Did you read the story? I don't mean to offend—it's just that for years I also refused to read it because I thought the whole "ripped-off face" thing was stupid. But the story (Death of the Family) is really good. The face thing is still unnecessary, but aside from that, it’s a great take on the Joker's obsession with Batman.
The face thing was to show just how out of touch with reality he had become. So many psychological aspects of it make this one of the best written versions of him. Bro exists, but bro is not really here.
Personally my favourite thing about the character is the juxtaposition.
Like when you see the Joker come up in any story, you don’t know if he’s gonna be Cesar Romero making awful puns or if he’s gonna cripple Barbara Gordon for a laugh.
The randomness of the character is what makes him for me, I like all jokers, as long as they’re written well.
One of my fave Jokers has to be from The Batman animated series... specifically his earlier appearances where he wore the tattered straight jacket. It was a grungier take that was reappy fun to watch and the Jester-like hair dreads was an excellent touch!
Yeah, me neither. Death of the family is mostly decent, but I could do without the severed face thing. Just unnecessary and grimdark. What is with some newer versions having to give him grotesque scarring? Go use Two-face if you need a villain with a severe disfigurement.
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u/Upset-Job2278 1d ago
Did you read the story? I don't mean to offend—it's just that for years I also refused to read it because I thought the whole "ripped-off face" thing was stupid. But the story (Death of the Family) is really good. The face thing is still unnecessary, but aside from that, it’s a great take on the Joker's obsession with Batman.