As wonderful as X-Men ’97 has been, even the most devoted Marvel Zombie has to admit that the gold standard of superhero animation remains Batman: The Animated Series. Created by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, the show told some of the all-time greatest stories about the Dark Knight, and even launched an ongoing universe with Justice League, Batman Beyond, and Static Shock.
So when Warner Bros. announced Batman: Caped Crusader from Timm, fans took notice, especially with J.J. Abrams and The Batman director Matt Reeves on board as producers. Despite a near disaster when Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav declined to distribute the completed series, as is his wont, the show found a home on Amazon Prime Video.
Even better, we now know when the series is premiering on the streamer: Aug. 1. We also have our first look at the characters and setting of Batman: The Caped Crusader, which blends...
So when Warner Bros. announced Batman: Caped Crusader from Timm, fans took notice, especially with J.J. Abrams and The Batman director Matt Reeves on board as producers. Despite a near disaster when Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav declined to distribute the completed series, as is his wont, the show found a home on Amazon Prime Video.
Even better, we now know when the series is premiering on the streamer: Aug. 1. We also have our first look at the characters and setting of Batman: The Caped Crusader, which blends...
- 5/9/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
CBS sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show" was a staple for American TV audiences of the '70s, thanks in large part to clever writing and Newhart's much-loved performance as psychologist and comedic straight man Bob Hartley. The show ran for six seasons from 1972 to 1978, but it had a surprisingly long pop cultural afterlife. Characters from "The Bob Newhart Show" have popped up in everything from "Murphy Brown" to "St. Elsewhere" to "Alf," though their most famous reappearance came in the jokey "Newhart" finale in 1990. In it, Newhart wakes up in bed next to his wife from the previous series and discovers that this entire sitcom was all an elaborate dream. "The Bob Newhart Show," it turned out, was his real world.
When it wasn't being resurrected for increasingly meta crossovers, "The Bob Newhart Show" was a pretty straightforward sitcom about the life of a mental health clinician and the assortment...
When it wasn't being resurrected for increasingly meta crossovers, "The Bob Newhart Show" was a pretty straightforward sitcom about the life of a mental health clinician and the assortment...
- 4/23/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Dark Horse Comics' "Reefer Madness" trade paperback, collects classic cannabis comic book stories from the 1930's to the 1950's, including works by "Superman" creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Jerry Robinson of "Batman" fame, illustrators Jack Kirby, Frank Frazetta and a whole lot more:
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Mass hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact...
"...of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Mass hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact...
"...of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/20/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Curiosity killed the cat...but what it did to this man is more horrorble than a thousand deaths!" Available now from Fantagraphics, The Atlas Artist Edition Vol. 1: Joe Maneely is a gorgeous, oversized edition that features 256 pages of never-before-reprinted stories from the golden age of comics! Just for Daily Dead readers, we have the horror comic book story The Little Black Box that you can read right now!
From the Press Release: "Fantagraphics is celebrating one of Marvel Comics’ top artists of the 1950s, Joe Maneely, with The Atlas Artist Edition Vol. 1: Joe Maneely, a full-color, oversize collector’s volume featuring 38 complete and never-before-reprinted stories, including 11 electric and spine-tingling stories written by Stan Lee. Sadly, Maneely died at the age of 32, but left behind a sprawling and impressive body of work. The book showcases the full range of his artistic chops, with 256 pages of glorious genre storytelling from...
From the Press Release: "Fantagraphics is celebrating one of Marvel Comics’ top artists of the 1950s, Joe Maneely, with The Atlas Artist Edition Vol. 1: Joe Maneely, a full-color, oversize collector’s volume featuring 38 complete and never-before-reprinted stories, including 11 electric and spine-tingling stories written by Stan Lee. Sadly, Maneely died at the age of 32, but left behind a sprawling and impressive body of work. The book showcases the full range of his artistic chops, with 256 pages of glorious genre storytelling from...
- 1/19/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
At the end of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s 1988 one-shot Batman: The Killing Joke, the Joker lays out his worldview in plain terms. After testing his theory that “one bad day” could make even the most decent person into a madman like himself, the Joker tells his nemesis, “It’s all a joke! Everything anybody ever valued or struggled for… it’s all a monstrous, demented gag!”
Even more than the grisly sights of The Killing Joke—in which the Clown Prince of Crime sets out to prove his theory by brutalizing Batgirl Barbara Gordon and tormenting her father Commissioner Gordon—that line has set the course of Joker stories of the past several decades. Fans and creators alike try to push the Joker to edgier extremes, forgetting how Batman answers when his nemesis asks why he isn’t laughing. “Because I’ve heard it before,” he responds. “And...
Even more than the grisly sights of The Killing Joke—in which the Clown Prince of Crime sets out to prove his theory by brutalizing Batgirl Barbara Gordon and tormenting her father Commissioner Gordon—that line has set the course of Joker stories of the past several decades. Fans and creators alike try to push the Joker to edgier extremes, forgetting how Batman answers when his nemesis asks why he isn’t laughing. “Because I’ve heard it before,” he responds. “And...
- 1/4/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Quick, name a superhero with a more cynical perspective than Batman. Okay, sure there’s Spawn, but I meant in mainstream comics. Yeah, Punisher, but how about in DC Comics? Sure, there’s John Constantine. But I mean a character less suitable for Christmas stories. What’s that you say? Constantine once crushed the bones of St. Nicolas and snorted them into a powder? And Lobo murdered Santa?
Okay, the point is that Batman doesn’t seem like the type of guy who would make for a good Christmas story. Spider-Man can deliver presents while swinging across New York City and Superman has carried Santa’s slay more than once, but Mr. Vengeance doesn’t even like leaving Gotham. Why would he bother with the North Pole?
And yet, Batman has been at the center of several Christmas stories over the year, and some of them are pretty great. Here...
