Mar 14, 2018 it is an important comic book for many reasons, not all of them worth celebrating. The 1970s and some bold comic book writers and artists returned the joker to his homicidal ways, but it. Press the keys to navigate the gallery, g to view the. One bad day, which focuses on the jokers concept of all it takes is. This page is about the original comic book character. Joker is a wildly uneven mess and a dangerous one in the wrong hands todd phillips aims for this psychological thriller to be a martin scorseseesque character study shares. Directors tim burton and christopher nolan, not insignificant figures in the history of the batman movie franchise, were both influenced by it. If youve read the killing joke, theres probably a page or two which depicts the origin of the joker. Fortunately, the next day is usually a fresh start for most, a new day to start anew, to start fresh and a chance to make it a good day. I dont know where the thought came from, but does joker know when his birthday is. Wisecracks essay argues that the joker is a gleeful nihilist because he realizes that everyone is only one bad day away from becoming like him, one to whom everything is trivial, with no sense of the difference between good or bad. Oct 03, 20 of all the villains in the history of pop culture, the joker is without doubt one of the most enduring and iconic, sharing ranks with the likes of such immortal fiends as darth vader and hannibal lecter. I guess the origin of this joker is when the killer turns himself in and is executed, but nevertheless returns to life, in the. The killing joke, he takes on the origin of comics greatest supervillain, the joker, and changes batmans world forever.
Mark hamill to reprise role of the joker in batman. Arthurs weak, faltering being is replaced by the powerful, feral joker, as a man wavering between light and darkness is forever lost to the abyss. Strange brutally assaulted the joker, the staff at arkham attempts to accommodate the joker s needs to get on his good side. Joker todd phillips origin film to portray batman villain. These 2020 oscar contenders started as books the new york.
He coerces tommy into giving pearl s heart to his comatose wife, only for the joker to immediately show up and shoot her in her new heart at point blank range. The joker remains scary, sure, but he loses his sticky quality. Batmans most infamous villain, the joker, has been a man of many. All it takes it one bad day to drive the sanest man to lunacy. The joker is one of the most iconic villains in comic book history, and his onscreen portrayals have each been unique in their own special ways. Initially he was a failed comedian, having a hard time to live his daily life. All is takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. Theres decades of sinister comic book story lines to draw from, and letos acting chops are among the cream of the hollywood crop.
Sep 27, 2009 the following recordings are for the expressed purpose of medical research and is the sole ownership of gotham citys a. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. All it takes just one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. Gordons bad day was meant to break him so joker could finally prove to batman that he isnt so different from everyone else. The jokers philosophy reveals were all just one bad day.
The videos are framed as taped recording sessions between the joker and his therapist, dr. Yes, this created the fantastic oracle character, but it was one of the most horrific things joker ever did. If the joker did have one bad day, he was already predisposed to hurt others. After his reign of terror in the dark knight, the criminal mastermind known as the joker is now.
Everyone will have that one bad day that will turn their life upsidedown. For other versions of the character, see the joker disambiguation. It was first uploaded on youtube on april 10, 2010. At the start of the video, cameraman jack ryder is signing the wedding guest book. Joker is played by scott mcclure, and is the protagonistvillain of the joker blogs. A visual history of the crown prince of crime is a visual encyclopedic reference book about the clown prince of crime compiled by daniel wallace. But while his film is grimmer and more harrowing than anything in the. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
In arthur flecks case, its a series of bad days and moments that push him over the edge. Harley was now crying at this point but laughing it was scary and fucked up she let go of me before walking back still. Shotgun wedding is the seventeenth episode of the first season of the joker blogs. Some people have it worse or tragically than others, but in the end it is still a bad day. While joker isnt a direct adaptation of any one joker origin, its a similar concept foundation to what we saw in the killing joke. Harleen quinzel and tapes shown as evidence after the gotham police capture joker. Campbell makes no secret out of this, he states quite clearly in the beginning of the book that he writes this book out of love for his men, and with love for his men. All it took was one bad day, to lead the world on the path to what it is today. In the early part of the story, joker is an unnamed lab assistant who quits his job to become a standup comedian, but sucks at it.
