Tony was kind enough to share one page from DETECTIVE COMICS #4 on sale today. His art does not cease to be amazing as well as the storyline, though I must admit, I am a little hesitant as to where the Joker is heading. I’m such a traditionalist where storylines are concerned…well, we’ll see what happens. In the meantime, please enjoy the plethora of Jokers in one page…
More teasing from our friends at CBR as they relase the third promo video for the videogame BATMAN JOKER IMPOSTORS. Enjoy and remember the beta version is available for testing, but you need to subscribe at the game site to play it. Otherwise expect the release of the game for immediate download on January 10, 2012
For those out there searching frantically for more Joker statues, search no more. 2012 promises to be a good year for Joker collectors as many goodies are going to be available. I have been able to gather a summary of the new Joker statues to be released in 2012 so you can make your wish list as to which ones you would like to get and which ones you want to put in the trash (let’s admit it…not all Joker statues are made the same and though we are all Jokerholics, there are some statues that are just not at our standards). Anyways, that would be for you to decide as these nice statues are coming our way:
2. BLACK AND WHITE: LOTD #50 JOKER STATUE
3. JUST US LEAGUE OF STUPID HEROES JOKER STATUE series 2
4. DC UNIVERSE JOKER AND HARLEY STATUES (sold individually)
NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THE 2012 JOKER ACTION FIGURES HERE!
Here is another beautiful statue set issued by DC DIRECT this year that the Joker museum was lucky to get a hold of . It is not clear where the original concept came from, but from Joker’s attire I would say it was somewhat inspired by the showdown in IMPULSE #50, at least losely. I personally like Joker’s ‘fresh’ clothes. They are not the overused purple suit or the old straitjacket, but he sports a vest and a shirt more atone with the early 1940-50 style.
For those of you playing the special DLC from Arkham City, especially the JOKER’S CARNIVAL CHALLENGE MAP that was available from GAMESTOP here is a nice walkthrough I found that would help you all get through the challenge. Thanks to XCVii007r1 for posting this video:
With the upcoming release of the new dowloadable game GOTHAM CITY IMPOSTERS (available for Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms in January 10, 2012) CBR released another little clip about the game. Remember, a console beta for the game is out this month and for fans wishing to take part on the beta, they will need to register at www.GothamCityImpostors.com.
This week’s JOKER ART FOR THE MASSES comes from a commission made by renowed comic book artist JASON ALEXANDER known from the series ABE SAPIEN and POISON ELVES.
What I like most about this picture is that, similar to ALEX ROSS’ “Tango with the Devil” ,Joker and Harley are together in the picture, with Joker in the spotlight and Harley as an ornament. This in my opinion shows successfully the relationship between these two rogues. Not that I condone any of this behavior, but I imagine Joker as a man so full of himself, that nothing but himself matters. Everything else (including people) are just props for one of his plans, an ornament in his canvas of murder, but never a person…always a thing.
In here, Harley becomes an object again, a ‘table’ where Joker is supporting himself casually, smiling at the camera and ignoring Harley who stands like a doll, without an expression. Even the guns in his hands have more prominence in the picture than the poor Harley that precariously tries to fulfill her pudding’s whims. This nice piece was made in pen and ink around 2000 for a fan.
For those fans of the new Batman Movie the DARK KNIGHT RISES, my friend Candiss Gandy forwarded me the new EMPIRE MAGAZINE covers celebrating the two main figures in this new (and seemingly last) episode of the Caped Crusader. The covers depict Batman and BANE respectively.
Click on picture to be directed to EMPIRE MAGAZINE site:
(Thanks a lot to my THE DARK KNIGHT RISES ‘correspondent’ Candiss Gandy for the link)
It’s time for another JOKER’S FUNHOUSE HIGHLIGHT Jokerholics!!
DC has produced 2 different animation maquettes from the BATMAN ANIMATED SERIES and the NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES respectively and of the two, this is the one I like most. I like it so much that I had to pass on getting the other maquette just to get a hold of this one.
What is it I like most of this maquette? Those expressive eyes, ready to unleash chaos like no other but with a large smile. How could you not at least smile…while you die when you see those eyes? The second version of the animated Joker I think lost a lot when they made the eyes black, his skin blue and simplified the face features. When I see this particular maquette, I can imagine Mark Hamill making the faces that had made this Joker a classic. Here is your info on the maquette, pictures are provided at the bottom of the article.
The Animated Series reinvented the Dark Knight’s famed Rogues’ Gallery, reimagining that motley crew of villains in a new light. The Joker takes perverse joy in wreaking havoc upon the innocents of Gotham City, cackling with glee at the terror he creates!
Hiya all. Just another one of those silly 10 greatest’s list, this time dedicated to the 10 GREATEST BATMAN VILLAINS OF ALL TIMES copilated by our friends at NEWSARAMA. It is not a surprise that our favorite psycho clown made #1 on this list (as he has always done) but it has surprise me to see some names in it that I thought fans had forgotten about. Here is the list in detail with some personal comments in some members of this prestigious roster:
The best part is, though, that the Joker is always just one step removed from Batman. If he had taken one wrong turn, given in to one bad feeling, Bruce Wayne may have turned out very much like the Joker. And isn’t seeing a twisted reflection of yourself the scariest thing of all?
(See the original Newsarama article by Alber Ching and Lucas Siegel along with comments HERE).
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