THE INFINITE JEST
Oct 11, 2019
3 minutes
by ed cripps
, which is released in October, is Joaquin Phoenix’s take on the most rakish of comic-book villains. Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the character first appeared in the debut issue of DC comic in 1940. With a rictus grin inspired by the 1928 German expressionist film , the Joker is the antithesis of Batman — his colourful, exuberant chaos played against the dark knight’s introverted, monochrome discipline. Contradictory versions of the Joker’s origin story increase his
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days