Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-27586321-20150409160220/@comment-27560932-20150409215718

Mark Hamill, definitely Mark Hamill. He's the most recognizable of the Jokers for me, and it's clear he always has a blast voicing him. True, Ledger's was more gritty and realistic, and Ledger was a very good actor, don't get me wrong, but I personally like my Joker more comical while still being hideously evil, and out of all version done that way, Mark Hamill (specifically, BTAS and Beyond's version) did that the best. Ledger's Joker just made me uncomfortable whenever he's on screen. He's a wonderful character, but he doesn't feel like the Joker; more like a toss-up between Anton Chigurh and Pennywise. I don't really think Batman should be taken that seriously, anyways; of course, Batman has emtional depth and dark noir moments, but it's still something called Batman, and when you get to it its a franchise about a guy in a bat-suit punching people named the Penguin, Catwoman, the Riddler... It's cheesy when you really think about it. Of course it has emotional rounding and is serious in more recent incarnations, but any good story has to have emotional moments and dark ones too. I feel the Dark Knight trilogy was kind of like the 2003 version of TMNT; a serious dark and edgy reboot where the premise really didn't need one. I like both series (though I was severely disappointed in Rises) but Mark Hamill captures the essence of the Joker's character the more while still keeping him what he is; the Joker.