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  • Jack Nicholson Gives Internet The Best Reaction To Jared Leto’s Joker

    Jack Nicholson may not have been the original Joker, but he certainly gave Batman fans a memorable performance as the deranged villain in Tim Burton’s version of the story. With the arrival of a new film based in that universe–Suicide Squad–fans have been clamoring for photos of the new characters, but the first one to be released was underwhelming to a lot of loyal Bat-Fans. Now, Nicholson has given us a “reaction” to the photo–of Jared Leto as a screaming, tattooed version of the Joker–and it’s making the rounds on the web this week after going viral.

    Sure, YouTube user Tonimcee edited some emotional scenes from About Schmidt to look like Nicholson was reacting to the photo, but it’s still a pretty good bit. It’s unclear how Jack really feels about Leto’s take on the villain, but Twitter isn’t being shy about voicing opinions on how the film will turn out, especially after new photos were released over the weekend showing the majority of the cast, including Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Will Smith as Deadshot.

    Despite some trepidation from fans about how close the film will stay to the comics, there’s still a lot of buzz surrounding the cast, with many excited to see what the studio will do with it. More images from the set have been released that show Robbie in full costume, menacingly carrying a baseball bat across her shoulders as she stalks around in tiny shorts and high heels.

  • Drunken “Joker” Arrested in Maine

    Police in Pittsfield, Maine arrested a drunken man dressed as the Joker early Sunday morning, after the aspirant Batman villain wrecked his car.

    Authorities say 64-year-old Dennis Lalime struck multiple trees and rocks with his 2002 Buick Regal, a little after 2 a.m., though he wasn’t injured. A man with house near the crash called the police, and when they arrived, they found Lalime covered in Joker makeup.

    Lalime was returning from a Halloween party in Old Town, and was said to be cooperative.

    In related Joker news, mass-murderer James Eagan Holmes has been looking for a ladyfriend. It was recently reported that he’d set up accounts on Match.com and Adultfriendfinder, from behind bars. Oddly, some women go for this sort of thing, and a number of prison groupies do exist.

    Holmes had dressed as the Joker as well, during a 2012 massacre at a Aurora, Colorado “Batman” screening. Twelve people were killed, and 70 were injured in the attack. Holmes has since submitted an insanity plea.

    The Joker character was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger and Bob Kane, and first appeared in Batman #1, in the spring of 1940. The Joker is portrayed as being a highly intelligent psychopath, with a warped sense of humor. The character was most famously portrayed by the late actor Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight,” which earned him a posthumous Oscar.

    With Halloween right around the corner, the Joker didn’t even make the list, as one of the top ten most popular costumes, according to Halloween Express. Batman comes in at number 5, and Spider Man’s “Carnage” comes in at number 1.

    Image via the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department.

  • EGOS Illustrated Radness Pairs Up For Superhero Fun

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    The fight between good and evil is a battle that has been raging since the beginning of time. God fighting Lucifer and casting him down to hell, The Olympians fighting the Titans, the Rebellion fighting the Empire. These are age old battles that define us as human beings.

    Artist Adam Limbert from the United States decided to put some of the greatest adversaries (and one set of friends) on the same pice of art work together to show how close they really are. Even though they are mortal enemies. He calls it his EGOS project. This is what he had to say about his project:

    “My current EGOS project is just my illustrated way of giving back the cultural radness that I grew up with and that helped shape the person and artist I am today. It’s my “thank you” to all the artists and illustrators that gave me all the nerdy art stuff I love.”

    Check out Adam’s Deviant Art page to see some other cool stuff including art pieces featuring Optimus Prime and Lion-O.

    Superman vs. Lex Luthor

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    “The ultimate brain vs brawn battle. But if Superman is super strong, super fast, has super flight and is super invincible, why isn’t he super smart. Is his brain the only thing unaffected by earth’s yellow sun?”

    Batman vs. Joker

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    “The Batman and his forever rival, the Clown Prince of Crime.”

    Professor X vs Magneto

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    “Sometimes friends make the greatest enemies.”

    He-Man vs. Skeletor

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    “Who didn’t love this cartoon? No one. That’s who.”

    Rocksteady vs. Beebop

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    “Get them toitles!”

  • Unreleased Set Photos of Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark Knight

    There’s an aura surrounding Heath Ledger’s performance in The Dark Knight; his turn as The Joker has already become legendary. You talk to not only comic book fans, but film aficionados, and all of them will tell you his performance is one of the greatest from the last decade. His death only solidified the mystifying nature of his performance, earning him a posthumous Oscar for Best-Supporting Actor. It also makes these previously unreleased set photos even more surreal.

    John Caglione Jr. was the man behind The Joker’s make-up, and has released brand-new, previously unseen set photos from The Dark Knight

    Enjoy.

    Heath Ledger/Joker Looking at Camera

    Heath Ledger/Joker Looking Off Into Distance

    Heath Ledger/Joker Nurse

    Heath Ledger/Joker Putting on Makeup

    Hat-Tip to GeekTyrant.