Did they say that before it was such a megahit? I mean, the studio is going to throw so much money at them (especially Joaquin) to reprise the role, they just might crumble. I agree, there's probably multiple Joker movies in the works already.
What counts as a Comic Book Movie?
I thought Avengers Endgame was the most profitable Comic Book Movie.
Edit: PS, Oh, I get it now. It's the Most PROFITABLE, meaning it's made the biggest percentage compared to it's budget, not the one that made the most money or the most money overall.
DC will no doubt go this direction again and again and again. I hope they do actually. Don't try to copy the success route Marvel has paved. If this works for you, dark noir character stories, then by all means please keep doing that.
so,it's up there with Mad love?In terms of the DC Black stuff, the most recent addition is Harleen. Art is awesome, story is awesome. For a story about Harley Quinn's origin I can't wait to read the next one. Its a really, really good look at how Joker manipulates Harley from the very beginning. Honestly, if DC wanted to start adapting stories this one would make a good follow up to Joker.
so,it's up there with Mad love?
I can see why some would think that way, and I can probably accept that, too. But to offer a bit of a counter-argument - not offering a motivation for Joker can also be a cop-out - Joker does whatever the writer wants him to do, he doesn't need to bother with any consistent motivation - that can lead to lazy writing.Ah! You mean the condition the Joker (in the film) suffers from?
I feel the Joker (as a fictional art form) is devalued by trying to ascribe real-world conditions to him, and people suffering serious, life-affecting, real-world conditions are devalued by being compared to a comic-book character.
He's a fantastical character. He doesn't have a real-world illness; he's a maniacal evil supervillain.
I mean, while literally true, it's a little bit misleading. As the article itself points out, the movie it took this "record" from is not "Endgame" or any other ridiculously-high-grossing MCU picture but The Mask.