{"id":11064,"date":"2015-04-24T21:26:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T04:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=11064"},"modified":"2015-04-24T22:26:51","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T05:26:51","slug":"are-you-joking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/are-you-joking\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Joking?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The internet just blew up and everyone is freaking out- I’ve seen the statement (or one similar to it) “You’ve got to be joking” about 15 times in the last hour. \u00a0<\/p>\n

You’ve heard about it by now, right? \u00a0Well… if you haven’t, I’ll tell ya- they released Jared Leto’s Joker for the upcoming Suicide Squad in 2016 and it’s got everyone all fit to be tied in a straight jacket and crazy enough to be admitted to their own quiet corner in Arkham.<\/p>\n

But really, folks… c’mon. \u00a0What’s the issue here, exactly?<\/p>\n

Now, I’m not defending or damning it\u00a0at this point because I’ll be honest, I don’t know a THING about Suicide Squad. \u00a0But when I review the artwork of the book then\u00a0compare it to the concept photo released today… it really doesn’t seem that far off.<\/p>\n

So folks, clue in a mama who hasn’t had time to check this series out. \u00a0Is it really that bad? \u00a0Or are you all just freaking out because it’s not YOUR version of Joker? \u00a0Because… this is not MY joker, either… but it doesn’t mean it’s bad or wrong or stupid or whatever else all the crazy fanboys and girls wanna jump to the interwebs and yell about, so I have to assume there’s more to it than just what’s on the surface, because it really doesn’t make sense.<\/p>\n

Let’s review- Here’s the Joker from a Suicide Squad cover:<\/p>\n

\"Suicide_Squad_Vol_4_15\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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and…<\/p>\n

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\"gnb134301ins\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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And then\u00a0is Jared Leto’s Joker:<\/p>\n

\"JaredLetoJoker\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Now, I’m not expert here, but it seems pretty spot on to me. \u00a0Pale skin, overly-exaggerated, red mouth with giant, prominent teeth, dark and insane eyes lined in black and red…<\/p>\n

Am I missing something? \u00a0I mean, I’m not personally a fan of that grill or the tattoos, (mainly because I am pretty sure they sold bumper stickers that looked like every single one of these at Hot Topic 15 years ago and that combined with the grill just make him look kind of ghetto) but that doesn’t mean it’s off target with the concept. \u00a0It just means they maybe took it a step further or slightly different… which THEY ALWAYS DO and it’s not a big deal and we usually like it eventually and in spite of ourselves anyway (*ahem* how many of you flipped out when you found out a young Australian pretty boy blondie was being cast not so long ago??), so seriously guys… I’m confused. \u00a0Is all this ruckus JUST because it’s new and a little different? \u00a0If we are only comparing Jokers in film sure- it’s a lot different, but compared to the books, it isn’t.<\/p>\n

Suicide Squad fans, please fill me in here and give me your thoughts… what exactly is the giant difference between this face…<\/p>\n

\"JaredLetoJoker\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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And THIS face…?<\/p>\n

\"SUISQDv3-5\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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