Absolute Batman: Our First Look at Absolute Joker is… WILD

 

Making the rounds with the new DC Comics solicitations and teases online for December 2025, the very first look at the Absolute DC Universe’s version of The Joker has been revealed for “Absolute Batman” - and it’s very scary looking like a cross between Titan Joker and Pennywise The Dancing Clown in demon form no less! 

Absolute Joker will make his first demonic appearance in Absolute Batman #15 this December.

McFarlane Toys Unveils DC Multiverse Gold Label TDK Joker Interrogation Room Set

 

“But I know the truth. There’s no going back. You’ve changed things… Forever.”

One of the most iconic scenes in The Dark Knight is getting the DC Multiverse Gold Label treatment, as McFarlane Toys has revealed promo images and put up for pre-order their new “The Joker Interrogation Room” Deluxe Figure Set based on the same moment featured in the 2008 superhero crime drama film “The Dark Knight!”

Check out more pics below, and find out more details via McFarlane Toys website here!

The Joker TDK Interrogation Room set is expected to arrive this October!🃏🦇

The Dark Knight Was Released 15 Years Ago Today

 

15 years ago this day, Christopher Nolan's second Batman film in "The Dark Knight" was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in US theaters. It would be the sequel to 2005's "Batman Begins" and the second instalment of "The Dark Knight Trilogy" - seeing actor Christian Bale reprise his role as Bruce Wayne/ Batman as he continued to wage his vigilante war against crime and corruption in Gotham City. He allies himself with GCPD cop James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to take down the mob once and for all. Unfortunately for them they fail to recognise the growing threat of a criminal mastermind known as The Joker (the late Heath Ledger) as he systematically takes down everything in Gotham through anarchy and chaos.

The Dark Knight - Original Theatrical Trailer Considered a masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made, The Dark Knight broke the mold in several levels - and ushered in a new perception for superhero movies thanks to its grounded crime film approach as well as Heath Ledger as The Joker - which would ultimately be one of his last performances prior to tragically passing away in January 2008. The actor would post-humously win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Clown Prince of Crime, and TDK would go on to win big in the Box Office and further heighten Nolan's status as a bigtime filmmaker - especially with his pioneering use of the IMAX format for big blockbuster films. 

The success of The Dark Knight would lead to a third and final film in Nolan's Batman trilogy in "The Dark Knight Rises" - ending Bruce Wayne's story and journey as Gotham's vigilante hero and defender.

Why So Serious?  Welcome To A World Without Rules. Happy 15 years, TDK! 

Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Announced by DC

 

Get ready to get wild through the lens of Japanese animation with Harley Quinn, The Joker, and the rest of the Suicide Squad as DC, Warner Bros. Japan, and WIT Studio have premiered the first teaser trailer for SUICIDE SQUAD ISEKAI - an all-new anime series that’s coming soon and looks pretty dynamic and awesome to boot!

No release date has been announced for the new series, but check back from time to time at the official website for the anime for updates!

McFarlane Toys’ DC Multiverse “The Dark Knight Trilogy” Wave of Action Figures Now Up for Pre-Order!

 

The next line of DC Multiverse figures based on one of the most acclaimed superhero trilogies ever made is now inching closer to release, as McFarlane Toys has put up “The Dark Knight Trilogy” wave of action figures up for pre-order!

Arriving on the same year that Christopher Nolan’s second Batman film in “The Dark Knight” celebrates its 15th anniversary, the wave consists of Batman, The Joker, Harvey Dent/ Two-Face, and Scarecrow - with the Build-A-Figure being none other than Bane himself! You can check out how to pre-order them here via the McFarlane Toys website! 

ICYMI: McFarlane Toys reveals first look at Batman: The Dark Knight Returns wave with BAF Horse

 

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson's critically acclaimed Batman story "The Dark Knight Returns", and what better way to honor that DC Comics masterpiece than McFarlane Toys producing a new set of figures based on it for its DC Multiverse line of action figures?

