The Joker: Endgame

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At NYCC, Snyder and Capullo told me that in “Endgame,” the Joker was out to really hurt Bruce, who must confront his own mortality and his choice to remain tethered to the family that keeps him human. The Joker is pissed about Bruce’s decision and decides to end the man himself. Snyder said, “ This time, [Joker]’s going to be looking for a kind of tragedy.” You can see it in Joker’s face: Durham Cathedral, The College, Durham, County Durham, England, UK (Thor Meets His Mother In Asgard)

Travis, Ben (January 30, 2019). " Avengers: Endgame UK Release Date Moves Forward One Day". Empire. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021 . Retrieved February 5, 2021. a b Breznican, Anthony (March 14, 2019). "Marvel Updates Avengers: Endgame Poster to Include Danai Gurira's Name". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 18, 2019 . Retrieved March 14, 2019.There are two main themes in this story arc. Joker’s true nature and Batman’s relationship with his fears and allies. Since Death of the family Snyder has been exploring the theme of Joker’s true origin. Is he just a man or an entity of chaos? A demon from hell with unimaginable power or a depraved lunatic? At the end of these issues, it is clear he is just a crazy man, but as a symbol, he is so much more. People fear him, and because of that fear, he becomes a concept, a force of nature. We start with Bruce’s nightmares due to the new strain of fear toxin he was exposed to. He comments on the visions of death he’s been having in his new base with Alfred and Julia Pennyworth. Then, suddenly, Wonder Woman flies through the window taking Batman with her. Seeing the fight will be long and destructive, Batman asks Alfred to release gas on the city, which causes people to evacuate. With a clean arena, Batman wears his suit made specifically for combat with the Justice League. One by one, more members of the League appear. First Flash, and then Aquaman. Batman has some success neutralizing them until the strongest of them arrives. Superman comes out of the sky with a mad smile and it is then Batman realizes Joker has infected the League with his toxin and is controlling them.

There are a couple of big discoveries made about this version of the Joker in Batman#37. In fact, I’d even even call it a primer for what this new era’s Joker is going to be/what he’s been about all along. Snyder brought his complete writing toolkit to the book in “Endgame,” the arc in which all of this takes place. While the writer has mostly kept the supernatural out of this run, he’s definitely a veteran of the form. American Vampire, The Wake, and now Wytches have all solidified Snyder’s place in the realm of scary supernatural tales. Finally, we see him bring that to Batman in full form, introducing the Lovecraftian tone that he’s so good at. Snyder’s Joker, it would seem, is the beast that’s older than time itself. At least older than Batman. The first one is that he's literally a demon, if not the devil, who can revive himself to eternally torment Gotham. Setoodeh, Ramin (May 28, 2019). "Chris Hemsworth on Secrets of Playing 'Lebowski Thor' in Avengers: Endgame". Variety. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019 . Retrieved June 1, 2019. If I Can't Have You…: Heavily implied to be the reason why the Joker is so violent this time: after Batman rejected his advances before, he decided to take away everything Batman has in retaliation. Davis, Brandon (March 22, 2019). " Avengers: Endgame Score Officially Complete". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019 . Retrieved March 26, 2019.

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Byford, Sam (November 8, 2021). "Disney Plus Is Upgrading Marvel Movies to IMAX Aspect Ratio". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021 . Retrieved November 8, 2021. Ax-Crazy: The Joker is at his most unhinged in this storyline, as he engineers a plague that turns almost every Gothamite and the Justice League into monsters as insane as himself. He even grabs an axe in Issue 37 when he's going out of his way to give Gordon nightmares. Seetodeh, Ramin (May 28, 2019). "How Chris Hemsworth Found His Way as a Movie Star with Thor and The Avengers". Variety. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019 . Retrieved June 1, 2019. Fresh off the heels of Death of the Family, Batman's still fighting the good fight and protecting Gotham City, even as a new type of Scarecrow toxin makes him hallucinate visions of his own death. But from out of nowhere comes a fight he never expected: the Justice League, who are inexplicably out for his blood and hunting him down personally.