This is actually a very plausible and thought out alternate origin for the Joker. I actually think this is a really cool and interesting idea for his origin. Killing Joke is still my favorite story for the Joker, but I must say that I find this origin story just a little more believable. Alex Ross has awesome artwork too. Nice to see it kept maintained for this motion comic.
Personally my preferred Joker origin is the one told in the "House of Hush" story in _Streets of Gotham_ where 3 gangsters tell Hush about this job that went wrong due to a homeless kid ratting them out so they kidnapped him, made him a labrat for Dr. Death, then leaving him as a slave to the creepy pedo mob boss who tortured him. It really hints that this kid grows up to be the Joker, plus it's written by Paul Dini and any Bat stuff he writes I consider canon.
wdcain1 Paul Dini wrote Case Study as well. In fact Paul and Alex both prefer a non-sympathetic Joker origin. Though what I like about the Three Jokers concept is, they’re probably all true. One can be a tragically driven insane nihilist Joker, and one can be perfectly sane and intelligent but evil Joker. The third can easily be left ambiguous to keep other fans happy.
I can’t believe that this story is over a decade old. This story is a lot better than anything written in modern comics now. Case Study, one of many origins that the Joker has.
I wonder if Geoff Johns, the guy who wrote The Three Jokers comic, is referring to this comic and if he is, that would be amazing. And Harleen Quinzel was right all along and Joker didn't want her revealing everything so he drove her looney and she became Harley Quinn as a result. But we won't find out till the 3rd and final issue so who knows really.
@@thomaslozano4135 My thoughts exactly. I think she ended up discovering the past of the original Joker. To stop her, he sent the Comedian Joker to change her mind about him not being insane. From the last issue, it looks like Comedian Joker misses his wife. Harley is like his attempt at filling that void.
A question that so many have asked: Are psychopath's truly sane? If you listen to Thomas Sheridan that answer is "No." yet it's all for want of being unable to connect with others. A.G.
Amazing artwork by Alex Ross!!! And there may be some bit of truth of the Joker's origin from this short-story. But, it's kind of like what the Joker said from The Killing Joke animated movie: "I'm not exactly sure what happened. Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another. If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!"
@@andrewkind2820 To be fair I don't think most comic book art translates well to motion comics. Mostly because motion comics aren't that great of a medium to tell a story.
So to summarize he's too "smart" to be insane... okay cool, that doesn't change the fact that he's a sociopath Also if that WERE the case, why tf would RIDDLER be in arkham?? lmao
You ever wonder if this comic inspired Spectacular Spider-Man's take on Green Goblin? Instead of being a physicotic alter-ego he's a cloak and dagger act to get an edge on his crime lord enemies.
Huh that's really very very interesting. I love that version of Green Goblin / Norman Osborn. Basically being Palpatine / Darth Sidious in that animated series.
I've always said that the Joker should be the type of villain who is evil for the same reason a triangle has 3 corners-he just is. There is no why. The Joker should not have a sympathetic origin story. He should not be a victim of "one bad day." He is just a man who trolls Batman because he hates him for what he did-except his idea of trolling is killing tons of innocent people just to spite the Bat. That's why I like this story and the 1989 Batman story-the man who became the Joker had that "bad day" of falling into the vat of chemicals but he was dark hearted LONG before that happened. As it should be.
I personally prefer keeping the Joker's true backstory to be a mystery. Unlike what Geoff Johns has done recently... Let's just hope it gets retconned in the next major reboot.
Basically. It was recently revealed that the Joker's also named Mr. White. Both Mr. Whites had a blonde wife and son (Joker's was unborn in The Killing Joke, but the boy was like a teen in Three Jokers) and both are former chemists turned crime lords, who were initially underlings for a crime boss (Gus Fring/Tommy Doyle) until they took over their gangs. Both are also narcissists that eliminate any competition.