Okay, the point is that Batman doesn’t seem like the type of guy who would make for a good Christmas story. Spider-Man can deliver presents while swinging across New York City and Superman has carried Santa’s slay more than once, but Mr. Vengeance doesn’t even like leaving Gotham. Why would he bother with the North Pole?
And yet, Batman has been at the center of several Christmas stories over the year, and some of them are pretty great. Here...
- 12/22/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Just in time for Halloween reading, Fantagraphics will publish The Atlas Comics Library No. 1: Adventures Into Terror Vol. 1 on October 31st. A hardcover collection containing the first eight issues of pre-Code horror series Adventures Into Terror from Atlas/Marvel, this full-color volume contains scans taken directly from the original printings that have been meticulously restored and is a must-have for fans of EC and vintage horror art. Ahead of the book's Halloween release, we have an exclusive preview of "The Unknown Partner,” illustrated by Ed Winiarski, that you can read in its entirety below!
"Fantagraphics is embarking on a project to reprint Marvel Comics' 1950s genre titles — war, crime, supernatural, funny animal, Western — under its new Atlas series with the first eight issues of the pre-Code horror series Adventures Into Terror.
Atlas holds a special place among aficionados of the genre, producing more horror titles and issues by far,...
"Fantagraphics is embarking on a project to reprint Marvel Comics' 1950s genre titles — war, crime, supernatural, funny animal, Western — under its new Atlas series with the first eight issues of the pre-Code horror series Adventures Into Terror.
Atlas holds a special place among aficionados of the genre, producing more horror titles and issues by far,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The Joker has basically become as iconic as Batman himself in modern culture. These days, we're seeing just as much of The Clown Prince of Crime as we are of the Dark Knight, with "Joker 2" recently wrapping production and a fresh approach to the character from Barry Keoghan, who showed up in a scene from Matt Reeves' "The Batman" and could likely return in "The Batman: Part II."
Since Jack Nicholson's Jack Napier transformed into the iconic Batman villain in Tim Burton's "Batman" back in 1989, there have been several cinematic versions of The Joker, helping propel the character further into the public consciousness and raising his profile as an enduring pop culture figure. Of course, The Joker's history stretches much further back than the late-'80s. The infamous rogue has been a mainstay in the comics for more than 80 years, where he's been the focus of countless...
Since Jack Nicholson's Jack Napier transformed into the iconic Batman villain in Tim Burton's "Batman" back in 1989, there have been several cinematic versions of The Joker, helping propel the character further into the public consciousness and raising his profile as an enduring pop culture figure. Of course, The Joker's history stretches much further back than the late-'80s. The infamous rogue has been a mainstay in the comics for more than 80 years, where he's been the focus of countless...
- 8/21/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
So many of these Wtf happened to videos focus on a film that had behind the scenes issues or were catastrophic bombs in theaters and we dissect what went wrong, but every so often we here at Joblo like to examine what went right with a movie. In 2019, a movie seemingly came out of nowhere to become a cultural milestone that not only sparked controversy but also broke records. Sit back and put on a happy face as we figure out just Wtf Happened to Joker.
First appearing in Batman #1 in the spring of 1940, the character of The Joker, created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, based off the 1928 silent film The Man Who Laughs, was originally meant to be a one off villain for the caped crusader who was going to die after his first appearance because Bill Finger thought that if there was a recurring villain,...
First appearing in Batman #1 in the spring of 1940, the character of The Joker, created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, based off the 1928 silent film The Man Who Laughs, was originally meant to be a one off villain for the caped crusader who was going to die after his first appearance because Bill Finger thought that if there was a recurring villain,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
In recognition of 4/20, take a look at Dark Horse Comics' "Reefer Madness" trade paperback, now available, collecting classic cannabis comic book stories from the 1930's to the 1950's, from "Superman" creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, plus Jack 'King' Kirby, Frank Frazetta and a whole lot more:
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! "Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug...
"...from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
"...and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! "Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug...
"...from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
"...and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/20/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
During my years working at the comic shop I endured quite a bit of good-natured teasing over my Nightwing crush. I've got a wall in my office completely devoted to sketches of the character. My former boss still pulls Nightwing comics for me and knows that if there's a sexy variant cover, I'm probably buying it. When Dick rescues a puppy in the current "Nightwing" run from Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo I felt like I was reading erotica created just for me -- if you've not read it, do so immediately! I know I'm not alone. Nightwing fans are legion.
One of the most interesting revelations from James Gunn and Peter Safran's reveal of their slate for DC Studios is the way they are approaching the Dark Knight. We already knew Matt Reeves was getting a sequel to "The Batman," but there's another project in the works that...
One of the most interesting revelations from James Gunn and Peter Safran's reveal of their slate for DC Studios is the way they are approaching the Dark Knight. We already knew Matt Reeves was getting a sequel to "The Batman," but there's another project in the works that...
- 2/11/2023
- by Jamie Gerber
- Slash Film
Riddle me this: what do the Joker and "Casablanca" have in common? If you answered, "Conrad Veidt," then you've survived the first deathtrap, much like the Dynamic Duo coming out of a cliffhanger ending into the next episode of the 1966 "Batman" TV series.
80 years ago, Veidt received fifth billing in "Casablanca" after Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains. His movie career, however, dates back even further than that to the silent era. In "The Man Who Laughs," the 1928 silent film helmed by German Expressionist director Paul Leni, Veidt shared top billing with Mary Philbin, and the indelible image of his grinning face left a mark on both movie history and comic book history.
The creation of Batman's greatest nemesis, the Joker, is attributed to writer Bill Finger and artists Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Over the years, conflicting accounts arose over who really originated the first idea for the character.
80 years ago, Veidt received fifth billing in "Casablanca" after Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains. His movie career, however, dates back even further than that to the silent era. In "The Man Who Laughs," the 1928 silent film helmed by German Expressionist director Paul Leni, Veidt shared top billing with Mary Philbin, and the indelible image of his grinning face left a mark on both movie history and comic book history.
