Froma a panel at SDCC 2013. This would definitely blow your mind…INCREDIBLE! Deserving heir to the Mark Hamill legacy.
I am definitely sold…He can do the Killing Joke any time if Mark Hamill is not available.
(NOTE: If you can not see right away, you many need to click on the title of the article. Sorry for inconveniences)
For thos of you that have not bought the game yet, (WHAT?) but still would like to enjoy the Joker scenes from the games, here is a nifty link to a copilation of all the Joker scenes in the game. Please enjoy and…ehem…go by that game right now!
(video courtesy of GENERIC GAMES)
Nice little article preparing us on what to expect from HARLEY QUINN when she stars in villain’s month DETECTIVE COMICS #23.2:
Following the explosive events of FOREVER EVIL #1, the Suicide Squad has disbanded. No longer a member of a team, Harley Quinn finds herself free for the first time without any ties to a particular group. On her quest for self-discovery, she returns to Gotham City – but it’s not the same place it was before she left it. So naturally, Harley has a little scheme to shake things up. But that’s all I’ll say about that for now …While Harley’s origin was told in the pages of SUICIDE SQUAD, there’s an untold chapter that will be revealed for the first time in this unique one-shot. You may think you know the whole story of her transition into a super-villain, but when you read the very first meeting between her and The Joker, you’ll see a whole different side of Harley than you’re used to. And for the diehard Harley Quinn fans out there, keep your eyes peeled for a few Easter eggs scattered throughout the issue – like a reference to THE BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE (Harley’s first appearance in comics) and a nod to actress Arleen Sorkin, who voiced Harley on the television show, Batman: The Animated Series.
(Original report appeared in COMICBOOKRESOURCES.COM)
For the enjoyment of all my Jokerkeholic friends, here is a preview of the upcoming BATMAN #23.1 featuring a Joker story. Hope you like it and don’t forget to thank our friends of COMICBOOKRESOURCES.COM for the preview:
Bob Harras has announced some details of the upcoming appearace of the Joker in October’s BATMAN #23.1. Here is an excerpt of what he had said in at the DC COMICS site:
I also told you that a classic and unexpected Batman villain will be appearing in the upcoming Villains Month one-shot, BATMAN #23.1: JOKER. Well today, I’m pleased to tell you that the villain I was talking about was none other than Jackanapes (who readers last saw in BATMAN, INCORPORATED #5). BATMAN #23.1: JOKER takes place many years ago – back when The Joker’s face was still intact. In fact, this unique one-shot marks one of the earliest appearances we’ve seen of this notorious villain so far in the New 52. While at a zoo, the Joker will have a flashback to a childhood memory that will trigger his need to take Jackanapes under his wing. It is here that Joker will take on a new, twisted role: that of a mentor. But why is he training Jackanapes to be a villain? What use will he have for him? –
And take a look at this Joker design from Andy Clarke:
See more at the DC COMICS BLOG
OK, make your selection guys, because the speecial Edition for the upcoming ARKHAM ORIGINS game scheduled for October 25th will come in two editions with dramatic difference in contents.
First the UK ARKHAM ORIGINS SPECIAL EDITION that we had seen leaked from IGN: (PS3 and XBox360)
In addition to a copy of the game, the CE features an 80-page art book, metal game case, the Deathstroke Challenge Pack, and a “1st Appearance” Batman skin. Eight pages of information on the assassins hunting Batman come in a dossier as well. But the real appeal is in the 12-inch statue of Batman and The Joker. On PlayStation 3, Arkham Origins’ CE also includes the Knightfall pack.
Then this is the US ARKHAM ORIGINS Special Edition recently announced: (PS3 and Xbox360)
The special edition will include a statue of the Joker featuring LED effects, an 80-page art book, two pieces of evidence, a Batman Wanted Poster along with Prototype Schematics for the Batwing, an Anarky logo stencil, a glow-in-the-dark map of Gotham, Wayne Family Photo and Intel Dossiers on the eight assassin’s along with Black Mask’s contract.
Additionally, a First Appearance Batman Skin will be included, allowing players to appear as Batman did on his debut in Detective Comics #27 in 1939, along with the Deathstroke Challenge Pack which unlocks two extra Deathstroke skins and bonus challenge maps. Finally, North American versions of the special edition will get a feature-length documentary from Warner Bros. showcasing DC’s supervillains, while the PS3 edition will also have the Knightfall pack as exclusive content
Which one would you get? I can live with either one…but I like the Joker in the American one.
