Hmmm? See, this is how crazy Batman's made Gotham! "[71], In March 2016, DC Comics announced it would be re-launching all of its monthly titles under the DC Rebirth event. The first six-issue story explored Barbara Gordon's attempt to start a new life as a PhD student in the hip Gotham borough of Burnside. When the chips are down, these these civilized people, they'll eat each other. He's so generic, in fact, that the Joker once starred in an episode that was originally meant to feature a new villain called the One-Armed Bandit, only to be hastily rewritten at the last minute, leaving the Joker with an inexplicable one-episode fascination with slot machines. Rack 'em up, rack 'em up, rack 'em up. Since her debut in DC Comics publication, and fueled by her adaptation into the Batman television series in 1967, Barbara Gordon's Batgirl has been listed among fictional characters that are regarded as cultural icons. This guy is just flat-out boring, to the point of being functionally indistinguishable from any other weirdo who dressed up as a monster to fake a haunting before ultimately being defeated by a gang of meddling kids. Riddler was also the only villain who Batman did not believe acted in an unusual way during the entire saga; the robbery Batman foiled was fairly typical of Riddler at the time. [72] Among the new titles and creative teams announced, volume 5 of Batgirl written by Hope Larson and volume 1 of Batgirl and the Birds of Prey written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson were included. : Is it the scars? The other three Batgirls (Bette Kane, Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain) can be spawned and all three are playable in the Wii U version. : Wayne also stated that "The Killing Joke still happened and she was Oracle. Even in light of the fact that the character abandons it in order to run for United States Congress, Barbara Gordon is seen as being given a "career switch that even most librarians would consider a step up. I believe, whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you [takes off his mask revealing the face of the Joker]. Suicide Squad | Author Brian Cronin notes that "[many] readers felt the violence towards Barbara Gordon was too much, and even Moore, in retrospect, has expressed his displeasure with how the story turned out". Rip did this to demonstrate that some points in time, like Barbara's paralysis, are fixed and cannot be altered, so that Booster would not continue insisting on rescuing his friend Ted Kord from death, another fixed point. : You didn't think I'd risk losing the battle for Gotham's soul in a fistfight with you? And you know the thing they have in common? : The story also implies that Wonder Woman served as the inspiration for Barbara Gordon's eventual codename of the Oracle. The Joker The Joker : Any act of removing this villain from the category without a Removal Proposal shall be considered vandalism (or a futile "heroic" attempt of redemption) and the user will have high chances of being terminated blocked. [half to himself] [7], The torments that the Joker puts Commissioner Gordon through are meant to serve as "proof that there is something buried deep within each lunatic, a nugget of insanity, that is simply waiting for the right moment to spring forth". [3] Bolland said that he saw "Judge Death [as] almost a dry run for drawing the Joker". She moves to Washington, D.C., intending to give up her career as Batgirl, and in June 1972 appeared in a story entitled "Batgirl's Last Case. [mouths "six?"]. The story's effects on the mainstream Batman continuity also included the shooting and paralysis of Barbara Gordon (a.k.a. Which is? Look at me. He can't feel the next [Batman slams a fist down on Joker's hand; pause], [the Batpod charges towards in the semi truck]. Each of you has a remote to blow up the other boat. : : [putting a gas grenade in the banker's mouth], [while being pinned down on the platform next to the ledge of a building that's still under construction], [stumbles out of wrecked truck, playing chicken with Batman], [upon entering the fundraiser party held for Harvey Dent while his henchmen follow behind him], [the Joker has Brain Douglas captured and is recording him], [after a news segment, holds camera facing himself], [to the mob after performing his "magic trick," during a private sit down meeting with the gangsters], [dialing on a cell phone while a mountain of money burns behind him], [Is about to unmask the unconscious Batman but Gordon suddenly points a gun to his head], [to Gambol's thugs, being held helpless by his own], [during a video conference with the gangsters, interrupting their private sit down meeting], [Batman slams The Joker's head on a table in the interrogation room], [sitting in the drivers seat in the semi truck], [after a news segment, kidnapped by the Joker, Engel is reading a prepared statement], [upon entering the fundraiser party held for Harvey Dent], [During a private sit down with the gangsters], [Referring to Lau from the video conference to the gangsters]. From day one, "Gotham" has been a show that wanted to have its cake and eat it too, and there's no character who embodies that spirit more than Jeremiah Valeska. Even in the series finale, he steadfastly refuses to pay off the setup, instead referring to himself by every J-name in the book except the one we want. : [50] March 2008 saw the release of the artwork as Bolland intended it: the twentieth anniversary hardcover edition of The Killing Joke is completely