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The Batman Who Laughs
The Batman Who Laughs (Bruce Wayne) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, he is an evil counterpart and alternate version of Batman within the Dark Multiverse. He is depicted as a hybrid of both Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Batman's arch enemy Joker, and is a member of the Dark Knights and the overarching antagonist of the Dark Multiverse Saga, alongside cosmic deities Perpetua and Barbatos, from 2017 to 2021, following DC Rebirth. His first appearance was in the crossover storyline '' Dark Nights: Metal'', before receiving his own series and serving as the main antagonist in ''Batman/Superman'' in 2019 and DC Comics' ''Year of the Villain'' alongside Lex Luthor. His name is an allusion to the original Batman's seriousness and to the 1928 film ''The Man Who Laughs'', which served as inspiration for the Joker. Publication history The Batman Who Laughs was created by Scott Snyder and Gre ...
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DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book series first published in 1937. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad, and the Legion of Superheroes. The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor, the Joker (character), Joker, Darkseid, and the antihero Catwoman. The company has published non-DC Universe-related mater ...
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Batman/Superman
''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly American comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ''World's Finest Comics'' (1941–1986), in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces. ''Superman/Batman'' explores the camaraderie, antagonism, and friendship between its title characters. Jeph Loeb, the series' first writer, introduced a dual-narrator technique to present the characters' often opposing viewpoints and estimations of each other, which subsequent series writers have maintained. Prior to the events of Batman and the Outsiders #1 (1983), the two iconic characters were depicted as the best of friends. Frank Miller's landmark series ''The Dark Knight Returns'' subsequently depicted the heroes as adversaries in a future timeline. This dynamic became standard with John Byrne's '' The Man of Steel'', a Superman reboot publ ...
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DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the shared universe in which most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. In context, the term "DC Universe" usually refers to the main DC Continuity (fiction), continuity. It contains various superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash, and Aquaman; as well as teams such as the Justice League, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans. It also contains well-known supervillains, including the Joker (character), Joker, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah (character), Cheetah, Deathstroke, the Eobard Thawne, Reverse-Flash, and Darkseid. Beyond the main continuity, the Multiverse (DC Comics), DC Multiverse encompasses all Parallel universes in fiction, alternate realities within DC Comics. The primary universe has been known by various names over time, with recent designations including "Prime Earth" or "Earth 0" (distinct from "Earth Prime"). The DC Universe and its alternate r ...
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Eddie Berganza
Eddie Berganza (born c. 1965) is an American comics writer and editor, known for his editorial tenure at DC Comics from the early 1990s to the late 2010s, rising at one point to the position of Executive Editor. He was demoted, then terminated in 2017, following sexual harassment allegations. Career Berganza was born in Guatemala and moved to the United States at the age of seven. He graduated from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Video Studies. Berganza began working for DC Comics in the early 1990s, primarily as an editor. He was nominated for the ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' Fan Award for Favorite Editor in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He has written for such DC titles as ''Superman'', ''Batman'', ''Supergirl'', ''Titans'', and the ''Wednesday Comics'' mini-series and edited numerous comics, such as ''Infinite Crisis'', ''Final Crisis'', ''Blackest Night'', and the year-long maxi-series ''Brightest Day'' with Rex Ogle and Adam Schlagman. In December 2010, he was pro ...
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Riley Rossmo
Riley Rossmo is a Canadians, Canadian comic book artist and illustrator, known for his work on various Image Comics titles, as well as Marvel Comics' ''Daken: Dark Wolverine''. Rossmo is an instructor at the Alberta College of Art and Design. Personal life Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Rossmo now lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Career Rossmo is a graduate of the Alberta College of Art and Design. His first professional work was producing illustrations for publications such as ''Avenue'', ''Calgary Inc'', ''WestJet magazine'' and ''Scratch (magazine), Scratch''. His first comic book work was a collaboration with writer Alex Grecian on ''Seven Sons'', a graphic novel based on a Chinese folk legend. In 2007, he started work on ''Proof (comics), Proof'', also with Alex Grecian. Later, he collaborated with writer A.J. Lieberman on ''Cowboy Ninja Viking'' (2008–2011). Despite featuring a violent action story about an assassin with multiple personalities, Disney purchase ...
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James Tynion IV
James T. Tynion IV (; born December 14, 1987) is an American comic book author. He is best known for his work at DC Comics including as the writer on the mainline ''Batman'' title, the ''Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' trilogy, and ''Justice League Dark'' volume 2. He is also known for his creator-owned DC Black Label series '' The Nice House…'' and his independent series ''The Department of Truth'', '' Something Is Killing the Children'', ''Memetic'', and '' The Woods''. In 2022, he won three Eisner Awards for his work. In all, he has won five Eisner Awards. He is also a ten-time nominee for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book, the most nominations of any writer, winning once in 2016. Early life James Tynion IV was born December 14, 1987, and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquette University High School. While studying creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College, Tynion met and began studying under Scott Snyder, in the nascent years ...
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Brad Anderson (cartoonist)
Bradley Jay Anderson (May 14, 1924 – August 30, 2015) was an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip '' Marmaduke''. Early life and career Anderson graduated from Brocton Central School in Brocton, New York, in 1942 and then served with the United States Navy until 1946, during which time he submitted cartoons to be published in several Navy publications. Initially aspiring to be an industrial designer, Anderson attended Syracuse University on the G.I. Bill; in 1951 he graduated with a B.F.A. in Fine Arts with a major in advertising. Anderson went to work for Ball & Grier, an advertising agency in Utica, New York; however, in 1953, Anderson decided to focus on freelance magazine cartooning. From 1954 to 1966, Anderson drew the comic strip ''Grandpa's Boy''. ''Marmaduke'' Brad Anderson is best known for creating the comic strip '' Marmaduke'' in 1954, which he continued to draw until his death. According to Anderson, "During the time, I was drawing various types of dog ...
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Jason Fabok
Jason Fabok (born April 14, 1985) is a Canadian comic-book artist. He has worked almost exclusively for DC Comics for the entirety of his career. His work has been featured in acclaimed series such as ''Batman, Detective Comics, Justice League,'' and the Eisner Award-winning ''Swamp Thing: The Talk of the Saints'' short story. Career Fabok graduated from St. Clair College's Tradigital Animation program in 2007. He then attended the Word of Life Bible College in Owen Sound for a year, an experience that furthered his interest to pursue a career as a comic artist. After becoming aware that illustrator David Finch lived in his same town, Fabok sent him his portfolio. Finch agreed to mentor him and put him through a six-month-long "boot camp", teaching him everything from anatomy, to backgrounds and buildings. After six months Finch suggested Fabok sending his new portfolio to DC Comics. His first published work were issues #70 and #71 of ''Superman/Batman''. He subsequently penc ...
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Damian Wayne
Damian Thomas Wayne is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. He was created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert. Damian Wayne is the biological son of Bruce Wayne/Batman. His mother is Batman's love interest Talia al Ghul, Talia, daughter of Batman's adversary Ra's al Ghul. With the al Ghuls citing Bruce Wayne as the optimal successor to their empire, after faking a miscarriage to his father and calling off their marriage, Talia keeps his existence hidden from Batman until ''Batman'' #656 (2006). In turn, the character is revealed to have originally been intended to kill and replace Batman as well as serve as a host body for Ra's al Ghul, which would unify the Wayne and al Ghul factions. Damian is Bruce's youngest child and only biological one, with Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and Cassandra Cain his adopted siblings. A prototype of the character originally appeared as an unnamed infant in the 1987 story ...
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