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[release]Jerry Robinson, a pioneer of the comics form best known by fans for creating the [B]Joker[/B] but also praised for his work as a comics historian and creator rights advocate, has died at age 89.
At only 17 years of age, the aspiring artist was hired as an inker by [B]Batman[/B] creator Bob Kane, and over the next several years, Robinson offered as much visual input into the character's world and cast as his originator. Robinson co-created [B]Robin, the Boy Wonder[/B] and is often credited as the primary influence for arch-villain the [B]Joker[/B], though Kane and Robinson would clash over credit for the villain's creation in later years. The artist was soon hired away from Kane's shop by "Batman" publisher DC/National Comics, for which he served as a staff artist, drawing many of the most striking covers of comics Golden Age.
Robinson became a key figure along with artist Neal Adams in the fight to get [B]Superman[/B] creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster proper credit and pay for their hero from DC Comics. Robinson himself saw the benefits of a corporate culture at DC and Warner Bros. become arguably more appreciative of its original creatives in recent years as he served as a paid creative consultant for the company on projects including Christopher Nolan's "[B]The Dark Knight[/B]" which drew heavily on Robinson's original stories in its portrayal of the Joker.
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[url]http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35811[/url]
that's so sad, i cant imagine how much money would be transferred through his will
I seriously see no humor in this
The man had considerable amounts of influence on Batman(and superhero fiction in general) comics as we know them, from being the co-creator of Robin and the Joker, to having his fingers in the creation of Alfred and Two-face.
That's not even getting into his support of creator rights and the struggle for creator recognition and compensation.
So yeah, Jerry Robinson's passing is kind of a big deal if you're a comic book fan.
RIP.
[editline]8th December 2011[/editline]
Also, he did the lettering for this beauty, which may very well be his greatest contribution to the medium.
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He is the hero the afterlife deserves
[QUOTE=RatInfestation;33631236]The man had considerable amounts of influence on Batman(and superhero fiction in general) comics as we know them, from being the co-creator of Robin and the Joker, to having his fingers in the creation of Alfred and Two-face.
That's not even getting into his support of creator rights and the struggle for creator recognition and compensation.
So yeah, Jerry Robinson's passing is kind of a big deal if you're a comic book fan.
RIP.
[editline]8th December 2011[/editline]
Also, he did the lettering for this beauty, which may very well be his greatest contribution to the medium.
[IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/4vs10m.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Fun fact: Rob Liefeld traced this comic for Youngblood #0.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;33630515]I seriously see no humor in this[/QUOTE]
If we explain the joke, it's no longer a joke.
([sp]points to whomever gets the reference it's in your fucking face goddamnit[/sp])
[QUOTE=Zero Ziat;33633537]If we explain the joke, it's no longer a joke.
([sp]points to whomever gets the reference it's in your fucking face goddamnit[/sp])[/QUOTE]
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Batman the animated series, the one where harley hangs bats over the fish tank.[/sp]
It's fine he'll be back in a few weeks from another dimension or the future or something, just like in the comics.
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[QUOTE=RatInfestation;33631236]The man had considerable amounts of influence on Batman(and superhero fiction in general) comics as we know them, from being the co-creator of Robin and the Joker, to having his fingers in the creation of Alfred and Two-face.
That's not even getting into his support of creator rights and the struggle for creator recognition and compensation.
So yeah, Jerry Robinson's passing is kind of a big deal if you're a comic book fan.
RIP.
[editline]8th December 2011[/editline]
Also, he did the lettering for this beauty, which may very well be his greatest contribution to the medium.
[IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/4vs10m.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Even longer version:
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[editline]9th December 2011[/editline]
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[QUOTE=squids_eye;33633783]It's fine he'll be back in a few weeks from another dimension or the future or something, just like in the comics.
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Oh god I hated that spiderman episodes.
it was fucking [B]always[/B] on instead of the next episode you where waiting for [img]http://forums.deletionquality.net/images/smilies/saddowns.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=AaronM202;33633684][sp]
Batman the animated series, the one where harley hangs bats over the fish tank.[/sp][/QUOTE]
dingdingdingdingding
[img]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/texplainthejoke.jpg[/img]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOP-2ulq2bk[/media]
bonus: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYSNUL2hrQM&feature=related]rev up your harley[/url]
I'm really amazed that rev up your harley scene ever made it onto television
[QUOTE=Zero Ziat;33634105]dingdingdingdingding
[img]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/texplainthejoke.jpg[/img]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOP-2ulq2bk[/media]
bonus: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYSNUL2hrQM&feature=related]rev up your harley[/url][/QUOTE]
This my friend, Is why i love Harley Quinn.
[QUOTE=Lambeth;33634149]I'm really amazed that rev up your harley scene ever made it onto television[/QUOTE]
Wait till you see this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0waJ2zHkqow&feature=related[/media]
So the voice of the Joker is retiring, and the creator of the Joker is dead.
The Joker we know and love is no more.
[QUOTE=Forumaster;33634375]So the voice of the Joker is retiring, and the creator of the Joker is dead.
The Joker we know and love is no more.[/QUOTE]
He's said it 5 or 6 times before.
And he said he might not be retiring, recently.
[QUOTE=AaronM202;33634423]He's said it 5 or 6 times before.
[B]And he said he might not be retiring, recently.[/B][/QUOTE]
This music played in my head I read that.
[video=youtube;aH-MZUdmqLQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH-MZUdmqLQ[/video]
[editline]8th December 2011[/editline]
Oh and I was just reading The Dark Knight Returns :eng101:
I don't see why its so sad when someone dies at a 89. I mean he lived a good long life, shouldn't people celebrate the life he lived instead of grieving when someone dies at an age they are supposed to die?
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;33636111]I don't see why its so sad when someone dies at a 89. I mean he lived a good long life, shouldn't people celebrate the life he lived instead of grieving when someone dies at an age they are supposed to die?[/QUOTE]
That's why i want a jazz funeral. Starts somber then turns into a great big party.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;33636111]I don't see why its so sad when someone dies at a 89. I mean he lived a good long life, shouldn't people celebrate the life he lived instead of grieving when someone dies at an age they are supposed to die?[/QUOTE]
Because it feels sad knowing this guy died, allot of people like Batman.
Just imagine when Mark Hamel dies .
[QUOTE=The Baconator;33637138]Because it feels sad knowing this guy died, allot of people like Batman.
Just imagine when Mark Hamel dies .[/QUOTE]
Hamill.
I believe this fits
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[QUOTE=Forumaster;33634375]So the voice of the Joker is retiring, and the creator of the Joker is dead.
The Joker we know and love is no more.[/QUOTE]
And heath ledger is dead
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33698123]And heath ledger is dead[/QUOTE]
Jokers always die in threes
The title made it seem like this icon died
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[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33698123]And heath ledger is dead[/QUOTE]
To be fair, Heath Ledger was dead before he was the Joker to most people. Personally I wasn't a big fan of his Joker. It's a shame he died though.
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