In 2016 Bruce Timm reunited with Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill to adapt Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s acclaimed 1989 graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke. Following the comic’s nature, the animated film earned an R-rating upon its release, as Timm wanted to stay truthful to the source material, and Tkj became the first rated R DC Universe Original Animated release.
But reflecting on the film’s adult rating, the Batman: The Animated Series creator clarified it wasn’t the start of a trend of more rated-r animated DC releases moving forward.
Batman: The Killing Joke Was Its Own Thing Stressed Bruce Timm
A still from Batman: The Killing Joke | Warner Bros.
Despite having some personal issues with Alan Moore’s graphic novel, Bruce Timm opted to stay true to the source material following his admiration for Moore’s work on The Killing Joke. Apart from the film’s controversial prologue,...
But reflecting on the film’s adult rating, the Batman: The Animated Series creator clarified it wasn’t the start of a trend of more rated-r animated DC releases moving forward.
Batman: The Killing Joke Was Its Own Thing Stressed Bruce Timm
A still from Batman: The Killing Joke | Warner Bros.
Despite having some personal issues with Alan Moore’s graphic novel, Bruce Timm opted to stay true to the source material following his admiration for Moore’s work on The Killing Joke. Apart from the film’s controversial prologue,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Batman and Joker are two of the most beloved DC comics characters of all time, and both have been played by numerous actors on the screen. However, when it comes to the best Batman-Joker pairing, fans will wholeheartedly agree that Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill were the best hero-villain duo they have ever come across. With films like Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker and The Batman Superman Movie: World’s Finest, both actors have proven why they are considered to be the best of the best.
A still from Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Not only was their voice as Batman and Joker loved by the fans, but the two actors also had a great time working together. Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill’s Batman: The Killing Joke sure was a controversial addition to the collection, but that didn’t stop them from making the most of it.
A still from Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Not only was their voice as Batman and Joker loved by the fans, but the two actors also had a great time working together. Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill’s Batman: The Killing Joke sure was a controversial addition to the collection, but that didn’t stop them from making the most of it.
- 3/28/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's 1988 graphic novel "The Killing Joke" is one of the most famous Batman stories. It's also undergone a more adversarial reevaluation in the 21st century due to its exploitative depiction of violence against women; the Joker shooting and disabling Barbara Gordon is a textbook case of a woman in a refrigerator.
Despite the ickiness, I still think it's a damn good comic. Bolland's artwork is gorgeous and the book interrogates Batman and the Joker's shared dynamic with depth every Batman writer since has been chasing.
In "The Killing Joke," the Joker abducts Commissioner Gordon and tries to push him to his psychological breaking point. As the Joker remembers it, he was once a regular man who had a really bad day that convinced him to laugh at how awful the world is. But his hypothesis is wrong; Gordon doesn't crack and Batman suggests the...
Despite the ickiness, I still think it's a damn good comic. Bolland's artwork is gorgeous and the book interrogates Batman and the Joker's shared dynamic with depth every Batman writer since has been chasing.
In "The Killing Joke," the Joker abducts Commissioner Gordon and tries to push him to his psychological breaking point. As the Joker remembers it, he was once a regular man who had a really bad day that convinced him to laugh at how awful the world is. But his hypothesis is wrong; Gordon doesn't crack and Batman suggests the...
- 2/12/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
This Batman article contains spoilers.
Joker continuity is a bit messy by design. Ever since the Clown Prince of Crime declared that he “preferred multiple choice” in Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s seminal 1988 comic Batman: The Killing Joke, it’s been very tough to nail down just what is true and what isn’t about the villain’s origin story. Was the Joker once a failed comedian who went mad after criminals murdered his family and he fell into a vat of chemicals? Maybe. Or was he originally a crime boss known as the Red Hood? Is his real name actually Jack?
Multiple choice has mostly worked well for the Joker, who is meant to be Gotham’s embodiment of true evil. The fact that his story is indecipherable and ultimately unknowable makes him that much scarier of a threat for Batman. But things are getting a little too convoluted now.
Joker continuity is a bit messy by design. Ever since the Clown Prince of Crime declared that he “preferred multiple choice” in Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s seminal 1988 comic Batman: The Killing Joke, it’s been very tough to nail down just what is true and what isn’t about the villain’s origin story. Was the Joker once a failed comedian who went mad after criminals murdered his family and he fell into a vat of chemicals? Maybe. Or was he originally a crime boss known as the Red Hood? Is his real name actually Jack?
Multiple choice has mostly worked well for the Joker, who is meant to be Gotham’s embodiment of true evil. The fact that his story is indecipherable and ultimately unknowable makes him that much scarier of a threat for Batman. But things are getting a little too convoluted now.
- 2/6/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
At the end of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s 1988 one-shot Batman: The Killing Joke, the Joker lays out his worldview in plain terms. After testing his theory that “one bad day” could make even the most decent person into a madman like himself, the Joker tells his nemesis, “It’s all a joke! Everything anybody ever valued or struggled for… it’s all a monstrous, demented gag!”
Even more than the grisly sights of The Killing Joke—in which the Clown Prince of Crime sets out to prove his theory by brutalizing Batgirl Barbara Gordon and tormenting her father Commissioner Gordon—that line has set the course of Joker stories of the past several decades. Fans and creators alike try to push the Joker to edgier extremes, forgetting how Batman answers when his nemesis asks why he isn’t laughing. “Because I’ve heard it before,” he responds. “And...
Even more than the grisly sights of The Killing Joke—in which the Clown Prince of Crime sets out to prove his theory by brutalizing Batgirl Barbara Gordon and tormenting her father Commissioner Gordon—that line has set the course of Joker stories of the past several decades. Fans and creators alike try to push the Joker to edgier extremes, forgetting how Batman answers when his nemesis asks why he isn’t laughing. “Because I’ve heard it before,” he responds. “And...
- 1/4/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Welcome to Sales to Astonish, a new column in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us news on comic sales and the general moves in the comic market over the past month or so!
Having written this column for over a year now I am starting to notice some distinctive trends in my monthly activity throughout the year. I had touched on elements of this in previous instalments but in a nutshell the trends can be defined as simply as this:
Busy months – January, March, May, October, November & December Busy days – Monday & Thursday Busiest hours – 6-8am Thursday
It will come as no surprise to regular readers that the busiest hours in the week immediately follow the release of new stock in the store on a Thursday. At a guess I would say that Monday is busy because people casually browse the website...
Having written this column for over a year now I am starting to notice some distinctive trends in my monthly activity throughout the year. I had touched on elements of this in previous instalments but in a nutshell the trends can be defined as simply as this:
Busy months – January, March, May, October, November & December Busy days – Monday & Thursday Busiest hours – 6-8am Thursday
It will come as no surprise to regular readers that the busiest hours in the week immediately follow the release of new stock in the store on a Thursday. At a guess I would say that Monday is busy because people casually browse the website...
- 11/9/2023
- by Guest
- Nerdly
For "The Dark Knight Trilogy," director Christopher Nolan wanted to make a "logical" Batman story. That meant not only crafting an internal psychology for Bruce Wayne but also dragging the mechanics and aesthetics of his world down to reality. There's a reason the films spend so much time explaining how Batman's gear works (Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) is turned into the Q to Batman's James Bond) and turn Gotham City from a Gothic metropolis into basically just Chicago with a different name.
