Joker

Burger Fiction looks at 50 years of The Clown Prince of Crime in live action and animation. From Cesar Romero’s screwball 1960s thief, to his bat-sh*t crazy and murderous variants by Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto, Mark Hamill, and the never to be outdone Heath Ledger.

“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you… stranger.” Get a chance to win one of two Hot Toys 1:6 scale The Joker Bank Robber 2.0 from Sideshow Collectibles worth $270. Contest runs until 11/6/14. Eligibility terms here.

When asked by a fan if he’d do his cartoon Joker voice in a mock scene from The Empire Strikes Back, actor Mark Hamill was happy to oblige. Star Wars Episode VII: The Clown Prince of Crime. That’s a movie we’d pay to see.

Voice actor Troy Baker plays the Joker in Arkham Origins, but he’s also Bioshock’s Booker, The Last of Us’ Joel and FF XIII’s Snow – reads from Batman: The Killing Joke (script here). Skip to 2:10. Alan Moore is a mad genius.

Here’s Emperor Palpatine in the finale of Return of the Jedi using lines spoken by Mark Hamill as the Joker. Listen closely for the other guest voice. How freaky would it be if Palpatine was actually Luke from another time?

By using a grid of thousands of special lenticular LEGO bricks, Arthur Gugick created this awesome mural that shows Batman when viewed from one angle, and The Joker as you pass by.