The Joker is a character that can be liberally resurrected. There's just so much media out there about Batman now that people are eager for story-branching creativity.
Maybe Joker started falling into the abyss, but found a ditch-wall groove on which he sunk his fingers into and hung onto for dear life, climbed out and...
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It would be economical to reorient all this Batman hype by reaffirming the strength and value of his main nemeses.
Recent Hollywood (USA) films have given much spotlight to Batman villains such as the Riddler and Scarecrow, but in many ways, the Joker stands as Batman's most annoying enemy.
Think about it. Batman himself is psychologically troubled (by the death of his parents). Batman is a vigilante who believes street justice can soothe his frustrations of a crime-ridden Gotham City.
The Joker is the perfect foil to Batman. While Batman thinks crime warrants serious contemplation, the Joker believes that crime evokes human feelings of anarchy and mayhem allure. Batman thinks crime is horrifying, while the Joker thinks crime is fun.
Maybe the Joker represents basic criminality euphoria, so I'd like to see a comic book storyboard involving his ability to keep returning from the dead to harass Gotham City.
I'd also like to see a bright child actor in "Gotham" (Fox TV) portraying a young Jack Napier (future Joker).
The Joker: DC Animated Universe