The creation of Batman's greatest nemesis, the Joker, is attributed to writer Bill Finger and artists Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Over the years, conflicting accounts arose over who really originated the first idea for the character.
- 10/15/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
There’s a generation who know him as Sheldon’s idol Professor Proton in an Emmy-winning turn on “The Big Bang Theory.” Another generation remembers him as Buddy’s adoptive dad in the film “Elf” (2003). Yet another generation grew to love him as writer-turned-innkeeper Dick Loudon, who’s surrounded by eccentric Vermonters on the sitcom “Newhart” (1982-1990). But before all those memorable characters, Bob Newhart won over audiences as psychologist Dr. Robert “Bob” Hartley on “The Bob Newhart Show,” which premiered 50 years ago on September 16, 1972.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Emmy-nominated comedy, plus the 93rd birthday of the TV Academy Hall of Fame inductee, by touring our photo gallery ranking the 25 best episodes.
SEE50 Greatest Male TV Stars Ever, Ranked
Set in Chicago, Bob splits time between his home life with his loving but sometimes flippant wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) and their neighbor and friend Howard Borden (Bill Daily...
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Emmy-nominated comedy, plus the 93rd birthday of the TV Academy Hall of Fame inductee, by touring our photo gallery ranking the 25 best episodes.
SEE50 Greatest Male TV Stars Ever, Ranked
Set in Chicago, Bob splits time between his home life with his loving but sometimes flippant wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) and their neighbor and friend Howard Borden (Bill Daily...
- 9/5/2022
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
There’s a generation who know him as Sheldon’s idol Professor Proton in an Emmy-winning turn on “The Big Bang Theory.” Another generation remembers him as Buddy’s adoptive dad in the film “Elf” (2003). Yet another generation grew to love him as writer-turned-innkeeper Dick Loudon, who’s surrounded by eccentric Vermonters on the sitcom “Newhart” (1982-1990). But before all those memorable characters, Bob Newhart won over audiences as psychologist Dr. Robert “Bob” Hartley on “The Bob Newhart Show,” which premiered 50 years ago on September 16, 1972.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Emmy-nominated comedy, plus the 93rd birthday of the TV Academy Hall of Fame inductee, by touring our photo gallery ranking the 25 best episodes.
Set in Chicago, Bob splits time between his home life with his loving but sometimes flippant wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) and their neighbor and friend Howard Borden (Bill Daily), an airline navigator (later co-pilot) who drops in unannounced A Lot.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Emmy-nominated comedy, plus the 93rd birthday of the TV Academy Hall of Fame inductee, by touring our photo gallery ranking the 25 best episodes.
Set in Chicago, Bob splits time between his home life with his loving but sometimes flippant wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) and their neighbor and friend Howard Borden (Bill Daily), an airline navigator (later co-pilot) who drops in unannounced A Lot.
- 9/2/2022
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
There’s no immediately obvious answer when you ask someone what the first Neal Adams work is that jumps to mind. Is it “The Joker’s Five Way Revenge?” Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Hard Traveling Heroes? The batshit, hairy-chested insanity of Batman: Odyssey? Late Silver Age X-Men? We could spend a thousand words listing the comics he drew for 50 years and still only barely scrape the surface of the man’s contributions to comic art.
And none of that comes close to his impact behind the scenes. Adams, who died last week at the age of 80, was a titan on the page, but he was also one of the first big name creators to pick a fight with Marvel and Warner Brothers and win. And when he beat Warner, it was one of the biggest fights ever. And the prize was no less than Superman.
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
And none of that comes close to his impact behind the scenes. Adams, who died last week at the age of 80, was a titan on the page, but he was also one of the first big name creators to pick a fight with Marvel and Warner Brothers and win. And when he beat Warner, it was one of the biggest fights ever. And the prize was no less than Superman.
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
- 5/2/2022
- by Jim Dandy
- Den of Geek
The Food Network “Worst Cooks In America” winner Ariel Robinson is gearing up for her murder trial in the death of a three-year-old foster child in her care.
Ariel Robinson, the Season 20 winner of the reality show, is expected to stand trial on May 9 for her alleged role in Victoria Smith’s January 14, 2021 death.
As a prelude, her husband, Jerry Robinson, pleaded guilty earlier this month in connection with the death of Smith, the couple’s three-year-old foster daughter who went by the name “Tori.” His sentencing will be made after Ariel Robinson’s case is decided. He is expected to testify at her trial.
The child died after allegedly being beaten by Ariel Robinson at the couple’s home on in Simpsonville, South Carolina, according to prosecutors.
New details about the investigation into the young child’s death came out during Jerry Robinson’s hearing earlier this month.
Jerry...
Ariel Robinson, the Season 20 winner of the reality show, is expected to stand trial on May 9 for her alleged role in Victoria Smith’s January 14, 2021 death.
As a prelude, her husband, Jerry Robinson, pleaded guilty earlier this month in connection with the death of Smith, the couple’s three-year-old foster daughter who went by the name “Tori.” His sentencing will be made after Ariel Robinson’s case is decided. He is expected to testify at her trial.
The child died after allegedly being beaten by Ariel Robinson at the couple’s home on in Simpsonville, South Carolina, according to prosecutors.
New details about the investigation into the young child’s death came out during Jerry Robinson’s hearing earlier this month.
Jerry...
- 4/23/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In recognition of 4/20, take a look at Dark Horse Comics' "Reefer Madness" trade paperback, now available, collecting classic cannabis comic book stories from the 1930's to the 1950's, from "Superman" creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, plus Jack 'King' Kirby, Frank Frazetta and a whole lot more:
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! "Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug...
"...from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
"...and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"Reefer Madness" ...
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! "Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug...
"...from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
"...and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"Reefer Madness" ...
