"In With the New" entry: Change Isn't the Only Constant

[quiet__tiger]

Title: Change Isn't the Only Constant
Universe: Comics, post-Battle for the Cowl (but nothing specific)
Genre: Drama-ish
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Joker, Dick!Batman, Damian!Robin, one-sided Joker/Batman
Word Count: 1,100
Warnings: none
Summary: Joker takes stock of the new team.

Comments

[alocin42]

As ever I really love reading your Joker!

I love the idea of looking at his feelings about new!Bats and the continual parade of Robins, and it's perfect that he'd get in a huff about "his" Bats being replaced. "Maybe if he killed this Batman, his own would return, ready to play and resume their relationship." - this line in particular is just perfect Joker!thinking.

Dick being willing to play hardball and Damian's jerkiness (with the Joker of all people - the kid has a deathwish!) were great too. I'm sure Joker would have a great time "working" with them in what he'd think of as an interlude until his Batman came back.

[quiet__tiger]

As ever I really love reading your Joker!

Aww, thanks! He's a tough character sometimes--he's nuts, but he can't be *too* nuts or he wouldn't be able to pull off the schemes he does.

He just has such...ah...feelings for Batman--replacing him permanently would break Joker's brain even further. It was bad enough for him during Knightfall, I'm sure. Those Robins, though... they're like new playthings I bet. Tim has been lucky so far.

I haven't actual read a comic with Damian, just some scans, and he seemed jerky to me. But that was when I was still trying to get over Bruce having a love child, which wasn't Damian's fault.

Dick and Damian better be careful. Joker has his feelings for Bruce, but I don't remember him having anything for Dick. No problems killing him there! And man, if he ever figures out that the new Robin is the biological kid of "his" Batman... Yikes. Not good to remind Joker the Batman isn't his!

Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

[batgirl_forever]

Everybody's been reacting to Bruce's disappearance differently--thank you for showing us a proper viewpoint for Joker...who I haven't really seen since Dick took over. Huh.

Great job!

[quiet__tiger]

I don't know what's going on in the comics right now. But I'm glad my intepretation of the Joker sounds good to you! They really need to have a story with him--he's Batman's number one villain guy, so he should be there somewhere.

Thanks so much for reading and commenting!