recolored by Bolland himself. And I thought my jokes were bad. | Raised by assassin David Cain, Cassandra Cain was not taught spoken language, but instead was taught to "read" physical movement. The Joker Me? : Virtually everything he says in the film is a lie, whether he's delivering origin stories that contradict each other, asking for literal piles of money he's only going to burn, or assuring other characters he doesn't have a plan while enacting a scheme that's complex and built on clockwork precision. Oh, there's only minutes left, so you're gonna have to play my little game if you want to save one of them. See, I'm not a monster. It's magic. He says that the situation reminds him of a joke about two inmates in an asylum who try to escape. Stephanie Brown was formerly known as the Spoiler and then as the first in-continuity female Robin until her apparent death in 2006. It was published in monthly installments within the comic book series Batman, running from issue #608619 in October 2002 until September 2003. [24] The conclusion of Crisis on Infinite Earths changed DC Universe continuity in many ways. That's not a knock against Blum as an actor he's one of those extremely prolific voice actors who's been in pretty much anything you can imagine, including serving as the voice of Wolverine in about a dozen projects but rather has a lot to do with how those games used to be structured. In the new continuity, Barbara Gordon recovered from the paralysis after three years. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. He offers to help the Joker rehabilitate in order to end their everlasting war, which Batman fears may one day result in a fight to the death. Everything burns! [in the interrogation room] Dr. Elliot removes the skull fragments from Bruce's brain. [19] Freeze | Sandman | Shame | Siren : [climbs up to the cab of a semi truck, the driver of which is dead or unconscious]. Bolland says that "the end result wasn't quite what I'd hoped. The Joker later admits that he is not sure whether this actually happened, as the memories of his previous life are ambiguous. Who gambles and gets in deep with the sharks. "Never start with the head, the victim gets all fuzzy. One day, they carve her face. Mr. [turns to face Rachel, tosses the Gentleman to his thugs and approaches Rachel, adjusting his hair with the knife]. I took Gotham's white knight and I brought him down to our level. I basically came up with Alan, Batman and the Joker". They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I know the squealers when I see them, and [he indicates Lau, who shuts off the video conference], The Joker [Batman slams The Joker's head on the table]. "[91] While male characters may be critically injured or killed, they are more than likely to be returned to their original conception, while female characters are more likely to receive permanent damage. [78], In 2005, DC Comics launched its All Star imprintan ongoing series of comics designed to pair the company's most iconic characters with the most acclaimed writers and artists in the industry. 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Catwoman is furious when she learns that Ivy had used mind-control powers on her. While rarely having a consistent modus operandi between incarnations, the figure is often leader (or figurehead) of the Red Hood Gang. You oughta know, you bought it. The Joker : No. Booster arrives at the carnival and is attacked by Joker's freaks. Gotham City Police Department | 2) #20 (1987),[25] Barbara Gordon's origin is rebooted by author Barbara Randal. Let her go! You cannot make said Removal Proposal without permission from an admin first. Following the events of Batman's disappearance, Cassandra, acting under her mentor's orders in the event of his death, handed over the Batgirl mantle to Stephanie Brown, the former Spoiler and Robin. When Grissom informed Jack of his entrusted task with stealing incriminating documents from the plant, he consulted his lucky deck to pull a random card's face towards him. : The Joker Phosphorus Rex | Arthur Fleck: No, they're not real. [82], In the alternate history DC Comics Bombshells universe, there is no singular Batgirl. A freak [pulls out his switchblade and tosses it to some goons, who grab the Chechen]. That makes her a candidate. [37], The graphic novel won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album and garnered Alan Moore the Best Writer award in 1989. : If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. You die. : Merrymaker | Freeze | Scarecrow | Two-Face | Poison Ivy | Bane | Randa Duane | Batman Clone | Calendar Girl, The Batman (2004) [stumbles out of wrecked truck, playing chicken with Batman] [61] Series writer Duane Swierczynski has stated that Batgirl will join the team in issue #4. [91] Reid states that although speculation behind the editorial decision to allow the paralysis of the character to become permanent included the idea she had become outdated, "if audiences had grown tired of Batgirl, it was not because she was a bad character but because she had been written badly. The Joker dances with his hostage Vicky Vale and even toys with her. Let's not *blow* Man No. You have nothing, nothing to threaten me with! They can't feel the next", The Joker Flamingo | Kite Man | : Batgirl meets Batwoman in Batman Family #10, when the retired superhero briefly returns to crimefighting (before the Bronze Tiger murders Kane). Dina Meyer starred as Barbara Gordon in the television series Birds of Prey (2002). The