The Man Who Laughs (1909 film), made in France by the Pathé film company and produced by Albert Capellani. No copies of this film are known to survive.

Its influence does not stop at Miller and Finger, but extends further until it is directly referencing multiple other classic stories, including: Three days later, Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Red Robin were training in the Batcave and talked to Bruce about his worsening condition. Though they all offered to help the Bat however they could, Batman rebutted that he didn't want any help and revealed that the real reason he called them was that he knew they would be the first to notice something was wrong with him and warn the other heroes, something he couldn't allow to happen. And then he surprised them by doing something they were unprepared for: pull out a pair of hidden machine guns and shoot them all dead. [2] a b c Dossier de Presse: March 2014. L’âme a-t-elle un visage? L’Homme qui rit, ou les métamorphoses d’un héros. Maison de Victor Hugo exhibition (curator Gérard Audinet), 2014.Invulnerability: Bruce possesses incredible durability and is practically invulnerable to any physical harm. He has only been shown to be harmed by the likes of Perpetua and Superboy-Prime. [20] [22] Joker, Scarecrow, Clayface, Mad Hatter, Killer Croc, and many others put the Dark Knight through his paces in this haunting tale. This book helped establish Arkham Asylum for the iconic locale that it is in the world of Batman. 4. The Long Halloween DC Comics The Man Who Laughs (1928), an American silent film directed by Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and Olga Baclanova. Veidt's appearance as Gwynplaine is cited as a key influence on the character design of the DC Comics villain The Joker, the nemesis of Batman. [15] The film is also the namesake of an alternate version of Batman called The Batman Who Laughs.

Mahnke’s art is fantastic throughout. The forms and shapes of his characters are crisp, but the additional lines and textures give everything a grittiness that matches the story. The action sequences (of which there are plenty) are clear and fluid.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. At the very same time, this story was to take place roughly one year after the events of Miller & Mazzucchelli’s masterpiece Batman: Year One (1987) and be its official successor. L'Homme qui rit (1971), a TV movie directed by Jean Kerchbron made and distributed in 1971. It is an adaptation of the novel in three episodes, starring Xavier Depraz as Ursus, Philippe Clay as Barkilphedro, Philippe Bouclet as the adult Gwynplaine and Delphine Desyeux as the adult Dea. Music was by Jean Wiéner.