That's a punchline!!!
We need more mooks with nicknames.Chucles and Chortles seems quite fun nicknames.
That's a punchline!!!
We need more mooks with nicknames.Chucles and Chortles seems quite fun nicknames.
" I am Loki Scar-Lip, Loki Skywalker, Loki Giant's Child, Loki Lie-Smith. I am Loki, who is fire and wit and hate. I am Loki. And I will be under an obligation to no one."
Previously known as Nefarius
Joker's first crime.I just love Joker's debut.He is just a murderous thrill seeker and a professional thief.Much better than "kill,kill,kill" and "life is just a joke" modern Joker.
" I am Loki Scar-Lip, Loki Skywalker, Loki Giant's Child, Loki Lie-Smith. I am Loki, who is fire and wit and hate. I am Loki. And I will be under an obligation to no one."
Previously known as Nefarius
Although I can live without the supernatural, meta, avatar of chaos depictions of him, I can't say that I would want every Joker outing to be something akin to Laughing Fish or some other zany caper. Firstly, because I don't see how he could maintain his number one Batman villain status in a world with immortal global terrorists, devil worshiping ancestors and murderous secret societies. Joker needed to evolve as Batman did in order to stay relevant. I mean, only recently have they been able to successfully revamp Penguin and the Riddler, and lets face it, they accomplished this by making them much more violent.
And I just prefer the modern interpretation. I like the psychological warfare. Two individuals who appear like complete polar opposites and yet inwardly very similar, locked in a never-ending, mutually obsessive, increasingly destructive (occasionally psychosexual), battle for the soul of a city (or the hero himself).
I feel like the age of con men has long been over. They still exist, but the world is apathetic towards them. There's just too many greater horrors out there.
" I am Loki Scar-Lip, Loki Skywalker, Loki Giant's Child, Loki Lie-Smith. I am Loki, who is fire and wit and hate. I am Loki. And I will be under an obligation to no one."
Previously known as Nefarius
It's a matter of taste,but I always loved a more insane(in a funny way) Joker.Englehearts Joker would always be my favorite version of the character.Laughing Fish and Dark Detective are my favorite in my bat collection,along with Batman#1 and Joker Utility Belt story(my favorite silver age story).
Also,i miss Joker with hat and a trench coat.He looked so smooth and noir-ish.
" I am Loki Scar-Lip, Loki Skywalker, Loki Giant's Child, Loki Lie-Smith. I am Loki, who is fire and wit and hate. I am Loki. And I will be under an obligation to no one."
Previously known as Nefarius
Count me in with the crowd that likes the Joker as a sleazy, slick, con-man type character first and foremost. The guy is so talented at deciphering human beings that he can make himself seem like an absolute blast to be around as long as you're not in the firing line.
I think that might be why Chuck Dixon's take remains my most favorite of all time. I'll see if I can rustle up some scans later.
Favorite villian of all time, nobody can beat him as far as that goes.
Don't get me wrong, I like the Laughing Fish, Dark Detective type also. I just don't want that to be the only way he is depicted all the time. People already doubting his planning skills as it is. The Joker can have big plans, people! He tired to turn Guatemala into a Joker theme park!
Speaking of scary looking Jokers, damn.
Love him. Love the idea of him. And I for one love the whole meta, avatar of Chaos, etc. rep he gets.
I just love that concept. That because there is an order, there has to be a chaos. I love how he and Bats are two sides of the same coin. That personal relationship he has with the hero makes him standout from the rest.
" I am Loki Scar-Lip, Loki Skywalker, Loki Giant's Child, Loki Lie-Smith. I am Loki, who is fire and wit and hate. I am Loki. And I will be under an obligation to no one."
Previously known as Nefarius
Speaking of overrated Joker stories, I gave Death In the Family a go and was terribly disappointed. I expected more for the hype surrounding it.Same with the Grant Morrison Batman & Robin appearance of the Joker. Except for a decent cliffhanger, he was not the main attraction of the story which I despised.
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The first two issues of "A Death In the Family" are excellent. The next two issues where Joker becomes the Iranian Ambassador are absolutely ridiculous.
"It is wrong to assume that art needs the spectator in order to be. The film runs on without any eyes. The spectator cannot exist without it. It ensures his existence." -- James Douglas Morrison