Joker Batman [64] While the reboot was highly praised for its fun, energy, innovative use of social media, and particularly for Tarr's art,[65] issue #37 caused controversy with its depiction of a villain named Dagger Type, which some critics saw as a transphobic caricature. [9] Barbara Gordon's Batgirl exceeded the earlier Bat-Girl and Batwoman characters in popularity, and readers requested for her to appear in other titles. She leaves. The Joker However, after committing her first murder, she vows to never again use her martial-arts prowess to kill. [86] Author Brian Cronin, in Was Superman A Spy? The story is also famous for changing how the Modern Age of Comics perceived Batman comics by bringing it back to its darker roots. [pulls out a knife] The Joker The first Batgirl monthly comic was published in 2000, with Cassandra Cain as the title character. Bus Driver She used to work here years ago. Like the novel, the film follows the Joker's undertaking to drive police commissioner James Gordon insane, and Batman's desperate attempts to stop him. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. You want to play. The character is given starring roles in the noir-style storyline Thrillkiller (1997),[76] its sequel Thrillkiller '62 (1998),[77] and the one-shot comic Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl (1998). Does Harvey know about you and his little bunny? If you're good at something, never do it for free. Never start with the head. [105] The film would center on Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, with Gail Simone's The New 52 Batgirl comics used as "a starting point" for the film. [83] In Digital Issue #42 (collected in Print Issue #14), Harley Quinn tells Pamela Isley about encountering "the Belle of the Bog", who appears to be a vampire version of Batgirl. [10], The final panels of the book have been the subject of interpretation and debate. Commissioner Gordon found The Joker's body, hearing a tinny, pre-recorded laugh. [bumps along while driving a hijacked semi truck]. : After Franz tricks her into finding his uncle's dead body, Batman becomes concerned about her safety and takes her off the case, telling her that she will eventually be tempted to kill the criminals she pursues. | The Joker Eliminate Gotham City's citizens including the mayor during Gotham City's 200th anniversary.Rule over Gotham City.Become "the world's first homicidal artist" and to have his own face on the dollar bill.Have and keep Vicki Vale for himself and kill anyone who stands in his way or would try to oppose him (all failed). Freeze | Clayface | Riddler | Poison Ivy | Lex Luthor | Flower Children | Fun Haus |Harley Quinn | Morgaine Le Fey | Sweet Tooth | Queenie Goldstein | Bane | Kite Man | Black Manta | Gentleman Ghost | Major Force | Mirror Master | Metallo | Brainiac | Flamingo | Mxyzptlk | Toyman | Thinker | Doctor Sivana | Mister Mind | Black Adam, Beware the Batman Unable to break free from the heavy burden of the gargoyle, the Joker lost his grip on the helicopter's rope ladder and fell screaming to his death, hitting the cathedral's flight of steps below. Even the fact that it takes the Joker's seduction of Harley Quinn, a process that took months in the comics, and compresses it down to about 15 minutes works incredibly well with the ramped-up style of the "Arkham" games. I'm considering it. Gotham Villains | And tonight you're gonna break your one rule. In 2006, during an interview with Wizard, Moore expressed regret over his treatment of the character, calling it "shallow and ill-conceived". Want to see which one reigns supreme and which ones just can't cut it? There's a deliberate goofiness to the way he dances around it like telling Ecco, who sounds and looks exactly like Harley Quinn, that "there will never be one like you" that's genuinely charming and fun. The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos. Cain is written as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva and takes the mantle of Batgirl under the guidance of Batman and Oracle. Following the conclusion of the storyline, DC Comics has restored Cain's original characterization as a superhero and the character has been given a supporting role in the comic book series Batman and the Outsiders. Then you're gonna love me. [talking about crashing the helicopter] With Arthur Fleck, we get a meticulously detailed report about his childhood abuse, miserable adulthood, and even the process of how he got his name, explained a couple of times in case you missed it. Technical Specs, [During a private sit down meeting with the gangsters], [to The Joker during a private sit down meeting with the gangsters], [to Det. The Joker : : Do you want to know why I use a knife? That's nice. "[10] Yvonne Craig portrayed the character in the show's third season. Freeze | Poison Ivy | Scarecrow | Ra's al Ghul | Hush, Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes One of the worlds foremost wielders of magic, Black Adam has been both hero and villain over a life thats spanned thousands of years. Micheal Atkins | You know where Harvey is? Alfred Pennyworth: You are her son? [Batman slams The Joker's head on a table]. I'm gonna make this pencil disappear. The Joker No. The Joker Freeze | Two-Face | Bane | Firefly | Black Mask |Ferris Boyle | Deathstroke | Simon Stagg | Arkham Knight | Howard Branden | Commissioner Loeb | Warden Ranken | Tracey Buxton | Candy | Electrocutioner | Lady Shiva | Copperhead | Alberto Falcone | Professor Pyg | Talia al Ghul [SPOILER] Including the Rocksteady Trilogy, Arkham Origins and all You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. [100][101], A child version of Barbara Gordon made an appearance in the television series Gotham. [During a private sit down meeting with the gangsters] Unfortunately, almost every other major villain on the show was better. The cover depicts the Joker standing next to a tearful Batgirl, who has a red smile painted across her mouth. [36] The parts of the character's brain normally used for speech were trained so Cain could read other people's body language and predict, with uncanny accuracy, their next move. : Featuring the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the 26th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. [110] In July 2021, actress and singer Leslie Grace was cast as Batgirl. Breaking into the chemical plant with his men, Napier discovered the ruse after they broke into the main office vault to discover it was empty. [3][26] The film earned $2,910,693 from domestic DVD sales and $5,743,188 from domestic Blu-ray sales, bringing its total domestic home video earnings to $8,653,881. Batman subdues the Joker and tells him that Gordon is as sane as ever, and the Joker is alone in his madness. Joker [2] Bolland's rendition of the Joker was partially influenced by that film. Mad Hatter | Batman: Hush: Riddler/Hush | Catwoman | Poison Ivy | Bane | Joker | Harley Quinn | Clayface | Scarecrow | Lex Luthor | Lady Shiva | Two-Face | Penguin | Mr. Harley Quinn Villains | [promptly draws his gun and points it a Bozo]. Batgirl operates in Gotham City, allying herself with Batman and the original Robin, Dick Grayson, along with other masked vigilantes. Joker-man, what you do with all your money? : Sensei | BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE (DELUXE EDITION) 100 BULLETS #1. [in the interrogation room]. [3] In 1961, DC Comics introduced a second female character as a love interest for Robin. It's a funny world we live in. Gambol's Bodyguard Less than a year later, Batman was fine. Gordon's got plans. The most recent live-action Joker to appear on the big screen (thus far) was played by esteemed actor Barry Keoghan ("The Green Knight") in the Matt Reeves-directed "The Batman." [softly, fearful] Two-Face (Earth-2) | Batman is able to have her knocked out, but then encounters the cause of the Huntress' attack, the Scarecrow, but he overpowers him in a graveyard. The people behind the show clearly know that they can't really have the Joker show up years before Bruce Wayne becomes Batman on account of his origin story being so tightly intertwined, so they just went ahead and created a guy who isn't technically the Joker, but is definitely a maniacal supervillain with a permanent rictus grin who dresses as a circus clown and wants to sow chaos wherever he can. Questia. Gearhead | He is the only main villain of the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher series that does not share the role of the main villain with another. [53][54], Many have argued that the novel implies that Barbara Gordon is raped by the Joker. It is revealed that he was once a lab technician who quit his job to become a stand-up comedian, only to fail miserably. Those who have a checking or savings account, but also use financial alternatives like check cashing services are considered underbanked. [1], Batman: Hush was published in monthly installments within the comic book series Batman, running from issue #608619 (October 2002September 2003) by DC Comics. : "See", Release Dates : And as frustrating as it is, that's also kind of great. "[12] Because of the fact she does not pursue a romantic interest in Batman, "Batgirl is a female Batman can actually regard as a brilliant peer and a partner in the war on crime, the same way he would a male. : Mrs. [7] Both Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill teased doing a Batman: Hush animated film;[8] Conroy claimed that although plans to make an adaptation have yet to begin, he would love to make it.[9]. In 1964, however, editor Julius Schwartz asserted that Bat-Girl and other characters in the Bat-Family should be removed considering the decline in sales and restored the Batman mythology to its original conception of heroic vigilantism. Even if you'd like to be. They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out, like a leper! Enigma | [10][11] On July 17, Hamill tweeted that he had his "fingers crossed" in hopes that he would be contacted to reprise his role as the Joker. Court of Owls (Jacob Kane, Constance Cobblepot & Talons) | League of Shadows (Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul & Man-Bat Commandos) | Gotham City Police Department (Catherine Kane) | Penguin | Harley Quinn | Mr. Doctor Double X | This is Thesecret1070. Jack Napier is one of the three Jokers who have their name revealed, the others being. Following her return to comics in 2009, she assumed the role of Batgirl. : [90], Brian Cronin noted that "[many] readers felt the violence towards Barbara Gordon was too much, and even Moore, in retrospect, has expressed his displeasure with how the story turned out. When DC Comics continuity skipped forward one year after the events of the limited series Infinite Crisis, Cassandra Cain is revived as the leader of the League of Assassins, having abandoned her previous characterization as an altruist. Despite his ordeal, Gordon remains sane and demands that Batman capture the Joker "by the book". The mob has plans. That Cassandra's turn