Comments on: Comics in Context #228: The Bat Who Shot Liberty Valance

By: Eddie C

Eddie C — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:07:03 +0000

I, too, miss the articles posted here.

By: Moorish

Moorish — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:45:45 +0000

The Joker is not “perma-white” in The Dark Knight. He is wearing white, black and red make-up. When you see him as the police officer in the assassination scene, that is the character sans face. If he were perma-white, how come it gets all smeared and rubbed off during his arrest? (and is then restored when he meets Dent in the hospital room).

By: Michael Shook

Michael Shook — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:00:48 +0000

I know the feeling, Joe. I really miss this column. I can understand not posting any (maybe the man is busy… can’t imagine a free internet column is high on anyone’s priority list, and understandably so), but I’m annoyed at no announcement of a suspension or when it will come back. ????

By: joe turner

joe turner — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000

hey, is there anyone there? any more articles? i’m debating dropping this bookmark.

By: Peter Coogan

Peter Coogan — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:10:47 +0000

This is a response to Garret’s comment about seeing the Joker without make up. We’ll have to wait for the DVD, but I got the distinct impression from The Dark Knight that the Joker was wearing flesh-colored make up when disguised as a police officer. His face only appears for a second, but it looks artificially colored. Perhaps someone who has seen the film more than once could chime in?

By: Garrett

Garrett — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:59:05 +0000

You do actually get to see the Joker’s face, make-up less, in one scene. I believe its the scene where they “kill” Gordon. The Joker was dressed as one of the Guards on stage, and in one quick shot you see his face, the scars are visible but there is no make-up.

I took this, as well as his revisionist autobiography, to say that he willing chose to become the Joker. No one made him this way. He gave himself the scars, and a series of horrifying stories about them, and the face paint and hair color, and costume. So i think your conclusions about him are correct. He’s only trying to amuse himself. He is simply preying on people’s fears. Why would anyone destroy their own face? is nearly the same question as Why would anyone blow up a hospital for the sake of blowing up a hospital? It makes him all the more nightmarish.