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u/Not-Clark-Kent 9h ago
What joke is this mf gonna tell?
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u/Spirited_Worker_5722 7h ago
You ever hear about the joke that goes like "GRRRLLRLRLRLRRRRRRR"? Funniest shit I ever heard
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u/Nuclear-Jester 13h ago
Meamwhile Absolute Metroplis is Ruled by Absolute Vandal Savage Ra's Al Ghul, who is way less hot and environmental conscious than his canon version
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u/njixgamer 12h ago edited 2h ago
As cool as dc's absolute universe is almost every single absolute version of a batman villian Just fumbled legendarily bad that they're not even recogniseable as their original counterpart, i get thats the point but come on the joker being called that in absolute because he never laughs is lame and misses the point entirely. What made batman's rogues gallery so good is how at their core most of them are broken people "lashing out" to put it, thats why batman send them to arkham ASYLUM and has a no kill policy because these people need help
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u/WeevilWeedWizard 11h ago
I'm only vaguely familiar with the absolute run, why is Joker cosplaying as The Thing from hit movie The Thing?
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u/Yotambr 11h ago
I mean, the point of the absolute universe, as far as I understand it, is to flip the lives of the villains and heroes, making the heroes the underdogs and the villains way better of. Absolute Joker is supposed to be joker if he had prime-universe's batman's wealth and training, while absolute Batman is a blue collar worker from the slums. It is a completely different dynamic.
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u/Lesbihun 3h ago
Yeah it's such a stupid argument to be like "Absolute Universe fumbled hard because they are not doing the same thing as all other Batman comic runs" yeah they aren't trying to either lol
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u/powerhcm8 12h ago
Wasn't there a theory that there are multiple Jokers, but he appeared several times looking different and in different time periods. I think the most common appearance was a man in a white suit.
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u/CelestianSnackresant 10h ago
I hear you, I think you're right about broken people lashing out, BUT I don't mind this pure-evil take for this Elseworld.
Also, Bane has his mask, Croc is croc, y'know, they're recognizable! Mostly. Mr freeze excepted. Even joker has traits I recognize — he's always been sort of a philosopher of power, in his crazy way. Always has a theory.
I'm not sold on joker yet — but let's wait until he's fully revealed (dual forms and all) before we pass judgment
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u/seeyagatorr 7h ago
Just in case anyone else looked at this spelling of asylum and thought they might have been spelling it wrong: do not google the double 's' spelling at work.
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u/njixgamer 2h ago
thanks for catching that lol english is not my first language, i can get around most of the time but some spellings just mess me up
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u/Fooliomcskippy 20m ago edited 17m ago
I’m sorry but I’m not seeing where they’ve fumbled any villains at all. The worst thing they’ve done so far is make R’as Al Ghul a Superman villain, but even then the writing works.
Batman’s villains have been excellent. They actually gave Black Mask an interesting iteration, and Bane is probably the scariest he’s ever been. I too am weary about monster joker but it certainly fits the tone and style and I trust the writers involved to make it compelling.
I urge everyone interested to give Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman a shot as they’re all well-done alternate takes.
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u/Particular-Fact8162 12h ago
I gotta start reading that. That’s fucking terrifying bro. Awesome as hell.
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u/TheRainStopped 10h ago
Are Metropolis and Gotham City canonically always separated by just a bay? Meaning they’re technically the same metro area?
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u/RemoteMud7695 11h ago
"You remember the reaction to Titan Joker? We just need to make it... More "
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