Even though the really super awesome thing about Batman is that he has no super powers, just sheer fuck-all tenacity, super preparedness, and brilliance, I keep on wondering: WHAT IF THE JOKER HAD WICKED COOL EMPATHY POWERS, SINCE HE'S SO GOOD AT GETTING UNDER PEOPLE'S SKIN? But you can't power up one of them without powering up the other, so then
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I read most of Lovers & Madmen from the Batman/Joker bookclub scans, hahah. I'm kind of "WTF, Bats?" about him, you know, scarring a guy, but I'm also like, UNF UNF? So: conflicted, for sure. I love how the Joker is about Batman throughout--I love the pencil stabbed into the guard for the note. And although I love the Joker not having a for-sure backstory, I kind of really dig the master assassin angle, because it helps the whole equal-but-opposite thing with Bats.
Plus, teeeth. I love the way the smile looks in that comic. And he's all snazzily under his umbrella when the glass is falling. Overall I just love it, really.
WTF, combatives. This description intrigues me; I am unfamiliar and must google. Kenpo is pretty, though. Your boy sounds cool. And he can recognize Joker trainers sneakers runners? shoes!
And thanks for being glad for my lack of flu. :D
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