Spinning out of the Greg Rucka interview thread, what are your favorite Joker stories? I have no doubt this thread has been done many a time, I just haven't gotten in on those incarnations.
Mine are, in comics:
Joker (Azzarello)
End Game (the Arkham City tie-in)
Soft Targets (Gotham Central)
Arkham Asylum (Morrison)
Outside of comics:
Timmverse Joker (including Return of the Joker)
The Dark Knight (Ledger)
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09-20-2014, 01:26 PM #1BANNED
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Favorite Joker Stories
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09-20-2014, 01:36 PM #2BANNED
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Oh and the Joker in Morrison's run and DKR.
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09-20-2014, 03:23 PM #3Fantastic Member
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The killing joke and the man who laughs are my favorites!
None of you seem to understand, I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me..
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09-20-2014, 03:27 PM #4Spectacular Member
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Pretty much anything Chuck Dixon wrote, with the exception of Last Laugh. I'm especially fond of the two "Fool's Errand" stories he wrote.
Paul Dini can be hit-or-miss on the character, but "Slayride" remains a genuine classic.
More underrated ones include John Arcudi's "Auteurism", C.J. Henderson's "Duty", Marv Wolfman's "Bad Blood", and of course J.M. DeMatteis' "Going Sane".
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09-20-2014, 03:52 PM #5I'm at least a C-Lister!
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Perfect, real appearances (i.e. comics where I am much more judgemental):
Batman#1 and all subsequent appearances until silly Joker comes about (sorry, can't be arsed to check through to "boner"-style Joker issue #)
Joker's 5 way revenge
Sign of the Joker/The Laughing Fish
The Killing Joke
TDKR
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth
Knightfall
Knightquest - Death of Batman: The Movie arc
NML
Soft Targets
Emperor Joker (Superman crossover)
Slayride
Death of the Family
Outer Universe adaptations:
Batman (89)
Batman: TAS (Be a Clown, The Last Laugh, Christmas With the Joker, Laughing Fish, The Man Who Killed Batman)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
The Dark Knight
Arkham Asylum/City/Origins (all good)"Has Sariel summoned you here, Azrael? Have you come to witness the miracle of your brethren arriving on Earth?"
"I WILL MIX THE ASHES OF YOUR BONES WITH SALT AND USE THEM TO ENSURE THE EARTH THE TEMPLARS TILLED NEVER BEARS FRUIT AGAIN!"
"*sigh* I hoped it was for the miracle."
Dan Watters' Azrael was incredible, a constant delight and perhaps too good for this world (but not the Forth). For the love of St. Dumas, DC, give us more!!!
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09-20-2014, 04:19 PM #6BANNED
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In alphabetical order...
The Clown At Midnight (Batman #663 - Grant Morrison)
The Killing Joke (that guy with the beard, you know who)
No Man's Land: End Game (Greg Rucka)
Slayride (Paul Dini)
Soft Targets (Gotham Central - Ed Brubaker & Greg Rucka)
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09-20-2014, 05:58 PM #7Ultimate Member
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Slayride
Mad Love
The Laughing Fish/Sign of the Joker
Going Sane
The Killing Joke
Alex Ross & Paul Dini's "Case Study"
Joker/Mask
With the exceptions of his first few episodes, all of his DCAU appearances were fantastic as well and would collectively qualify as my favorite.
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09-20-2014, 07:46 PM #8Mighty Member
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Soft Targets
Dark Knight Returns
The Clown at Midnight/RIP
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Joker
Case Study
Zero Year
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Laughing Fish
Goin Sane
The Killing Joke
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09-20-2014, 07:48 PM #9Yahtzee!
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Seconding Mad Love! Even though it's primarily Harley's origin story, I love Joker in it. It's just classic Joker, down to his obsession with Batman to the point where he won't let anyone else kill him except him.
Originally Posted by SiegePerilous02
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Killing Joke, Man Who Laughs, RIP, Joker, and Death of the Family are particular favourites
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09-21-2014, 05:51 AM #11Fantastic Member
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The surprisingly underrated Lovers and Madmen is my absolute favorite.
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09-21-2014, 10:25 PM #12House of Frost
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The Killing Joke
Man Who Laughs
Mad Love
Soft Targets
Slayride
RIP
Joker was great too. I need to reread Death of the Family before I say. I enjoyed it but the Joker font was a bit distracting.
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09-21-2014, 11:12 PM #13Extraordinary Member
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Off the top of my head (and in no particular order):
The Killing Joke
Joker
Joker's Millions
A Clash of Symbols (Detective #617 by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle)
Legends of the Dark Knight #50 (Joker origin story by Denny O'Neil)
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Thirded(?) Surprised I forgot that one. Originally Posted by quinnzel
"Has Sariel summoned you here, Azrael? Have you come to witness the miracle of your brethren arriving on Earth?"
"I WILL MIX THE ASHES OF YOUR BONES WITH SALT AND USE THEM TO ENSURE THE EARTH THE TEMPLARS TILLED NEVER BEARS FRUIT AGAIN!"
"*sigh* I hoped it was for the miracle."
Dan Watters' Azrael was incredible, a constant delight and perhaps too good for this world (but not the Forth). For the love of St. Dumas, DC, give us more!!!
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I'm going to have to go with you on this one. Secret city was so awesome. Originally Posted by nepenthes
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