This mandate for realism shaped the other characters in Batman's world, especially his villains. In "The Dark Knight," the Joker's (Heath Ledger) clown visage — white skin, green hair, ruby lips — is only makeup. His disfigurement is a Glasgow smile; Ledger's Joker frowns a lot more than in the comics, but those scars mean he never stops smiling.
Ledger's performance is now legendary for how he immersed himself in the role; before shooting,...
This mandate for realism shaped the other characters in Batman's world, especially his villains. In "The Dark Knight," the Joker's (Heath Ledger) clown visage — white skin, green hair, ruby lips — is only makeup. His disfigurement is a Glasgow smile; Ledger's Joker frowns a lot more than in the comics, but those scars mean he never stops smiling.
Ledger's performance is now legendary for how he immersed himself in the role; before shooting,...
- 8/26/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Clockwork from top left: Jessica Cruz, Orion, Catman, Mister Miracle (all images from DC Comics)Graphic: The A.V. Club
It’s been about seven months since new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran announced the ambitious first phase of their new DC film and TV slate, officially titled Chapter One: Gods And Monsters.
It’s been about seven months since new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran announced the ambitious first phase of their new DC film and TV slate, officially titled Chapter One: Gods And Monsters.
- 8/21/2023
- by Matthew Jackson
- avclub.com
For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase these awesome artists even more? Welcome to “Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net.” In this column, we are focusing on one artist and the awesome art that they create, whether they be amateur, up and coming, or well established. The goal is to uncover these artists so even more people become familiar with them. We ask these artists a few questions to see their origins, influences, and more. If you are an awesome artist or know someone that should be featured, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.This month we are very pleased to bring you the awesome art of…
John Gallagher...
John Gallagher...
- 6/3/2023
- by Theodore Bond
- JoBlo.com
There's not much you can say about Bruce Timm's contribution to Batman on-screen that hasn't been said. The architect of the DC Animated Universe has had a hand in pretty much all the Dark Knight's animated exploits, thanks mostly to his pioneering work alongside Eric Radmoski on "Batman: The Animated Series" back in the early '90s. There was so much that went into making that show great, including the voice talents of Kevin Conroy, who for many remains the definitive voice of Batman. But it was arguably the show's overall tone that made it so irresistible for a generation of kids.
Borrowing not from only from classic kids cartoons but from such unlikely sources as Alfred Hitchcock, who greatly influenced the look of the show, film noir, and a multitude of art styles, "Batman: Tas" was ostensibly a kids' show that didn't treat its audience like kids.
Borrowing not from only from classic kids cartoons but from such unlikely sources as Alfred Hitchcock, who greatly influenced the look of the show, film noir, and a multitude of art styles, "Batman: Tas" was ostensibly a kids' show that didn't treat its audience like kids.
- 5/14/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
For decades, Vincenzo Natali has dazzled viewers as a director of horror and sci-fi with films such as Cube and Splice and TV series including The Stand and Lost in Space, but with his latest project, Natali steps out from behind the camera and taps into his longtime love of comic books to bring a bold vision of the near future to life in his debut graphic novel, Tech.
Written and illustrated by Natali, Tech will be released by Encyclopocalypse Publications on September 22nd, and we have an exclusive first look at the graphic novel's stunning artwork accompanied by a Q&a with Natali in which he discusses his artistic inspirations, the liberating creative process of working in the comic book medium, and teaming up with Encyclopocalypse to release Tech into the world!
Below, you can read our exclusive preview of Tech and Q&a with Natali, and to learn more,...
Written and illustrated by Natali, Tech will be released by Encyclopocalypse Publications on September 22nd, and we have an exclusive first look at the graphic novel's stunning artwork accompanied by a Q&a with Natali in which he discusses his artistic inspirations, the liberating creative process of working in the comic book medium, and teaming up with Encyclopocalypse to release Tech into the world!
Below, you can read our exclusive preview of Tech and Q&a with Natali, and to learn more,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The following article contains spoilers for "Batman: The Killing Joke."
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill were the Dynamic Duo. Yes, that usually refers to Batman and Robin, but in this case, it's the two actors that have been responsible for so many animated TV series and films as Batman and his nemesis, the Joker. Conroy, the definitive voice of Batman, passed away at the age of 66 at the end of 2022, and many fans, myself included, have been rewatching some of the duo's work as a tribute. One of the later projects the two of them did together was the animated film "Batman: The Killing Joke."
The 2016 title was based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, and was the 26th of the DC Universe animated original movies. In the film, the Joker (voice of Hamill) attempts to drive Commissioner Gordon (voice of Ray Wise...
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill were the Dynamic Duo. Yes, that usually refers to Batman and Robin, but in this case, it's the two actors that have been responsible for so many animated TV series and films as Batman and his nemesis, the Joker. Conroy, the definitive voice of Batman, passed away at the age of 66 at the end of 2022, and many fans, myself included, have been rewatching some of the duo's work as a tribute. One of the later projects the two of them did together was the animated film "Batman: The Killing Joke."
The 2016 title was based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, and was the 26th of the DC Universe animated original movies. In the film, the Joker (voice of Hamill) attempts to drive Commissioner Gordon (voice of Ray Wise...
- 3/11/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
DC Comics "Batman- One Bad Day: Catwoman"#1, available January 25, 2023, is written by G. Willow Wilson and illustrated by Jamie McKelvie, with covers by McKelvie, Jim Lee, Jessica Fong, Serg Acuna, Brian Bolland, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Arif Prianto:
"...in 'No Small Scores', 'Selina Kyle', aka 'Catwoman', is nothing more than a lousy thief, stealing countless items of immense value over the years while evading the 'Gcpd' and 'Batman'.
"But when she finds out an item from her past is being sold for way more than it used to be worth, it sends her into a spiral, and she'll do everything in her power to steal it back.
Batman tries to stop her before she can go too far, but the mysterious 'Forger' gets involved, changing the life of Catwoman forever..."
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"...in 'No Small Scores', 'Selina Kyle', aka 'Catwoman', is nothing more than a lousy thief, stealing countless items of immense value over the years while evading the 'Gcpd' and 'Batman'.
"But when she finds out an item from her past is being sold for way more than it used to be worth, it sends her into a spiral, and she'll do everything in her power to steal it back.
Batman tries to stop her before she can go too far, but the mysterious 'Forger' gets involved, changing the life of Catwoman forever..."
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- 1/23/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase these awesome artists even more? Welcome to “Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net.” In this column, we are focusing on one artist and the awesome art that they create, whether they be amateur, up and coming, or well established. The goal is to uncover these artists so even more people become familiar with them. We ask these artists a few questions to see their origins, influences, and more. If you are an awesome artist or know someone that should be featured, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.This month we are very pleased to bring you the awesome art of…
Andrew Swainson...
Andrew Swainson...