- 4/20/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
It could be argued that the Joker is Batman’s greatest rival. Created by Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, the DC villain made a huge splash when he was introduced in the very first Batman comic back in 1940. There have been plenty of backstories given to the “Clown Prince of Darkness”; however, there’s no denying that Joker is a mentally unstable murderous psychopath. Following his introduction, Joker was always key when it came to the lore of Batman, whether it was in comics, cartoons, and movies. Since Heath Ledger’s iconic turn as the DC villain, Joker’s stock within the DC
Why The Joker Shouldn’t Be In Batman Films For A While...
Why The Joker Shouldn’t Be In Batman Films For A While...
- 2/6/2022
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
Even amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and around the world, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has become the must-see theatrical event of the moment. Released on December 17, 2021, the Sony and Marvel Studios co-production broke records during its opening weekend and has topped $1 billion in global ticket sales without the benefit of a release in China. Reviews are strong as well, with a 71 score from Metacritic and a 94 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Buttressed by its financial success and consensus support from critics and audiences alike, it’s no wonder Sony and Marvel executives said in late December 2021 that they planned to push “Spider-Man: No Way Home” as a dark horse Best Picture candidate.
“Quality commerciality is really hard to do. ‘No Way Home’ is superb filmmaking. And this is what the Academy needs to stay connected to,” Sony boss Tom Rothman told The Hollywood Reporter in...
“Quality commerciality is really hard to do. ‘No Way Home’ is superb filmmaking. And this is what the Academy needs to stay connected to,” Sony boss Tom Rothman told The Hollywood Reporter in...
- 1/3/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Ariel Robinson, the former Worst Cooks in America Season 20 winner on the Food Network who stands accused of homicide by child abuse, has been ordered to submit to a DNA test, according to online court records.
Robinson was arrested in January of this year for the death of Victoria Rose Smith, who had been placed in Robinson’s care by the South Carolina Dept. of Social Services. No trial date has been set, but is expected by the summer.
The accused was the winner of the reality competition Worst Cooks in America on the Food Network. That season’s finale aired Aug. 2, 2020, and saw Robinson win $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set.
The episodes featuring her were subsequently pulled by the network from online and on-demand media in the wake of the arrest.
Victoria Rose Smith was scheduled to be adopted by Robinson five days after her murder.
Jerry Robinson,...
Robinson was arrested in January of this year for the death of Victoria Rose Smith, who had been placed in Robinson’s care by the South Carolina Dept. of Social Services. No trial date has been set, but is expected by the summer.
The accused was the winner of the reality competition Worst Cooks in America on the Food Network. That season’s finale aired Aug. 2, 2020, and saw Robinson win $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set.
The episodes featuring her were subsequently pulled by the network from online and on-demand media in the wake of the arrest.
Victoria Rose Smith was scheduled to be adopted by Robinson five days after her murder.
Jerry Robinson,...
- 12/26/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Dark Horse Comics' "Reefer Madness" trade paperback collects classic cannabis comic book stories from the 1930's to the 1950's, from "Superman" creator Jerry Siegel, illustrators Joe Shuster, Jack 'King' Kirby, Frank Frazetta and a whole lot more:
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact... "...of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact... "...of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 10/21/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
In recognition of 4/20, take a look at Dark Horse Comics' "Reefer Madness" trade paperback, now available, collecting classic cannabis comic book stories from the 1930's to the 1950's, from "Superman" creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, plus Jack 'King' Kirby, Frank Frazetta and a whole lot more:
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! "Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug...
"...from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
"...and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"Reefer Madness" ...
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! "Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug...
"...from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
"...and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"Reefer Madness" ...
- 4/21/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
A former champion on the Food Network reality series Worst Cooks in America told a bail hearing judge Friday that the 3-year-old girl in her custody died after drinking too much water.
Ariel Robinson, 29, and her husband, Jerry, 34, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, have been charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of Victoria Rose Smith on Jan. 14. The girl was a foster child in the Robinsons’ care.
The hearing judge denied the Robinsons bail request in the matter. “Based on the seriousness of the charges and the egregious nature of the allegations in this case, I do find the defendant in this case is a flight risk or does pose a substantial danger to the community, most particularly to the children who are in her custody, and potentially even to herself,” the judge stated.
The Worst Cooks in America winner claimed during the hearing that the girl drowned after drinking too much water.
Ariel Robinson, 29, and her husband, Jerry, 34, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, have been charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of Victoria Rose Smith on Jan. 14. The girl was a foster child in the Robinsons’ care.
The hearing judge denied the Robinsons bail request in the matter. “Based on the seriousness of the charges and the egregious nature of the allegations in this case, I do find the defendant in this case is a flight risk or does pose a substantial danger to the community, most particularly to the children who are in her custody, and potentially even to herself,” the judge stated.
The Worst Cooks in America winner claimed during the hearing that the girl drowned after drinking too much water.
- 2/13/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Dark Horse Comics' "Reefer Madness" trade paperback, now available, collects classic cannabis comic book stories from the 1930's to the 1950's, from "Superman" creator Jerry Siegel, illustrators Joe Shuster, Jack 'King' Kirby, Frank Frazetta and a whole lot more:
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact... "...of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
More "Reefer Madness"...
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact... "...of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
More "Reefer Madness"...
- 1/28/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a closer look at a new Blitzway/Prime 1 Studio, hand-painted 1:3 scale statue of Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as 'Arthur Fleck' from the billion dollar earning R-rated live-action "Joker" comic book movie that stirred up controversy for its glorification of an urban killer in a sordid drama rife with mental illness, urban decay and big-city alienation:
"...'Joker' is a movie about homicidal narcissist 'Arthur' (Phoenix) who feels entitled to the world's attention — a man who'd rather kill for a good laugh than allow the world to treat him like its punchline.
"It is also a movie about the dehumanizing effects of a capitalistic system that greases the economic ladder, blurring the line between private wealth and personal worth until life itself loses its absolute value..."
"...the movie's cracks — and it's practically all cracks — are stuffed with phony philosophy. 'Joker' is dark only in a stupidly adolescent way, but it...
