Is the Joker Batman canon?

Is the Joker Batman canon?

Joker is not actually a part of the DC Extended Universe canon, which includes projects like Batman v. Superman, Aquaman, and Suicide Squad. ... So the short answer here is no, Joker will not be canon, but an exploration of the character.

Are Batman and Joker lovers?

Since the relationship between Joker and Batman is older than most real-life romantic partnerships, there are likely even more stories that feature the Clown Prince of Crime professing his undying love for the hero he's always trying to murder in horrific ways. The Joker really does love Batman in his own twisted way.

What is the Joker's real name in canon?

For the purposes of the Warner Bros standalone Joker movie, the Joker's real name is Arthur Fleck. This name is not strictly speaking canon, however. The name is an invention of the director, whose goal was to show the evolution of a man into one of the most diabolical villains in comic book history.

Does the Joker have a canon backstory?

Later in the same story, Moore casts doubt on the origin story, as the Joker explains that he remembers his old life differently at times. Nonetheless, this graphic novel became canon, with the flashback largely accepted as close to the truth by future writers.

Is The Joker Batman's brother?

That's right: Batman and Joker are half-brothers, at least according to Penny. The movie never explicitly makes clear whether that's true or not. Arthur, donning a red clown nose, pays a visit to Wayne Manor and performs an impromptu magic show for an enthralled young Bruce Wayne (played by Dante Pereira-Olson).

What's the name of the Joker in the Dark Knight?

• His name is Jack. The Joker's origin story remains incredibly mysterious, and DC prefers it this way. Even in recent incarnations, very little is actually revealed about the character (for example, all of the Dark Knight variations of "Wanna know how I got these scars?").

Is the Dark Knight Returns an inside joke?

• The Dark Knight Returns is Technically a JOKE in DC Canon Batman reached new levels of destruction in The Dark Knight Returns, so it's only right that the story became an inside joke in actual DC canon. By Kevin Erdmann Published

Why was Batman The Killing Joke not canon?

• Alan Moore's Batman: The Killing Joke was only told because it didn't NEED to be canon. How did it become The Joker's accepted origin story?

Who was the Joker in the Killing Joke?

• Millions of moviegoers have witnessed the origins of The Joker thanks to Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix, but even before the film was made, it was being compared to Alan Moore's and Brian Bolland's famous one-shot graphic novel, Batman: The Killing Joke.