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In 2006, the Joker was number one on Wizard magazine's "100 Greatest Villains of All Time." [191] In 2008 Wizard ' s list of "200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time" placed the Joker fifth, [192] and the character was eighth on Empire ' s list of "50 Greatest Comic Book Characters" (the highest-ranked villain on both lists). [193]
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.
Batman: Resurrection is an American superhero novel written by John Jackson Miller.The novel is set in Tim Burton's Batman film series, taking place in-between Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), exploring the aftermath of The Joker's death and Bruce Wayne / Batman's obsessive need to protect Gotham City while investigating a major mystery.
It tells the story of Batman's first encounter with the Joker in post-Zero Hour continuity. The plot is based on the Joker's original introduction in Batman #1 (1940). The title is a reference to Victor Hugo's novel The Man Who Laughs, whose main character was one of the original inspirations for the Joker. [2]
Joker: Folie à Deuxis the highly anticipated follow-up to a 2019 film that retold an iconic Batman villain’s origin story. But how much does the sequel incorporate DC Comics source material?
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.
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Everett CollectionThere’s a lot to process about Matt Reeves’ superhero noir The Batman—from its emo Bruce Wayne, to the built-in ...