Joker's New Mission Shows How Arthur Fleck Has Changed His Character
It looks like the Joker's new direction in life may be inspired by his film counterpart. Arthur Fleck, the reimagined take on the Clown Prince of Crime, might be influencing the classic criminal for the better.
The new version of the villain was the focus of the 2019 film, Joker, from director Todd Phillips. Instead of embracing the Joker's usual murky past, the film opted to give the clown a name and backstory. Arthur Fleck was a part-time clown and comedian that just wanted to make people laugh. But he inadvertently kickstarts an uprising in Gotham and takes on his Joker identity after being mocked on-air by a local entertainer. While Arthur didn't have a Batman to come into conflict with, this Joker was just as easily able to cause chaos with the slightest effort and even managed to become a symbol of an entire movement.
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Despite the major differences between DC Comics' Joker and his cinematic equivalent, it seems that the two are on their way towards having something else in common other than their killer smiles. In Joker #15 by James Tynion IV and Giuseppe Camuncoli, recurring Batman ally Jim Gordon tells the hero that the Joker has found himself at the center of a conspiracy involving the Network, a sinister order of elites. Cressida Clarke, whose father had previously funded the Network, was cast out and Cressida sought to destroy the shadowy organization by using a proxy, which is were the Joker comes in. Clarke teamed up with the villain Bane and manipulated Joker from the sidelines and their efforts were successful, with Joker destroying crucial Network sites.
While Joker spent most of his time as an unwilling pawn in a game he didn't even realize
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