The+Joker

The Joker as interpreted by Tariq Rashid

The Joker ranks among many comic book fiends' lists as the ultimate villain. His sheer insanity and intelligence make him a formidable foe and ultimately set him apart from the pack. The Joker first appeared in D.C. Comics during the spring of 1940. He has no set backstory and his origins vary from comic series to series. Some paint the Joker as crooked scientist who steals from his company and is ultimately thwarted by Batman. In other series the villain is depicted as a failed stand up comedian who quit his job as an engineer at a chemical plant. Others even show the Joker as deft hit man ,named Jack,who sparked a personal vindetta with Batman by hurting his main squeeze. There are several more proposed orignins. The antagonist himself doesn't stick to one story and easily plays off of the variations. Invariably; the Joker always falls into a vat of chemicals which in turn bleaches his skin white, turns his hair green, and colors his lips bright red. The Joker is largely seen as a physcopath with a sadistic sense of humor. He kills just to kill. He has several trademark weapons including his poison gas spewing flower, flag shooting revovler, and hand-buzzer. These all back up his capricious nature. The Joker's twisted sense of humor and random acts of violence scare all of Gotham. The Joker comes up with elaborate schemes to kill. He's seen as an anarchist who's volatility spares no one. (sidenote: Joker paralyzed Batgirl & killed the second Robin) However, the Joker's mainstay is that he is almost interedependent of Batman. The Joker needs Batman and defines himself through the hero. Conversely, Batman can't kill the Joker because it would it would "lower" him to the villain's level.



- The Joker is shown with his cartoonishly wide trademark grin. He's so insane that he's always laughing in some sick way. - The Joker's holding two cards. One of himself, the other of Batman. The Joker is Batman's archenemy. The Joker feeds off of the caped crusader and essentially needs him. He defines himself by the epic battles he has with the Dark Night. -The Joker is also wearing his purple bespoke suit with leather gloves. This only enforces the fact that he's insane. Traditionally, the Joker is shown with a flower on his lapel. The flower emits poisonous laughing gass that makes people hysterically laugh as they die. - The villian is portrayed against a bloody red background. It not only does this make his sharp features pop but, also hints at his wildy violent behavior.

- "Why so serious?" - "Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another... if I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice! Ha ha ha!" - "Oh, you. You just couldn't let me go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You are truly incorruptible, aren't you? Huh? You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever." - " Don't talk like one of them. You're not! Even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me! They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out, like a leper! You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve." - "How about a magic trick? I'm gonna make this pencil disappear."

   