Comments on: Joker

By: A.M.

A.M. — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:04:22 +0000

This book falls to the problem with the joker. Any book in which he is the main character is just boring. Its just an excuse for him to be crazy violent. Hes not interesting because all he does is ultra-violence. TDK was the best interpretation of a dark grim joker because he wasn’t trying to be “unpredictable”, he was very mentally competent, which makes him all the more interesting.

By: jack napier

jack napier — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:21:20 +0000

Seriously, everything about the joker is brilliant. The carnage, mayhem, etc. is what life is all about. And the Matthew Shepherd thing in itself was hilarious. It would be funny if DC put some more hate crimes in their world. HAHA
Killing women and children? What better way to rid ourselves of what annoys us? That sounds like a great time to me, just make sure you are leaving a name for yourself. Later B@#$hes.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Oh, if you like Azzarello’s style and usual subjects, I’m sure you’ll like this. I still haven’t seen the latest Batman movie, so that wasn’t an issue for me, but it is a profitable coincidence, and good for those who want more, that this work, done before the film, does match so well.

By: J

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:48:31 +0000

I don’t know. I found the review of the book (which I can’t get my hands on yet) over at IGN Comics and it was mostly praise for Azzarello’s writing; sometimes even comparing this work with the much lauded Alan Moore Joker story.

It seems like you can’t read this book without thinking of the recent Batman movie, and that works to its detriment in this case.

I’ll still pick it up, it’s an easy buy for me. The Joker is the “in” villain this year (well, unless you include the bad guys on Wall Street), but my interest in the character did not originate with the Ledger interpretation, so I’m not tired of Joker yet.

By: Mark S.

Mark S. — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:30:46 +0000

I am so over the Joker. He’s almost as annoying as amplified nails on a chalkboard.

On steroids…

By: Suzene

Suzene — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:13:32 +0000

“I understand that need to have your comic be available in Wal-wart and not behind the counter unlike the family pack of 12 gauge shot guns.”

Is Wal-Mart actually selling comics again?

By: Solo500

Solo500 — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:54:43 +0000

Let’s all hope that the backlash has begun with The Brave and The Bold cartoon. Giant oversized typewriters and homages to Dick Sprang, that’s what Batman needs.

Transposing this expressionist character into a faux “realism” (which you nail in your review) OK in the right hands.

But enough. Bring on the anti-shark repellent.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:09:21 +0000

Sean, yeah, it’s kind of an American fetish: violence just peachy, bad words oh no no no protect the kiddies!

And it’s also a problem when you’re trying to sell kids’ characters to adults with no clear distinction.

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By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:55:31 +0000

I started laughing. That’s the problem with these prestigious superhero projects. This one wants to be all tough and “brutal”, and then they play coy about words like “asshole” because they’re “trying to keep a PG-13 rating.”

I gotta agree but unfortunately alot of parents aer funny that way. It’s ok to let little billy play grand theft auto where he can car jack all day long but a soon as “Hot Coffee” comes into play or anything derived of sex and cuss words they go through the roof.

I understand that need to have your comic be available in Wal-wart and not behind the counter unlike the family pack of 12 gauge shot guns. Dudes and dudeettes I get it but take the mature rating once in awhile. Let us start the tradition of buying comics for younger audience as we bough heavy metal for the little kid that wanted to see Frank Frazetta drawn breasts with wonderment and discovers hey…Frank Frazetta rocks and damn…no a bad story.

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:04:06 +0000

As to hiding the finger, there was no reason to do so. I got the finger in the middle of the LCS today. In fact, 3 of us did. It’s something many adults and teens see every week.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:46:42 +0000

>>“an even darker and more disturbing side to … The Joker.”<<

*Darker*? His whole character for the past 15-20 years seems to be nothing more than “a brainless killing machine who’s killed enough people to put Idi Amin to shame” (plus stuff like what happened to Batgirl in “The Killing Joke”); how much “darker” can he possibly be? About all that comes to mind is having him do stuff akin to what happened to Matthew Shepherd (or other such hate crimes)… not that I want to give DC any ideas…

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:12:05 +0000

I was speaking of the format, not the content, in that paragraph, as the previous sentence to that quote should indicate. But thank you for clarifying that in case it wasn’t clear.

By: Brian Wood

Brian Wood — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:42:33 +0000

“In this case, the driving force was the blockbuster movie. ”

The timing of the release of the book was affected by the film, but as stated in the interview, the book had already been completed, and actually was greenlit several years ago. The film couldn’t have been a factor in this book happening in the first place.