to villainy is linked with her mother, the sexy and deadly modern Dragon Lady, implicitly aligns her ethnic heritage and her gender with the most negative connotations of Orientalism. Following Infinite Crisis, the character's past as Batgirl was hinted at as being a part of continuity. : Find the latest U.S. news stories, photos, and videos on NBCNews.com. [34], Gavia Baker-Whitelaw of The Daily Dot wrote of the art and animation: "Each scene is recreated with painstaking accuracy, but DC's animation style does not measure up to the impact of Brian Bolland's 1980s noir aesthetic. Joker | Two-Face | Harley Quinn | Penguin | Catwoman | Rupert Thorne | Riddler | Poison Ivy | Scarecrow | Mad Hatter | Killer Croc | Clayface | Ra's al Ghul | Mr. [58] A colored version of Bolland's "An Innocent Guy" was also included. The JokerUncle BingoThe World's First Homicidal ArtistBossMr. In addition to recoloring the pages, Bolland also removed the yellow oval around the bat symbol on Batman's chest. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies: Lex Luthor | Major Force | Metallo | Amanda Waller | Toyman | Solomon Grundy | Gorilla Grodd | Killer Frost | Lady Shiva | Giganta | Mongul | Captain Cold You want to know how I got 'em? Pretty much everything about Cesar Romero's portrayal of the Joker on the 1966 "Batman" TV show is great, from the way he attacks every scene with manic, scenery-chewing glee to the way he twists his painted-on grin into a disappointed scowl when he's inevitably defeated, and all the way down to the fact that Romero refused to shave his mustache for the part, instead caking on the clown makeup and leaving it completely visible in every episode. During the Silver Age, a female character was introduced as a love interest for Robin. It's tricky because it's messy, because relationships are sometimes messy. [the Joker pulls out his switchblade and brings it to the Gentleman's mouth]. Don't talk like one of them. Lt. James Gordon [off-screen] Riddler | Gentleman at Party "[96] During the early 1970s, Craig portrayed Batgirl once again in a public service announcement to advocate equal pay for women. On paper, that's not a terrible idea, and to its credit, "Young Justice" had some pretty good luck with its celebrity stunt-castingDanny Trejo as Bane is probably the best thing that show ever didbut the end result is that he's overshadowed by well, by at least nine other versions of the character. I don't want there to be any hard feelings between us, Harvey. Read on! : Okay, stop! You know who he is? She appears in The Lego Batman Movie voiced by Rosario Dawson. Circus of Strange | This event, along with a Batman storyline that takes place shortly afterward, "A Death in the Family", involving the Joker murdering Robin (Jason Todd), The Killing Joke, leads Batman's obsession with the Clown Prince of Crime to a personal level. Dr. Crane | Lt. James Gordon Bolland has also expressed dissatisfaction with the final book, and regrets that its impending schedule for release meant he could not color the book himself (John Higgins was the colorist). [48] Although she resumes her work as Batgirl one year after her recovery, she continues to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, causing her to hesitate in battle when exposed to gunfire that could result in suffering new spinal damage. Look at me. Both series have since aired together on various other networks, including [12] Another interpretation, popularized by comic writer Grant Morrison, is that Batman kills the Joker at the end of the story, hence the title "The Killing Joke". [5] In 2010, when Bruce Timm was asked if a Batman: Hush film would be released in the future as part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, he said that along with Batman: The Long Halloween, the story arc serves more as a comic than a film, but that Batman: Hush could also serve as a TV series. You wanna know how I got these scars? Zodiac Master, Theatrical Movies : What do you believe in, huh? To be clear, this is not to disparage Keoghan as a performer. The Joker Planet Master | At the plant, the criminals encounter security personnel, a shootout ensues, and the two criminals are killed. Unfortunately, while the Joker's greatness has resulted in some genuinely great performances, the character's track record outside the comics hasn't exactly been spotless. Mike Engel The Joker They brought the body. You're garbage who kills for money. : The character's progression from hero to villain angered some of her fans and was accompanied by heavy criticism. Nightwing Villains | We're not intimidated by thugs! : [9] The comic book, however, delves deeper in order to present Batman's own psychologythat he is, in his own way, just as insane as the Joker, and that he and the Joker perceive the world according to differing points of view, with the Joker's interpreted through a joke. : : Joker | Penguin | Catwoman | Riddler | Mr. Unfortunately, Dent, he's just the beginning. Batman: The Killing Joke is a 2016 American adult animated thriller superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Batman: Year One: Batman | Gotham City Police Department (Commissioner Loeb, Arnold John Flass & Howard Branden) | Falcone Crime Family (Carmine Falcone & Johnny Viti) | Catwoman | Joker Brown, author of Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture (2011) noted The Killing Joke as an example of the "inherent misogyny of the male-dominated comic book industry" in light of the "relatively unequal violence [female characters] are subjected to. Brian Gorilla Boss | Barbara Gordon has been featured in all four main games of the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series, though she is only seen as Batgirl in the "A Matter of Family" DLC for the last game, Batman: Arkham Knight (2015), in which she is playable. Why so serious? He discovers to his horror that the chemicals have permanently bleached his skin chalk-white, stained his lips red and dyed his hair green. Batman dodges a series of booby traps while the Joker tries to persuade his nemesis that the world is a "black, awful joke" that is not worth fighting for, and it only takes "one bad day" to drive an ordinary man insane. Oh, criminals in this town used to believe in things. The Joker Freeze | Dr. Gregory Belson Despite coming in nearly last on our list, the version of the Joker that appeared on "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" isn't unforgivably terrible which is unfortunate in a way, because that would at least be fun to talk about. "[51] The New York Times critic George Gene Gustines wrote: "Unlike some of the other DC comics I read this week, Batgirl achieves a deft hat trick: a well-shaped reintroduction to a character, an elegant acknowledgement of fundamental history and the establishment of a new status quo. (Moreover, by the 1970s Barbara had given herself a makeover even in her "civilian identity" and ran for Congress. : The Joker He's in control. Years later, as a young man at the age of 26, he and his partner in crime mugged Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, while they were walking home from the movies. While trying to console him, Catwoman inadvertently tells him to "hush" seconds before trying to kiss him, provoking a fierce reaction from Batman that compels her to end the relationship. You're alone! You were a schemer, you had plans, and, uh, look where that got you. Of course not. Sinestro | and the Legend of the Vampire, Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League. Freeze | The Archer | Black Widow | Bookworm | Egghead | Clock King | Queenie Goldstein | Sandman | Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft | Cabala | Minstrel | Shame | False Face | The Siren | Undine | Chandell & Harry | King Tut | Louie the Lilac | Mad Hatter | Cornelia | Baby Jane Towser | Lydia Limpet | Zelda the Great | The Puzzler | Olga, Queen of Cossacks | Marsha, Queen of Diamonds | Lord Marmaduke Ffogg | Lady Penelope Peasoup | Ma Parker | Freddy the Fence | Lola Lasagne | Nora Clavicle | Colonel Gumm | Minerva | Killer Moth | Calamity Jan, 1970s Filmation series Calculator | Killing people.Creating "art" through murder.Causing anarchy and chaos. Grumpy Oh, and by the way, the suit, it wasn't cheap. The dreadlock-style hair and a spiral-patterned straitjacket with plenty of tricks up its literal sleeves feel like the complete opposite of the tailored suit and string tie that came right before it, and while there's still a debate among fans as to whether or not it was actually any good, it's commonly remembered as a pretty big misstep. : Cookies help us deliver our Services. David Cain | Worst of all, none of this opening act has any real bearing on the remainder of the film. [showing Joker the good side] Batgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman.Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in 1961 by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff as Bat-Girl, she was replaced by Barbara Gordon in 1967, who later came to be identified as the iconic Batgirl. Batman tells him of his suspicions that some mastermind is behind all his enemies behaving so out of character. : He then puts Gordon on display before the park's freaks, ridiculing him as "the average man", a weakling doomed to insanity. Batman If this Joker guy was so smart, he'd have had us bring a bigger car. The Joker Jack Nicholson's performance as the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" movie is pretty fantastic on almost every level. The Killing Joke provides an origin story for the supervillain the Joker, loosely adapted from the 1951 story arc "The Man Behind the Red Hood!," which was written by Batman co-creator Bill Finger. I don't want Mr. Reese spoiling everything, but why should I have all the fun? Many critics consider the graphic novel to be the definitive Joker story and one of the best Batman stories ever published, though the story's exploitative treatment of Barbara Gordon has garnered criticism. Mime | Emperor Penguin | Type of Villain Ta-daa! Joker | Lex Luthor | Harley Quinn | Riddler | Two-Face | Catwoman | Bane | Penguin | Poison Ivy | Scarecrow | Captain Boomerang | Clayface | Mad Hatter | Ra's al Ghul | Killer Croc | Bane | Killer Moth | Mr. The story consists of Barbara recounting the events of The Killing Joke from her perspective, and the immediate aftermath of those events, including her recovery from her injuries and her adoption of the Oracle mantle. [to Gambol's thugs, being held helpless by his own] : I'll show you. [109] In May 2021, it was revealed that Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah had joined the project as co-directors. Grumpy : BLACK ADAM. Set before the events of the series' first installment, the DLC's plot revolves around Batgirl and Robin attempting to save the former's father, along with other police officers, from the Joker at an abandoned amusement park located on an oil rig. : The Joker What makes this version of the Joker really great, though, is how