As part of its New York Comic Con 2021 celebration showcase, the Toddfather has revealed our first look at the entire wave of The Dark Knight Returns 7" figures - comprised of 4 characters in Batman, Carrie Kelly Robin, The Joker, and Superman... With the Build-A-Figure being none other than the horse an older Bats rides during the third act of the story!

Expect these figures to arrive sometime down the line!

McFarlane Toys celebrates Batman Day with first look at DC Multiverse: Three Jokers DC Multiverse figures

 

One of the most recent Batman stories published under DC's Black Label is getting the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse treatment, and just in time for Batman Day 2021 - fans are getting their first look at the action figures based on "Batman: Three Jokers" - with the first reveal of course being the titular Three Jokers!

As you can see, The Clown, The Comedian, and The Criminal are very much represented well in that shot - and gives collectors something to look forward to!

And of course accompanying the villains are the heroes affected by the Clown Prince of Crime - Red Hood, Batgirl, and of course Batman!

You can be these are all coming pretty soon from McFarlane Toys, so be sure to pre-order and lookout for these at your local retailers! Happy Batman Day to all!

Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice Is Gray gets a First Look B/W Clip between Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth

 

Following his Twitch stream and fundraiser alongside Deathstroke actor Joe Manganiello, director Zack Snyder released the first clip from his upcoming B/W cut of Justice League that's titled "Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice Is Gray" - which is set to premiere on HBO Max some time down the line. Of course the film will not only be a black and white version of Snyder's four hour cut of JL, but it will also include new footage and scenes of Jared Leto's Joker - including the "We live in a society" line that was missing from the film but was finished in the trailer. A pic of the clown holding Batman's cowl also appeared a few days ago.

You can check out the clip below via the official Twitter page of the Snyder Cut - which is a scene from the film between Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth (as played by Ben Affleck and Jeremy Irons) and featured in B/W.

Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice is Gray coming soon to @HBOMax. #SnyderCut pic.twitter.com/tT4GGngktI

— Zack Snyder's Justice League (@snydercut) March 21, 2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League: New Still of Jared Leto's Joker from "Justice is Gray" B/W edition surfaces online, Digital Red Carpet Replay on YT

 

As Zack Snyder's Justice League finally streams worldwide after its premiere yesterday, a brand new still featuring Jared Leto's Joker has surfaced in the interwebz - and it's an interesting one considering it's not in the final release of the 4 hour film. Instead, Snyder shot additional scenes that are part of the "Justice is Gray" Black and White edition of the film - which wasn't released yet and is slated to be released some time in HBO Max. Much like the other promotional shots of the Clown Prince of Crime sitting down or holding a Joker card, this one sees the maniacal jester laughing as he holds up high the recognizable cowl of Ben Affleck's Batman.

The shot appeared in a Spanish DC Fan Twitter account, and was subsequently also reported by CBM.

Also ICYMI, the Digital Red Carpet for the Snyder Cut is now online and ready for a replay watch on YouTube if you missed it.

Zack Snyder's Justice League l Digital Red Carpet Premiere

Zack Snyder's Justice League is now playing on HBO Max and it's affiliated streaming services.

New photos of Jared Leto's Joker from Zack Snyder's Justice League surface online and clue in his role in the film (Possible SPOILERS)

 

Looks like we finally have a nice good look at the complete makeover Jared Leto will be getting as the Clown Prince of Crime in the Snyder Cut next month, as Vanity Fair has shared pics and details on the actor dressed up as The Joker for Zack Snyder's Justice League - which premieres on HBO Max next month, March 18.

Now be warned... This may contain possible SPOILERS - so read at your own risk if you want to find out why the makeover is new for Leto's take on Mr. J.

Zack Snyder teases a very different Jared Leto Joker for his Justice League

 

After revealing that his cut of the film would be landing in less than two months time, Zack Snyder has taken to social media again to tease another aspect of his "Justice League" that will definitely get fans excited and talking  - and that's Jared Leto's version of The Joker... Which looks a lot more like the late Heath Ledger's version in The Dark Knight as seen in this blurry faced photo holding a Joker card.

You can check out the full tweet from Snyder here, where he thanks Leto and Suicide Squad director David Ayer for creating this DCEU version of the character first.