"...'Joker' is a movie about homicidal narcissist 'Arthur' (Phoenix) who feels entitled to the world's attention — a man who'd rather kill for a good laugh than allow the world to treat him like its punchline.
"It is also a movie about the dehumanizing effects of a capitalistic system that greases the economic ladder, blurring the line between private wealth and personal worth until life itself loses its absolute value..."
"...the movie's cracks — and it's practically all cracks — are stuffed with phony philosophy. 'Joker' is dark only in a stupidly adolescent way, but it...
- 5/15/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Producer Rod Roddenberry ("Star Trek: Discovery") continues developing a remake of Gene Roddenberry's TV movie "The Questor Tapes", based on the novel by D.C. Fontana, about an android (Robert Foxworth) with incomplete memory tapes, who searches for his creator:
"...'Project Questor' is the brainchild of 'Emil Vaslovik', who develops plans to build a superhuman android with a team of the world's foremost experts. Attempts to decode the programming tape were unsuccessful, with approximately half of the tape erased.
"The team then decides to substitute their own programming, over the objections of 'Jerry Robinson' (Mike Farrell), the only team member who actually had worked with the mysterious inventor. But he is overruled by the head of the project, 'Geoffrey Darro' (John Vernon).
"When the android has been finished, the new tape is loaded, with no results. In desperation, Robinson persuades Darro to allow Vaslovik's tape — what remains of it — to be loaded.
"...'Project Questor' is the brainchild of 'Emil Vaslovik', who develops plans to build a superhuman android with a team of the world's foremost experts. Attempts to decode the programming tape were unsuccessful, with approximately half of the tape erased.
"The team then decides to substitute their own programming, over the objections of 'Jerry Robinson' (Mike Farrell), the only team member who actually had worked with the mysterious inventor. But he is overruled by the head of the project, 'Geoffrey Darro' (John Vernon).
"When the android has been finished, the new tape is loaded, with no results. In desperation, Robinson persuades Darro to allow Vaslovik's tape — what remains of it — to be loaded.
- 3/21/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Dark Horse Comics' "Reefer Madness" trade paperback, now available, collects classic cannabis comic book stories from the 1930's to the 1950's, from "Superman" creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, plus Jack 'King' Kirby, Frank Frazetta and a whole lot more:
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug...
"...from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
"...and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Reefer Madness"...
"Reefer Madness" ...
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug...
"...from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
"...and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Reefer Madness"...
"Reefer Madness" ...
- 3/3/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Dark Horse Comics' "Reefer Madness" trade paperback, now available, collects classic cannabis comic book stories from the 1930's to the 1950's, from "Superman" creator Jerry Siegel, plus illustrators Joe Shuster, Jack 'King' Kirby, Frank Frazetta and a whole lot more:
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Reefer Madness"...
Find "Reefer Madness" Here...
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Reefer Madness"...
Find "Reefer Madness" Here...
- 12/13/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
John Saavedra Nov 14, 2019
Matt Reeves' The Batman will feature a new Alfred played by Andy Serkis.
No matter how the story changes on the big screen or in the comics, there's one constant in Bruce Wayne's fight against crime: the support of Alfred Pennyworth, the trusted father figure who is also Batman's number one ally. Indeed, Matt Reeves' The Batman will feature a new version of Bruce's faithful butler, and Andy Serkis has been cast in the role, as confirmed by the director in a tweet.
Alfred was most recently portrayed on the big screen by Jeremy Irons (Watchmen) in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, but a soft reboot of many of the elements put in place in the early days of the Dceu means that major shake ups in the cast and story have taken place since Irons' bow in the superhero team-up movie. It...
Matt Reeves' The Batman will feature a new Alfred played by Andy Serkis.
No matter how the story changes on the big screen or in the comics, there's one constant in Bruce Wayne's fight against crime: the support of Alfred Pennyworth, the trusted father figure who is also Batman's number one ally. Indeed, Matt Reeves' The Batman will feature a new version of Bruce's faithful butler, and Andy Serkis has been cast in the role, as confirmed by the director in a tweet.
Alfred was most recently portrayed on the big screen by Jeremy Irons (Watchmen) in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, but a soft reboot of many of the elements put in place in the early days of the Dceu means that major shake ups in the cast and story have taken place since Irons' bow in the superhero team-up movie. It...
- 11/5/2019
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Oct 4, 2019
The Joker has had many different versions of his origin told over the years, including in the new movie.
This article contains some spoilers for the Joker movie. We have a completely spoiler free review right here.
The Joker is probably the most recognizable supervillain in the world. Loosely ased on famed German actor Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs, the Clown Prince of Crime’s unique look and penchant for elaborate, themed murder has left a giant mark in the public consciousness. His real world origins are in dispute - Bob Kane claims the Joker was his creation, but Kane was so full of it that Jim Steranko, the legendary artist behind the groundbreaking Nick Fury: Agent of Shield, once went upside Kane’s head because Kane patted his face like some nobody kid. The general scholarly consensus is the Joker was created by...
The Joker has had many different versions of his origin told over the years, including in the new movie.
This article contains some spoilers for the Joker movie. We have a completely spoiler free review right here.
The Joker is probably the most recognizable supervillain in the world. Loosely ased on famed German actor Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs, the Clown Prince of Crime’s unique look and penchant for elaborate, themed murder has left a giant mark in the public consciousness. His real world origins are in dispute - Bob Kane claims the Joker was his creation, but Kane was so full of it that Jim Steranko, the legendary artist behind the groundbreaking Nick Fury: Agent of Shield, once went upside Kane’s head because Kane patted his face like some nobody kid. The general scholarly consensus is the Joker was created by...
- 10/4/2019
- Den of Geek
From the pages of comicbooks to a a popular video game, and from a hit telly-series to the cult "Batman" movies, the Joker has been one the most eccentric and the eclectic supervillains in fiction. As Joaquin Phoenix stars in the title role of "Joker", an explosive new film dedicated to the clown prince of crime, he joins ranks with several distinguished actors who have made a mark imparting their own style to the villainy of the character.