A Jokerholic friend posted this in one of the galleries in my Joker museum but it is just such an insanely large and dedicated collection that I believed it deserved the spotlight. I’m an avid collector of Joker and Harley too (more Joker than Harley have to confess) as you can see from my museum, but this collection left me awestruck and drooling like an idiot.
The owner of this magnificent collection is Mark Terrence Sy who lives in the Philipines and it’s obvious he has been very busy with his collection. There are items there I have not been able to find anywhere in the web…not even by reference. I applaud his efforts for keeping Jokerdom alive and I give you a glimpse of his collection.
In the gaming industry there are no boundaries, which is good when you have a potentially good character that with a little tweak could become a great character. The latest character revamp in the GOTHAM CITY universe seems to be the snake-like criminial known simply as COPPERHEAD.
The earliest of incarnations of this character have been male, but for the third game of the ARKHAM CITY franchise: ARKHAM ORIGINS, the game designers made COPPERHEAD a FEMALE and gave her quite dangerous and sleek moves. I loved the preview of the character showed at the ARKHAM ORIGINS panel. Just take a look…
From this 
to this 
Sexy and dangerous…. even Joker would love a woman like that!
(Video courtesy of COMICBOOKMOVIEVIDEOS at YouTube)
Joker seemed to have been defeated at the end of DEATH OF THE FAMILY, but the truth is that the clown is a part of the Batman mythos from beginning to end. At least that is what writer Scott Snyder revealed in a panel yesterday about his run on the current BATMAN: ZERO YEAR storyline. Here are a few things he let out for the fans to figure out.
…Snyder narrates a page from issue #23, out Aug. 14, with Bruce Wayne confronted by The Red Hood Gang. There are a lot of secrets revealed in that scene, Snyder says…
In another part of the panel, Snyder continues:
…Issue #23 will contain a scene between Bruce Wayne and Alfred that Snyder says is “very personal” to him.
“Our Alfred is saying, ‘Bruce, you need to mean something. You need to matter,” Snyder explains.
In regards to any possible Joker connection, Snyder says the villain is a key part of his overall vision for Batman. “He haunts Batman forever. He haunts this story, and every story.”…
And finally, the burning question:
…Does the Red Hood Gang play into the origin of The Joker? Snyder: “You’ve got to read #24.”
Well, I guess the Jokerholics will have to wait a little longer to see how he fits the Joker in the ZERO YEAR storyline, and makes me wonder if he’s going to favor any of the tens of previously told Joker origin stories to tie him to this stage of Batman’s crimefighter life. We’ll wait patiently Mr. Snyder, your talent has not disappointed us yet
OH AND DON’T FORGET that Joker will have a small cameo September’s VILLAIN MONTH in a new (?) Joker/ Batman story set to develop in the pages of BATMAN #23.1
(For a full transcript of the panel visit NEWSARAMA.COM HERE or COMIC VINE HERE)
When she was a regular in the old DC, they tried to give her a new image and more independence as a character with her own comic book series from 2001 to 2003 that included creative talents from Karl Kesel, Terry Dodson, A.J. Lieberman, and Mike Huddleston. The original series was not too impressive, failing dramatically on releasing the inner talents of this character.
Now with the New52 revamped Harley Quinn (from her skimpy outfit, white skin, and strange hair color scheme) and new origin thanks to the Joker himself who threw her into a vat of chemicals to make her at his image, they seem ready to give Harley another chance to go solo. Here is the promo pic from our friends at CBR.
This time the team ahead of the new comic book run are no other than so well know comic book couple of Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner. Maybe this new try of DC to finally give Harley the place she has earned in the Batman mythos will prove more successul than its predecessor. That is something that has to be seen, but the new creative team are no amateurs and I think have a much better grasp of the character than did the first series.
Now please forgive my cold indiference at this time, but I will just sit and wait until the first issue comes out and check it out before thowing out any personal opinion on the subject (and that is because I am biased by the failure of the previous attempts). I personally think she lost after issue #1 a lot of what made her such a success in the TV series. So I will clear my mind now of the past because I want to address this re-launch with a new fresh mind.
In this promo pic (or tease) of the new series, hints that it will obviously include Joker as part of the series, as they will try to explore the strange relationship that led to Dr. Quinzel on becoming Harley Quinn (just hoping they don’t dwell on the subject too long and give her a good deal of space to grow as a unique and independent character. I believe she has a very strong potential to do it on her own with the direction of a great writer, editor and artist. We’ll see.
(Picture courtesy of CBR and source material courtesy of GIANTBOMB.COM)
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