Returning to Rosenberg’s post, the author then explained how the backup stories featured in The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing “are made to be sort of Silver Age style fever dreams of the Joker that explore different, non-continuity explanations of how there could be multiple Jokers and other themes of the main book.”
“In each issue the events of the previous issue aren’t discussed or acknowledged,” he continued. “They are, literally, silly gag strips. We wanted to pay tribute to the fun old stuff of DC’s history where Batman becomes 2 Dimensional, or Superman turns himself into a lion, or a tree, or an ant, or Jimmy Olsen marries a gorilla, or Lois Lane turns herself Black. Well, not that one.”
Yeah, cause that always sold well...
The problem is less "omg, Joker pregnant" than he's trying to be a clown in a world where everyone is a clown. It's not funny because there's no contrast. And it's ridiculous to claim that you were so culturally blind that you wouldn't see the obvious reaction. All he's doing is making DC look retarded at a time when they're on the verge of collapse.
That's the trick captain. Nothing is canonical, ever. Its all up to random whims and occasional popularity what gets to stay canon more than a few weeks or not.
The outrage was because no one could actually be sure if it was a joke or some actual statement being made. Because its not even close to being "obvious extreme" needed for such a joke to land.
TrAnS pReGnAnCy Is A jOkE tO hIm?!?!
Fuckin inb4 bruh
One of the actors in Space Mutiny said we all didn't get that it was supposed to be a parody of sci-fi films
as opposed to
y'know
sucking
Big McLargehuge!
Yeah, still a favorite episode.
Yeah, cause that always sold well...
The problem is less "omg, Joker pregnant" than he's trying to be a clown in a world where everyone is a clown. It's not funny because there's no contrast. And it's ridiculous to claim that you were so culturally blind that you wouldn't see the obvious reaction. All he's doing is making DC look retarded at a time when they're on the verge of collapse.
'nuff said.
What ulterior motive could Matthew Rosenberg have?
"it's just a joke, bro". Yeah, your whole atheistic jew ideology is just a joke.
It's a joke that reminds me of the "Magical Realm". Dare you enter?
I didn't follow the thing closely. Was it not a canonical DC story?
That's the trick captain. Nothing is canonical, ever. Its all up to random whims and occasional popularity what gets to stay canon more than a few weeks or not.
Well duh. I never understood the outrage. It was a joke at the Jokers expense. Not a good one but nevertheless a joke.
The outrage was because no one could actually be sure if it was a joke or some actual statement being made. Because its not even close to being "obvious extreme" needed for such a joke to land.
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