Phoenix is the latest screen Joker in line, after Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson and Jared Leto scored as the iconic villain before him, besides, of course, Mark Hamill, who gave voice to Joker in an animated series. The supervillain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, first appeared in the debut issue of "Batman" in 1940, published by DC Comics. Over time, the criminal mastermind and psychopath with a warped and...
Phoenix is the latest screen Joker in line, after Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson and Jared Leto scored as the iconic villain before him, besides, of course, Mark Hamill, who gave voice to Joker in an animated series. The supervillain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, first appeared in the debut issue of "Batman" in 1940, published by DC Comics. Over time, the criminal mastermind and psychopath with a warped and...
- 10/3/2019
- GlamSham
Laugh it up, film fans! Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is almost upon us, ready to unleash a wave of crime — and think pieces — the likes of which Hollywood hasn’t seen since Heath Ledger terrorized Gotham City in The Dark Knight over a decade ago. But the story of the most infamous villain in Batman’s rogues gallery is itself as interesting as any of the character’s adventures either on screen or the printed page. Here’s a quick guide to the madcap history of the...
- 10/1/2019
- by Sean T. Collins
- Rollingstone.com
Winner of a 'Golden Lion' Best Picture award at the 'Venice Film Festival', Warners' R-rated live-action "Joker" movie is already stirring up controversy for its glorification of a homicidal 'anti-hero' in a dark drama rife with mental illness, urban decay, big-city alienation and fascist, left-wing anti-capitalism:
"...'Joker' is a movie about homicidal narcissist 'Arthur' (Phoenix) who feels entitled to the world's attention — a man who'd rather kill for a good laugh than allow the world to treat him like its punchline.
"It is also a movie about the dehumanizing effects of a capitalistic system that greases the economic ladder, blurring the line between private wealth and personal worth until life itself loses its absolute value..."
"...the movie's cracks — and it's practically all cracks — are stuffed with phony philosophy. 'Joker' is dark only in a stupidly adolescent way, but it wants us to think it's imparting subtle political or cultural wisdom.
"...'Joker' is a movie about homicidal narcissist 'Arthur' (Phoenix) who feels entitled to the world's attention — a man who'd rather kill for a good laugh than allow the world to treat him like its punchline.
"It is also a movie about the dehumanizing effects of a capitalistic system that greases the economic ladder, blurring the line between private wealth and personal worth until life itself loses its absolute value..."
"...the movie's cracks — and it's practically all cracks — are stuffed with phony philosophy. 'Joker' is dark only in a stupidly adolescent way, but it wants us to think it's imparting subtle political or cultural wisdom.
- 9/12/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new footage from writer/director Todd Phillips' stand-alone "Joker" feature film, starring Joaquin Phoenix ("Gladiator") opening October 4, 2019:
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
The most common origin story sees him...
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
The most common origin story sees him...
- 8/29/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take another look at footage of actor Joaquin Phoenix, on the run from the police in writer/director Todd Phillips' stand-alone "Joker" feature film, opening October 2019:
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
The...
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
The...
- 8/15/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Rod Roddenberry continues developing a remake of writer/producer Gene Roddenberry's TV movie "The Questor Tapes", based on the novel by D.C. Fontana, about an android (Robert Foxworth) with incomplete memory tapes, who searches for his creator:
"...'Project Questor' is the brainchild of 'Emil Vaslovik', who develops plans to build a superhuman android with a team of the world's foremost experts. Attempts to decode the programming tape were unsuccessful, with approximately half of the tape erased.
"The team then decides to substitute their own programming, over the objections of 'Jerry Robinson' (Mike Farrell), the only team member who actually had worked with the mysterious inventor. But he is overruled by the head of the project, 'Geoffrey Darro' (John Vernon).
"When the android has been finished, the new tape is loaded, with no results. In desperation, Robinson persuades Darro to allow Vaslovik's tape — what remains of it — to be loaded.
"...'Project Questor' is the brainchild of 'Emil Vaslovik', who develops plans to build a superhuman android with a team of the world's foremost experts. Attempts to decode the programming tape were unsuccessful, with approximately half of the tape erased.
"The team then decides to substitute their own programming, over the objections of 'Jerry Robinson' (Mike Farrell), the only team member who actually had worked with the mysterious inventor. But he is overruled by the head of the project, 'Geoffrey Darro' (John Vernon).
"When the android has been finished, the new tape is loaded, with no results. In desperation, Robinson persuades Darro to allow Vaslovik's tape — what remains of it — to be loaded.
- 6/23/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The Gotham series finale catches up with everyone in the near future in a fitting, if imperfect sendoff.
This Gotham review contains spoilers.
Gotham Season 5 Episode 12
Here we are, at the end of our Gotham journey. Gotham has been many different shows over the years: a messy panoply of styles that sometimes frustrated, sometimes delighted, but almost always entertained. Last week, the end of the No Man’s Land arc and the end of our present day Gotham excursion could have been a suitable final episode.
The denouement was strong, Gordon and the Gcpd victorious over Bane and Nyssa Al Ghul, Riddler and Penguin swearing to become criminal anarchists, Bruce Wayne leaving Gotham City to begin his dark destiny, and Selina Kyle tragically abandoned by the young man she had grown to love. The episode put a nice bow on all the current Gotham arcs, but this week, we have...
This Gotham review contains spoilers.
Gotham Season 5 Episode 12
Here we are, at the end of our Gotham journey. Gotham has been many different shows over the years: a messy panoply of styles that sometimes frustrated, sometimes delighted, but almost always entertained. Last week, the end of the No Man’s Land arc and the end of our present day Gotham excursion could have been a suitable final episode.