- 12/3/2022
- by Theodore Bond
- JoBlo.com
The DC Universe has gone through some major upheaval of late. Some issues can be credited to the merger of Warner Bros. and Discovery, while other problems have existed for a while. Between shelving the nearly-completed "Batgirl" and the continually-troubled production of "The Flash," not to mention the spotty quality of DC movies overall — read our review of "Black Adam" here — Warner Bros. didn't seem to have a clear direction for its comic properties. That may all be changing with DC Studios, which will be headed up by auteur James Gunn and producer Peter Safran. This begs the question, what's next for the Dcu?
We know sequels to the company's more successful films such as "The Batman," "Joker," and the long-gestating "Wonder Woman 3" are in the works, and that "Shazam! Fury of the Gods," "Blue Beetle" and "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" are set to hit theaters next year. Then...
We know sequels to the company's more successful films such as "The Batman," "Joker," and the long-gestating "Wonder Woman 3" are in the works, and that "Shazam! Fury of the Gods," "Blue Beetle" and "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" are set to hit theaters next year. Then...
- 11/12/2022
- by Jamie Gerber
- Slash Film
The Riddler is truly having a moment. One could argue that the character hasn’t truly held the imagination of the public since 1966, when the first season of the Batman TV series premiered, and the nation was gripped by a wave of what was dubbed “Batmania.” A character who had, to that point, only appeared in two comic stories suddenly became one of the most recognizable supervillains in the world, thanks in no small part to Frank Gorshin’s inimitable performance.
Of course, that Riddler was a (mostly) non-lethal mischief maker. A giggling livewire whose menace was overshadowed by his manic energy, ridiculous schemes, and a compulsion to leave outsized clues that allowed Batman and Robin to capture him. There have been many Riddler stories in the pages of DC Comics since, a multitude of animated series episodes, more live action performances…but none have managed to get out from under Gorshin’s lithe,...
Of course, that Riddler was a (mostly) non-lethal mischief maker. A giggling livewire whose menace was overshadowed by his manic energy, ridiculous schemes, and a compulsion to leave outsized clues that allowed Batman and Robin to capture him. There have been many Riddler stories in the pages of DC Comics since, a multitude of animated series episodes, more live action performances…but none have managed to get out from under Gorshin’s lithe,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for "The Batman." Proceed with caution.
In the months leading up to the release of "The Batman," we knew that the film would feature three quarters of the classic "Batman" 1966 villain line-up: Catwoman, the Riddler, and the Penguin. With director Matt Reeves' film now in theaters, it turns out the story actually has the complete set. The Joker appears in one scene, captive in Arkham Asylum and making pals with the imprisoned Riddler. But eagle-eyed fans might have also noticed a nod to the most infamous Joker story of all: Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's "The...
The post The Batman Features a Killing Joke Homage That You May Not Have Noticed appeared first on /Film.
In the months leading up to the release of "The Batman," we knew that the film would feature three quarters of the classic "Batman" 1966 villain line-up: Catwoman, the Riddler, and the Penguin. With director Matt Reeves' film now in theaters, it turns out the story actually has the complete set. The Joker appears in one scene, captive in Arkham Asylum and making pals with the imprisoned Riddler. But eagle-eyed fans might have also noticed a nod to the most infamous Joker story of all: Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's "The...
The post The Batman Features a Killing Joke Homage That You May Not Have Noticed appeared first on /Film.
- 3/7/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
This Young Justice: Phantoms review contains spoilers.
Young Justice Season 4 Episode 7
Getting off of Mars was the best thing to happen to Young Justice: Phantoms, and even though it returns there this week, the parallel structure of the episode combined with the show taking on a Huge story from the comics and making some pretty significant improvements to it, even if it doesn’t quite land in the end.
Plot-wise, not a ton happens this week. Miss Martian, her sister, and J’onn head back to Earth after M’gann cracks her brother’s skull a little and finds out he didn’t know the gene bomb was laced with kryptonite. And Tigress, Scandal, and Onyx (backed by Oracle) crash Santa Prisca to get Orphan out, ending up betrayed by Scandal, saved by Cheshire, and surrounded by the League. But it’s not really the plot that’s a big deal this week.
Young Justice Season 4 Episode 7
Getting off of Mars was the best thing to happen to Young Justice: Phantoms, and even though it returns there this week, the parallel structure of the episode combined with the show taking on a Huge story from the comics and making some pretty significant improvements to it, even if it doesn’t quite land in the end.
Plot-wise, not a ton happens this week. Miss Martian, her sister, and J’onn head back to Earth after M’gann cracks her brother’s skull a little and finds out he didn’t know the gene bomb was laced with kryptonite. And Tigress, Scandal, and Onyx (backed by Oracle) crash Santa Prisca to get Orphan out, ending up betrayed by Scandal, saved by Cheshire, and surrounded by the League. But it’s not really the plot that’s a big deal this week.
- 11/19/2021
- by Jim Dandy
- Den of Geek
This one is long overdue as I bring my Creator in Focus segment back to the pages of eBuying Comics – last seen in Week 38 where I looked at the key issues of Todd McFarlane’s career. I have decided to make a tweak to the segment, previously I looked at current values of those key issues. Where as now the main focus will be on finding good bargains on eBay for the key issues of your favourite creators. Also I think it would be fun and more beneficial to talk about the collected versions available of creators works, which makes it easier for readers to seek out. Especially with the early career stuff. Its useful to know what volumes certain issues are in, whether its paperback or hardback is good knowledge to share with the comics community, new or old readers alike.
Grant Morrison is a writer who has a...
Grant Morrison is a writer who has a...
- 3/10/2021
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
Netflix is pretty devoid of Marvel and DC content these days, given that most of the former’s titles are on Disney Plus and most of the latter’s are on HBO Max. So, it’s always exciting when something from one of them is added to the streaming giant’s library. And this coming week, one of the biggest DC animated movies of the lot arrives on Netflix, as Batman: The Killing Joke will be available to stream from Thursday, October 15th.
Based on the seminal graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, The Killing Joke came out back in 2016 to much fanfare. DC lovers had been waiting to see a screen adaptation of the storyline for years, and franchise veterans Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill were hired to bring it to life. It’s unfortunate, then, that it was met with a lot of controversy upon its release,...
Based on the seminal graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, The Killing Joke came out back in 2016 to much fanfare. DC lovers had been waiting to see a screen adaptation of the storyline for years, and franchise veterans Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill were hired to bring it to life. It’s unfortunate, then, that it was met with a lot of controversy upon its release,...
- 10/10/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
One of DC’s biggest animated superhero movies is coming to Netflix in October. We’re talking about 2016’s Batman: The Killing Joke, an adaptation of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s iconic 1988 one-shot comic. The Joker-centric tale provides an origin for the villain, showing the circumstances which turned a failed comedian into the Clown Prince of Crime. It’s a classic story and one that’s gone on to have an enormous impact on Batman comics, not to mention being a major influence on last year’s Joker.
The movie features the voice talents of Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as Mr. J, with both actors explaining in interviews that throughout their long tenure in the roles, they’d always wanted to do The Killing Joke. But there’s a fly in the ointment.
While most of Moore’s story is faithfully adapted, the studio inserted a...
The movie features the voice talents of Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as Mr. J, with both actors explaining in interviews that throughout their long tenure in the roles, they’d always wanted to do The Killing Joke. But there’s a fly in the ointment.
While most of Moore’s story is faithfully adapted, the studio inserted a...
- 9/18/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Barbara Gordon is one of Gotham’s most iconic heroes, and in the newly announced Gotham Knights, she’ll be taking to the streets under her most famous mantle, Batgirl. Alongside her other Bat-Family super-siblings, she’ll be protecting the city from the mysterious organization known as the Court of Owls, but if you’ve played the Arkham games, you might be wondering why she is no longer in a wheelchair and using the mantle of Oracle.
The official press release from WB Games gives a brief indication of how Babs becomes Batgirl again: “Barbara Gordon is a determined fighter and a skilled hacker. As the daughter of deceased Gotham commissioner, Jim Gordon, she had helped Batman as Oracle in the past. Now, after years of recovery and preparation, she is ready to step into her new role, wielding her melee tonfa, and harnessing her training in kickboxing, capoeira, and jiu-jitsu.
The official press release from WB Games gives a brief indication of how Babs becomes Batgirl again: “Barbara Gordon is a determined fighter and a skilled hacker. As the daughter of deceased Gotham commissioner, Jim Gordon, she had helped Batman as Oracle in the past. Now, after years of recovery and preparation, she is ready to step into her new role, wielding her melee tonfa, and harnessing her training in kickboxing, capoeira, and jiu-jitsu.
- 8/22/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Jared Leto’s take on the Joker in Suicide Squad comes in for a lot of criticism, some of it unfair. It’s known that large chunks of Leto’s performance were left on the cutting room floor, most significantly the fleshing out of his relationship with Harley Quinn. Beyond that, he had the difficult job of following Heath Ledger and has now been comprehensively overshadowed by Joaquin Phoenix. Honestly, though, there were aspects of his scuzzy, trashpunk Spring Breakers-influenced Joker that I kinda liked.
Suicide Squad director David Ayer still believes that he and Leto got it right, too. Since the film’s release, he’s talked up how impressed he was with the actor and how he prepared for the role. But now, in response to a picture posted on Twitter, Ayer’s arguing that Leto’s Joker is comic-accurate.
His proof is an image that shows Leto...
Suicide Squad director David Ayer still believes that he and Leto got it right, too. Since the film’s release, he’s talked up how impressed he was with the actor and how he prepared for the role. But now, in response to a picture posted on Twitter, Ayer’s arguing that Leto’s Joker is comic-accurate.
His proof is an image that shows Leto...
- 6/5/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Your favorite Joker says a lot about you. Hipsters would plump for the ’66 Cesar Romero, 80s kids for Jack Nicholson, cinephiles for Heath Ledger and Hot Topic shoppers for Jared Leto. True Batman aficionados, meanwhile, would of course pick Mark Hamill. But now there’s a strong new contender: Joaquin Phoenix in Joker.
So, when The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn was asked to name his all-time favorite Clown Prince of Crime (having earlier named Christian Bale as his top Batman), our ears perked up. His answer?
“Probably Joaquin,” he said.
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What does this tell us about Gunn? Well, we know that he has an encyclopedic knowledge of comic books and superhero movies, so him choosing Joaquin Phoenix isn’t just going with the hot new thing.
So, when The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn was asked to name his all-time favorite Clown Prince of Crime (having earlier named Christian Bale as his top Batman), our ears perked up. His answer?
“Probably Joaquin,” he said.
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What does this tell us about Gunn? Well, we know that he has an encyclopedic knowledge of comic books and superhero movies, so him choosing Joaquin Phoenix isn’t just going with the hot new thing.
- 4/20/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
The mystery first introduced by Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok in the pages of 2016’s Justice League #50 will finally be solved on June 17 with the release of Batman: Three Jokers, a three-part miniseries from Johns and Fabok being published in prestige format under DC’s Black Label imprint.
Fittingly, the series will explore three different versions of the Joker — the first one introduced in Batman #1 in 1940 as well as the versions of the villain that appeared in the infamous “A Death in the Family” storyline that killed off the second Robin and Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s seminal one-shot The Killing Joke. In fact, Fabok describes Three Jokers as a “spiritual sequel” to the Moore/Bolland classic.
“I consciously infused a lot of that Brian Bolland, even the way he would tell stories through his panels,” Fabok told EW. “The Killing Joke has sat next to my desk for the last two years.
Fittingly, the series will explore three different versions of the Joker — the first one introduced in Batman #1 in 1940 as well as the versions of the villain that appeared in the infamous “A Death in the Family” storyline that killed off the second Robin and Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s seminal one-shot The Killing Joke. In fact, Fabok describes Three Jokers as a “spiritual sequel” to the Moore/Bolland classic.
“I consciously infused a lot of that Brian Bolland, even the way he would tell stories through his panels,” Fabok told EW. “The Killing Joke has sat next to my desk for the last two years.
- 3/10/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
It’s not easy being the greatest female icon in the history of American comic books but, even after more than seven decades on the job, the Amazon princess they call Wonder Woman handles that burden with noble grace and singular determination.
That’s one way to interpret the striking, just-released cover artwork for the upcoming, 96-page, prestige-format, 750th issue of Wonder Woman from Burbank-based publisher DC Comics. The milestone issue will hit shelves at brick-and-mortar retailers on January 22, the same day it lands on the virtual spinner racks of online retailers.
The image evokes the Hellenic imagery of mighty Atlas hefting the world on his Titan shoulder and it was illustrated by Catwoman writer/artist Joëlle Jones, just one of the many DC stars who made contributions to commemorative issue.
Announced interior artists include Colleen Doran, Jesus Merino, Elena Casagrade, Gabriel Picolo, and Wonder Woman Rebirth illustrator Nicola Scott.
That’s one way to interpret the striking, just-released cover artwork for the upcoming, 96-page, prestige-format, 750th issue of Wonder Woman from Burbank-based publisher DC Comics. The milestone issue will hit shelves at brick-and-mortar retailers on January 22, the same day it lands on the virtual spinner racks of online retailers.
The image evokes the Hellenic imagery of mighty Atlas hefting the world on his Titan shoulder and it was illustrated by Catwoman writer/artist Joëlle Jones, just one of the many DC stars who made contributions to commemorative issue.
Announced interior artists include Colleen Doran, Jesus Merino, Elena Casagrade, Gabriel Picolo, and Wonder Woman Rebirth illustrator Nicola Scott.
- 10/18/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Jim Dandy Oct 18, 2019
Wonder Woman #750 features an all-star lineup of talent.
Action Comics and Detective Comics went back to legacy numbering for huge milestones. In January, the Trinity is complete, as it's Wonder Woman's turn.
DC announced a giant anniversary issue - Wonder Woman #750 - coming January 22nd. It will be a 96 page comic, and like Action Comics and Detective Comics #1000, it will be a bit of a short story jam session. However, unlike those two thousandth issues, Wonder Woman #750 mixes in some newer talent to go with the classic Diana creators who are almost fundamentally required by the universe to be in here.
The book will feature new stories from Greg Rucka and Gail Simone, arguably the two most accomplished and important Wonder Woman writers still making comics today. Rucka wrote Diana's Rebirth arc that brought her up to date in the new continuity in addition to fleshing out...
Wonder Woman #750 features an all-star lineup of talent.
Action Comics and Detective Comics went back to legacy numbering for huge milestones. In January, the Trinity is complete, as it's Wonder Woman's turn.
