Evil Conquers Silly During the '60s, The Joker was mostly absent from Batman comic books. In the '70s, he had a big comeback with several writers, including Englehart, who says he had no interest ...

DC's Absolute Universe line is coming together, with The Joker joining forces with six other supervillains in the Absolute ...

Joker is one of the most dangerous villains in DC Comics, but some of his crimes are more demented than almost any other bad ...

DC’s obsession with the Joker has turned the Clown Prince of Crime into a one-note villain, while other Batman villains continue to evolve.

Like the Joker (and other characters he has played), Jack Nicholson has led a fairly bizarre life. It began on April 22, 1937, in Neptune, N.J., and has included acting in several exploitation ...

And Jared Leto’s Joker, featured in Suicide Squad (2016) isn’t without his own Gwynplaine connections, notably in the way the character covers up his smile with his hand before revealing his grin.

The Joker is whatever evil he wants to be, or perhaps more accurately, whatever evil is haunting us. A version of this article originally appeared on December 13th, 2013. Ad. Share: ...

When the movie The Dark Knight opens Thursday, thousands of people will be haunted by the late Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker. Batman's arch-nemesis has not always been such a menacing ...