The denouement was strong, Gordon and the Gcpd victorious over Bane and Nyssa Al Ghul, Riddler and Penguin swearing to become criminal anarchists, Bruce Wayne leaving Gotham City to begin his dark destiny, and Selina Kyle tragically abandoned by the young man she had grown to love. The episode put a nice bow on all the current Gotham arcs, but this week, we have...
- 4/25/2019
- Den of Geek
Image Source: Warner Bros.
With Joker coming out this year, we're excited to see how director Todd Phillips will flesh out the iconic character in his first stand-alone origin story - partly because the point of the Joker is that he doesn't really have an origin. Not knowing quite how he became a murderous psychopath preserves his status as a terrifying figure; he's the incarnation of chaos. Having said that, Phillips didn't have a shortage of comic sources from which to draw inspiration. Given that the Joker came about in the '40s and is one of the first comic book supervillains ever, it's inevitable that writers would explore his history. If you're curious about how Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal aligns with past comics about Batman's foe, keep reading!
The Joker's Big Debut
The Joker makes his first appearance in Batman No. 1 in 1940. Writer Bill Finger originally planned to kill...
With Joker coming out this year, we're excited to see how director Todd Phillips will flesh out the iconic character in his first stand-alone origin story - partly because the point of the Joker is that he doesn't really have an origin. Not knowing quite how he became a murderous psychopath preserves his status as a terrifying figure; he's the incarnation of chaos. Having said that, Phillips didn't have a shortage of comic sources from which to draw inspiration. Given that the Joker came about in the '40s and is one of the first comic book supervillains ever, it's inevitable that writers would explore his history. If you're curious about how Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal aligns with past comics about Batman's foe, keep reading!
The Joker's Big Debut
The Joker makes his first appearance in Batman No. 1 in 1940. Writer Bill Finger originally planned to kill...
- 4/19/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Sneak Peek the new official trailer, plus leaked set footage of actor Joaquin Phoenix, on the run from the police in writer/director Todd Phillips' stand-alone "Joker" feature film, opening October 4, 2019:
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs" based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
- 4/3/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Warner Bros. has released the first poster for Joker and there’s something delightfully haunting about it — which is more than appropriate for the Batman villain. This is merely a taste of the teaser trailer which will be released tomorrow.
The standalone film directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix is set to open Oct. 4. The poster (as seen below) features Phoenix in the title role leaning back and looking to the heavens in full, smeared Joker makeup and what seems to be blood with the tagline “Put on a happy face.”
This isn’t the first time we have seen Phoenix in Joker mode. Phillips shared a screen test of a made up Phoenix last September. Phoenix will be joined by Robert De Niro,...
The standalone film directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix is set to open Oct. 4. The poster (as seen below) features Phoenix in the title role leaning back and looking to the heavens in full, smeared Joker makeup and what seems to be blood with the tagline “Put on a happy face.”
This isn’t the first time we have seen Phoenix in Joker mode. Phillips shared a screen test of a made up Phoenix last September. Phoenix will be joined by Robert De Niro,...
- 4/2/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos and Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
In early 1939, Superman soared over the comic book world. Editors at a nascent DC Comics (then known as National Comics Publication) charged young gag cartoonist Bob Kane with creating a follow-up to the hugely successful character. The illustrator wracked his brain, drawing upon diverse images from across the pop cultural spectrum: Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine, pulp detective novels, a mystery film called The Bat Whisperer and Douglas Fairbanks’ portrayal of Zorro. He called on another young collaborator, Bill Finger, to fine-tune some of the details and zero in on their hero’s backstory.
Over the course of a weekend,...
Over the course of a weekend,...
- 3/29/2019
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Sneak Peek extended, leaked footage of actor Joaquin Phoenix, on the run from the police in writer/director Todd Phillips' stand-alone "Joker" feature film, recently wrapped in New York City:
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs", based on the novel by author Victor Hugo. Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs", based on the novel by author Victor Hugo. Actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
- 12/24/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more leaked set images, revealing the different looks of Joaquin Phoenix in writer/director Todd Phillips' stand-alone "Joker" feature film, currently shooting in New York:
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs", based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
In "The Man Who Laughs", actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs", based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
In "The Man Who Laughs", actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
- 11/29/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek new footage from the set of writer/director Todd Phillips' stand-alone "Joker" feature film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the DC Comics character:
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs", based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
In "The Man Who Laughs", actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the 'Joker' debuted in the first issue of DC Comics' "Batman"...
...inspired by the German Expressionist film "The Man Who Laughs", based on the novel by author Victor Hugo.
In "The Man Who Laughs", actor Conrad Veidt plays 'Gwynplaine', whose face is permanently disfigured into a grotesque grin, after offending 'King James II'.
Gwynplaine becomes a traveling freak, selling his disfigurement for money, while falling in love with a blind woman.
DC's 'Joker', is usually portrayed as a deranged, criminal mastermind, with a warped, sadistic sense of humor.
He evolved into a 'goofy prankster' in the late 1950's in response to regulations by the 'Comics Code Authority'...
...before returning to his darker roots.
- 11/27/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more leaked set footage, including Joaquin Phoenix as the 'Joker', crying in a phone booth, from the currently shooting "Batman" spin-off feature "Joker", written and directed by Todd Philips:
"...principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Joker', starring Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the title role...
"...directed, produced and co-written by Oscar nominee Todd Phillips.
"Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen.
"Phillips' exploration of 'Arthur Fleck' (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society...
"...is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
"The film also stars Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais and Shea Whigham.
"Phillips directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver based on characters from DC.
"The film is being produced...
"...principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Joker', starring Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the title role...
"...directed, produced and co-written by Oscar nominee Todd Phillips.
"Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen.
"Phillips' exploration of 'Arthur Fleck' (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society...
"...is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
"The film also stars Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais and Shea Whigham.
"Phillips directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver based on characters from DC.
"The film is being produced...