DC announced a giant anniversary issue - Wonder Woman #750 - coming January 22nd. It will be a 96 page comic, and like Action Comics and Detective Comics #1000, it will be a bit of a short story jam session. However, unlike those two thousandth issues, Wonder Woman #750 mixes in some newer talent to go with the classic Diana creators who are almost fundamentally required by the universe to be in here.
The book will feature new stories from Greg Rucka and Gail Simone, arguably the two most accomplished and important Wonder Woman writers still making comics today. Rucka wrote Diana's Rebirth arc that brought her up to date in the new continuity in addition to fleshing out...
- 10/18/2019
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Oct 9, 2019
Has the Joker movie inspired you to read some comics? We've got some suggestions!
The Joker is the most recognizable villain in all of comics, and as such, there are as many takes on him as there are creators who have worked on a Batman comic. Fortunately for us, for every Jared Leto out there, there are fifteen awesome comic stories. So if you’re coming out of the Joker movie with a thirst for more good, thoughtful, interesting stories using the Clown Prince of Crime, we’ve got some comics for you.
Batman: The Killing Joke
This is probably the most influential Joker story of all time. Alan Moore’s dense psychoanalysis of the Joker is formative to just about every writer who came afterwards, and Brian Bolland’s stunningly gorgeous pencils combined with John Higgins perfect colors to create an eerie, dark, vicious story that...
Has the Joker movie inspired you to read some comics? We've got some suggestions!
The Joker is the most recognizable villain in all of comics, and as such, there are as many takes on him as there are creators who have worked on a Batman comic. Fortunately for us, for every Jared Leto out there, there are fifteen awesome comic stories. So if you’re coming out of the Joker movie with a thirst for more good, thoughtful, interesting stories using the Clown Prince of Crime, we’ve got some comics for you.
Batman: The Killing Joke
This is probably the most influential Joker story of all time. Alan Moore’s dense psychoanalysis of the Joker is formative to just about every writer who came afterwards, and Brian Bolland’s stunningly gorgeous pencils combined with John Higgins perfect colors to create an eerie, dark, vicious story that...
- 10/9/2019
- Den of Geek
A mesmerising lead performance gives Todd Phillips’s divisive reimagining of the comic villain raw power
Since opening to an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice film festival in August, where it scooped the top prize, Todd Phillips’s origins picture about the birth of Batman’s cackling nemesis has become the focus of a moral backlash, with critics using words such as “toxic”, “cynical” and “irresponsible” to describe its relentlessly embittered (and allegedly glorified) tone. That such terms should be applied to a populist studio picture from the director of the Hangover movies is perhaps unsurprising. Phillips has previously struck gold by appealing to his audience’s basest urges with the kind of nastily nihilistic gross-out comedies that he recently complained have been killed by “woke culture”. Joker, which seems to draw in equal measure on Martin Scorsese’s scabrous media satire The King of Comedy and Alan Moore...
Since opening to an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice film festival in August, where it scooped the top prize, Todd Phillips’s origins picture about the birth of Batman’s cackling nemesis has become the focus of a moral backlash, with critics using words such as “toxic”, “cynical” and “irresponsible” to describe its relentlessly embittered (and allegedly glorified) tone. That such terms should be applied to a populist studio picture from the director of the Hangover movies is perhaps unsurprising. Phillips has previously struck gold by appealing to his audience’s basest urges with the kind of nastily nihilistic gross-out comedies that he recently complained have been killed by “woke culture”. Joker, which seems to draw in equal measure on Martin Scorsese’s scabrous media satire The King of Comedy and Alan Moore...
- 10/6/2019
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Jim Dandy Oct 4, 2019
The Joker has had many different versions of his origin told over the years, including in the new movie.
This article contains some spoilers for the Joker movie. We have a completely spoiler free review right here.
The Joker is probably the most recognizable supervillain in the world. Loosely ased on famed German actor Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs, the Clown Prince of Crime’s unique look and penchant for elaborate, themed murder has left a giant mark in the public consciousness. His real world origins are in dispute - Bob Kane claims the Joker was his creation, but Kane was so full of it that Jim Steranko, the legendary artist behind the groundbreaking Nick Fury: Agent of Shield, once went upside Kane’s head because Kane patted his face like some nobody kid. The general scholarly consensus is the Joker was created by...
The Joker has had many different versions of his origin told over the years, including in the new movie.
This article contains some spoilers for the Joker movie. We have a completely spoiler free review right here.
The Joker is probably the most recognizable supervillain in the world. Loosely ased on famed German actor Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs, the Clown Prince of Crime’s unique look and penchant for elaborate, themed murder has left a giant mark in the public consciousness. His real world origins are in dispute - Bob Kane claims the Joker was his creation, but Kane was so full of it that Jim Steranko, the legendary artist behind the groundbreaking Nick Fury: Agent of Shield, once went upside Kane’s head because Kane patted his face like some nobody kid. The general scholarly consensus is the Joker was created by...
- 10/4/2019
- Den of Geek
Mike Cecchini Oct 4, 2019
What really happened to Arthur Fleck at the end of the Joker movie? We break down all the possibilities.
This article contains nothing but Joker movie spoilers. We have a completely spoiler free review right here.
In some ways, the Joker movie appears to have a pretty straightforward final act. Arthur Fleck passes the point of no return when he realizes he feels no remorse for the murder of three drunken finance bros on a Gotham City subway; he loses hope for his future as he sees his comedic ambitions mocked on TV by his idol; Arthur’s home life, perhaps his last remaining tether to sanity, is destroyed when any illusions he had about possibly being the son of Thomas Wayne are shattered by Arkham Asylum’s hospital records, revealing his mother had not only been lying to him his entire life, but likely enabled the...
What really happened to Arthur Fleck at the end of the Joker movie? We break down all the possibilities.
This article contains nothing but Joker movie spoilers. We have a completely spoiler free review right here.
In some ways, the Joker movie appears to have a pretty straightforward final act. Arthur Fleck passes the point of no return when he realizes he feels no remorse for the murder of three drunken finance bros on a Gotham City subway; he loses hope for his future as he sees his comedic ambitions mocked on TV by his idol; Arthur’s home life, perhaps his last remaining tether to sanity, is destroyed when any illusions he had about possibly being the son of Thomas Wayne are shattered by Arkham Asylum’s hospital records, revealing his mother had not only been lying to him his entire life, but likely enabled the...
- 10/4/2019
- Den of Geek
There are several ways to look at Todd Phillips’ 2019 movie Joker. It is obviously grounded in DC Comics’ vast history, however it is not what most comic book aficionados would consider a “comic book” movie. Yes, it is set in Gotham City. Yes, there are references to Arkham Asylum as well as characters like Thomas Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, and even a young Bruce Wayne. However it would be grossly unfair to judge this movie as a Batman movie or even consider it in the same frame of mind as the introduction of the Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman or Christopher Nolan’s 2008 The Dark Knight (and hinted at the end of Christopher Nolan’s 2005 Batman Begins). Both movies featured The Joker as the villain, and there was a clear relationship between him and Batman, but as I suggested, this does not appear to be a typical comic book movie.
