The Joker

The Complexity of a Fantastic Four

Dave Astor | Posted 03.20.2012

Dave Astor

During a single year of the not-great Harding presidency, four great cartoonists came into the world. Two of those 1922-born men died recently -- "The Family Circus" creator Bil Keane in November and the Joker creator (some say co-creator) Jerry Robinson in December.

Chatting with Batman: Arkham City's Sefton Hill & Dax Ginn, Plus Katy B, and Introducing StevieMix

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.29.2011

Mike Ragogna

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David Moye

How Was The Joker Potty Trained? Mental Health Experts Psychoanalyze Batman Villains

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 09.20.2011

Batman may be a great crime fighter, but he's a lousy expert at mental health. So says forensic psychiatrist Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D., a physician s...

Superman, Captain America, Santa Claus 'Invade' Bulgaria

Posted 08.20.2011

The new "Captain America" movie may still be weeks away from release, but the comic book character has already made his first world appearance as part...

Superman's #1 Cover For Sale

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Jerry Robinson was 18 when he created the Joker, Batman's villainous psychopathic nemesis. He was among the pioneers of a new America...

Mark Hamill Talks Star Wars Live Action TV Show and the Joker

Jenna Busch | Posted 05.25.2011

Jenna Busch

I rarely get star struck anymore, but I couldn't help myself this time. I recently attended the red carpet for the Spike TV Video Game Awards in Down...

"Batman: Arkham Asylum" is a Great Video Game, Except...

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Scott Mendelson

It's not impossible, but it's genuinely challenging. And at my age and with the limited amount of free time I have, I no longer want to be challenged by video games.

Riddle Me This: Why Not Let Stephen Colbert Play the Riddler?

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

2morrowknight

The Riddler is intellectually curious, wickedly funny, and relentlessly creative -- all of the things I would associate with Stephen Colbert. Add in the usual debauchery, mischief and shenanigans and Colbert could really pull it off.

Our Children Shouldn't Be Messengers Of Hate!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Linda Milazzo

Regardless of which side of the religious and socio-political spectrum a child's parent or guardian is on, that child is innocent. Children are not billboards for hatred, malice and lies.

The Obama/Joker Poster Is Racist, Says Washington Post

Eugene Volokh | Posted 05.25.2011

Eugene Volokh

Are all references to white "urban" criminals actually secretly to blacks? Were the references to William Ayers, too?

Dark Knight America

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

William Bradley

The Dark Knight ends up in much the same place we finds ourselves today. Bereft of a clearcut hero. Having narrowly survived a assault against our essential selves. And wondering what comes next.

Batman (1989): Why Michael Keaton is the Best Bruce Wayne

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 05.25.2011

Erik Lundegaard

I love the way Michael Keaton plays Bruce Wayne. We usually see him as a socialite, a playboy, and I suppose you could say he is here, too, but it's a loose, complex take on Wayne. Still, the plot keeps fraying.

The End of the Heath Ledger Story

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Richard Laermer

If in fact Dark Knight didn't want to make a show out of Heath Ledger's passing then it was probably not the canniest move to alert Oscar-watchers of his performance.

Ledger's Passing Stokes Joker Mania

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Heath Ledger's frenzied reinvention of the Joker had fans and colleagues buzzing. His dreadful clown face was seen online by milli...