The Joker is Lex Luthor’s Imaginary Friend
I’m more of a manga girl than an American comics girl- and what U.S. comics I read are rarely superheroes -but the Joker has always been one of my favorite villains. And not only because his presence in the Batman: The Animated Series cartoon usually included the delicious Harley Quinn’s. (Okay, it was mostly that, but still not completely.) And in this comic strip in the style of Calvin & Hobbes, which is credited within the image to Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo, who co-created the 2008 The Joker volume, proves why the Joker is so much cooler than Lex Luthor.
And, if you think about it a little more deeply, why Batman is cooler than Superman.
Haha, just kidding. You can’t read the image when it’s that small. You’ll have to click here for a readable version.
But, seriously, is it just me or is this comic implying that the Joker is a figment of someone’s imagination? Now THAT would make for an interesting AU story.
(P.S. Also, Lex Luthor looks kind of like Charlie Brown’s more clever, better-dressed, but even more bald twin.)
Gia Manry is a professional writer specializing in geek culture. She currently writes primarily for Anime News Network, but also likes being followed on Twitter. She can be contacted via her website.