- 10/2/2019
- by Wayne D. Chang
- Comicmix.com
Laugh it up, film fans! Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is almost upon us, ready to unleash a wave of crime — and think pieces — the likes of which Hollywood hasn’t seen since Heath Ledger terrorized Gotham City in The Dark Knight over a decade ago. But the story of the most infamous villain in Batman’s rogues gallery is itself as interesting as any of the character’s adventures either on screen or the printed page. Here’s a quick guide to the madcap history of the...
- 10/1/2019
- by Sean T. Collins
- Rollingstone.com
Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker origin story movie will not open for another two months, but director Todd Phillips is already thinking about a potential sequel to the much-anticipated film; at least, as long as the first one performs well at the box office.
Speaking with Total Film (via sister publication GamesRadar), Phillips said: “One thing I will tell you: I would do anything with Joaquin Phoenix, any day of the week. There’s nobody like him. If he was willing to do it, and if people show up to this movie, and Warners came to us and said, ‘You know what? If you guys could think of something…’ Well, I have a feeling that he and I could think of something pretty cool.”
While “Joker” was developed as a standalone movie and not necessarily part of the DC extended universe (Dceu) of films, if the $55 million film is indeed a critical and commercial hit,...
Speaking with Total Film (via sister publication GamesRadar), Phillips said: “One thing I will tell you: I would do anything with Joaquin Phoenix, any day of the week. There’s nobody like him. If he was willing to do it, and if people show up to this movie, and Warners came to us and said, ‘You know what? If you guys could think of something…’ Well, I have a feeling that he and I could think of something pretty cool.”
While “Joker” was developed as a standalone movie and not necessarily part of the DC extended universe (Dceu) of films, if the $55 million film is indeed a critical and commercial hit,...
- 8/21/2019
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
If anything, 2019 has turned out to be a great year for comic book movies. Already, audiences have been dazzled by the likes of Captain Marvel, Shazam! and Avengers: Endgame, with Spider-Man: Far From Home looking to impress in a matter of weeks. And before long, we’ll journey into madness when Joker storms cinemas this fall.
The important thing to note going into this one is not to expect your usual superhero fare. In fact, the first reaction to the flick described it as being “a series of punches to the gut.” Anyone who’s followed the production knew director Todd Phillips was going for something different, so that’s hardly cause for concern. After all, you’re not supposed to root for the Clown Prince of Crime.
Continuing on that note, it’s become very apparent that Joaquin Phoenix’s iteration of the character won’t simply endure “one bad day.
The important thing to note going into this one is not to expect your usual superhero fare. In fact, the first reaction to the flick described it as being “a series of punches to the gut.” Anyone who’s followed the production knew director Todd Phillips was going for something different, so that’s hardly cause for concern. After all, you’re not supposed to root for the Clown Prince of Crime.
Continuing on that note, it’s become very apparent that Joaquin Phoenix’s iteration of the character won’t simply endure “one bad day.
- 6/13/2019
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Image Source: Warner Bros.
With Joker coming out this year, we're excited to see how director Todd Phillips will flesh out the iconic character in his first stand-alone origin story - partly because the point of the Joker is that he doesn't really have an origin. Not knowing quite how he became a murderous psychopath preserves his status as a terrifying figure; he's the incarnation of chaos. Having said that, Phillips didn't have a shortage of comic sources from which to draw inspiration. Given that the Joker came about in the '40s and is one of the first comic book supervillains ever, it's inevitable that writers would explore his history. If you're curious about how Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal aligns with past comics about Batman's foe, keep reading!
The Joker's Big Debut
The Joker makes his first appearance in Batman No. 1 in 1940. Writer Bill Finger originally planned to kill...
With Joker coming out this year, we're excited to see how director Todd Phillips will flesh out the iconic character in his first stand-alone origin story - partly because the point of the Joker is that he doesn't really have an origin. Not knowing quite how he became a murderous psychopath preserves his status as a terrifying figure; he's the incarnation of chaos. Having said that, Phillips didn't have a shortage of comic sources from which to draw inspiration. Given that the Joker came about in the '40s and is one of the first comic book supervillains ever, it's inevitable that writers would explore his history. If you're curious about how Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal aligns with past comics about Batman's foe, keep reading!
The Joker's Big Debut
The Joker makes his first appearance in Batman No. 1 in 1940. Writer Bill Finger originally planned to kill...
- 4/19/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
After you're done being terrified by Joker's fresh new trailer, you might be wondering if the creepy Batman spinoff will feature the Dark Knight himself. At its core, this movie, set in Gotham City in the '80s, is really the Joker's party since it'll serve as an origin story for the DC villain (who's portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix). The main cast, stacked as it is, indicates no one playing Batman. Well, technically speaking, we'll still see Bruce Wayne, just not in his iconic Batsuit or past his teenage years.
If you were paying close attention to the trailer, you might have noticed a quick glimpse of young Bruce Wayne in a pretty disturbing shot. In one brief moment (at 1:47), Arthur sticks his finger inside of Bruce's mouth to replicate his notoriously creepy Cheshire grin. Kid Batman is played by Dante Pereira-Olson, who has recently appeared on the series Happy! as Gerry Scaramucci.
If you were paying close attention to the trailer, you might have noticed a quick glimpse of young Bruce Wayne in a pretty disturbing shot. In one brief moment (at 1:47), Arthur sticks his finger inside of Bruce's mouth to replicate his notoriously creepy Cheshire grin. Kid Batman is played by Dante Pereira-Olson, who has recently appeared on the series Happy! as Gerry Scaramucci.
- 4/7/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Mike Cecchini Tony Sokol Apr 4, 2019
The Joker trailer owes more to Martin Scorsese than DC Comics and Batman, which is what makes it so haunting.
Who would have thought that a solo movie focusing on the Joker without a Batman in sight could look so compelling? Yet here we are with the first trailer for Todd Phillips' Joker, a movie that exists somehere off to the side of the Dceu, and starring Joaquin Phoenix (not Jared Leto) as the Clown Prince of Crime. It's not a superhero movie, it's our first genuine supervillain movie, and it's unlike anything we normally associate with comic book blockbusters.
Joker appears to take most of its inspiration from Martin Scorsese rather than DC Comics. We went hunting for Batman easter eggs but came up short. But other cinematic ones? Well, Joker has 'em all.
If you haven't seen it yet, watch it here.
The Joker trailer owes more to Martin Scorsese than DC Comics and Batman, which is what makes it so haunting.
Who would have thought that a solo movie focusing on the Joker without a Batman in sight could look so compelling? Yet here we are with the first trailer for Todd Phillips' Joker, a movie that exists somehere off to the side of the Dceu, and starring Joaquin Phoenix (not Jared Leto) as the Clown Prince of Crime. It's not a superhero movie, it's our first genuine supervillain movie, and it's unlike anything we normally associate with comic book blockbusters.
Joker appears to take most of its inspiration from Martin Scorsese rather than DC Comics. We went hunting for Batman easter eggs but came up short. But other cinematic ones? Well, Joker has 'em all.
If you haven't seen it yet, watch it here.
- 4/3/2019
- Den of Geek
Kirsten Howard John Saavedra Apr 3, 2019
The first teaser trailer for Todd Phillips’ Joker confirms that this will be a very different DC film.
