The 6 Bestest Jesters in Comics
The Joker movie comes out this weekend! But there’s a problem: I already did a List of Six about comic book clowns who aren’t the Joker. So what am I supposed to do now? How about the next best thing to clowns: jesters! Sure enough, there are a bunch of comic book jesters!
Sad crying clown; no iron lung
Were jesters real? Does anybody know? Obviously they exist in pop culture depictions of castles and kingdoms. But were they historically real? That sounds like a really fun Wiki Wormhole. Anyway, there are a bunch of jester-themed comic book characters, so let’s count them down in celebration of the Joker!
Join me after the jump for the six best jesters in comics!
The Harley Quinn Movie is Coming!
For some reason, DC and Warner Bros. have decided to call the Harley Quinn movie Birds of Prey. There’s also a subtitle of “and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn”. Honestly, I kind of like that long title. But based on this first full trailer, the movie probably should have just been called “Harley Quinn”.
I couldn’t even tell you who anyone else is in this trailer. I think Huntress is the one with the crossbow, and I think that’s Black Canary at the microphone, but I’ve got no clue much of anyone else. Ewan MacGregor is playing Black Mask, but the movie doesn’t tell me that.
It’s still a solid trailer, showing off Harley Quinn in all her wacky glory. Her style is a little too tacky for my tastes, but that’s probably the point. I think this movie has a chance to do some real good.
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn comes out on Feb. 7.
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The King’s Man Looks Pretty Neat!
I wasn’t too impressed by the first trailer for The King’s Man, the upcoming prequel to the Kingsmen series. But this second trailer looks like a lot of fun!
Lots of highly choreographed fighting, lots of nifty gadgets, some cool dialogue; it all looks like a pretty neat adventure. Consider me on board for looking forward to this movie, which comes out on Feb. 14…Valentine’s Day.
I need to find a date!
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 9/28/19
Spider-Man is back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Marvel and SONY made a deal to co-produce one more Spidey MCU film, with at least one more cameo in another movie! How exciting. I had faith that the studios would work something out, and there’s still time to work even more out beyond this new 2021 film.
As for comics, not a big pile this week, with only Captain America, Powers of X and Power Rangers. I skipped the new Strikeforce comic, though maybe I should have checked it out to try something by Tini Howard. Comic Book of the Week goes to a stellar Mighty Morphin Power Rangers!
Ass-kicking incoming
Meanwhile, Harleen, the first part of the new Harley Quinn origin retelling by Stjepan Šejić has come out, and I was going to pick it up to review…but then I saw it was a double-sized book, and was pretty dense. So I’ve decided to wait and probably get it via tpb down the line. I am a big Stjepan Šejić fan and highly recommend Sunstone to anyone and everyone. Best love story I have ever read!
Comic Reviews: Captain America #14, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #43 and Powers of X #5.
I Don’t Know If I’m Ready for the End of BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman is probably my favorite show on TV right now. It’s funny, it’s touching, it’s deep, it’s dramatic; there is nothing else like BoJack Horseman.
So I’m kind of worried that the next season will be its last!
I’m worried in that I don’t know if I’m ready for the show to be over. I don’t know if I’m ready for BoJack Horseman to say its final word about the life and fate of its protagonist. Plus it always really stinks when your favorite TV shows come to an end.
The first half of the final season arrives on Oct. 25. The second half arrives on Jan. 31.
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