Zack Snyder's Justice League arrives on HBO Max on March 18.

Surprise! Jared Leto returns as The Joker for "Zack Snyder's Justice League"

 

Looks like Jared Leto's stint as The Clown Prince of Crime himself The Joker hasn't ended at all and he gets the proverbial "Last Laugh", as The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop that the actor and musician has joined "Zack Snyder's Justice League" - filming scenes that will apparently tie-in with "Suicide Squad" and the DC Extended Universe as a whole. Leto's Joker never appeared in the 2017 team-up film, and only had what amounted to an "extended cameo" in 2016's Suicide Squad - where he played more of a secondary role to Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn and her back story (and he didn't reprise the role for this year's Birds of Prey either). Looks like that's going to be corrected with this new version of Justice League - which is Snyder's intended vision of the film and will include the big bad himself -Darkseid.

Not a bad way to get retribution, and continue the 80 years celebration of The Joker this year!

Zack Snyder's Justice League will be split into four parts and premiere sometime next year on HBO Max.

ICYMI: Punchline gets her own 48-paged one shot this November

Following her debut during the build up and events proper of "Joker War" in the Batman titles, Punchline - the new female sidekick and field general to The Joker, will be starring in her own 48 paged one shot book as solicited by DC Comics. Written by James Tynion IV and Sam Johns, with illustrations by Mirka Andolfo and covers by Yasmine Putri and Frank Cho - the solicits and Newsarama state that the one shot will explore "the story of Alexis Kaye, and how she’ll take Leslie Thompkins, Harper Row, and Cullen Row on a harrowing journey that reveals her radicalization to The Joker’s ideology."

You can read more about the upcoming Punchline one shot in the Newsarama interview. The issue goes on sale on November 10th.

DC reschedules Batman: Three Jokers #1 to August

Before the corona virus pandemic threw many plans and businesses into disarray and postponement, DC Comics was finally set to release Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok’s long awaited Batman and Joker story “Batman: Three Jokers” into the world starting with the first issue solicited for a June 2020 release. Unfortunately, those plans did not hold up and now DC Comics has confirmed in their official website that the title will now be rescheduled for release this coming August instead.

 

Adding some new artwork teases to the article, the news of the Three Jokers delay is no surprise given the decision to halt distribution of titles by Diamond Comic Distributors over a month ago w/ the pandemic concerns happening worldwide. DC and other publishers are slowly returning to distribution beginning later this month, but with that comes the inevitable rescheduling of titles - Three Jokers included. It’s a story that has been teased and brewing since DC Rebirth began and revealed to readers that more that one man is walking around as the Clown Prince of Crime, and the new three issue storyline will tell what exactly this means and it will involve Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood - three members of the Bat Family who have been greatly affected by the Joker’s presence one way or another.

Batman: Three Jokers will now be released on August 25 in comic shops worldwide.

Jim Lee shows off his penciled cover for the Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Special on Friday The 13th

It's a quiet Friday The 13th and not much has been festive due to concerns over the corona virus, but artist and DC publisher Jim Lee took to Facebook and his social media pages to spread a little festive anticipation for fans of Batman and Joker, as the Clown Prince of Crime's 80th Anniversary is this year and Lee has drawn his variant cover piece for the "Joker 80th Anniversary 100=Page Super Special". As you can see above, the cover pays homage to the 1970's, with the Jester of Mayhem leading the pack of Batman rogues that include Catwoman, Two-Face, The Riddler, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Ra's Al Ghul, and Man-Bat.

The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Special issue is scheduled to be released this April 29th worldwide.

Jason Fabok teases "Batman: Three Jokers" anew with a bloody crowbar wielding Joker

It's been some time since comic book fans have heard anything from Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's upcoming DC Black Label series "Batman: Three Jokers" - but Fabok took to his social media pages Facebook and Twitter and shared a brand new image of one of the versions of the Clown Prince of Crime that will be appearing in the book. The image shows the Joker of the late 1980's era - holding a bloody crowbar - which is a reference to the time he brutally beat and then subsequently killed the second Robin, Jason Todd. That is considered one of the greatest failures Batman has ever experienced, and evidently the past is coming back to haunt him and his family again in the new story to come.