Warner Bros.' forthcoming Joker origin tale has been a very weird project from the get-go, but that approach has served in its favor when it comes to audience expectation levels. The last two big-screen iterations of the Clown Prince of Crime were like chalk and cheese - Heath Ledger's phenomenal portrayal of the character in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight blew everyone away, whereas Jared Leto's tattooed Suicide Squad villain ...er, didn't.
The Hangover director Todd Phillips was certainly an interesting choice to helm the project, but he's been frustrated by the lack of accuracy in the coverage of his Joker solo outing so far, which he concedes is to be expected “when you set out to make an origin story about a...
The first teaser trailer for Todd Phillips’ Joker confirms that this will be a very different DC film.
Warner Bros.' forthcoming Joker origin tale has been a very weird project from the get-go, but that approach has served in its favor when it comes to audience expectation levels. The last two big-screen iterations of the Clown Prince of Crime were like chalk and cheese - Heath Ledger's phenomenal portrayal of the character in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight blew everyone away, whereas Jared Leto's tattooed Suicide Squad villain ...er, didn't.
The Hangover director Todd Phillips was certainly an interesting choice to helm the project, but he's been frustrated by the lack of accuracy in the coverage of his Joker solo outing so far, which he concedes is to be expected “when you set out to make an origin story about a...
- 4/3/2019
- Den of Geek
Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix look set to deliver something very special this year with Joker and it appears that the hype machine for the film is about to properly kick off this week, as there’ll be a teaser trailer tomorrow that’ll give us our first proper look at Phoenix’s take on the Clown Prince of Crime. In the meantime though, Phillips has released the first official poster for the movie on Instagram.
It’s a fairly restrained piece of work – as you can see down below – and all the more creepy for it. Mostly empty space, we get a very strange view of Phoenix’s Joker in full clown-makeup at the bottom of the poster, with what appears to be blood smeared across his face. Aside from that, we also see the film’s tagline: “Put on a happy face,” a reference to the song of...
It’s a fairly restrained piece of work – as you can see down below – and all the more creepy for it. Mostly empty space, we get a very strange view of Phoenix’s Joker in full clown-makeup at the bottom of the poster, with what appears to be blood smeared across his face. Aside from that, we also see the film’s tagline: “Put on a happy face,” a reference to the song of...
- 4/2/2019
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
One element in particular that’s made the Young Justice animated series intriguing is the time jumps between seasons. To cite a relevant example, season 2 saw Dick Grayson graduate to Nightwing, with Tim Drake taking up the mantle of Robin. Similarly, Kaldur’ahm has upgraded from being Aqualad to Aquaman in season 3.
Arguably, what’s happened off-screen could be seen as just as noteworthy. If you’ll recall, a hologram of a fallen Jason Todd was displayed during the show’s sophomore year letting us know that, yes, Batman had taken him under his wing at some point. Furthermore, one could only assume that Boy Wonder 2.0 was murdered by the Joker.
Similarly, Young Justice: Outsiders‘ latest batch of episodes tossed out a subtlety that some of you may not have caught. If you’re current on the series, than you likely noticed how Nightwing was communicating with Oracle on one of his recent missions,...
Arguably, what’s happened off-screen could be seen as just as noteworthy. If you’ll recall, a hologram of a fallen Jason Todd was displayed during the show’s sophomore year letting us know that, yes, Batman had taken him under his wing at some point. Furthermore, one could only assume that Boy Wonder 2.0 was murdered by the Joker.
Similarly, Young Justice: Outsiders‘ latest batch of episodes tossed out a subtlety that some of you may not have caught. If you’re current on the series, than you likely noticed how Nightwing was communicating with Oracle on one of his recent missions,...
- 1/15/2019
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Jim Dandy Jan 2, 2019
Murder comes to Wayne Manor in Detective Comics #995, and Batman isn't happy about it.
You don't spend a decade working on a character without figuring some stuff out about him. This is why we were so excited about Pete Tomasi and Doug Mahnke coming back to Batman when it was announced at San Diego Comic Con. And for all the internal hype about it, their first issue back, Detective Comics #994 still managed to exceed expecations. So of course we jumped at the chance to share an exclusive preview of this week's issue, #995, when it was offered.
Here's what DC has to say about the issue, which hits stores today, Jan. 2!
Detective Comics #995 written by Peter J. Tomasi
art by Doug Mahnke and Jaime Mendoza
cover by Doug Mahnke
variant cover by Mark Brooks
Alfred Pennyworth…attacked at the Wayne mansion! Who’s hunting those closest to Batman?...
Murder comes to Wayne Manor in Detective Comics #995, and Batman isn't happy about it.
You don't spend a decade working on a character without figuring some stuff out about him. This is why we were so excited about Pete Tomasi and Doug Mahnke coming back to Batman when it was announced at San Diego Comic Con. And for all the internal hype about it, their first issue back, Detective Comics #994 still managed to exceed expecations. So of course we jumped at the chance to share an exclusive preview of this week's issue, #995, when it was offered.
Here's what DC has to say about the issue, which hits stores today, Jan. 2!
Detective Comics #995 written by Peter J. Tomasi
art by Doug Mahnke and Jaime Mendoza
cover by Doug Mahnke
variant cover by Mark Brooks
Alfred Pennyworth…attacked at the Wayne mansion! Who’s hunting those closest to Batman?...
- 12/31/2018
- Den of Geek
This book came out of a particular moment, and a particular place — England, in the mid-80s, during one of its periodic frenzies about “offensive” material in comics form. But it’s more generally applicable, to any nation that claims a heritage from an Abrahamaic religion
It’s a book that was created to make a point. An obvious one, for people who actually knew the truth, but Bible-thumpers are regularly ignorant of many of the horrible lessons contained in the thing they thump.
The title gives it away, of course: Outrageous Tales from the Old Testament . All the murder and rape and war and human sacrifice and “take my virgin daughters instead of my male guest” that can be crammed into 68 pages, by a crew of major and semi-major names from the independent UK scene at the time. The book was edited and assembled by someone, but that person...
It’s a book that was created to make a point. An obvious one, for people who actually knew the truth, but Bible-thumpers are regularly ignorant of many of the horrible lessons contained in the thing they thump.
The title gives it away, of course: Outrageous Tales from the Old Testament . All the murder and rape and war and human sacrifice and “take my virgin daughters instead of my male guest” that can be crammed into 68 pages, by a crew of major and semi-major names from the independent UK scene at the time. The book was edited and assembled by someone, but that person...
- 11/15/2018
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Back in October, the fifth issue in the comiXology Originals series Elephantmen 2261: The Death of Shorty was released online, and it marked the 50th Elephantmen cover by artist Boo Cook. To celebrate the milestone, Daily Dead was recently provided with a Q&A with Cook for our readers to enjoy. In his wide-spanning reflection on his work, Cook discusses the creative approach to his artwork, collaborating with writer Richard Starkings, and he selects his five favorite covers that he's done for the Elephantmen series.
"Boo, you've been the cover artist on Elephantmen for 50 issues now. What's that mean to you, having such consistency with a series?
Boo Cook: In all honesty, I was quite surprised to discover I’d notched up 50 covers for Elephantmen! Life as a freelancer is kind of a blur plunging from one job to the next, radically changing tack with each new cover or strip,...
