scans_daily: Batgirl #5: Family Drama

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@ 2012-01-11 04:52 pm UTC

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char: batgirl/oracle/barbara gordon, creator: gail simone, title: batgirl

Batgirl #5: Family Drama

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starwolf_oakley
2012-01-12 02:11 am UTC (link)

No Sarah Essen in the DCnU? Shame that. She was the last "important" character the Joker killed that stayed dead.

Yes, it sounds weird that I think the Joker should kill someone "important" to characters and the readers. But if they're going to sell the idea of how dangerous the Joker is in the DCnU, he should kill someone somewhat important.

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blue_bolt
2012-01-12 02:38 am UTC (link)

I've always thought that it isn't how dangerous the Joker is that matters, but how chaotic.

The Joker IS Anarchy, he's an insane clown that lives in a world that makes schizophrenics seem normal.

To me Bane and Ra'as Al Ghul were written to be the most dangerous Batman foes.
After all, Lex Luthor isn't Superman's most dangerous foe - DARKSEID IS.
But we focus more on the Superman-LL dynamic because it's a more personal relationship, LL is intimate in his hate of Superman and is Obsessed with the B "S".

It's the Joker's obsession with Batman that makes him an iconic villain. Sure the Joker has poison gas, but so do a lot of people. The Joker's more than just an "urban terrorist" as he himself stated. He's outsmarted the police and shown that despite all the odds, he always seems to find a way...

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	Re: Most Dangerous Villain damar148 2012-01-12 06:38 am UTC (link)
	Joker is Batman's most dangerous foe, and I agree that removing his 'kills' degrades the threat of the character as you can genuinely believe a important character could die at his hands and stay dead. Because he's done it before. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	Re: Most Dangerous Villain kagome654 2012-01-12 10:47 am UTC (link)
	I don't know, I found the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series easy enough to take seriously as one of Batman's most dangerous foes, and I don't recall him ever killing anyone important. The threat, and the knowledge that there are worse things than death, is, imho, just as effective. Return of the Joker > A Death in the Family (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject bariman 2012-01-12 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	Isn't the Joker dead in the DCnU? Then making him seem dangerous isn't that important. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject meowshi 2012-01-14 04:52 am UTC (link)
	There's no evidence that he is dead, no. Surely Harley would have mentioned it, at least. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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