Six-Issue Miniseries to Feature Art by Jock
Today’s DC Justice League panel at San Diego Comic-Con featured a host of talent from the “New Justice” family of titles: JUSTICE LEAGUE, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSSEY, TEEN TITANS and TITANS. New Justice architect and JUSTICE LEAGUE writer Scott Snyder was on hand to talk with fans about his current run, including the creation of the Legion of Doom, Sinestro’s discovery of the Ultraviolet Spectrum and Lex Luthor dispatching Vandal Savage with a doorknob.
But he really stirred the crowd’s interest with the announcement that he would be teaming up with artist Jock to create a six-issue miniseries based on the popular character from DARK NIGHTS: METAL, The Batman Who Laughs. Scheduled for November, this is a story Snyder has been eager to write, featuring two of his favorite characters. This six-issue miniseries pits Batman against the culmination of all his fears from the Dark Multiverse, an evil amalgamation of himself and his greatest nemesis, The Joker.
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The title is after Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs via its 1928 film adaptation starring Conrad Veidt. The Batman crew based the Joker's face on Veidt's in the film.
I will never understand how spike-eyes work. Can he see? Has he ever used them offensively?
"The title is after Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs via its 1928 film adaptation starring Conrad Veidt."
...or the 2007 Joker OGN. ;P
Maybe, as a bat, he has echolocation?
Regardless, I enjoy the work of both gentlemen, but I'll be giving this one a hard pass. I don't care for The Batman Who Laughs at all, and ESPECIALLY hate the jagged lettering style he's been given, which is a chore to get through. Couple that with Snyder's penchant for giving the Joker a ton of exposition to spout in big speech balloons, and I'm happy to keep my wallet in my pocket.
Rob Staeger Johnson is right!
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) said:
Here are two of the images that Jerry Robinson says influenced his Joker: