Kane maintains that he and finger created the joker, while robinson contributed only the jokers playing card source. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. This would be the name that, until now, had been the only other official name ever associated with the joker. In his comic book appearances, the joker is portrayed as a criminal. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the jokers design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution. A member of newest version of the suicide squad, harley quinn has previously had no connection to birds of prey, so it will be interesting to see. Aug 22, 2017 comic book fans are getting seriously worked up about justannounced plans for a new origin movie around ubervillain the joker. Aug 16, 2016 the dark knight has had his hands full with the joker in a number of incarnations, from his beginnings in detective comics, to the film the dark knight, with heath ledger as the joker, and batman. He was also ranked eighth on the greatest comic book character of all time list. 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. History of the jokers original real name, jack napier cbr. Aug 29, 2016 the joker is a homicidal maniac and the archenemy of batman.
The most lasting comicbook attempt at crafting a joker origin came. How joker trailer changes the comic book origin story. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. In the story, the red hood was robbing the monarch playing card factory and encountered batman for the first time. Alan moore and brian bollands the killing joke offers a story that might be his life before he became the clown prince of crime. The joker explains his own origin story in dcs batman. Comic book artist bob kane, fellow artist jerry robinson and writer bill finger all stake a claim to having created the joker. The origin of the joker is a mystery, and it should be kept that way. Though many have been related, a definitive history of the joker has never been established in the comics, and his true name has never been confirmed. It is a unique take on the batman mythos, set outside regular continuity citation needed and narrated by one of the jokers henchmen. This brought the animated universe in line with the comic book depiction of joker, which is that there is no one, true name of the villain. Phoenixs villain might not be the joker we know, but he.
Sep 19, 2018 heck, the comic books have made it clear to avoid giving joker an official origin at all. While the killing joke is the most accepted comicbook origin of the joker, the. The fact that we know so little about this villain and who he was before becoming batmans greatest foe is a big part of his charm. To some, he was a standup comedian who got bored of performing to. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. Originally intended to take place outside of canon, alan moores batman. The joker has had various possible origin stories during his decades of. The many joker origin stories told throughout comic history the man behind the red hood, batman vol. A comic book is a bound collection of strips, each of which typically tells a single story or a gag joke in a few panels or else a segment of a continuous story. This one is not really a joker origin story presented in a particular comic book, but rather an interesting and plausible theory that exploded in online community. The complete history of the joker, from comic books to the big.
Oct 06, 2019 joker is a better film the further writerdirector phillips stays away from the movies comic book origins and hones in on arthurs wavering grasp on sanity. Written by brian azzarello and illustrated by lee bermejo, it is based on characters from dcs batman series, focusing primarily on the title character. But for comic book fans, the most impressive thing about joker may be that it provides something thats never been definitively provided. Whats the real origin of the joker, dcs most misunderstood. To a degree, comic book character origin stories are compelling for the same reason anyone elses story is. As one of the greatest comic book characters of all time, the joker has had hundreds of different writers, each with their own unique take. It is batmans biggest foe who often leaves readers stunned and. The fans made their nerd rage clear in blog posts and on twitter. And what makes him so interesting is that, unlike the majority of comic book characters, the joker has no specific origin story. The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first. Kane maintains that he and finger created the joker, while robinson contributed only the joker s playing card source. Included here are the origins of the last son of krypton and kara zorel, supergirl, harley quinn, green lantern, batwoman, batman, aquaman, green arrow and many more. Oct 11, 2011 this book is a complete history of the greatest comic book villain of all time.
In fact, his true background is so clouded, that it seems to be. For the first few decades of his existence in the world of comic books, the. Her cartoon origins as a psychiatrist manipulated by the joker was not present in the dc comics version but later these cartoon influences were merged with the comic book version of the character. Dc comics had arrived at walmart stores in the united states and featured a new story that purported to tell the secret origin of the joker. Not only are they considered one of, if not the first team in comics, they are also considered the first family. Aug 28, 2019 the silly, mustachetwirling, piethrowing joker of batman 66 quickly overtook the tragic figure implied by his comic book personas history and people stopped caring about whether or not batman. Eleven years after the joker s first appearance, batman is. An agent of chaos known for his malicious plots, wacky gadgets and insidious smile, he has caused batman more suffering than any other. See more ideas about joker, joker comic, joker art. Sep 27, 2018 the joker is a character bathed in mystery. Comic books came into fruition in the early part of the twentieth century and, in. At last, the origins of the new 52s worlds greatest heroes are revealed.
As with any enduring comicbook character, gothams clown prince of crime has gone through so many rebirths and reiterations over the. The joker is one of the most iconic characters in comic book history. Aug 30, 2019 2019 comic book film the joker, with joaquin phoenix, explores a new origin story for the clown prince of crimea character whose murky beginnings are explored many confusing and contradictory accounts from both comics and film. Before the justice league of america and the avengers, there was the fantastic four. The film only works as well as it does thanks to threetime academy award nominee joaquin phoenix dropped more than 50 pounds in order to transform into arthur fleck. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock this weeks features. Origins of the joker with the release of joker starring joaquin phoenix on october 4th, lets take a look back at the dc comics origins of the iconic batman villain. Joker is an american graphic novel published by dc comics in 2008. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the joker s design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution. The joker is a master criminal with a clownlike appearance, and is considered one of the most infamous criminals within gotham city. Aug 31, 2019 i was influenced by the movies i grew up on, character studies of the 70s, so i thought why cant you do genre film like that in the comic book world a deep dive on a character like joker. Joker may represent the postavengers future for comic. Though his precise origin is unknown even to him, it is known to have been forced to swim through a vat of chemicals which turned his skin white, his hair green, and left his face permanently locked in a double glasgow grin. However, arthur fleck is not the first time that somebody came up with a real name for the joker.
Joker 2019, we take a look at how dc comics writers have tried. While heath ledgers laugh in the dark knight was terrifying and certainly. Photo courtesy dc comics im not exactly sure what happened. The theory is based around the idea that the joker is secretly thomas wayne jr. Batman just revealed the jokers true origin story screen rant. Jan 31, 2015 scott snyder crafted an exciting new origin for batman in zero year and now the talented dc comics writer is tackling an origin story for the dark knights greatest adversary, the joker. The complete history of the joker, from comic books to the. Comicbook artist bob kane, fellow artist jerry robinson and writer bill finger all stake a claim to having created the joker. In the case of comic books, though, origin stories hold a special place in fans hearts because they are often the greatest chapter in a characters arc. Gotham noir by ed brubaker and sean phillips, which was an elseworlds story that was set in the 1940s.
The comic that explains where joker went wrong the atlantic. The joker is arguably the most psychotic character in comic book history. Now that batman comics have revealed the moment joker was truly born. The joker, clown prince of crime, is batmans archnemesis. The many joker origin stories told throughout comic history. The first two comic book references to the name occurred in 2001s batman. The joker is a supervillain and the archenemy of batman. Sep 17, 2010 in the world of comic books and film, few supervillains have had so many possible origins or fascinating back stories as the joker. Serving as a villain and often a nemesis for batman across stories set in gotham city, the dc comics legend has never been.
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