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The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, the character first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman on April 25, 1940.
The Joker is a character portrayed by Heath Ledger and the main antagonist in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight.Based on the DC Comics supervillain of the same name, he is depicted as a psychopathic criminal mastermind with a warped, sadistic sense of humor who defines himself by his conflict with the vigilante Batman.
Rolling Stone ' s Sean Collins praised Jerome's introduction and felt that the lack of an origin story was fitting because of the Joker's mysterious past in the comics. However, he was apprehensive about Jerome Valeska being a red herring for the Joker, likening it to "genre television's post-Lost fixation on mystery over meaning." [53]
Joker: Folie à Deux has shocked and divided fans over its layered plot twists — and that explosive ending. The highly anticipated sequel to 2019’s Joker officially hit theaters on Friday ...
Outside of virtually confirming that Arthur won't return to terrorize Gotham again, the Joker: Folie à Deux ending also sums up the two-film series' central thesis: Arthur is no hero, villain ...
Joker: Folie à Deux, which costars Brendan Gleeson, Leigh Gill, Zazie Beetz, Sharon Washington and Steve Coogan, is in theaters now. For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter ...
Batman: The Killing Joke is a 1988 DC Comics one-shot graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and the Joker written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland. The Killing Joke provides another origin story for the supervillain the Joker, loosely adapted from the 1951 story "The Man Behind the Red Hood!", which was written by Batman co-creator Bill Finger.
The lack of a Joker backstory would become a defining touch to Christopher Nolan's superhero epic.