Published 19:17 IST, August 21st 2020
The Joker hates Nazis according to the promo for 'Injustice: Year Zero' Issue #4
According to Tom Taylor's Injustice: Year Zero's latest issue, even Batman's arch-nemesis the Joker hates Nazis just as much as everyone else.
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Joker is undoubtedly one of most popular villains from DC Universe. Joker is Batman's arch-nemesis and an unapologetic mass murderer who will do anything to get under Batman's skin. However, it seems like even Joker draws line at Nazism. In a promo for Injustice: Year Zero, writer Tom Taylor confirmed that even Joker, one of evilest characters in DC Universe, hated Nazis.
Even Joker hates Nazis according to Tom Taylor's Injustice: Year Zero
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Taking to social media, writer of Injustice: Year Zero, Tom Taylor shared a panel from fourth issue of comic in which Joker calls out Nazis. In panel, Joker states that he is still an American and hates Nazis. He also reveals that he is a "homicidal maniac", t a "traitorous bigot". Interestingly, this is t first time Joker has revealed his distaste for Nazis.
During a Marvel and DC comics crossover between Captain America and Batman, Joker ended up teaming up with Captian's arch-nemesis Red Skull. However, when Joker realized that Red Skull was a Nazi, he was immediately appalled. Joker n told Red Skull that he was still an American and despised Nazis.
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Tom Taylor's recent post faced backlash after some fans felt like he was ding politics to comic books by making Joker talk about Nazis. However, netizens defended panel and mentioned that it was alrey established in Batman/Captain America crossover that Joker hated Nazis. Moreover, some fans defended Tom Taylor claimed that even Joker h "standards". Ors talked about how Joker did t discriminate between people even if he was evil, meaning that his hatred for Nazis was t farfetched. Below are some fan reactions to panel shared by Tom Taylor.
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Injustice series of comics started as a tie-in to 2013 video game Injustice: Gods Among Us. Injustice: Gods Among Us was a fighting game set in an alternate DC comics universe where Superman became a dictator after he was driven m by death of Louis Lane and destruction of Metropolis City. Injustice: Year Zero tells story of how Joker planned to turn Superman insane by destroying everything he loved.
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[Promo from @joker.lovers Instagram]
19:17 IST, August 21st 2020