#joker year one

[bammboolin]

🩸🌈JOKER SPREAD🔪🕸️

(copic markers, prismacolor pencils, micron liners, grabie and shuttle ping markers, and lots of stickers on multi media paper. ) a bit unhappy with the full body shots..the faces r a bit weird. anyway, i was very inspired by drag makeup and other queer medias for these doodles. as for the lingerie fit, it’s sorta based on the unused design for joker in the comic: “Arkham Asylum a serious house on serious earth.” where they were going to have him dressed up as madonna from her mv “listen to your heart”. anyway, sorry for the absence i rlly don’t use this platform much. have some closeups. u mofos better be boycotting.

[actiondetectives]

Minor Batman #144 spoilers

Yeah gee Zdarsky it sure does suck when Batman hurts his kids doesn’t it

Who would write something in which Bruce does that?

[bitter-hibiscus]

thoughts on the first issue of Joker Year One (please reblog with yours, especially if you disagree with me!! Listening to other people's perspectives of a story is the best part of being a comic book fan!)

The scenes that happen in the future are cheap horror and not even scary anymore. How many fucking times are we getting the same "ohhh EVERYONE is the Joker now!!" stories before DC drops it? It was never cool in the first place. Gets points for the Duke mention though.

The scenes of the actual Year One are technically well-written with a pretty easy-to-understand narrative, and I enjoyed Batman's narration. However, any attempts to humanize Joker fail miserably, at least to me. Joker, as a concept, doesn't work if he's a human being. If the goal is to symbolize man's ability to rationalize evil or the fact that the worst people you know were still good at one point, you do that with Red Hood, or Cheetah, or Harley Quinn, or Parallax. Joker isn't Joker if you make us think about him as a person. He's best interpreted as a source of pure, chaotic evil, and to make him anything but that ruins his dynamic with Batman, Harley, and even his own crooks. A Joker you sympathize with isn't the Joker. The whole point is that he's entirely irredeemable. It's why he's the foil to Batman.*

*By this I mean that Batman is a character who obsesses over second chances. Batman is, by nature, someone who believes everybody will change if given the time and environment to. He's adamant about rehabilitation. That's the very core of his ideals. It's why Joker needs to be absolutely unfixable. Just crazy, unadulterated cruelty. Batman, even with all his kindness, can't fix Joker. And so when you make him something that is inherently human underneath, it ruins the illusion that this is a chase Batman can't win, and it makes Joker essentially useless from a meta-narrative standpoint.

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Nightmare fuel from Batman 144.

[tyoffee]

[smashpages]

Out this week: Batman #144 (DC, $4.99): 

The “Joker Year One” storyline comes to a conclusion this week, as the Red Hood Gang rampages through Gotham and the one man that can stop them is, apparently, the Joker. This one’s by Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi and Andrea Sorrentino.

See what else is arriving at your local comic shop this week!

[nfcomics]

BATMAN no.144 • cover art • Matteo Scalera [Feb 2024]

The climactic, chilling conclusion to The Joker Year One that will have massive repercussions for the future! The Red Hood Gang is on a rampage and the only man who can stop them...is The Joker! And can Batman stop a devastating new virus in a future where The Joker looms over him?

(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, Andrea Sorrentino (CA) Matteo Scalera

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[geekcavepodcast]

"The Joker Year One" Event Begins in "Batman #142"

DC Comics' "Dawn of DC" initiative will include a 3-part "The Joker Year One" storyline in the pages of Batman. The storyline hails from writer Chip Zdarsky and artists Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, Andrea Sorrentino, Alejandro Sánchez, and Dave Stewart.

According to DC Comics, "In part one, the tragic “death” of the leader of the Red Hood Gang in a vat of chemicals has become the subject of myth…but what is the heartbreaking and gruesome tale of the monster who walked away from that violent birth?" The 3-part story will show the re-forming of the Red Hood Gang as well as a "mysterious figure from Batman's past" that will change the Joker "forever." (DC Comics)

Each issue of "The Joker Year One" storyline will also feature a story that shows the impact The Joker will have on Batman.

Part One of "The Joker Year One" begins in Batman #142, on sale on February 6, 2024. Part Two takes place in Batman #143, on sale February 13, 2024, and Part Three concludes the story arc in Batman #144, on sale February 20, 2024.

After the events of "The Joker Year One," Batman will begin the 4-part "Dark Prisons" storyline.

(Image via DC Comics - Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, and Tomeu Morey's Cover of Batman #142)

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[bluerosefox]

Over Tea

A sudden chill sweeps through Gotham, almost like Mr. Freeze had just attacked only thing was the man was currently locked away in Arkham, and was felt by all. And talked by all via word of mouth and on social media as well.

The clouds and smog that covered their dark city shifted and swirled, a rumble beginning deep inside them as the weather turned from smoggy to rain and thunder with no real warning. The strangest thing was the green glow that could be seen when thunder rumbled inside the gray clouds.

Then like a candle being blown out, the rumbling stopped, the rain ended, and the clouds parted all over Gotham.

For the first time in a while Gotham had a clear sky and it felt... it felt like something heavy had been lifted off the city.

It was this sudden shift and the all felt chill that had set off alerts for Batman and his family. Since early morning since the first change and shift happened he was in front of the Batcomputer trying to narrow down where it started.