- 10/2/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek new leaked 'train station' set footage, plus images from the currently shooting "Batman" spin-off feature "Joker", written and directed by Todd Philips, starring Joaquin Phoenix as a struggling comic entertainer, who becomes 'The Clown Prince of Crime':
"...principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Joker', starring Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the title role...
"...directed, produced and co-written by Oscar nominee Todd Phillips.
"Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen.
"Phillips' exploration of 'Arthur Fleck' (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society...
"...is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
"The film also stars Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais and Shea Whigham.
"Phillips directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver based on characters from DC.
"...principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Joker', starring Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the title role...
"...directed, produced and co-written by Oscar nominee Todd Phillips.
"Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen.
"Phillips' exploration of 'Arthur Fleck' (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society...
"...is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
"The film also stars Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais and Shea Whigham.
"Phillips directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver based on characters from DC.
- 9/25/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more leaked images from the Harlem, New York set of the currently shooting "Joker" stand-alone feature film, written and directed by Todd Philips, starring Joaquin Phoenix as a struggling comic entertainer, who becomes 'The Clown Prince of Crime':
Phoenix plays 'Arthur Fleck' aka the future 'Joker' in the 'Batman' spin-off stand alone feature opening October 4, 2019:
"...'Arthur Fleck' returns home to care for his aging mother 'Penny'...
"...before meeting single mother and love interest 'Sophie Dumond' .
"Fleck's mother was very attractive in her youth, still obsessed with her former employer, 'Thomas Wayne...
"...father of 'Bruce, making Fleck, Thomas Wayne's bastard son and half-brother to the future 'Batman'..."
"I take a lot of time and consideration when making decisions and what I'm gonna' work on," said Phoenix.
"It feels unique, it is its own world in some ways, and maybe, mostly...
"...it scares the shit out of me or something.
Phoenix plays 'Arthur Fleck' aka the future 'Joker' in the 'Batman' spin-off stand alone feature opening October 4, 2019:
"...'Arthur Fleck' returns home to care for his aging mother 'Penny'...
"...before meeting single mother and love interest 'Sophie Dumond' .
"Fleck's mother was very attractive in her youth, still obsessed with her former employer, 'Thomas Wayne...
"...father of 'Bruce, making Fleck, Thomas Wayne's bastard son and half-brother to the future 'Batman'..."
"I take a lot of time and consideration when making decisions and what I'm gonna' work on," said Phoenix.
"It feels unique, it is its own world in some ways, and maybe, mostly...
"...it scares the shit out of me or something.
- 9/20/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sadly, citing "...scheduling issues" actor Alec Baldwin ("Mini's First Time") will no longer be appearing in writer/director Todd Philips' "Joker" movie, playing arrogant a-hole 'Thomas Wayne', the father of both 'Bruce Wayne' and 'Arthur Fleck' aka the future 'Joker':
Actor Joaquin Phoenix ("To Die For") will play Fleck aka 'Joker' in the 'Batman' spin-off stand alone feature opening October 4, 2019:
"...'Arthur Fleck' returns home to care for his aging mother 'Penny' before meeting single mother and love interest 'Sophie Dumond' .
"Fleck's mother was very attractive in her youth, still obsessed with her former employer, 'Thomas Wayne, the father of 'Bruce', making Fleck, Thomas Wayne's bastard son and half-brother to the future 'Batman'..."
"I take a lot of time and consideration when making decisions and what I'm gonna' work on," said Phoenix.
"It feels unique, it is its own world in some ways, and maybe, mostly, it scares...
Actor Joaquin Phoenix ("To Die For") will play Fleck aka 'Joker' in the 'Batman' spin-off stand alone feature opening October 4, 2019:
"...'Arthur Fleck' returns home to care for his aging mother 'Penny' before meeting single mother and love interest 'Sophie Dumond' .
"Fleck's mother was very attractive in her youth, still obsessed with her former employer, 'Thomas Wayne, the father of 'Bruce', making Fleck, Thomas Wayne's bastard son and half-brother to the future 'Batman'..."
"I take a lot of time and consideration when making decisions and what I'm gonna' work on," said Phoenix.
"It feels unique, it is its own world in some ways, and maybe, mostly, it scares...
- 8/30/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Who gave the best performance as the titular jester may not be much of a contest at this point in time, but there’s no denying that the lineage of men to have portrayed the Clown Prince of Crime on the big screen is an impressive list in and of itself.
Whether Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger or Jared Leto enacted your preferred take on the Joker, each, irrefutably, instilled a sense of stylishness and originality into the role, which is not only a testament to the complexity of the talent behind the war paint, but the character on the whole.
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the Joker has, and forever will be, an impenetrable, yet oddly intricate villain and the intangibility of this character is precisely what Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok aim to explore and expound in the comic book series, Batman: Three Jokers.
According to Johns,...
Whether Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger or Jared Leto enacted your preferred take on the Joker, each, irrefutably, instilled a sense of stylishness and originality into the role, which is not only a testament to the complexity of the talent behind the war paint, but the character on the whole.
Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the Joker has, and forever will be, an impenetrable, yet oddly intricate villain and the intangibility of this character is precisely what Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok aim to explore and expound in the comic book series, Batman: Three Jokers.
According to Johns,...
- 8/28/2018
- by Joseph Falcone
- We Got This Covered
Dark Horse Comics' "Reefer Madness" trade paperback, now available collects classic cannabis comic book stories from the 1930's to the 1950's, including works by "Superman" creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Jerry Robinson of "Batman" fame, illustrators Jack Kirby, Frank Frazetta and a whole lot more:
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Mass hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact...
"...of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...Degradation! Crime! Madness! Mass hysteria surrounded marijuana as a 'gateway' drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond.
"'Adventure Comics', by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more...
"...reveal the social reaction to this era of 'Reefer Madness'....
"...from the wildly misinformed....
"...to the soberly concerned...
"...these comics lament the impact...
"...of weed on youth culture..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 7/28/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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