The Joker Archives

The Batman Plot Details May Have Been Revealed

brettstevens | Sep 9, 2019 | 0

It looks like we have some new insight into what Batman will be up to when he returns to the big screen. *POTENTIAL SPOILERS* ComicBook.com reports that Matt Reeves’ The Batman will center on a mystery where people will start dying in strange ways, and that will lead the Caped Crusader on a mi...

Joker Laughs One More Time in Final Trailer

brettstevens | Aug 28, 2019 | 0

It looks like we have another look at what made the Joker smile as the new trailer for Todd Phillips’ Joker (which the director has said won’t use anything from the comics) has arrived online. The final Joker trailer opens with our titular character – in his original persona as Arthur ...

Comic-Con 2019: Full Harley Quinn Animated Series Trailer Arrives

brettstevens | Jul 22, 2019 | 1

Coming to us courtesy of Comic-Con, the trailer for Harley Quinn’s own animated series is a heady brew of the profane and the insane. The clip features cameos from the likes of King Shark, Clayface, and the Joker (the latter two voiced by Firefly and Rogue One actor Alan Tudyk), to say nothing...

Dancing with the Bat in the Pale Moonlight: Burton’s Batman 30 Years Later

brettstevens | Jun 26, 2019 | 0

Thirty years ago, DC Comics’ Dark Knight was brought to theaters in Batman, a darkly stylistic representation of one of comics’ greatest heroes. But the road to Gotham was not without its difficulties. In 1966, the live-action Batman TV series starring Adam West – affectionately referr...

REVIEW: Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1

brettstevens | May 28, 2019 | 0

Scott Snyder has left an indelible mark on the Batman mythos. While he was working on Detective Comics, I first started reading his work when he collaborated with Greg Capullo on “The Court of Owls,” the introductory Batman story of the New 5. (which has since been adapted, relatively sp...

REVIEW: Gotham – Season 5, Episode 12 “The Beginning…”

brettstevens | Apr 27, 2019 | 1

Last week, Bane was beaten, Batgirl got a name, and Bruce set off for parts unknown. This week’s episode, “The Beginning…” represents the fulfillment of a long-held promise: when Gotham aired its final episode, Bruce would don the cape. While it was initially believed that th...