This story suggests that joker was once a chemical plant. The comic that explains where joker went wrong the atlantic. His passion for anarchy makes him the yin to the dark knights yang the most commonly accepted theory was that the man who would become the joker had at some point been coerced into joining the red hood gang. Jason todd is the most widely known character to assume the red hood identity in the main dc comics continuity while the joker has also previously assumed the red hood identity. So are the circumstances surrounding why he wore the red hood guise. The jokers origins get a shout out as part of scott snydergreg capullos epic zero year storyline which reimagines the earliest days of the caped crusader for the new 52 generation.
Like in the above comic, the joker was the red hood during that time, although it was. While the killing joke is the most accepted comicbook origin of the joker, the. The joker is a master criminal with a clownlike appearance, and is considered one of the. Arkham origins comes copperhead, the joker as red hood and deathstroke unmasked to add to your collection.
One of the first things bruce does with the ring is encounter red hood, the man who would become joker at a chemical plant. The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book batman april 25, 1940, published by dc comics. Red hood, joker, comic books, earth, comics, fictional characters, jokers, comic book, fantasy characters after watching the killing joke over the weekend, it dawned on me i have no idea what chemicals the joker fell into. The joker is easily the most iconic comic book villain of all time. An agent of chaos known for his purple threepiece suit and insidious smile, he has caused batman more suffering than any other villain he has ever faced. Like his comic book counterpart, he is a psychopathic master criminal. Batman comic books batman comics comic book heroes joker origin batman arkham origins dc comics art red hood action figures marvel.
The final connection to jason todd in the game is jokers alternate red hood costume. Recent episodes of bruno hellers gotham have started to lay the groundwork for the origin of one of the comic book worlds most famous villains, the joker. Great deals on red hood batman comic book hero action figures. The many joker origin stories told throughout comic history. Under the red hood alongside the titular red hood, albeit the one most directly responsible for the events of the film. Like his comic book counterpart, he is a psychopathic master criminal, batmans archnemesis, and the murderer and.
The most lasting comicbook attempt at crafting a joker origin came from. The joker, clown prince of crime, is batmans archnemesis. Those stories were instead fleshing out what had been the standard joker origin since the joker was first given an origin, way back in dete. The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first. The series however was short lived and only ran for nine issues. The red hoods origin was later revisited in batman. Here, the character is a laboratory worker who becomes the red hood a. Red hood and the team deal with the fallout from koris past and learn that an unexpected villain has returned to make things much, much worse for them. The final connection to jason todd in the game is joker s alternate red hood costume. Wes is a huge comic book and video game enthusiast, but you can just call him a nerd. Red hood batman comic book hero action figures for sale ebay. Origins of batmans joker by saul ruvalcaba as with any series movies, books, comics, periodicals, etc. Red hood is the name of several characters usually associated with the batman mythos as villains.
How joker trailer changes the comic book origin story. Jokers todd phillips is backwardsengineering origin to. The 2019 film, aptly named, joker has seen an unprecedented resurgence in the characters popularity. When batman and robin give chase, the red hood again appears to escape when batman and robin accidentally tackle the school gardener, earl benson, thinking it was the red hood in the dark.
In the final chapter of zero years front half, batman attempts to liberate gotham city from the red hood gang by attacking them at their. During a botched robbery at a gotham chemical plant, the hood jumped into a vat of hazardous chemicals in order to escape from batman. As the clown prince tries to drive gordon mad through psychological torture, he thinks back to his own origins. The complete history of the joker, from comic books to the. The joker is one of the two main antagonists of batman. New 52 reading order part 1 comic book reading orders.
The joker commits a crime and, cornered by the batman at the. In his comic book appearances, the joker is portrayed as a criminal. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. This leaves the origins of the joker, as ever, open to speculation. The joker is a supervillain and the archenemy of batman. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the jokers design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution.
The jokers comic origin how the joker works howstuffworks. Three of the most dangerous criminals to hit the streets of gotham city are collected in a special action figure 3pack. I was shocked at how it dwarfed some of my other volumes, and i was left reading it all day, even when i skimmed some segments. Are the year zeroone versions for the origins of the red. The movie became the highestgrossing rrated movie of all time and the first one to exceed 1 billion at the box office. Email to friends share on facebook opens in a new window or tab share on twitter. Under the red hood is an extremely important and influential batman story, for obvious reasons, and you really get bang for your buck with this surprisingly thick volume. With the announcement that warner bros is making a joker origin film, it looks like well soon have another version of the clown prince. Batman decides to set a trap for the red hood by planting a false school newspaper story to entice the red hood to rob the university again. The most famous origin stories for the joker are the man behind the red hood by bill finger and the killing joke by alan moore. But every comic book character has to come from somewhere, right. Top 10 alternate versions of joker crazier than the original.
The red hood identity, by the way, was the only aspect of jokers past that had ever been confirmed before. The dark knight has had his hands full with the joker in a number of incarnations, from his beginnings in detective comics, to the film the dark knight, with heath ledger as the joker, and batman. As the teaser trailer for joker makes clear, the origin story of joaquin phoenixs joker is a tragedy of a man undone by the world around him. Prior to his transformation he had been committing robberies in. Before the reveal that the joaquin phoenix joker movie would have a new real name for the joker, the jokers first real name was jack napier. He may have been everyones least favorite robin, but jason todd won everyone over as the red hooded supervillain. The rrated joker film coming from director todd phillips has built its popculture conversation around its realism, its character focus, and its difference from the superhero standard fare. New loose dc collectibles batman arkham origins joker as red hood figure.
The red hood, the vat of chemicals, the tough childhood, and the difficult family life. The red hood and the chemical vat origin of the joker was not invented by the killing joke, or by year one. In the former, the joker was an infamous thief known as the red hood who, while robbing a chemical plant, was accidentally knocked into a vat of toxins by batman, giving him white skin, green hair, and a permanent smile. The story of the red hoods daring escape is revealed in the story arc the man behind the red hood, although that initial encounter batman has with the man who would later become the joker occurred ten years prior to the comics story. Origins from the pages of dc comics to mine for a movie. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. Joker originally was the first one to don the red helmet and cape. As the personification of destruction and chaos, the joker has become one of the bestknown villains in comics, novels, and film. Furthermore, in addition to his visual characteristics, the joker generally wears a purple threepiece suit. History of the jokers original real name, jack napier cbr. The killing joke built on the basic framework of the red hood origin story but added tragic new layers. The joker has been an iconic figure in the batman comic books and on screen for the past 8 decades.
The issue was a retroactive look at a classic batman story featuring a villain named the red hood. Jason todd has seemingly come back from the dead as gothams newest vigilante and his violent ways pit him against the dark knight but not before jason takes hostage the very person responsible for his death. In 1975, batmans greatest foe, the joker had a comic strip of his own which featured him as the main protagonist. It was the original alias of the joker, before the accident that drove him insane. It was also toned down with the joker still up to his old tricks, but.