JOKER BATMAN MOVIE
There’s one consistent trend between comics, cartoons, and movie retellings: the Joker may remember the past differently at times, and might deliberately invent certain origin stories based on whom he’s talking to, so he can better manipulate them. Though carving out Joker’s backstory has been a controversial move in the history of comics, a number of writers have explored the territory that writer-director Todd Phillips and actor Joaquin Phoenix will chart again later this year. Joker is not the first time such a thing has been tried. Writer-director Todd Phillips’ film gives the iconic villain a brand new origin story that hopes to provide a sense of insight into, and perhaps even an understanding of, the gnarled mind of the criminal. Pictures and DC Entertainment’s Joker, a drama centered on the Clown Prince of Crime that only tangentially clicks into the Batman mythos. And I hope people get it and enjoy that."īatman & Joker: Deadly Duo #7 is available now.īatman & Joker: Deadly Duo may someday find its way to the list of the best Batman and Joker stories of all time.This week sees the release of Warner Bros. Without Bruce Wayne, there's no Batman, right? I think people kind of forget that because the focus is often just on Batman saying 'I happen to be Bruce Wayne when I need to be.' And that was kind of what I played with… I just pointed something out. If the stars align, it'll happen."Īs for his final thoughts on wrapping up Deadly Duo, Silvestri brings it all back to the key question of Batman's identity as Bruce Wayne, and what makes both sides of the Caped Crusader important to who he is. I would write it, and I would find an artist to work with that really made sense. "I leave room for more, and I've already been approached to potentially continue that universe," Silvestri states. But if Silvestri and DC decide to create a sequel to Deadly Duo, Silvestri will write the script for another artist. Not only that, he's just a really nice guy, which is great to work with."ĭespite the labor intensive process of creating Batman & Joker: Deadly Duo, Silvestri says he's been approached by DC to write a sequel, thanks to the critical and financial success of the limited series. And, you know, he put in the hours and he took the notes, which was more hours. "And when you look at that, it's a lot of work. "I was just thrilled every time, and it was a lot of work," he continues. As I looked at them on my monitor, it's like, 'Oh, my God,' it's just beautiful." "The pages that came in were just so spectacular. "It was wonderful collaborating with Arif," states Silvestri. Big double page spreads, and we got a big shot of Batman, the Joker, a big shot of Amanda, big fight stuff, but giving it an illustrative quality."Īnd to finish the art, Silvestri enlisted colorist Arif Prianto and letterer Troy Peteri - both of whom Silvestri has high praise for. "I thought, what if I take that really like rendering the line heavy style that you would normally see in a horror comic, and applied it to superhero stuff, to my sensibilities. "I've been at this business for more than 40 years…I wanted to kind of do something different, that was recognizable as me, but with a little twist, right?" he explains. Rather than simply penciling the story, ready for another inker, Silvestri chose to ink his own work, drawing on influences such as artists Bernie Wrightson and Franklin Booth to capture a different feel for his art. One of the most unique - and time consuming - aspects of Batman & Joker: Deadly Duo is Silvestri's art. They're fighting something they've never seen before." "And I also grew up with sci-fi and fantasy, so those were the three elements I wanted to incorporate in this story, right? And it really helped, because in order for me to be convincing about why Batman and the Joker have to work together to begin with. Not slasher horror per se, but the classic monsters - vampires and stuff like that, I loved it," Silvestri explains. That's the kind of horror I grew up with. "I grew up watching classic monster movies, like Universal Monsters and stuff. Equal parts Universal Monster and sci-fi villain, Simms became the threat on which Silvestri felt he could build an unlikely team-up between Batman and the Joker. To bring the two archenemies together, Silvestri concocted Amanda Simms, a creepy, crawly villain whose origin of heartbreak forms the backbone of Deadly Duo. But yeah, I had the punchline with the Joker in mind as the end of the story from the beginning." "That was the key…I wanted to keep readers off balance.
JOKER BATMAN SERIES
"The only way I could do that was if I kept the entire series a mystery, filled with misdirection and twists and turns that I hope make sense," he continues.
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