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Ungoliantschilde

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My name is John and I am into Comics, Movies, Artwork, Painting, Rock'n'Roll and Music in General and Pop-Culture in particular. I enjoy polite discussions and requests!
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~Alex Ross's Joker & Greg Capullo's Joker~ -This is an opinion, and is no way a comparison of the artists. I chose these two images because they are the most indicative of my point. I've been eagerly reading Snyder & Capullo's work on Batman. The only thing I did not like about "Death of the Family" was how the Joker looked. Alfred Hitchcock had a theory when it comes to suspense: the anticipation of the danger is ALWAYS scarier than the actual Danger. Remember in "Psycho" how creepy Norman Bates was? He was only violent for a brief instant, and the rest was just hanging in the air. The whole movie was scary as hell though. Because the Suspense was better than the action. It has always been that way. Alex Ross's depiction of the traditional look of the Joker works because of one simple word: Menace. He has a look of just evil to him, but there's no real rhyme or reason to it. He looks unsettling and scary. Greg Capullo's Joker looks like a crazy guy that cut off his own face and then bungee corded it back in place. The thing about the Joker that makes him a truly great villain is that he really and truly is completely sane. He is not a raving lunatic with a hatchet. He's a smart, sadistic, career criminal with a skill-set to match Batman's, and an ability to deceive the judicial system that borders on magic. Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder turned the Joker into a lunatic with a computer. So, to be clear: Snyder's run on Batman has been fantastic since the get-go. Capullo's art has always been awesome, and I'm really happy he's not working on Spawn any more, because he is perfect for Batman. Alex Ross is great at what he does, and Greg Capullo is great at what he does. So, I guess my gripe is really with whoever it was that approved the idea of cutting off Joker's face.

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