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more about #joker more comments → Dr Emilio Lizardo: Somebody is teaching this? I'm not even a huge Batman fan beyond the movies, but it seems obvious that this is the whole point of the Batman/Joker re... more » Starwatcher: Yes, I believe at the end of the day they see themselves as sort of ying/yang twins, brothers who took different paths, although when you get down to ... more » Bill-Lee: I've always preferred a mythological approach to the Joker. He's like Loki or the Coyote from American Indian lore. He says things others are afraid ... more » Cash907Censored: Are lecturers paid? Because if they are, and I was a student at UCA, I'd ask for a refund for whatever portion of my tuition that covers this dude's s... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): The Joker and other villians should look into Managment courses. Especially the one that deal with hiring Henchmen. They are all so bloody rubbish. Th... more » edosan: Superman's real identity is Eric Cartman. more » acrobatic rabbit: yeeeah, i don't get it. they all look like they're about to shoot methan propellant out their asses. more » Rasselas: Where is Aquaman's face? more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: If only one of the officers could have just dressed up as Batman and beat the living snot out him.... more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: I don't know what you're all so miffed about. In the comics/films Batman's over the top crimefighting existence led to over the top villains like The... more » EBone: Natural selection. more » Illogic: How long before the same thing happens with someone dressed up as Rorschach? more » Quilt: I blame video-games. more » zenpoet: It is a shame, as not only did he end his own life, but caused an officer to take the life of another. More than one person was traumatized by this. more » tetracycloide: second news item in two days about somewhere i used to live, i liked the first one better. more » -
#batpsych
The Existential Loneliness That Unites Batman and the Joker
A university lecturer in philosophy suggests that Gotham's hero and its worst villain share an unwilling awareness of society's fragility — and a profound isolation from others as a result. We're pretty sure we knew this, but validation is nice. More » -
#batman
What If Batman's Villains Considered Economic Theory?
What would happen if the Joker studied macroeconomics to decide whether to team up with Two-Face or go it alone? An economist known only as ShadowBanker has posted an analysis of the merits and drawbacks of supervillain team-ups, with charts. More » -
#blammoids
DC's Blammoids Demonstrate That It's Hip To Be Square... Well, Cubed
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Actually, what the hell is that? DC's Blammoids are on their way, and blocky toy superheroes may never be the same again. More » -
#news
Obsessed Joker Fan Gunned Down By Police
One sadly misguided soul, who was reportedly obsessed with the Dark Knight's Joker, donned full Heath Ledger clown make-up and pointed a loaded shotgun at a group of policemen. Bad move. More » -
#cosplay
Best Of NYCC Cosplay: Snake Eyes V. Joker
The best way to tell what people are really excited about: check out the cosplayers. At NYCC, G.I. Joe gave Dark Knight's Nurse Jokers some tough competition. Check out what else was hot, below. More » -
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#thedarkknight
Look Who Nurse Joker Is Coming To Visit
So that shocking Harvey Dent image we ran in this morning's spoiler round up? The one I was pretty sure was a fake? It's looking more like it might be real. Spoiler TV's movie blog posted a bunch of screencaps from The Dark Knight, including a better version of that image. And it does look as though Nurse Joker is going to the hospital to visit a very special patient. Click through for spoilery images. More » -
#mustread
10 Batman Books You Must Read
With The Dark Knight less than two weeks away from opening, now is the time to start pretending that you know all there is to know about Batman in order to impress family and friends alike. To help you do that, we've come up with a list of 10 Essential Batman Books You Must Read, and it's not just the ones that you'd expect. Your Beginner's Guide to Gotham City's Favorite Son awaits you under the jump. More »