the movie treats his character and his enmity with Batman. : What does it take to make you people join in? The Joker After the suicide of her psychopathic brother James Gordon Jr., Barbara ponders her role as Batgirl, becomes Oracle and continues to support the Batman family behind the computer screen, with the option to occasionally return to the role of Batgirl. The Joker Tiger Shark | The way you threw yourself after her. I mean, his "parental skills" aren't that great. Outraged, Batgirl attacks Batman physically and verbally, which leads to them having sex. We made it! Joker Batman: Hush is an American comic book story arc published by DC Comics featuring the superhero Batman.It was published in monthly installments within the comic book series Batman, running from issue #608619 in October 2002 until September 2003.The story arc was written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, and colored by Alex Sinclair, under the Jesse Schedeen of IGN wrote, "The creep factor comes from the fact that Batgirl has such a clearly subordinate relationship to Batman. I'm a man of my word. Rupert Thorne | Like "No Joke", the story heavily implies that the heroines cannot alter Barbara's fate, despite their desire to do so, instead giving her a final night on the town before she loses the use of her legs. Do I need to call the police? The Batman vs. Dracula: Dracula | Penguin | Joker After receiving harsh feedback from readership, she is later restored to her original conception. Harvey, Harvey, Harvey Dent. General Ulysses Armstrong | [92] In analyzing stereotypes in gender, Jackie Marsh noted that male superheroes (such as Batman) are depicted as hyper-masculine and anti-social, "while female superheroes are reduced to a childlike status by their names" such as the Batgirl character. Lord Death Man | Batman: Soul of the Dragon: Nga | Kobra (Jeffery Burr, Schlangenfaust, Lady Eve, King Snake & Rip Jagger) | Ben Turner | Shiva | Richard Dragon | Jade In 2021, DC's Infinite Frontier relaunch presented a new status quo, where Barbara has returned to the role of Oracle, suiting up as Batgirl only occasionally. : The story begins with Batman rescuing a boy kidnapped by Killer Croc when Catwoman steals the ransom money for the boy. Batman kidnaps Ra's' daughter Talia and leaves Catwoman to guard her while he seeks out Ra's, who tells Batman that someone from his past has used one of the Lazarus Pits. Now I'm always smiling! The Joker Malochia | In a show that spent years being a Batman show without Batman, where the Riddler wasn't the Riddler yet and the Penguin wasn't the Penguin yet, but all of the weirdest elements of the franchise like the Order of St. Dumas and Professor Pyg are all present and accounted for, he's the closest we got to the Joker, and he still doesn't quite make it. Napier inquired "Tell me, kid you ever danced with the devil by the pale moonlight?". Two-Face Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in 1961 by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff as Bat-Girl, she was replaced by Barbara Gordon in 1967, who later came to be identified as the iconic Batgirl. Elliot held a grudge against the Wayne family since Batman's father, Dr. Thomas Wayne, had saved the life of Elliot's mother after a motor vehicle accident; Elliot had sabotaged his parents' vehicle in order to gain their inheritance, and considered Bruce's father as the one who did not allow his plan to be completed. [80], Alternate versions of Batgirl aside from Barbara Gordon have also appeared in publications by DC Comics. People have been talking about this as if it's some sort of mystical thing like returning from the dead, but there are treatments and surgeries that can restore mobility in some cases. Although she resumes her work as Batgirl one year after recovering her mobility, she continues to have posttraumatic stress disorder when exposed to gunfire that could result in receiving new spinal damage. Rachel were being abducted. Thus, the role of the Joker fell to Troy Baker, and the problem here is obvious: he pretty much just did a dead-on impression of Hamill's Joker for the entire game. [27] She is deployed as a plot device to cement the Joker's vendetta against Commissioner Gordon and Batman. Honor. [21] The original Robin, Dick Grayson, became her partner in the series, with the two frequently referred to as the "Dynamite Duo: Batgirl & Robin". The Joker That doesn't make him bad, but it definitely means he's not the best. [42] Manning additionally called it "one of the most powerful and disturbing stories in the history of Gotham City". So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. In a 2000 interview, and elsewhere, Moore has been critical of his work, saying: "I don't think it's a very good book. Mine's Harvey. Criticism was aimed at the prologue regarding the questionable changes to the relationship between Batman and Batgirl and the latter's portrayal as well as the adaptation of the source material, though the voice acting from Conroy and Hamill was praised. Don't worry, I'm gonna tell you where they are. Joker | Catwoman | Penguin | Riddler | Clayface | Mr Freese | Sweet Tooth, Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures : Rather than doing a series so dark it had to be drawn on black paper, BatB focused on high adventure in lighter, and occasionally even comedic, stories that drew their inspiration from the comics of the Silver Age. "[33] Bruce Timm further added: We were aware that it's a little risky. Jack Nicholson was the first Oscar-winning actor to play an incarnation of the Joker, followed by, Joker's role as the killer of Thomas and Martha Wayne is typically taken by. Mr. [as Batman slams Joker into the wall] [while being pinned down on the platform next to the ledge of a building that's still under construction] Onomatopoeia | "[48], Prior to its release, Batgirl #1 sold out at the distribution level with over 100,000 copies printed in its first run according to Diamond Comic Distributors. "[18], In terms of animation production, the crew admitted that trying to adapt Bolland's art style was challenging due to the realistic quality; they then sought out another artist with a simpler yet very similar style that would be easier to animate, settling on Kevin Nowlan.