Joker’s story of crime bosses and gangsters feels like the Batman universe through the lens of Martin Scorsese. He is a career criminal trying to work his way up the ladder and he sees getting close to Joker as the perfect opportunity to become number one, or at least number two, which is better than nothing. Jonny is a typical lowlife, fighting his wife over divorce papers and the kids, trying to make ends meet through petty crime. When the Joker is released from Arkham Asylum, much to everyone’s confusion, no one can decide who should go and pick him up. The man we see here is nasty, insane, without any redeeming features, and is not a person people will be quick to quote or put on a t-shirt. (In fact, a lot of people have drawn comparisons between the Joker here, and Heath Ledger’s iconic portrayal). But unlike White Knight, this story seems more like a criticism of the culture that’s been built up around him, especially since the release of The Dark Knight. Like that story, Joker aims to explain why Batman’s greatest foe is how he is. Like White Knight, Joker turns the spotlight on Gotham’s clown prince of crime.
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