"Boo, you've been the cover artist on Elephantmen for 50 issues now. What's that mean to you, having such consistency with a series?
Boo Cook: In all honesty, I was quite surprised to discover I’d notched up 50 covers for Elephantmen! Life as a freelancer is kind of a blur plunging from one job to the next, radically changing tack with each new cover or strip,...
- 11/6/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Marc Buxton Oct 6, 2018
Get ready for a new Batmobile and a bonkers take on Batman mythology in Batman: Three Jokers.
Geoff Johns revealed a few more secrets behind the upcoming Batman: Three Jokers project, coming to DC’s Black Label imprint. Johns and artist Jason Fabok revealed some salient details on the upcoming book at New York Comic Con.
“The coolest thing about this story is no one knows anything about it,” Johns said at Nycc. “It’s a pretty mature take. I’ve never gotten to write a Batman and Joker story, and Jay’s never gotten to draw one. We wanted to tell the best Batman story, the best Joker story possible.”
Johns said that he always set out to fix DC characters that needed a boost like Aquaman, Green Lantern, Booster Gold, and Hawkman. But to Johns, Batman was always a perfect characters. While Johns and his...
Get ready for a new Batmobile and a bonkers take on Batman mythology in Batman: Three Jokers.
Geoff Johns revealed a few more secrets behind the upcoming Batman: Three Jokers project, coming to DC’s Black Label imprint. Johns and artist Jason Fabok revealed some salient details on the upcoming book at New York Comic Con.
“The coolest thing about this story is no one knows anything about it,” Johns said at Nycc. “It’s a pretty mature take. I’ve never gotten to write a Batman and Joker story, and Jay’s never gotten to draw one. We wanted to tell the best Batman story, the best Joker story possible.”
Johns said that he always set out to fix DC characters that needed a boost like Aquaman, Green Lantern, Booster Gold, and Hawkman. But to Johns, Batman was always a perfect characters. While Johns and his...
- 10/6/2018
- Den of Geek
Do not underestimate the power of the mask. You will see it on fans, decked out in their best Michael Myers cosplay for the Toronto Film Festival’s midnight premiere of Halloween — just two yahoos in dark blue coveralls rocking that bleached-out, rubber Shatner mug — and you will mildly shudder. You watch someone dressed as Myers walk onto the stage and stand there menacingly, a bit of post-intro performance art after director David Gordon Green and the cast have said their hellos, the lights dimmed to blackness, John Carpenter’s...
- 9/10/2018
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
The prospect of a mid-budget Joker origin story produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Joaquin Phoenix is such an amazing idea that I’m perpetually worried some calamity will befall the production and it’ll be cancelled. I really, really want to see what this movie is going to be like, as it sounds like one of the most unique comic book adaptations currently in production. The pic has taken another small step towards reality today, too, as with shooting soon to commence, Joaquin Phoenix rocked up at the Deauville American Film Festival looking pretty damn Joker-y.
Sporting slicked back hair, a sinister grin and a noticeably more slender physique than his previous roles, it’s as though Phoenix is begging the internet’s legion of Photoshop experts to play Axis Chemicals and turn that hair a shade of acid green, his skin to alabaster white and his lips into blood-red slashes.
Sporting slicked back hair, a sinister grin and a noticeably more slender physique than his previous roles, it’s as though Phoenix is begging the internet’s legion of Photoshop experts to play Axis Chemicals and turn that hair a shade of acid green, his skin to alabaster white and his lips into blood-red slashes.
- 9/5/2018
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
“All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That’s how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day.”
When viewing the subject for today’s discussion, I couldn’t help recalling that standout piece of dialogue taken from Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s classic graphic novel, Batman: The Killing Joke. For those who’ve read it, you’re well aware of how it remains among the definitive tales examining the iconic villain that is the Joker, so keep that in mind as we proceed.
Thanks to JNapierrr over on Twitter, we’ve been gifted with this incredible fan-made teaser crafted in honor of the upcoming origin flick set to star Joaquin Phoenix. Seen below, it offers a glimpse into the mind of the man who’ll one day become the Clown Prince of Crime, not to mention possessing quite the retro vibe.
When viewing the subject for today’s discussion, I couldn’t help recalling that standout piece of dialogue taken from Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s classic graphic novel, Batman: The Killing Joke. For those who’ve read it, you’re well aware of how it remains among the definitive tales examining the iconic villain that is the Joker, so keep that in mind as we proceed.
Thanks to JNapierrr over on Twitter, we’ve been gifted with this incredible fan-made teaser crafted in honor of the upcoming origin flick set to star Joaquin Phoenix. Seen below, it offers a glimpse into the mind of the man who’ll one day become the Clown Prince of Crime, not to mention possessing quite the retro vibe.
- 8/31/2018
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Though Bruce Wayne has yet to become Batman in the universe established by Gotham, we know by now that he’ll indeed suit up sometime before the series wraps in 2019. Whether David Mazouz will don cape and cowl or a stuntman gets the honor via an epilogue/time jump remains to be seen, but at least the show will receive a proper sendoff.
For the most part, the bigger villains have been left to Jim Gordon, yet Bruce has had some memorable run-ins with the Joker-like Valeska twins in recent years. In fact, Jeremiah has proven to be very fixated on the would be Dark Knight, seeing him as the brother he never had – in his own special way.
Of course, there’ll be much more to come with these two when the saga resumes, which Mazouz revealed to ComicBook.com at San Diego Comic-Con by saying, “you will definitely...
For the most part, the bigger villains have been left to Jim Gordon, yet Bruce has had some memorable run-ins with the Joker-like Valeska twins in recent years. In fact, Jeremiah has proven to be very fixated on the would be Dark Knight, seeing him as the brother he never had – in his own special way.
Of course, there’ll be much more to come with these two when the saga resumes, which Mazouz revealed to ComicBook.com at San Diego Comic-Con by saying, “you will definitely...
- 7/24/2018
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
One of the many great things about the Caped Crusader is that he’s so malleable, and therefore can be enjoyed by people of any age group. No matter if you’re a toddler or a grown adult, there’s most assuredly a story featuring Gotham City’s greatest protector that’s bound to satisfy.
If anyone can back up this claim, it’s most certainly Kevin Conroy. Having first lent his pipes to the World’s Greatest Detective nearly thirty years ago in Batman: The Animated Series‘ earliest recording sessions, he’s since gone on to reprise the iconic role in other projects like Justice League Unlimited, the Arkham series of video games, and direct-to-video flicks such as Batman: The Killing Joke.
While recently speaking with Red Carpet News TV regarding the subject of adapting Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s classic graphic novel, Conroy first touched on some...
If anyone can back up this claim, it’s most certainly Kevin Conroy. Having first lent his pipes to the World’s Greatest Detective nearly thirty years ago in Batman: The Animated Series‘ earliest recording sessions, he’s since gone on to reprise the iconic role in other projects like Justice League Unlimited, the Arkham series of video games, and direct-to-video flicks such as Batman: The Killing Joke.
While recently speaking with Red Carpet News TV regarding the subject of adapting Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s classic graphic novel, Conroy first touched on some...
- 7/20/2018
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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