>http://www.newsarama.com/28804-rebirth-to-feature-joker-new-batman-to-introduce-new-hero.html
>"Batman will become focused on a mystery that will change everything he knows about his greatest villain."
>[...] Rebirth writer and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns said the previous scene where Batman heard Joker's real name from the Mobius Chair (from Justice League #42) will be followed up on, as readers learn the character's real name. "It'll all become clear when we get to that story," Johns said.
>The CCO doubled-down on that statement in this week's catalog, saying "Well, at the end of 'Darkseid War,' there's a secret about the Joker that Batman will uncover that artist Jason Fabok and I will reveal."
Johns better not fuck this up.
Of course he will. He hates Batman.
>>81922436
I honestly don't know how to feel about dc revealing the Joker’s name..
Anyway, does anyone have the print version of DC rebirth preview book?
>>81922710
what is his name. Joseph Kerwalski?
>>81922710
yeah
Nothing too much to it though.
Who the fuck gives a shit about what the Joker's name was? The only way it would ever matter is if they pull some retarded twist and say he's Thomas Wayne or something equally stupid.
>>81922436
>the Joker's real name
>Bill Wilson
>Joker's real name
>George WashingtonHow do you like that, Batsy? You've been fighting the greatest American patriot all this time!
>>81922605
>this meme again
Calling it now, The Joker is actually Jared Leto
>>81923468
Wrong his real name is Martha
Also who gives a shit if he has a real name it never bugged me whether he had one or not
GREAT ANOTHER JOKER STORYLINE
NOT LIKE WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THOSE
I think it's storytime time
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>>81923538
A guy named Bob Kane who stole credit from two guys named Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson.
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>>81923552
And here's the punchline
>>81923560
he's in the mirrors....goddamn hypercrisis...
>>81923560
>>81924062
IT'S HAPPENING
>>81924168
Mirror Master was right all along.
>>81924062
This is computer-chip-in-your-brain levels of stupidity.
>>81924174
The mirrors are cursed.
Publishers still drum up "interest" the same boring way since the 90s.
>secrets will be revealed
>the status quo will never be the same
>someone will die
>a new character introduced
>new costume
Have they learned nothing?
>>81924224
>>the status quo will never be the same
Every time.
This is the oldest lie in the comic industry.
>>81923560
I don't get it.
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>>81923468
Jack Wayne
>>81924240Batman missed his husbando
His origins should be left ambiguous. Who he was before has no relevance to who he is now.
>>81924325
This may sound stupid but, wasn't there a time when Batman met god or had his powers and one of his questions was about the jocker's identity?
Joker Joker and Luigi Joker
inb4 his name is revealed to be The Joker, because that's who he always was regardless of what name he was born with. Like how they make the argument occasionally that Bruce Wayne is just a mask to hide that he truly identifies with Batman first, and Bruce second.
Or maybe Joker identifies as a helicopter.
He's Andy Kaufman
It's going to be Doctor Death's son that "died" in a mission overseas. Instead he came back and started the Red Hood Gang, and led them as Red Hood One.
>would explain joker's/red hood one's familitarty with combat, explosives and chemical warfare.
>will explain both his obsession and anger towards Batman since Batman's actions led to Dr. Death's... death.
>>81922436
Who cares?
We all know it's not going to be a pre-existing character, at least not one that makes sense anyway. It will be something lame, like him being some Elder God of Chaos or a Demon.
If it's some new character that has some relation to Bruce but we have never seen or heard about before this (like his uncle, half-brother or gym teacher) it would be the biggest cop out, and I would go from being meh to very mad.
>>81927139
>inb4 his name is revealed to be The Joker, because that's who he always was regardless of what name he was born with. Like how they make the argument occasionally that Bruce Wayne is just a mask to hide that he truly identifies with Batman first, and Bruce second.
This is what I'm hoping for to be honest.
>>81927226
That's so fucked up it could be right.
>>81927377
>If it's some new character that has some relation to Bruce but we have never seen or heard about before this (like his uncle, half-brother or gym teacher) it would be the biggest cop out, and I would go from being meh to very mad.
This was what made Lincoln March such a lame villain.
>>81924224
>Have they learned nothing?
This is only a valid question if by "they", you mean "the readers"
>>81927574
No, it was great.
If Jokers name is anything other than Batmans Antagonist or something I'll be disappointed
>>81922436
Calling it now: Alfred's long lost son who he thought died as a baby. Alfie thought him dead. Bats trusts Alfie, so never investigated him.
>>81928109
Nah, not outrageous enough.
Maybe it'll be Martha Wayne, and kick off the two-year storyline there's rumors about as people uncover what Flashpoint did to the timeline.
>>81928109
It will be joe chill, johns only watches movies.
I don't care about any new twist from Joker even a little bit.
He'll be a Wayne family guy or some shit, it'll be trash.
>>81928109
This is what I'm banking on too.
Joker isDan DiDio
Bruce Wayne
>>81927000
yea, its the current storyline Johns is doing, Darkseid War.
He gets Metron's chair and asks Joker's name and all we get is his reaction saying "that can't be true" and we'll get the actual reveal in Rebirth thing
Literally: Me
>>81922436
>It'll all become clear when we get to that story,
Who wants to bet johns fucks this up?
>>81924325
>Jack Wayne
So Batman and The Joker are related?
Doesn't even matter who he is? I mean what is gonna be, Batman long lost insane transgendered sister?
>>81922436
His name isRobert Kane
>>81931625
Johns does that with EVERY villian ever.
He will probably make the joker bald and sexy too.
joker's name isBruce Wayne, from the future.
>>81923007
It was ok, mostly trade filler at the end.
Watch, it'll be that the chair told himI don't know
>>81930604
Transvestite Martha?
>>81922710
I can't think of a single reveal that will be satisfactory. I really hope they don't pull a Hush and say he's some character from Bruce's past that we've never heard of until now.
>>81922710
>Anyway, does anyone have the print version of DC rebirth preview book?
Seriously? No one has the print version?
Joe Kerr
Darkseid
>>81922436
I think. Joker is Thomas Wayne Jr.. the dead brother of Bruce Wayne.
JAJA
>>81924224
The problem is that it works. It's not long lasting, but these gimmicks do give a sales spike, and they want as many of those spikes as possible,
And his name isJohn Cena
>>81932070
that or it just started vomiting random names nonstop due to the whole 'constantly reinventing himself' thing.
that amongst other things Joker once fancied himself the incarnation of a voodoo god would make things pretty confusing
Boba Fett