While there hasn't been much information about this upcoming series, what is known is that the story will focus on the aforementioned three Jokers as well as Bruce Wayne/ Batman, Barbara Gordon/ Batgirl, and Jason Todd/ Red Hood - all three who have traumatic encounters and history with the laughing lunatic from Gotham City.

Joker: Todd Phillips shares a brand new photo of Joaquin Phoenix in the role

Making good on his work to tease the upcoming standalone film that will see Joaquin Phoenix taking on the role of DC's villanous clown prince of crime, The Hangover and War Dogs director Todd Phillips has shared a brand new photo from the set of "Joker" - the standalone DC Film that is separate from the shared DC Extended Universe and which will see the origins of Batman's greatest adversary told in a new way.  Todd shared the new image via his Instagram - with the message "Editing" clearly spelling out that post production work is currently underway.

Joker is scheduled for release on October this year.

Happy 10th Anniversary, The Dark Knight!

On this week 10 years ago, the long awaited sequel to Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" was released and forever changed the landscape of superhero films as a genre in Hollywood (alongside the release of the very first Marvel Cinematic Universe film in "Iron Man" on May of the same year). The aptly titled movie called "The Dark Knight" became more than just another Batman movie and follow-up - it was considered "The Godfather" of superhero movies and dared to challenge the perception of the Caped Crusader and his world by grounding them into a very realistic tale where a man working outside the law as a vigilante is challenged by an agent of chaos.


Christian Bale of course returned as Batman - more experienced and savvy in his role as Gotham's protector following his victory against the League of Shadows. He partners with his steadfast cop friend Lt. James Gordon and new ally in District Attorney Harvey Dent in trying to eliminate crime and the mob from every corner of the city. Unfortunately it's the unpredictable arrival of a crazed criminal mastermind known as "The Joker" - played by the late Heath Ledger - that backs everyone in Gotham to a wall, pushing Batman to his very limits and challenging his fight against injustice by threatening everything he loves and has worked for.

Of course the impact of The Dark Knight in pop culture and movies cannot be overstated. It changed how films of its type are perceived and considered for the Academy Awards - with Ledger's Joker winning posthumously a "Best Supporting Actor" award that is well deserved. It is indeed the film that we needed and deserved, and it also helped popularize the use of IMAX cameras in filming - which is why it is being brought back (according to Variety) to celebrate a decade of the superhero film's mark in film history.

Happy Anniversary, The Dark Knight!

ICYMI: Joaquin Phoenix is officially Joker in new upcoming spin-off film

It's official - Joaquin Phoenix is your next Hollywood actor to portray the Clown Prince of Crime in the big screen, as The Hollywood Reporter breaks the news that as of yet untitled Joker origin film is a go by Warner Bros.! "The Hangover's" Todd Philips is directing, with Phoenix set to star as Batman's archnemesis - showing a man who is disregarded by society and eventually becomes The Dark Knight's greatest adversary.

No release date has been given for the untitled Joker spin-off film.

Margot Robbie says she's working on a Harley Quinn solo film

Looks like "Daddy's Lil' Monster" is going to be pretty busy in the next few years, as "Suicide Squad" star and Harley Quinn actress Margot Robbie has stated during an interview with MTV News that she is working on a standalone film featuring her alter ego - which is separate from the other DC movies she is expected to appear in that includes the "Suicide Squad sequel", "Harley Quinn vs The Joker", and "Gotham City Sirens". While there's no information or details on when these films will see updates, Miss Robbie did state that the solo Harley film is "Totally Separate" from the aforementioned DC Films, and she'll be helping in the production of that spin-off via her own production studio LuckyChap Entertainment.

MTV News

"I've been working on a separate spin-off for Harley for a while now," said the Harley Quinn actress "I want to see her with other women. I kept saying it while we were filming Suicide Squad. I was like, 'She needs her girlfriends.'" 

 No word on when exactly this "Harley Quinn" solo film will be coming, but it's a safe bet we'll be hearing more news come next year.