad, and. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the joker s design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution.
I can think of two possible answers, choose your pic. The 7 most twisted joker moments in comic book history dorkly. The story is done in a darker and edgier, film noir style and is told by a naive young criminal named jonny frost who yearns to be a big man in gotham. But i prefer the classic joker preface removal also, i personally found the references to jokers face, so irritating after a. The goto source for comic book and superhero movie fans. But in just so happens that in that comic, joker slices off his face to rebirth himself, which.
After the wedding, joker attempts to cut off batgirls limbs, intending to store. Gotham jerome valeskajoker staples his face back on youtube. Why did the joker let his face get cut off in the new 52. Nov 12, 2019 todd phillips cut joker bathroom scene too insane for an r rating. Red skull retreats to the bomb bay as our heroes steer the plane toward the ocean. Hailed as a comics masterpiece, frank millers the dark knight returns and its equally provocative sequel the dark knight strikes again get the oversized absolute treatment in a. While the character has had several iterations in comic book canon, one of the best known comes from the new 52. Andrea letamendi examines several portrayals of the clown prince of crime, including jack nicholson in 1989s batman.
He is a villain whose origin is not known to his greatest foe. Could the joker actually survive having his face cut off. Safe to say, his appearance is already creepier, more deranged and unhinged than other comic book adaptations of the c. Joker is a viewing experience of rare, numbing emptiness. This terrific collection, compiled by comic book historian mike conroy, serves as a fine companion volume to his recently published 500 great comic book action heroes, also available from barrons. The theory give its evidence by pointing out how in the comic books the joker is refereed to as being super sane meaning his psychological condition does not fit with any other psychological disorder and that possibly he is actually more sane than anybody. The history of joker movies and characters origin story time. As you can see below, the poster envisions hiddleston as the jokers most recent incarnation. Joker went to hurt, and shortly after he faced batman who had been lured to arkham. Instead, these are replaced by a extremely dark joker, some may like it. If his face has been cut off, that would allow someone to use his face or for the joker to put on another as part of ingenious disguise. The jokers new face is revealed in comic art bande dessinee.
Death of the family is a 23issue comic book story arc first. Theres no debating that the joker is one of the most twisted characters in the dc universe. Joker sets about reclaiming his criminal empire against twoface with the help of killer croc. Death of the family is a 23issue comic book story arc first published by dc comics in 2012 featuring the fictional superhero batman and his family of supporting characters. Mar 06, 2018 this image, however, does not show a little girl who had a joker smile carved into her face by savages in south africa. The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book batman april 25, 1940, published by dc comics. The joker had a scheduled meeting with the villain known as dollmaker, who was given permission to cut off the jokers face by the clown, himself. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the jokers design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution. The joker explains that he only kills people and does stuff when its funny. Granted, im not sure how twisted one would have to be to find cutting off their own face as funny. Todd phillips cut joker bathroom scene too insane for an r rating. Top 10 alternate versions of joker crazier than the original. Joker wears its influences on its maroon sleeves, but it also carves its own gashes through the bloodsoaked landscape of contemporary comic book movies, offering something that, despite teetering.
Cutting off his face was to show that he was indeed and had indeed falle. The joker is a villain that both fascinates and terrifies us. Oct 11, 2019 moreover, joker was devoid of any fantastical, supernatural comicbook themes that might otherwise pull us out of our discomfort or help us detach from the horror of phoenixs realistic joker. Nojuro comic book villains, comic book characters, joker dc, joker and. Scott told me he had an idea about joker being unrecognizable to batman. Hes willing to go to some severe extremes to accomplish his goals but nothing was as gruesome as the time he decided to cut off his own face. Honestly, its hard to imagine a visual like this making it into a pg comic book movie and its way more disturbing that the weird smile jared letos joker had in 2016s suicide squad. Oct 03, 2012 the clown prince of crime is back in the comics world after being absent for a year after having the skin of his face cut off. Where he takes his make up off, and we would get to see jokers real face. Gotham jerome valeskajoker staples his face back on.
The 7 most twisted joker moments in comic book history youtube. What is the scariest version of the joker in comic books. The poster sees hiddleston step into the jokers role, and it has prompted plenty of buzz with fans. When i first read death of the family, i thought it was really stupid how joker chopped off his own face for laughs. He returned after an absence with the face stretched over his facial muscles with it. When he showed back up again a year later he did a bunch of creepy things with his face to all of the bat family, not just batgirl. Joker centers around an origin of the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story.
Oct 03, 2019 yes, joker takes place in a fictitious city, a comicbook world of fantasybut it draws its incidents and its affect parasitically from realworld events that were both the product and the. But joker, todd phillipss 2019 film starring joaquin phoenix, ran in the opposite direction, earning fan praise and award nominations for its gritty portrayal of how a loner. And when he met with the dollmaker, he persuaded him to cut his face off, and left it pinned to a wall. Rereading this 4 years after i first picked it up, the book still retains its in this oneoff noncanon book, writer brian azzarello and artist lee bermejo, both extraordinary artists, imagine a more realistic take on joker partly in. Some people get disfigured, but never lose their whole face. Aug 04, 2015 still, if joker does cut off his face in the 2016 blockbuster, you can bet that gruesome act will be followed up on in the future, whether its suicide squad 2 or the next batman film. In my opinion, the one from death of the family takes the cake. Jokers gotham city has no personality, and thats a crime. I believe the film is nothing short of a masterpiece.
Still, if joker does cut off his face in the 2016 blockbuster, you can bet that gruesome act will be followed up on in the future, whether its suicide squad 2 or the next batman film. Hot off the release of his acclaimed watchmen graphic novels, dcs golden boy of the postbronze age, alan moore, adapted the 1951 red hood story for his own take on the joker mythos in a one. According to batman he did let dollmaker cut his face off. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. The joker looks disappointed asking why he would do that. Why does the joker remove his face and make batman wear it.
Joker by brian azzarello meet your next favorite book. Joker was suspected of being partially lobotomized by the dollmaker and left in a vegetative state or so thats what the crooked me. The following comes from tony daniel the writer artist of the new 52 detective comics via his facebook page. But this is definitely not a comic book movie or a movie for kids. It is a reappropriated image of a little girl who suffered. Did a little girl have a joker smile carved into her face. Jan 23, 2020 joker is just a movie that wants so badly not to be a comic book movie, and it puts that want right up on a screen in a gotham city stripped of all the things that gives it any character.
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