[19][20]. The Joker's origin is presented via flashback, while simultaneously depicting his attempt to drive Jim Gordon insane and Batman's desperate attempt to stop him. [35] Depicted as a martial arts child prodigy, Cassandra Cain is written as a young woman of partly Asian descent who succeeds Helena Bertinelli as Batgirl, with the approval of both Batman and the Oracle. [107] In April 2018, Warner Bros. announced that screenwriter Christina Hodson had been tapped to write the screenplay for Batgirl. The only real problem is Jack Napier, and not just because of the laborious pun on "Jack-a-Nape.". It also explores the romantic potential between Batman and Catwoman. Alfred Pennyworth: Well, it's not funny, is it? : The Joker [a body bag is brought in and dropped on the table; Gambol unzips it, revealing Joker's face]. The Joker Why so serious? Brown is the fourth in-continuity Batgirl and the second Batgirl to star in her own ongoing Batgirl comic book series. His major accomplishment during the show's entire 16-episode run was losing an election for President of Criminals when the Penguin invented a mind-altering substance called "crime slime.". [the Joker has Brain Douglas captured and is recording him] Joker (Earth-22, 2008 Graphic Novel) | [to Harvey Dent] Until their spirit breaks completely. This eventually led him to get psychiatric help from Dr. Chase Meridian during his attempts to stop the Riddler and Two-Face. The police inform him that his wife and unborn child have died in a household accident. He doesn't like that. How many of your friends have I killed? Critical reception to the film was negative, with the prologue and its portrayal of Batgirl being targeted for criticism, while the animation style, action scenes, voice performances (particularly Conroy and Hamill's) and the second half of the film's largely faithful adaptation of the graphic novel receiving praise. The Red Hood is an alias assumed by several criminals in the Batman Mythos. Batman observes that Superman is subconsciously resisting Ivy's influence, holding back in his attempts to kill the Caped Crusader. The Joker Sam Liu would direct and Timm would executive produce the film. Your people? You want order in Gotham? So there's no important human information being impartedYeah, it was something that I thought was clumsy, misjudged and had no real human importance. The Joker Oh shh, shh, shh, shh, shh. [4], Bolland envisaged the flashback sequences in black and white, and instructed Watchmen colorist John Higgins to use "muted November colors". I'm a dog chasing cars. The Joker : It is also revealed that Batman had suspected that it was really Jason Todd he fought with; he secretly realizes that despite that the supposed impostor mimicked Dick Grayson and Tim Drake in skills, some of his maneuvers uncannily belonged to Jason. Frank Robbins wrote nearly all of these back-ups, which were penciled first by Gil Kane and later by Don Heck. The "Young Justice"version of the Joker feels a lot like that, but stretched out into a character who menaces a bunch of teenage superheroes for a solid 22 minutes. An enraged Batman begins to brutally beat the Joker, knocking out Harley Quinn and even Catwoman in the process when they both tried to intervene. And that, boils and ghouls, is exactly what happened in 2010, when John Kassir lent his voice to a series of shorts packaged with Fisher-Price's line of "Super Friends" toys. The story itself shows how the Joker and Batman came to terms with their respective life-altering tragedies, which both eventually lead to their present lives and confrontation. It doesn't break the character in the way that, say, making him the guy who killed Batman's parents does, but it certainly makes him a whole lot less interesting. The Joker while riding on his parade during the festival, gives away free money to all of the people of Gotham City. JoBlo.com features daily movie & TV news updates, all the latest movie reviews, movie trailers, release dates, posters and much more! Jack the Ripper | Now there's a Batman! They'll eat each other. Since "Super Friends" was directed at kindergarteners, throwing it back to an HBO horror anthology from 1989, like recycling sound effects and music from the original "Super Friends," seems like it was designed to entertain the folks who made it a little more than the kids. I'm just ahead of the curve. Firebug | Hush | Tonight you're all gonna be part of a social experiment. The Joker Vertigo | The Joker Anarky | The Joker The "Super Friends" saga ran for eight years under various titles, but thanks to some rights issues with "The New Adventures of Batman," the Joker only ever appeared once, in 1985's "The Wild Cards." 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