stareena:
i agree, clowns are pretty freaky, yes. and, i also agree that i, too, like the sinister, dark version of the joker. ...but, i also like the funnier version.
i actually think the joker was handled well in the 1989 batman film. mebbe not his origin, or history, or whatever. but, his actions. plus, jack is the man.
other than that, of course, btas did him well. they might have strayed a bit towards the lighter side, but, that luke skywalker joker laugh really gave me the creeps. in a good sorta way. once and again, btas rocks.
as for the riddler, he's WAAAAY over due to either be completely revamped, or killed off. there was, i think, one good riddler episode on (gasp!) btas, where the riddler made his own toys. i liked that one. and, of course, the first btas gave him a GOOD suit! (gasp again!) but, other than that, he's really useless. penguin (altho, only recently) evolved very nicely. the riddler needs to as well.
franta:
i thought azrael's intro was cool (sword of the azrael). and, i kinda liked the whole knightsxxxx thing. i thought the ending was cool, the real batman outthinking azbats. but, i definitly wanted to see jean paul get his azz kicked.
anyway... he'd definitly be a cooler bad guy. he's an incredible character, but, there's no room for him to be a good guy. he just cant develop with those limitations. let him explode! cut loose! literally! he'd make an incredible bad guy. and, thats something i dont know if comics has ever done. take an existing character (who has lasted for atleast 5 years) and turn him bad. (it'd be like a wrestling swerve. hulk hogan to hollywood)which would make it even MORE interesting.
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