The Joker Archives

Mark Hamill And James Gunn Among Those Paying Tribute To Original Harley Quinn Actress Arleen Sorkin

August 31, 2023

Arleen Sorkin, the first one to bring life to Harley Quinn with her voice, passed away last week at 67, and tributes are pouring in from those who knew her. The first among them is a post by voice actor Neil Ka...

Mark Hamill Was Motivated To Audition For The Joker By Initial Outcry Over Michael Keaton’s Casting As Batman

JB Augustine

June 12, 2023

Television

Mark Hamill and Michael Keaton have in common that they are considered the best Joker and Batman respectively in their distinct venues of animation and live-action, but few are aware they relate in another, les...

Riddler And Penguin Could Return For ‘The Batman – Part 2’ While Robert Pattinson Is Rumored To Make Appearances In Penguin’s HBO Max Series

JB Augustine

March 24, 2023

Movies, Television

A new rumor going around spreads the unsurprising claim that Riddler and Penguin will return for The Batman’s sequel as it’s also hinted Colin Farrell and Paul Dano have signed on to appear. More names could be...

Split image of Batman and the Joker from 'Batman' (1989), Warner Bros.

5 Of The Greatest Batman & Joker Quotes From The Classic 1989 Film

Slade Hale

February 28, 2023

Movies

With Michael Keaton set to reappear as the Caped Crusader in the upcoming feature-length The Flash film, co-starring Ezra Miller, fans everywhere are suddenly turning the clock back to 1989, when Tim Burton dir...

Mark Hamill Indicates He Is Through Playing The Joker Without Kevin Conroy: “There Doesn’t Seem To Be A Batman For Me”

JB Augustine

January 19, 2023

Movies, Television

With the passing of Kevin Conroy came the end of an era for an iconic Batman and for Bat-Fans, but that is not all the bad news to share in the aftermath of the silencing of a voice that embodied the Dark Knigh...

The Joker gets a pelvic exam in The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing Vol. 1 #4 "Knocked Upside Down!" (2023), DC Comics. Words by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Francesco Francavilla.

‘The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing’ Writer Matthew Rosenberg Responds To Backlash Against Pregnant Joker Story: “This Isn’t An Allegory, A Metaphor, Or Social Commentary – It’s A Joke”

Spencer Baculi

January 18, 2023

Comic Books

Faced with the widespread panning of his 'pregnant Joker' story, DC writer Matthew Rosenberg has sought to clarify that his expectant take on the Clown Prince of Crime in the latest issue of The Joker: The Man ...

Ethan Van Sciver Reacts To The Joker Becoming Pregnant In New Issue Of ‘Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing’: “DC Comics Is Getting Weirder And Weirder”

JB Augustine

January 10, 2023

Comic Books

There is probably no character more apropos of weirdness than The Joker but, as it pertains to DC as a whole, just when you think you’ve seen everything, something even weirder happens. In a backup story in the...

Margot Robbie Claims She Has Spent Years Pushing For A Harley Quinn-Poison Ivy Romance In the DCU: “I Want It Too”

JB Augustine

December 15, 2022

Movies

Margot Robbie’s status as Harley Quinn after three turns beginning in 2016’s Suicide Squad and ending with back-to-back appearances in 2020’s Birds of Prey and The Suicide Squad the following year appears to be...

Geoff Johns Gives The Joker A New Name In Latest Issue Of ‘Flashpoint Beyond’

JB Augustine

September 14, 2022

Comic Books

Mostly, his background has been a mystery but The Joker is notorious for his varied civilian identities over the years. Alan Moore gave him one in The Killing Joke. Tim Burton crafted a whole origin story for h...

‘Harley Quinn’ Showrunners Verify Harley And Poison Ivy Will “Never Break Up In The Series As Long As We Have A Say”

JB Augustine

August 5, 2022

Television

It seems Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are stuck like glue for the remainder of the run of the adult animated comedy on HBO Max as the series showrunners are staying the course with current their romance. Sou...

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