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Jokers WILD! King Joker from Batman vs Hulk; Heath Ledger--Dark Knight; Arkham Asylum
For your Sunday viewing pleasure I present you with three new custom Mego Jokers! (I can hear a number of you saying "Joker! Joker! Joker!" as I type this, and you know who you are)
In comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters that are the property of one company meet those owned by another company (for example, DC Comics' Batman meeting Marvel's Hulk). These usually occur in "one-shot" issues or miniseries.
In the earliest licensed crossovers, the companies seemed to prefer shared world adventures. This was the approach for early intercompany crossovers, including 1981's Batman vs Hulk.
The cover of DC and Marvel Present: Batman vs Hulk (as drawn by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez)
In this issue Joker receives great power from the Shaper of Worlds and transforms into King of the World Joker as seen below in a brilliantly vibrant, amazingly drawn, multi-colored costume.
My King Joker is built on a Mego Type 2 Wizard of Oz Scarecrow body; with a DC Origins Joker head enlarged by me; shoes and belt from CTVT; staff from a 2001 Hasbro Joker action figure; suit and paints by yours truly; crown made by Laser Mego; Collar from Fighting Furies Spanish Adventure set dyed yellow; Santa hat from parts unknown.
King Joker rules the Hulk and Batman
To this day I am convinced that the role of Joker as played by Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight is the single, greatest acting performance in the history of film. And, I feel this way because of one simple reason: every time I watch the scenes with the Joker I cannot see Heath Ledger. I can only see the Joker. To this day I cannot see Ledger under that make-up. He immersed himself so into the character that he became the character and Heath Ledger ceased to be. By contrast in the 1989 version of Batman I knew it was Jack Nicholson in Joker paint the whole time.
The challenge for me was to make a Heath Ledger Joker as Megoesque as possible without losing the Dark Knight vibe. I toyed around with actually designing the pattern to his shirt and then thought, "Mego would not have spent the time to do that." I think Mego would have simplified it (like they did with so many details on their action figures) and made him much more crisp and clean. I think I did as good a job as I could achieving a balance between Megoesque and the essence of Ledger's version.
My Heath Ledger Joker is built on a new CTVT body with purple glove hands; jacket and brown shoes from CTVT as well; head from parts unknown; with all paints and suit by yours truly.
With his Goons
My next Joker was a quickie inspired by some of the new products available at CTVT. He is built on an original Mego Type 1 body; orange jumpsuit and straight jacket from CTVT; original Mego AJ boots; head enlarged and painted by me.
Batman and Robin return Joker to Dr. Arkham and Arkham Asylum
Here is a group shot of my Jokers. Customs include: King Joker; Heath Ledger; Jack Nicholson; and The New Adventures of Batman. Originals include FTC Cesar Romero and Mego Fist Fighter.
I hope you enjoy my customs as much as I do, and, as always, thanks for looking!
Peace, Love, and Megos!
Austin
PS Take a close look at my Jack Nicholson Joker. You can see that it is Nicholson. It is obvious! But the Ledger Joker? It really could be anybody behind that make-up. Maybe even me?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!!
In comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters that are the property of one company meet those owned by another company (for example, DC Comics' Batman meeting Marvel's Hulk). These usually occur in "one-shot" issues or miniseries.
In the earliest licensed crossovers, the companies seemed to prefer shared world adventures. This was the approach for early intercompany crossovers, including 1981's Batman vs Hulk.
The cover of DC and Marvel Present: Batman vs Hulk (as drawn by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez)
In this issue Joker receives great power from the Shaper of Worlds and transforms into King of the World Joker as seen below in a brilliantly vibrant, amazingly drawn, multi-colored costume.
My King Joker is built on a Mego Type 2 Wizard of Oz Scarecrow body; with a DC Origins Joker head enlarged by me; shoes and belt from CTVT; staff from a 2001 Hasbro Joker action figure; suit and paints by yours truly; crown made by Laser Mego; Collar from Fighting Furies Spanish Adventure set dyed yellow; Santa hat from parts unknown.
King Joker rules the Hulk and Batman
To this day I am convinced that the role of Joker as played by Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight is the single, greatest acting performance in the history of film. And, I feel this way because of one simple reason: every time I watch the scenes with the Joker I cannot see Heath Ledger. I can only see the Joker. To this day I cannot see Ledger under that make-up. He immersed himself so into the character that he became the character and Heath Ledger ceased to be. By contrast in the 1989 version of Batman I knew it was Jack Nicholson in Joker paint the whole time.
The challenge for me was to make a Heath Ledger Joker as Megoesque as possible without losing the Dark Knight vibe. I toyed around with actually designing the pattern to his shirt and then thought, "Mego would not have spent the time to do that." I think Mego would have simplified it (like they did with so many details on their action figures) and made him much more crisp and clean. I think I did as good a job as I could achieving a balance between Megoesque and the essence of Ledger's version.
My Heath Ledger Joker is built on a new CTVT body with purple glove hands; jacket and brown shoes from CTVT as well; head from parts unknown; with all paints and suit by yours truly.
With his Goons
My next Joker was a quickie inspired by some of the new products available at CTVT. He is built on an original Mego Type 1 body; orange jumpsuit and straight jacket from CTVT; original Mego AJ boots; head enlarged and painted by me.
Batman and Robin return Joker to Dr. Arkham and Arkham Asylum
Here is a group shot of my Jokers. Customs include: King Joker; Heath Ledger; Jack Nicholson; and The New Adventures of Batman. Originals include FTC Cesar Romero and Mego Fist Fighter.
I hope you enjoy my customs as much as I do, and, as always, thanks for looking!
Peace, Love, and Megos!
Austin
PS Take a close look at my Jack Nicholson Joker. You can see that it is Nicholson. It is obvious! But the Ledger Joker? It really could be anybody behind that make-up. Maybe even me?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!!
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