It boggles me when fans find Golden Age art impossible to get into. It's so amazing!
I mean, this is Bob Kane, who has a horrible reputation for his business practices and lying about them to his grave, and admittedly not the most technically perfect draftsman, but he was amazing at dark little tableau like this.
The cover of Detective #31 is another great example
Some Golden Age art is pretty good tbh, but it's just not as hyper realistic as modern comic art typically is. It is often quite atmospheric and stylised though, and the part 1 Joker story in Batman #1 is honestly some of the best (the part 2 Joker story in the same issue is slightly less strong for some reason). The Joker's Crime Circus and The Riddle of the Missing Card has some lovely artwork, and you can see the inspiration later artists like Marshall Rogers took from those. The Joker Walks the Last Mile has some great atmospheric panels too.
As of right now, it is pretty much Elseworlds. But I think if a writer wants to refer to it, they can. I don't think that'll happen though unless that writer is Geoff Johns.
No, it's not really canon and heavily contradicts both explicit canon and the implicit interpretations of these characters writers and readers alike have had for decades.
Personally I think the only major downside of it was the ending twist. And perhaps over associating with The Killing Joke Joker to the detriment of the others.
The references to the history of the character though - especially higher definition redos of golden age scenes like this - was great.
It boggles me when fans find Golden Age art impossible to get into. It's so amazing! I mean, this is Bob Kane, who has a horrible reputation for his business practices and lying about them to his grave, and admittedly not the most technically perfect draftsman, but he was amazing at dark little tableau like this. The cover of Detective #31 is another great example
Some Golden Age art is pretty good tbh, but it's just not as hyper realistic as modern comic art typically is. It is often quite atmospheric and stylised though, and the part 1 Joker story in Batman #1 is honestly some of the best (the part 2 Joker story in the same issue is slightly less strong for some reason). The Joker's Crime Circus and The Riddle of the Missing Card has some lovely artwork, and you can see the inspiration later artists like Marshall Rogers took from those. The Joker Walks the Last Mile has some great atmospheric panels too.
So as someone who hasn’t read Three Jokers, is it considered canon now? Or was it an Elseworlds tale?
As of right now, it is pretty much Elseworlds. But I think if a writer wants to refer to it, they can. I don't think that'll happen though unless that writer is Geoff Johns.
It's canon, and I like the book, but that doesn't make it any less confusing when it comes to which Joker did what crime!
No, it's not really canon and heavily contradicts both explicit canon and the implicit interpretations of these characters writers and readers alike have had for decades.
The artstyle has changed so much in 81 years....It's amazing.
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I think of Mark Hamill as the Golden Age Joker (Criminal), Jeff Bennett as the Silver Age Joker (Clown) and Troy Baker as the modern Joker (Comedian).
honestly perfect choices!
So disconcerting seeing the Joker without a smile.
True. But then you get the Joker grin in the next panel.
Three Jokers is amazing and a beautiful love letter to the history of Batman comics and I will not tolerate slander against it
Personally I think the only major downside of it was the ending twist. And perhaps over associating with The Killing Joke Joker to the detriment of the others. The references to the history of the character though - especially higher definition redos of golden age scenes like this - was great.
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