In my search for the coolest, niftiest and most awesome Joker art on the net, I stumbled into this beauty.
Today masterpiece comes to us from the SCANS-DAILY site and was posted originally by icon_uk in August this year. The piece (with no current title) was a commission to artist Al Bigley, artist for the independent comic Geminar. Enjoy and don’t forget to visit our friends from SCANS DAILY to thank them for posting such awesome art.
I was playing around on the net and found this nifty discussion from Tony Daniels on his involvement with DETECTIVE COMICS series and his take on Joker plus some more goodies. This was posted originally by Josh Wilding at COMICBOOKMOVIE.COM. Here is the scoop!
Talking to IGN Comics writer and artist Tony Daniel has discussed his upcoming work on Detective Comics #1, dropping some revealing new details and finally shedding some light on the Joker of the DCnU. Below are some brief excerpts from the interview, but be sure to click on the link below to head on over to the site where you can find much, much more.
On What Will Single Out Detective Comics From The Other Batman Titles:
I knew pretty quickly how I wanted to tackle the book and what my take would be. Whereas in my Batman run, I had to keep in mind Dick Grayson’s lighter character when working on fight sequences and character beats, I have a sense of freedom on Detective that allows me to write the Batman that I’ve always wanted to write. The tone will be more serious, darker. And deeper. We’ll be seeing Batman facing challenges and new foes (as well as old) that will test his limits as both a detective, and a man. I think Detective gives me the chance to do something different than what I was doing on Batman, so I think that’s a good thing.
We all know from all the buzz on ARKHAM ASYLUM that Joker is just one of many baddies adding to the long list of rogues to make an appearance in the game. From Hugo Strange, Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, Solomon Grundy, Calendar Man to the newly revealed Mr. Freeze and Deadshot. As part of Rocksteady’s viral campaign they have released audio tapes interviews with the main rogues from Hugo Strange’s collection. Here is the JOKER TAPE with a transcript below. Enjoy!
And for those of you who are interested, here is a transcript of the tape:
This is the section dedicated to the Joker from THE BATMAN VAULT: a museum in a book featuirng rare collectibles from the Batcave, edited by Robert Greenberger and Matthew K Manning. (2009). I had posted it on my old blog and now revised and and present it here for your enjoyment.
It could be just another one of his lies. He’s told his origin more times than most can remember, each version a bit more bizarre than the last. But there’s been one that’s stuck, a tale that rings a bit truer than the others.
He was a comedian wtih a pregnant wife, but he wasn’t very funny. With no money to support his growing family, he took a job with some men he shouldn’t have. He dressed up in a red helmet and a cape. Alongside the men who brought him into this new life of crime, he helped rob the Ace Chemical Processing Plant. When Batman showed up, the man in the red cape was startled by the giant bat creature and leapt into a vat of toxic chemicals. He emerged with bleached skin, green hair, and a smile on his face.
Browsing on the DC I found this new Brian Bolland book coming out this month. Though Mr. Bolland has done covers for a myriad of DC series, his most famous work though is still THE KILLING JOKE which was recently reprinted in a special edition. He has done TONS of Joker art to enjoy, I am sure (maybe even a few less seen pieces). Here is the cover and info for the book and what a cover…:
On Sale September 28, 2011
Written by BRIAN BOLLAND; Art and cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
Artist Brian Bolland, best known for his work as illustrator of the best-selling title BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, is the subject of this new hardcover collecting his covers for DC Comics. Featuring highly detailed and meticulous craftsmanship combined with dramatic takes on the world’s best-known Super Heroes, Bolland’s work has been featured on GREEN LANTERN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, THE FLASH, ZATANNA and the Vertigo series THE INVISIBLES and ANIMAL MAN. This spectacular collection includes rarely seen and never-before-published art, along with commentary from Bolland.
DC Comics
208pg.
Color
Hardcover
$39.99 US
Source: DC COMICS HOME
If only I could take this video as legit…that would be awesome. but I doubt it part of the real game. I know there has been rumors of Joker and Batman eventually joining forces against Strange, but NOWHERE have a seen any video like the one I am about to show you. Definitely it keeps the Joker-Batman chemistry we are all so used to (reminded me of the Batman Joker confrontation video from DCU Mortal Combat). For now, just enjoy
It is well knows that besides Joker, Riddler, Two Face and Hugo Strange, there are a myriad of other criminals making an appearance in the new ARKHAM CITY video game. I found some links to those other appearances and wanted to share it with you all
The first one is the Mr. Freeze trailer. He seems more of a incarnation of his comic version than his tacky and tasteless self from the Batman and Robin movie, and we have to thank Rocksteady for the reinterpretation. This Victor Fries is dangerously ruthless, willing to cross any barrier to get what he wants: Her lovely Nora. Take a look at the trailer, uploaded by Rise of Nightmares:
Exclusive Hands-on and interview ARKHAM CITY from Play magazine issue 208 September 2011
Be prepared to face the worst of the worst in the New Arkham City. Rocksteady promises that all the baddies form Arkham Asylum will be back in the sequel (that is Riddler, Joker, Bane) along with new ones (like Hugo Strange, Harvey Two-Face and Penguin) along with other less common criminals they wished to add to the milieu (like Calendar man, and many others, Rocksteady didn’t allow us to reveal). On Batman’s side, you’ll have Catwoman and Robin helping certain aspects of the game as it progresses.
Some changes have occurred in the game as skills go. First is the DETECTIVE MODE. This mode can be interfered with, jammed or corrupted by your enemies. It will be your job then to identify the problem and take it out (it could even be a thug) before you can use the mode again and carry on the game. The other big change with the detective mode is that instead of being a feature you could use all the time like in Arkham Asylum, this time you will have to sacrifice other important navigation tools while you activate your detective mode. It’s more of an incentive to use the mode only when you need it than rather timing your session.
Since there are no batmobile in this game (so far Rocksteady has not confirmed or denied the fact), make friends with the GRAPPLING HOOK. You will need it to glide through the city covering large amount of terrain in less time than on foot. Aim at a rooftop and tap R1 and you’ll be flying up towards the ledge via the grappling hook but a double tap (and hold) for X before arriving at the rooftop makes Batman kick off at the summit and unleash his wings.
This world is larger, more complex than the experience of Arkham Asylum. Here make the most to interact with the open environment listening to conversations between gangmembers or police just to get a feel of what’s going on around.
So far, this magazine’s experience with the game left them asking for more and according to the editors, any worries that the sequel “would simply be more of the same and lack any real ambition to improve were cleared with the demo” It is a game that “OOZES ambition,style, and an attention to detail that can’t help but get us excited.
Judgment on the game: Batman Arkham City is really, REALLY GOOD!
EDGE: THE FUTURE OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Article summarized from original print of “Dark City”article in EDGE #231 September 2011
Trying to grasp the scope of the new ARKHAM CITY game, the people at EDGE say that though Batman is just as he was in ARKHAM ASYLUM with the “…same mixture of bruising strength and human fragility”, the developers have …inverted the environment completely. The first game’s poky madhouse has been plucked from Gotham Harbor and dropped into the rambling streets of the city proper. Concrete replaces carpets, interiors give way to exteriors, and brilliant, focusing claustrophobia is replaced by something that feels almost like an open-world games at times.”
That being said, this new larger scope of the games will allow Batman to explore skills that were barely used or non-existent in the first game. Batman will now have a chance to use his forensic skills and analyze crime scenes. Not only that, moves are enhanced for Batman to deal with this new environment, like his new ability to break through flimsy walls to reach targets or the ability to take down two enemies simultaneously and most fun to use will be the ability to use the environment during a fight (rails, walls, lamp posts, etc.)
Rockteady® has also guaranteed that this environment will be filled with Batman DNA, “…we’ve got Batman legacy stuff, obvious nods, and cameos only hardcore fans will notice. We don’t force you to find them all, but if you come across a few, it makes the world feel more real.”
Ok, after so much waiting, I finally got my first stash of the new 52’s number 1 issues this week. I’m sorry for the DC editors,but I’m selective so I got a hold of only the ones I wanted. First obiously was the BATGIRL #1, GREEN ARROW #1, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL#1, BATWING #1, ACTION COMICS #1 and lastly DETECTIVE COMICS #1. I immediately digged into DETECTIVE since it had Joker in the cover and started reading. WOW! This is really a new reinterpretation. Not completely sure if its one I’d like, but I can tell you that the storyline is more modern, and much more bloody than I remember. Forget the Batman from the 1940’s, forget the Batman from RIP ‘Cause this is someting new and refreshing. And the ending….OMG! That is what I call a cliffhanger. (Though I was expected a little more realism and I don’t think anyone could survive to a mutilation like that, but heck, there is DC C0mics for you and that means suspended disbelief). Literally I would like to see that next issue like…I don’t know…right now? But I guess I’ll have to wait 30 days…
*breathes in *
I’m ready to wait (and hope the wait is worth it), but in the meantime I would like to share a small sneak peak from those first pages and want you guys to tell me what to think.
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