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Batman #142
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cyberghostface
“Look, I want to be clear up front: I don’t endorse his crimes!!!!!! But I do like The Joker. Much like Batman, he’s a very malleable character and there are a lot of fun takes on him across all media. So I always knew I’d want to take a stab at a proper Joker story during my run. And this is it!” — Chip Zdarsky
( Scans under the cut… )
Joker: Killer Smile #3
Mar. 16th, 2020 12:00 pmcyberghostface
"I’ve written a lot on the DC Universe in the past, but I have never really had a chance to write any of the Batman-related characters, so this opportunity was very exciting for me. Aside from Batman himself, of course, Joker is probably the most iconic character in that corner of DC. But I didn’t really feel intimidated by it, really just excited to try and do something new and fresh and put our own spin on the character, while still celebrating all the great Joker stories that have come before." -- Jeff Lemire
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Joker: Killer Smile #3
Feb. 19th, 2020 08:30 amcyberghostface
"We wanted to take a break from the more 'fleshy' side of [the Joker] and show a man that can crawl under your skin and walk into your mind just by using his words. Like that kind of psychopath that can freak you out even while he’s handcuffed to a chair from behind glass." -- Andrea Sorrentino
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Joker: Killer Smile #2
Jan. 15th, 2020 07:30 pmcyberghostface
"Like with Batman, who’s such an icon, I think the Joker’s so open to interpretation and we’ve seen just how many different takes different artists and writers and actors have been able to put on these characters. What I got drawn into was the idea of a more grounded, real-world Joker, which is a terrifying concept on its own. He’s not as cartoonish and over-the-top as you’re used to seeing him here, but there’s still an insanity and desire for chaos in him that lashes out." -- Jeff Lemire
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Joker: Killer Smile #2
Dec. 18th, 2019 10:00 amcyberghostface
"Ben is very smart and very confident. He thinks he can succeed where everyone else has failed with the Joker, and his hubris is his greatest weakness. And the second you expose a weakness to Joker, you’ve already lost." — Jeff Lemire
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Joker: Killer Smile #1
Nov. 29th, 2019 12:00 amcyberghostface
"I think visually [the Joker] is an incredible looking character. So iconic. He mixes the familiar (clown) with the horrific. And psychologically, he represents what we could all become if we crossed a line, and that is scary as well. Like Batman he is not a superpowered, or supernatural threat. He is real. He is human. I think all of these things add up." -- Jeff Lemire
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Joker: Killer Smile #1
Oct. 30th, 2019 08:46 pmcyberghostface
"I wanted to tell an intimate story about how the Joker’s evil is something that can devastate a normal family or a relationship as much as it devastates society as a whole. That the idea that really grabbed me, that sense of terror that would come from letting something like the Joker into your family. As someone who has a family myself, that kind of chaos and darkness infecting my personal space is the scariest thing I can think of, and so I started there." -- Jeff Lemire
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Two Joker projects in October
Jul. 22nd, 2019 08:28 pmcyberghostfaceJoker is getting his own movie in October and DC seems to be going all out for him judging by the October solicitations.
In addition to Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity and Harleen, Black Label is giving us yet another Joker-related miniseries, this one from Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino.
( The Joker: Killer Smile )
We are also getting a Joker one-shot co-written by none other than John Carpenter:
( The Joker: Year of the Villain )
In addition to Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity and Harleen, Black Label is giving us yet another Joker-related miniseries, this one from Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino.
( The Joker: Killer Smile )
We are also getting a Joker one-shot co-written by none other than John Carpenter:
( The Joker: Year of the Villain )
Secret Empire #7
Aug. 10th, 2017 02:21 amlaughing_tree
Post a joke from this year's comic, it's a massive offense. Show one from the 80s? All in good fun. Reagan as snake-man, clearly a joke. Mockingbird in a t-shirt that says feminist, comics are ruined. -- Nick Spencer
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Secret Empire #5
Jul. 19th, 2017 12:36 amlaughing_tree
I think that’s where a lot of the best events start; they stem from a writer’s belief that you need a bigger canvas to tell a story, rather than trying to retrofit or come up with an event in the room. This is very much just a natural extension of what we’ve been building from “Captain America: Sam Wilson,” to “Avengers: Standoff,” to “Captain America: Steve Rogers,” to this. -- Nick Spencer
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Secret Empire #3
Jun. 14th, 2017 12:06 amlaughing_tree
I have a soft spot for these kinds of stories. I like events. I like big stories. I like stories about the interconnected universe and that draw from as many different facets from the Marvel Universe as possible. I have faith that when these things are done right audiences really respond. -- Nick Spencer
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Secret Empire #2
May. 31st, 2017 12:36 amlaughing_tree
I am so fired up for this, people. Writing a Marvel event has been a dream of mine since the day I read the original SECRET WARS. -- Nick Spencer
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FCBD: Secret Empire
May. 7th, 2017 09:11 pmsuperboyprime
"One of the guys who got to preview the FCBD while we were on stage started screaming uncontrollably while reading it." - Nick Spencer
( Posting only 1/3 to not undermine FCBD as a sales tool for comic shops )
