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A villain like The Joker is too good for just one story , which is why he ’s about to be cured of his homicidal folly and return to his civilian identity inBatman : White Knight . The groundbreaking new take on Batman ’s most iconic villain comes from writer / artist Sean Gordon Murphy , in the form of a seven - issue series turning the relationship between the Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime on its head . Batman becomes thetruemenace of Gotham City … and Joker is simplyJack Napieronce more .
It had previously been reported thatJoker would be curedand take the name ' Jack ' in his new attempts to unionize the citizen of Gotham against Batman . But thanks to new detail from Murphy himself , it can be confirmed that Joker ’s ' real ' name will carry over the individuality of Jack Nicholson ’s interpretation , seen in Tim Burton’sBatman(1989 ) . So … will the rest period of the picture show villain ’s pedigree story be in play ?
The proclamation descend directly from Murphy via Twitter , along with a new piece of nontextual matter showing what look to be Jackbeforehe ’s cured . Still Joker , still grinning , and still call tears of … well , something . We ’re willing to bet it ’s tied to his intense obsession with the Batman , whatever emotion you might call it :
Big intelligence : JACK NAPIER will be the name of my JOKER . Warner just approved–1st time Napier has been in a comic ( minus Burton adaptations).pic.twitter.com / u4YwZLMmGL — Sean Gordon Murphy ( @Sean_G_Murphy)August 17 , 2017
Fans will no doubt thank Warner Bros. for cave in the ' okay ' to assume the name Jack Napier from Burton ’s original story , as it may be the first dance step in get the moniker carried over into the main DC continuity . So far , White Knighthasn’t been defined as a specific ' Elseworlds ' title - and as Murphy as direct out , big changes to major character are usually trot out in ego - contained story such as these . Joker has been refer to as ' Jack ' in the past tense , but with the years between the current epoch and Alan Moore ’s popularKilling Jokeorigin , is it prison term for a replacement ?
It ’s unclear if the name should be taken as a sign that the theatrical role will in reality be made in Nicholson and Burton ’s mold . Murphy will obviously be accept his adaptation of the baddie into young dominion , performing something of a reverse of the movie : the once - unrestrained Jack has come to his Mary Jane . He ’s reconnected with Harley Quinn and ceased the abuse that defined their relationship , and is campaigning as the hero Gothamreallyneeds . The metropolis ’s ownWhiteKnight .
Regardless of expressed connexion or breathing in from the film , Tim Burton and Jack Nicholson did descend up with a refreshing backstory for a villain who can well be portrayed as laughable , or a ' simple ' evil . The Jack Napier ofBatman(1989 ) was a formidable , scheming , and ruthless gangster , betrayed by his crime boss before he could make his move to finish control . If Murphy ( who profess he ’s not a devotee of the common depictions of Joker ) is look to adjust Jack Napier as just as powerful an resister in a mental , rhetorical , and magnetic sense , then giving him back his saneness is a dangerous move .
Will Batman be able to beat out Jack Napier asecondtime ? Fans will have to readWhite Knightto see for themselves .
Batman : White Knight#1will be release on October 4 , 2017 .
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