Is the joker gay
Make The Joker lgbtq+ again
The Joker is a comic publication character with almost 80 years history, half of which he was portrayed as homosexual - for instance, in such significant graphic novels as Frank Miller’s The Obscure Knight Returns or Grant Morrison’s Arkham Asylum: A Grave House on Stern Earth. Neal Adams claimed that The Joker was and always had been homosexual. This belief was shared by other comic books authors and artists for decades. That is why it’s so important to me and other queer readers to return his homosexuality.
The Joker repeatedly confessed his feelings to Batman and showed an interest in other men. Also there was Joker’s unnamed partner in the graphic novel Devil’s Advocate. The Joker has many feminine traits - he uses lipstick, paints his nails, wears upper heels and sometimes does crossdressing. We realize that some of these things is stereotypical, but it gives a very clear picture. Over the years, there were plenty of other lgbtq+ moments in comics, cartoons and video games (especially in Batman: Arkham series).
However, in the late nineties someone de
This isn't new information but it's something I recently discovered. Scott Snyder as you know has written Joker as being amorous towards Batman with plenty of innuendo. For the trade of 'Death of the Family' however the trades seem to contain removed all of Joker's 'flirting'.
Some examples:
It seems prefer editorial deliberately went over and removed every bit of sexual innuendo from the Joker. Scott Snyder specifically said he views the story as creature a "love letter to Batman from the Joker" so you have to wonder what was happening behind the scenes.
I've had this nugget of information for a while, but only recently got the relevant scans done to illustrate that I didn't form it up, given the evidently obscure nature of the info. I don't want to misrepresent anything, so this post will take a little bit to get to the point. But, please, read on.
I've owned this one Batman book called the Comics Files Magazine Spotlight On Batman Filesfor a few years. It was published in by an independent group called Heroes Publishing Inc., who also lay out guides to other comic properties along with sci-fi and horror TV shows. To the left and right are the front and back covers to their Batman book - click the thumbnails to enlarge.
The guide describes Batman's history up to the time of publication, with chapters about the Golden Age, the New Look, the "Englehart/Rogers Age" and "the Miller Revolution". It
Is the Joker Gay? Revisiting Queer Representation and the Clown Prince of Crime
An essay by guest blogger Valentina Rossi.
I originally wrote the essay Is the Joker Gay? Gender non-conforming Representation and the Clown Prince of Crime for the anthology The Dude Who Laughs – Exploring the Clown Prince of Crime from Crazy8 Push in Since then, the Joker has been going through some new permutations, as is his world. Recently, I was asked to translate my essay into Spanish for the comic site Zona Negativa, which I did with the generous permission of editors Rich Handley and Lou Tambone. I took the occasion to revisit, augment and correct my original essay. This is the result of feedback about the original write, recent developments, and lively discussion with my coauthors.
I present here the new material adapted assist into English, as an informal blog entry rather than a proper essay. The original text is available in The Dude Who Laughs – Exploring the Clown Prince of Crime, and can be acquired in Amazon.