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The Week in Villainy: The Jokester

in The Week in Villainy by Guigar

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 12:15 AM

Taking stock of super-villains

Jokester: The Earth-3 doppleganger of Batman arch-nemesis, Joker, actually made for excellent reading in DC's Countdown. Despite his good-guy status, the Jokester character has been a marked highpoint in the Countdown series.

From the DC Database Project:

One of the many victims of Owlman I, Jackie rose up after personally witnessing his friends slaughtered and himself scarred to become Owlman's greatest adversary, the Jokester! After a long career of fighting and resisting the original Owlman and Talon, Jokester found his place with the Riddler family discovering his former wife and daughter Duela Dent.

Unfortunately, DC seems to be perfectly content to introduce a fascinating character and then kill him off in the space of a couple appearances. That was a shame.

TWiV has to grudgingly rate the Jokester at a "one." After all, he wasn't ever really a villain in the first place.

(If you have a suggestion for "TWiV," please let me know.)

Anonymous Flunky

Re: The Week in Villainy: The Jokester (Score: 0)

posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 02:30 AM (#39407)

Relax, this is comics. We all know how long death lasts in this industry.

Hey, if a villain is ressurected after being dead for a long time, can he get his old job at Evil Inc. back?

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Anonymous Flunky

Re: The Week in Villainy: The Jokester (Score: 0)

posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 07:34 PM (#39410)

In Response to Anonymous Flunky (#39407):

I agree with Brad. The Jokester was too interesting to live. Thanks, DC.

Knowing how DC operates, the Jokester will no doubt be brought back as a minority, a woman, or a homosexual. Or some trendy combination of the above.

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Re: The Week in Villainy: The Jokester (Score: 0)

posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 07:13 PM (#39419)

In Response to Anonymous Flunky (#39410):

Let's not give in to the stereotype of the bitter comic book fan. Try to think positively.

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Re: The Week in Villainy: The Jokester (Score: 0)

posted Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 08:53 AM (#39430)

In Response to Anonymous Flunky (#39419):

What? It's true. I'll compile a list if I have to -- shouldn't be too difficult these days -- but it's true.

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