Warning! Contains Spoilers For DC Horror Presents #4!The Jokeris most commonly considered the most insane supervillain in comics history, but DC has just dropped a bombshell retcon, revealing that the Joker isn’t insane at all, he’s just possessed by a dozen different demons at once – a controversial change that radically reinterpretsthe character’s decades of unhinged behavior.
DC Horror Presents#4 – written by Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, with art by Danny Earls – features a story in which Catwoman steals a priceless diamond, only to be haunted by horrific nightmares as she realizes the diamond is cursed.
It is revealed that the diamond drove all of Batman’s rogues insane and that the only way to remove the curse is to trick someone else into stealing it.Catwoman picks the Joker, but unfortunately,the Joker seems utterly immune to the curse, because, as it turns out, he already has an entire host of demons living inside his head.
DC Takes A Wild Swing With It’s Latest Retcon: The Joker Isn’t Crazy, He’s Possessed
DC Horror Presents#4 – Written By Patton Oswalt & Jordan Blum; Art By Danny Earls; Color By Jão Canola; Lettering By Simon Bowland.
The Joker’s madness has always been a core part of his character. Even powerful telepaths likeMartian Manhunter have struggled to keep Joker’s chaotic mindordered enough for him to be sane. It was always strange that the Joker’s madness would reassert itself. It makes way more sense that this would be the case now, if there were demons living inside his head which were the root cause of his madness. It would also explain why nearlynothing ever seems to actually cure his insanity, and perhaps even why he’s resistant to mind reading.
InArkham Asylum: Living Hell…it was revealed there is a portal to hell under Arkham Asylum. So, it is not unreasonable to assume that Joker might have come in contact with a few due to his lengthy stays there.
The DC Universe is a big place and demons aren’t actually that out-of-the-ordinary within it. There are confirmed demons in Gotham City; they’re even in Arkham Asylum. InArkham Asylum: Living Hell– written by Dan Slott, with art by Ryan Sook – it was revealed there is a portal to hell under Arkham Asylum. So, it is not unreasonable toassume that Joker might have come in contact with a few due to his lengthy stays there. This would explain how he managed to get possessed not once, but dozens of times over the years as he continually grew more and more dangerous.
The Joker’s Madness Actually Makes More Sense If It Has A Supernatural Origin
Nothing About The Joker Is Ordinary, Especially Not His Insanity
People have been trying for decades tocure the Joker’s insanity. Martian Manhunter has tried, Batman has tried, and an entire army of trained psychologists have tried along with using the best treatments that modern medicine has to offer. None of it has worked. That’s always been chalked up to the Joker simply being too crazy or being hyper-sane. But this new lore drop changes everything.If the Joker is possessed by demons, then there’s nothing modern medicine can do for him; it’s not a doctor that theJokerneeds, it’s an exorcist.
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The Joker
The Joker is a psychopathic criminal mastermind with a warped sense of humor. Initially introduced as a remorseless serial killer, the character evolved over time, often oscillating between a prankster and a homicidal maniac. His relationship with Batman is one of the most complex in comic book history, defined by their mutual obsession. Over the decades, the Joker has become an enduring icon of chaos and madness, embodying the antithesis of Batman’s order and justice.
