Silent Earth: The Joker

clownyprincess:

godsrevolver:

I’m curious as to why the only representation of the Joker now is the image presented by Heath Ledger. As great as his performance in the role was, the Joker isn’t supposed to have such a permanent manifestation. Every Batman movie that the Joker is in, his makeup changes slightly, and every time a new artist picks up the pen for the comics, his look changes almost completely, but his general insanity stays the same.

People need to stop making Joker fanart using Heath Ledger’s image (unless, of course, it’s The Dark Knight fanart) and use their imaginations to create new Jokers. There’s basically no restrictions as long as you’ve got the basic elements of his look: the Cheshire smile, the green hair, the purple suit.

You as artists have free reign over what you choose to create; one mustn’t stick to a single specific archetype, that defeats the purpose of creativity in general. 

What’s worse is that when a new actor is cast in the role of the Joker in a new Batman (vs the Joker) film, he will be hard-pressed to create a new identity for the Joker rather than resorting to a Heath Ledger impersonation. 

I don’t know. I just get frustrated when I see the Joker with scars elongating his mouth and his eyes blacked out when there could be so many different interpretations of this enigmatic villain. Heath made it his own, now it’s your turn.

This, so much this. I’m so bored with Ledjoker. I’m so bored of the scars and the long stringy hair. I’m so bored of seeing Ledjoker teamed with classic Harley Quinn when they don’t match each other at all. I’m just so bored with him now being default when the character is so much more interesting!

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(Source: dearestclaudio)