After hours of searching with the help of Red Robin, Oracle and strangely enough Red Hood, they managed to narrow down where the odd power had been coming from.

Was still coming from, only very low.

The old and abandoned observatory tower.

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"More ecto-tea Lady Gotham?" Danny asked, his hand waving towards the steaming pot nearby.

The woman smiled lightly, her dark painted lips curling up to show her sharp fangs for a moment before saying "No but thank you Young Kingling though I would like more cookies if you don't mind. Now where were we?"

Danny nodded towards her and signaled towards a maid skeleton ghost who walked forward with a tray of cookies. The maid swiftly placed a few more cookies on the spirit embodiment of Gotham plate before bowing and stepping away.

"We were just about to discuss the sentience of the Court of Owls." Danny said as he lightly tapped the large almost mountain of paperwork on the table they were sitting at, floating high above the floor as shooting stars and planets drifted around them. Many ghosts floated around as well, servants that had sworn their loyalty to the Young King, and were preparing things like snacks and drinks for two powerful beings in the room as they discussed business. Nearby doors and windows though were ghostly knights that stood tall and alert, making sure no interlopers interrupted the meeting taking place and ready to defend not only Lady Gotham but their King.

"Ah yes them." Lady Gotham grimaced as she took a drink of her ecto-tea. "That will take some time for us to discuss, they've been running around unchecked for to long and even with my limited abilities to hinder them has been less than ideal."

"You, Lady G, were deeply cursed for many, many years and I just broke most of it." Danny cut in quickly, he was not about to let this wonderful and powerful city spirit blame herself for something out of her hands "Due to said curse you couldn't do much so please don't go blaming yourself. Its mostly broken now, so you can freely start healing yourself and your city self now that jerk demon that cursed you is in Walker's prison for his crimes."

Lady Gotham grew silent for a moment, her dark eyes staring deeply at the young King but then warmly smiled, well as warm as she could seeing how she was Gotham itself. "You reminded me of my Knight, Young King, treating me like this. Not afraid to point out the truth and facts."

Danny gave a light laugh as he took a hold of one of the cookies on his plate and gave a bite "I'll take that as a compliment Lady Gotham. Now about those Court of Owls...."

[the-witchhunter]

DP x DC: Clown Car

Based off THIS

Danny, having gotten really into circus and clown history, culture, and craft, has decided to mess with the Joker. Not just because he’s a villain, but because he’s a shitty clown. And Danny is willing to out clown him to prove his point.

The Clown Car incident

No one knew what to expect when a small car drove up to the Joker in the middle of his dramatic villainous speech. By the look on the Joker’s face, he didn’t know what to expect either. 

The mysterious clown had been harassing him for a few weeks now. A foiled heist here, a botched plan there. So it wasn’t entirely unexpected for the clown to climb out of the car. What was unexpected was when another clown came out of the car talking to goofing with the first. Then another, and another. Soon a flood of clowns came pouring out, all in different costumes and slightly different shapes but with the same makeup. Some even had “construction” equipment, large rubber mallets, a wooden board carried between two, a bucket of whitewash. One after the other they came, until the Joker was lost amongst a sea of clowns, shouting and fuming, trying to be heard over the honking and shenanigans. 

Joker was pissed, but kept getting caught up in the various bits the clowns engaged in. He got wacked with the board, and managed to get flipped over it, the bucket of whitewash landed on his head. He kept getting tripped and moved about as if he was simply a part of the act. 

In the crowd, Tim Drake recorded the whole thing. A few minutes after it had started, the clowns had packed up and left in their tiny car with a disoriented and confused Joker facing Batman.

Tim sent the video to Dick and Jason, and the mystery clown gained two new fans that day

or

Danny used intangibility and duplication to pull of the clown car solo after spending two weeks making enough unique costumes for each duplicate. 

[lar-mx]

writing prompt #5

The room fell silent, Steph wasn't expecting the pain filled look they were giving her. The question repeated itself in her head a couple of times as her mind searched for a way to save the situation.

"I see you don't have an answer." The silence was still palpable in the room as well as the cold she felt when she saw those beautiful blue eyes lose their shine. "I should have known it was too good to be true, tell bru… Mr. Wayne that if he wanted to know about the projects so much, he could come ask for them himself instead of using a sugar trap." Steph tried to say something before an alert went off on Danny's phone, at which point she saw the panic that took over his eyes, before he ran to an adjacent hallway that led to a room, in which she was not. I had had the opportunity to enter. As she followed him she could see how Danny took a series of vials and several injections. She hesitated a moment before walking through the half-open door. At that moment she saw how he proceeded to apply several of the injections to a girl of about 5 or 6 years old. Steph knew just by seeing her that she was Danny's daughter. and some of the things they discovered while investigating the Nightingale medical company made a lot of sense.

[chaoswarfare]

dp x dc prompt #58

danny and a couple rogues, maybe his friends from amity, or just by himself starts up a haunted house in gotham. the reviews are stellar and you can hear the screams from across town.

everything goes smoothly until the joker tries to escape through his building.

the bats get spooked, danny bullies batman, and the joker comes out at the end babbling nonsense about the ghost king trying to eat his soul.

[leopardom]

happy pride month everyone

[cobaltfluff]

so i started playing persona 4

where are the QoL features