Episode 80 – The Joker: Devil’s Advocate or The People vs Jack Napier
Welcome back to The Overlooked Dark Knight, the podcast that shines a light on Batman stories hardly anyone talks about!
This time out Andy and Mike take a look at the 1995 graphic novel Joker: The Devil’s Advocate. Written by Chuck Dixon with art by Graham Nolan and Scott Hanna this story explores what happens when the Joker is finally put on trial for his crimes. The problem? Batman doesn’t believe that the Joker is behind the murders he is being tried for. The hook? Batman’s right. The guys talk about the writing, the art, and the deeper ideas explored in this story up to and including captial punishment. After that Andy and Mike go through your feedback from previous episodes!
Below are the cover and select pages from the book discussed during this episode.
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The opening and closing theme for the show is Superhero Intro by Stringer Bell and taken from the royalty free site Pixma Bay.
Next Time: The guys celebrate Christmas 2023!