![]() ![]() It turns out Jason’s mother is a criminal working with the Joker. When Jason Todd, the current Robin at that time is reunited with his long-lost mother, what should be a touching moment becomes a crime of unbearable barbarism. Beating up Robin – Batman: Death in the Family by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo – This one is another cruel act that falls under the same category as Batgirl’s shooting. Even a “gift” from the Joker has literal strings attached.Ĥ. A tapestry made of living people all sown together through the skin and all linked by tubes connecting their intestines together. But the true horror comes when Joker reveals his hanging quilt commemorating their encounters. He goes inside Arkham Asylum and battles through waves of crazed inmates, easily overcoming them. The Joker’s Tapestry – Batman: Death of the Family by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo – Batman willingly enters a trap set up by the Joker when he kidnaps Robin, Nightwing, Red Robin, Red Hood, and Batgirl. A shocking message to remind everyone that you don’t steal from the Joker.ģ. Joker strikes up a seemingly friendly conversation with his old partner but moments later, Monty comes out on stage, skinned alive with only his face and hands spared. He heads to the strip club owned by Monty, one of his former business partners. Flaying A Man Alive – Joker by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo – After being released from Arkham Asylum following a long stay, the Joker sets out to reclaim his territory in Gotham. It’s later revealed that the bullet shattered Barbara’s spine and she’s paralyzed from the waist down, ending her career as Batgirl.Ģ. As the thugs beat up Gordon, Joker strips Barbara of her clothes. Gordon’s daughter, Barbara (aka Batgirl) opens the door and is shot by the Joker. ![]() He and his thugs go to Commissioner Gordon’s house. Shooting Batgirl – The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland – This is considered one of the Joker’s most despicable acts. Expect MAJOR SPOILERS and fair warning: this is definitely not for the faint of heart.ġ. Let’s take a morbid look at the Joker at his most notorious. We can also see it in the Joker’s many appearances in comic books, mostly in Batman titles. Reviews for the upcoming DC movie, Joker (opens on October 3), have been so stellar it even garnered an 8-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival! There’s just something about the Clown Prince of Crime that triggers filmmakers’ darker impulses from Tim Burton’s oddball take in Batman to the devilish anarchist in The Dark Knight. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following on Twitter. Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Or check out the craziest things DC Comics has done with the Joker! You can also brush up on 7 classic Joker comics to read after seeing the Joaquin Phoenix movie. In other recent Joker developments, we finally learned this villain's true name in the pages of Flashpoint Beyond. What do you think of this bizarre addition to Joker's ongoing DC Comics antics? Does it top the time he stapled his own face to the wall of GCPD headquarters? Let us know what you think in the comments below. Similarly, Harley becomes a mother to twin children in the Batman: White Knight universe, though with happier results. In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Harley Quinn reveals she gave birth to Joker's daughter, but gave her up for adoption rather than subject her to a life with Joker as a father. This isn't the first time DC has toyed with the idea of Joker becoming a father, though that plot point is usually reserved for alternate universes and treated with a bit more gravity. We can't imagine Zatanna is going to be thrilled with this turn of events. He then vomits up a blob of sentient mud that quickly morphs into a tiny Joker doppelganger. Joker wakes up the next morning to discover he's suddenly nine months pregnant and ready to pop. That spell winds up having some unintended consequences. Disgusted by Joker's flirtation, Zatanna casts one of her signature, backward spells - "On eno esle lliw reve evah ruoy ybab!" Translation: "No one else will ever have your baby!" Art by Francesco Francavilla. This story shows a confrontation between Joker and Zatanna, as the latter foils the Clown Prince of Crime's plot to steal Gotham's water supply. The twist in question comes in the backup feature included in issue #4, which is written by Matthew Rosenberg and drawn by Francesco Francavilla. ![]() Read on for the full breakdown of this bizarre plot twist, but beware of spoilers for Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #4 ahead! ![]()
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