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Although I like Batman, I've never been a big reader of his book. The Joker has always been said to be Batman's most psychotic villain, but I've read few storylines with him in it. I was just wondering what are the very BEST Joker stories for an inexperienced Bat-fan like …
To prepare for the role, Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for six weeks, formulating the character's posture, voice and psychology.[9] He started a diary, in which he wrote the Joker's thoughts and feelings to guide himself during his performance,[8] and he also looked at the books Batman: The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.[9] Ledger also cited inspiration in A Clockwork Orange and Sid Vicious.[10] Ultimately, "there%u2019s nothing that consistent", as his main objective was to frighten the audience
I was just thinking about the Joker. Yeah, that's right. I was just sitting here thinking about the Joker. Anyway, I thought I'd start a list of my favorite Joker stories. These are the ones in the foreground of my brain at the moment. I may think of more later. …
The recent Dini issue of Detective Comics where he takes Robin hostage. It's actually really scary. No weird fish or poisoned reservoirs (which don't get me wrong, were good), just a guy in an SUV running over people.
Here is the censored version of the scene in question
Here is the uncensored version
additionally the uncensored version had Barbra talking about how they had to bury Joker's body in a shallow grave but I couldn't find a video that showed that.
Dark Knight begins w/ a bank robbery by a group wearing clowns' masks. The bank they rob is full of dirty money from organized crime syndicates. The armed robbers eventually shoot each other and the only one left standing is the Joker and his school bus full of money.
Apparently Batman begins right where he left off, apprehending the Scarecrow, while... Read More
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Who said that? Who the fuck said that? Who's the slimy little communist shit, twinkle-toed cocksucker down here who just signed his own death warrant? Nobody, huh? The fairy fucking godmother said it. Out-fucking-standing. I will PT you all until you fucking die. I'll PT you until your assholes are sucking buttermilk.
[Gunnery Sgt. Hartman grabs Pvt. Cowboy by the shirt]
Gunnery... Read More
To prepare for the role, Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for six weeks, formulating the character's posture, voice and psychology.[9] He started a diary, in which he wrote the Joker's thoughts and feelings to guide himself during his performance,[8] and he also looked at the books Batman: The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.[9] Ledger also cited inspiration in A Clockwork Orange and Sid Vicious.[10] Ultimately, "there%u2019s nothing that consistent", as his main objective was to frighten the audience
what he does to two specific characters is brutal.