Why the joker is the best villain we have ever seen. Reblogging the original because its almost at 10,000 notes so i had to give it a little push. In 2008 wizard s list of 200 greatest comic book characters of all time placed the joker fifth, and the character was eighth on empire s list of 50 greatest comic book characters the. Critically acclaimed author alan moore redefined graphic novel storytelling with watchmen and v for vendetta. It would make sense for him to not know, because if he did, batman would know who he is by searching the dates. The 1950s would see widespread censorship of the american comic book industry, as psychologists and public intellectuals saw fit. Why the joker is the best villain we have ever seen the. And i think that most people if they have a really bad day are likely to do damage to themselves rather than harm other people. Time in arkham edit at the start of therapy begins, joker is already imprisoned in arkham asylum after his arrest at the end of the dark knight. Joker at one point accuses batman of having had one bad day that shaped him into who he is. The joker is batmans greatest villain and one of the best bad guys in comic book history.
A marine platoons story of courage, leadership, and brotherhood is a memoir by donovan campbell, published by random house in 2009. From day one, gotham has been a show that wanted to have its cake and eat it too, and theres no. His crimes are not fueled by desire for money, ambition, or other ordinary motifs. Phillips has made it clear that he doesnt believe joker is anything as small and dismissible as a mere comicbook movie.
Whether you are diehard comic book fan or a guy on the street who knows next to nothing about comics, you know who the joker is. Jokers bad day was falling into the vat of chemicals. Joker introduces a dark twist to the comic book movie genre. Easily one of the most recognisable and popular comic book characters of all time, joker. The joker blogs is a youtube web series created by a user of the same name. The jokes in this book are maximum levels of awful, like punishment bad. All it takes just one bad day to reduce the sanest. This has been sitting on an old drive for three years. Every version of the joker ranked from worst to best. In the world of the killing joke, one bad day is all that separates an. One version of it from 1988 was presented as a straight forward book of jokes called simply jokers joke book. The killing joke is about what one bad day can do to someone. The joker is one of the main villains of dc comics, most often pitted against his archenemy batman, superman, and occasionally the justice league as a whole as a part of the legion of doom.
Or what about my favourite jokerthe one who isnt interested in killing people and mainly just wants attention for his insane jokes. Just one bad day fine art print features an authorized, automated pencil artist signature and an embossed seal of authenticity, making. Community blogs how to perform jokers fatalities, brutalities, and krushing blows in mortal kombat 11. From day one, gotham has been a show that wanted to have its cake and eat it too, and theres no character who embodies that spirit more. These 2020 oscar contenders started as books the new. Weve all had bad days in our lives, but for some people out there it might just be too much for them and they break.
It feels more like a gritty reboot of alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day than the batman franchise. It is an important comic book for many reasons, not all of them worth celebrating. In 2006, the joker was number one on wizard magazines 100 greatest villains of all time. How far can you fall after experiencing one bad day. The killing joke and philosophy by matthew william brake written in 1988 by alan moore and drawn by brian bolland, the killing joke is one of the most iconic joker stories ever written. Todd phillips planned joker origin movie will portray batmans archnemesis as a failed 1980s comedian who becomes the clown prince of crime after bombing with audiences, insiders. Alan moore all it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as the joker, thats all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Yes i know its very hamillesque, and i can probably do better now, and its been done a million times. Oct 11, 2011 the joker is the first retrospective chronicling one of the most groundbreaking and gamechanging villains of all time, and contains images from his more than seventy years in comics by comic book artists and writers such as bob kane, bill finger, jerry robinson, dick sprang, grant morrison, dave mckean, neil gaiman, geoff johns, alan moore. As the horrifying origin of the clown prince of crime is finally revealed, will the thin line that separates. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty character study. Jun 23, 2017 every version of the joker ranked from worst to best. How to perform jokers fatalities, brutalities, and krushing.
Batmans bad day was the night his parents were killed. Alan moores the killing joke is one of the most famous batman stories of all time. An analysis of its controversial themes comicsverse. Apr 10, 2010 shotgun wedding is the seventeenth episode of the first season of the joker blogs. Weve listed, in no particular order, the five best joker stories of all time. The only batman comic book ledger was explicitly asked to read was the. If im going to have a past, i prefer it to be multiple choice. I really like this statement from the joker as its true.
