What If Bruce Wayne was the Joker? Nemesis?
Mark Millar's Nemesis
Dubbed the “What If Bruce Wayne Was the Joker” story, Mark Millar’s Nemeis is a Marvel’s imprint Icon Comics original. While many people are complaining at this is incredibly unoriginal and were down right shocked that this wasn’t a DC Elsewhere title – I’m optimistic that Millar (who wrote the Ultimates, The Authority, and Civil War) will pull off something amazing and unique with this title. I expect this to be as much of a Batman rip-off as Marvelman is a Captain Marvel (Shazam) rip-off. – a well known story retold in an extremely modern way.
Millar’s Take on Icon Comics Nemesis:
Yeah, a lot of people who’ve read it have been coming up with hilarious tag-lines. “What if Batman was The Joker?” is the tame one. “What if Batman was a total cunt?” is maybe my favourite, although it’s hardly going to be an ad. [It’s] is a reversal of the Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark archetype. What if this genius billionaire was just this total shit, and the only thing that stood between him and a city was the cops? It’s Batman versus Commissioner Gordon, in a weird way. Or maybe a super-villain version of “Se7en.” A billionaire anarchist up against ordinary people. The Joker’s the best thing in the Batman movies, so this guy is a bit of an amalgamation of all the stuff we like.
Icon Comics - Nemesis
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