As you can tell by the hordes of fandom making their way to the theaters to dutifully watch every Batman movie that makes an appearance, Gotham City is quite the tourist destination. If your buddy reads comics, chances are that he reads Batman". But what does SHE read?

"Batman", of course. But for slightly different reasons.

If you have a girl-buddy who likes comics, get her into a Batman conversation. She will be too thrilled that you finally want to talk about one of her favorite things. See how long it takes her to bring up the Joker.

Girls who like Batman LOVE the Clown Prince of Crime. He's a snappy dresser. He has style. He knows how to turn a phrase. That's pretty much all it takes to win a girl's heart. Face it; a guy who wears purple suits and green hair can't afford not to have panache.

That's why DC Comics gave us good ol' Harley Quinn, our girl-on-the-front when it comes to Joker adoration. (Situations like this are why they say you shouldn't date your patients, Dr. Quinzel.) But what's done is done, and we've all had at least one joker in our lives. I, for one, always did like a good laugh.

So go ahead and get your Joker-lovin' friend a copy of "The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told".It has cover art by British artist Brian Bolland, a man who has obviously seen Mistah J himself, up close and personal. It's perfectly okay for your friend to ooh and ahh over this bad boy as much as she wants. It isn't like he can go all "Take on Me" and reach out of the panels or anything.

Or can he?

Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC Comics)

Posted by Rhonda.