Unlike oba, joker one is a story almost entirely about the platoon commanded by the author, donovan campbell, during his deployment to iraq in 2004. The joker is a supervillain and the archenemy of batman. Star wars actor provides voiceover for the comic book adaptation. Jul 31, 2016 wisecracks essay argues that the joker is a gleeful nihilist because he realizes that everyone is only one bad day away from becoming like him, one to whom everything is trivial, with no sense of the difference between good or bad. However, critics of the rerelease like in bob we trust noted that making the killing joke look like every other grimdark modern comic book removed the one thing that set the issue apart from its contemporaries and imitators of today. This quote and the picture was posted by kaylee przekop. Invoked as a way to make the comic book setting more. The jokers one bad day speech from alan moores the killing joke, presented by lego figures. But if theres one resounding qualm among the many surfacing, its that we want more joker. It is an account of campbells time as an infantry officer in the united states marine corps, focusing primarily on his 2004 deployment in ramadi during the iraq war. Mark hamill, the voice of the animated joker for over two decades now, puts in a. In jokers mind, all it takes is one bad day for someone to become just like him. Widely considered to be one of the best comic book stories of all time, 1988s batman.
The man shrugs and walks off, to which jack protests. This one bad day principle recalls albert camuss novel the stranger 1942, in which the protagonist, meursault, kills a man because he is bothered by the heat and. This time the two talk about how the asylum is basically catering to the madness of the patients. The series is set between the dark knight and the dark knight rises, depicting the time the joker spends in arkham asylum. Further evidence is a brand new series chronicling the events at arkham asylum leading up to the explosive series ii of the joker blogs. Although the joker has created various gadgets to help him enact his plans, they. Joaquin phoenix is unforgettable in this dark, twisted take on much more than the supervillains origin story. And the scariest thing here is that joker is right. Oct 04, 2019 a clownforhire by day, he aspires to be a standup comic at nightbut finds the joke always seems to be on him. Mar 08, 2018 todd phillips planned joker origin movie will portray batmans archnemesis as a failed 1980s comedian who becomes the clown prince of crime after bombing with audiences, insiders. All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. The killing joke and philosophy the blackwell philosophy.
The joker mentally torments batman with his famous and rousing monologue about a bad day. He arguably serves as the main antagonist of the batman franchise alongside ras al ghul. At the moment, comic book movies are a dime a dozen. And though he has always been popular, it is christopher nolan and heath ledgers mesmerizing interpretation in 2008s the dark knight. As he pans the camera around the room while guests linger about, he asks a male guest if he thinks he is a bad cameraman. Be it crime, disease, or some other calamity, bad things happen in this world. The jokers world is an empty, pointless existence, where nothing matters and life is just one big joke. One of the big themes in that comic is the jokers belief that everyone is just one bad day away from becoming someone like him. The jokers joke book has appeared before, albeit in different formats. This book is boils years of politics and debate down into an extremely harrowing and human story about what it means to be a grunt. Joker one is heartfelt, thoughtful and exciting depiction of modern warfare that will surely stand the test of time. A clownforhire by day, he aspires to be a standup comic at nightbut finds the joke always seems to be on him. The killing joke offers a closer look at the jokers origin story, delving deep into the psychology of the character and his.
Joker loeb, 2000 he gains omnipotence and kills batman every day reviving him each time. Batman himself had only been in existence for about a year, but as jerry robinson put it, villains, i always thought. Joker is a wildly uneven mess and a dangerous one in. In this book, joker invaded barbara gordons batgirl home and shot her in the stomach, leaving her paralyzed before snapping some photos to taunt commissioner gordon with. In this darkest of joker stories, the focus is not bizarre gadgets or elaborate action scenes, but exactly how far a man can fall on one bad day. In 2008 wizard s list of 200 greatest comic book characters of all time placed the joker fifth, and the character was eighth on empire s list of 50 greatest comic book characters the highestranked villain on both lists. With scott mcclure, steven molony, kira westberg, kendra cashmore. The 1970s and some bold comic book writers and artists returned the joker to his homicidal ways, but it wasnt until 1988 when the joker truly. As the horrifying origin of the clown prince of crime is finally revealed, will the thin line that separates batmans nobility and the joker s insanity snap once and for all.
Its the debate at the center of the action, and while batman might not have gone the murderclown route, he definitely went to some strange extremes as a. The most identifiable homage to the graphic novel can be seen in the episode a dark knight. Provide chaotic evil with a character arc and a sympathetic backstory is like hitting a magnet with a hammer. How to perform jokers fatalities, brutalities, and. Joker s bad day was falling into the vat of chemicals.