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  • kept back
    Persistent Member
    • Aug 2, 2002
    • 1203

    Sooo...The Joker has a new origin?

    http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=114664

    Wow. Everytime I think the New 52 can't get any worse.
    Last edited by kept back; Feb 1, '15, 1:48 PM.
    Of all the souls I have encountered his was the most...human.
  • Nostalgiabuff
    Muddling through
    • Oct 4, 2008
    • 11290

    #2
    there was nothing at that link

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    • LordMudd
      Persistent Member
      • Aug 22, 2011
      • 1331

      #3
      True. Nothing at all. It even says so.

      So I guess Joker doesn't have a new origin after all.

      CCC.

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      • kept back
        Persistent Member
        • Aug 2, 2002
        • 1203

        #4
        Try it again.
        Of all the souls I have encountered his was the most...human.

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        • palitoy
          live. laugh. lisa needs braces
          • Jun 16, 2001
          • 59200

          #5
          So the Joker is essentially Wolverine now. Comic continuities are like buses, I'll wait for the next one.
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          • thunderbolt
            Hi Ernie!!!
            • Feb 15, 2004
            • 34211

            #6
            well, it does explain how he survived a lot of explosions and fires and shootings and etc. Really crappy lazy storytelling.
            You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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            • The Toyroom
              The Packaging King
              • Dec 31, 2004
              • 16653

              #7
              Joker doesn't need a scientific or supernatural reason for his numerous escapes from death over the years other than "Because, comics..."
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              • Earth 2 Chris
                Verbose Member
                • Mar 7, 2004
                • 32498

                #8
                I'm just glad they gave his face back. I have friends who tell me Snyder's run is brilliant...but I just can't get past some of the over-the-top fantastical elements they are hard-wiring into the Batman books. Yes, I know he exists in a universe with magic rings and flying men, but they always kept those aspects at arm's length in the Batman titles proper. Don't get me wrong, I don't need Nolan-level realism, I think that makes things even more absurd, really, but a little mystery and less "it's because of THIS" goes a long way with me.

                Chris
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                • ShadowAvenger
                  Career Member
                  • May 14, 2007
                  • 547

                  #9
                  I would think that his falling into the vat of chemicals would attribute more to his survival than exposure to a meteorite that makes him immortal. Looks like they are trying to neatly tie his origins into those of others.
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                  • thunderbolt
                    Hi Ernie!!!
                    • Feb 15, 2004
                    • 34211

                    #10
                    And will Batman's knowledge of this throw out his whole non-killing thing when it comes to the Joker? This just turned into a Road Runner Wiley Coyote cartoon.
                    You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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                    • PNGwynne
                      Master of Fowl Play
                      • Jun 5, 2008
                      • 19444

                      #11
                      Utterly ridiculous and another example of pat, lazy DC storytelling trying to pass itself off as clever.
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                      • johnnystorm
                        Hot Child in the City
                        • Jul 3, 2008
                        • 4293

                        #12
                        IMHO, a silly pretentious move if they keep it as canon. I could see this opening doors to many a bad storyline ... But I suspect it's gonna go by the wayside and be rewritten in awhile.

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                        • hedrap
                          Permanent Member
                          • Feb 10, 2009
                          • 4825

                          #13
                          You can thank the Colorado shooting for this. DC/WB were adamant about redefining Joker into something unattainable. At first, it was more towards slasher-cinema, which is where the Leatherface/Jigsaw look came from. Now, they've just opted to make him violent Loki.

                          It's no coincidence this element was retconned at the same time the Suicide Squad movie was revised to make him Lector for its Silence of The Lambs rift. Supposedly, Joker escapes at the end which leads to Affleck's standalone Batman movie, and that incorporates the Joker storyline for TDKReturns.

                          It follows the current WB/DC pattern. Intro elements in New 52 before the movie comes out, so if fans btch about the depiction, Geoff Johns or whoever can point to the comic. Sort of like retconning the movies.

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                          • Earth 2 Chris
                            Verbose Member
                            • Mar 7, 2004
                            • 32498

                            #14
                            They just gave Damian/Robin super powers, so now Batman is like the only guy in Gotham who is normal. I'm waiting for the "your father experimented on a super soldier serum so his sperm was super powered" bit to show up. It's a' comin', I bet.

                            Chris
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                            • The Toyroom
                              The Packaging King
                              • Dec 31, 2004
                              • 16653

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Earth 2 Chris
                              They just gave Damian/Robin super powers, so now Batman is like the only guy in Gotham who is normal.
                              I just saw a recent solicitation for "Justice League" where Batman gets super-powers....
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