The Dark Knight Just read "Joker's Five-Way Revenge" and I can see where this movie is going.

[trustyside-kick]

I heard that rumor as well in the Allstar Batman and Robin thread. We at one point were discussing artists and this guy mentioned Adams possibly coming back; was off topic in that thread briefly but whatever. :P

 

[Cinemaman]

Well, I would prefer more to go with stories like TMWL, B#1, TKJ and Laughing Fish.

 

[StorminNorman]

I agree with Cinemaman -IMO those are better stories.

 

[Spider-Kurt!]

Well, I would prefer more to go with stories like TMWL, B#1, TKJ and Laughing Fish.

I'm sure elements from most of those stories will be used but, as great as the Laughing Fish story is, I'm not sure if too much of it could be used in this movie.

Personally, I'd love to see the Joker go on trial in the third movie and hint at that the Killing Joke may or may not be his orgin.

 

[Darknightnomis]

Well, I would prefer more to go with stories like TMWL, B#1, TKJ and Laughing Fish.

True, those might be better stories but 5 way revenge' is more significant in re-establishing the Joker as a homicidal maniac that he was in Batman's earlier days sothat he's portrayal in the stories you mentioned as such and no some egotistical clown prince of crime.

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

This will sound very arrogant of me, but, deal with it.
This what i love about my understanding of comic books...

Finally, and most importantly, "Five-Way" established the groundwork for the entire Batman/Joker dichotomy that's become the core of the Bat-mythos: reason/rationality vs randomness/insanity.

I never read "5-way", but that diference between The Joker and Batman was always present in my own appreciation of their struggle.

Where Batman represents order (his parents died because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, he doesn´t like when other superheroes go into Gotham,...), Joker is the personification of caos and randomness.

 

[batmaluco]

As a story, it's not great by itself, the context where it was made and what it represents is the major aspect as reference.
The major role that "Joker's Five-Way Revenge" played in Batman's mythos was to bring The Joker back to his dark roots.
This, and the great Neal Adams' artwork.
It was just a small story, cannot be compared to other Graphic Novels or stuff.

 

[Dark Knight]

And you may get that wish.

Rumor has it that last year DC and Adams ink a contract for him to do some new artwork for some batman stories. And I'm not talking the occasional cover like he did for ALL Star Superman No. 1, but actual interior pages for a couple of issues.

He also did this last year for a short story for the X-Men.

However as someone who has followed Neal Adams career over the years, I will say his style of artwork is different from when he began. His style is still realistic and dynamic but it's not as precise as it used to be back in the day.

He's still better that 99.9& of the comic artist out there today but not as good as he was in his prime.

It's like the artwork of Late great Jim Aparo in his later days, ("Death in the family, Knightfall") it's a reflection of his earlier '70s stuff particularly in "the Brave and the Bold'.

Neil Adams coming back for a Bat project should be interesting to say the least. Can't wait...