The Joker is immortal. At least thats his claim in Endgame, the current storyline in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullos Batman comic series. Forget Jared Letos haircut this is the biggest Joker event going. For the first time, he seems to be explaining his history of countless returns from the grave. Resurrection is a huge part of superhero comics, certainly. Most characters have died a dramatic and hyped-up death, only to return a year later with a half-hearted excuse. But Jokers ability to cheat death goes beyond even the most flexible comic book mortality rules. Through his seventy-five years in comics, movies, animation, and video games, hes been shot, stabbed, dropped down smokestacks, and fed to sharks. Sometimes he seems truly gone for good. More often, it feels inevitable that hell return, leaner and meaner than ever. Because Joker just keeps on truckin'. Join me, won't you, on a tour of Joker's greatest downfalls...
