The Clock King Appreciation Thread - Most Underrated Batman Villain

[The Pink Panther]

Give some love to the most based villain in Batman history:



>was formerly a hard-working businessman and has great knowledge of finances and office life shit
>origin story is based on him getting vengeance for a minor inconvenience that fucked his whole life over
>has a great knowledge of time and schedules
>knows that the 9:15 is always 6 minutes early
>hates being late
>appeared in a Justice League episode as the main villain years after his 2 initial Batman: The Animated Series appearance; rarely has any other Batman villain shared that honor other than Joker
>has no superpowers and isn't even physically strong, yet still puts up a fight towards Batman by fucking with time

Forget Joker or The Penguin, this man is the real chad. Viva el Clock King.

 

[ZombiefiedFerret]

This is the second autistic post about a batman cartoon villain I've read in the last 24 hours.

 

[Celebrate Nite]

This is the second autistic post about a batman cartoon villain I've read in the last 24 hours.

What was the first?

 

[ZombiefiedFerret]

What was the first?

Not technically a book but recommend Harley Quinn's origin story Mad love. It's a comic made to go with Batman the animated series that basically did a story that wasn't allowed to a kids show. It was too dark, too sexy and generally very much flirting with not suitable for kids. Still the comic got approved suitable for kids after some minor changes and it's good, really good. Mad love eventually got made to an actual episode because the comic was that good and well received. It's very faithful but I still recommend the comic. BTAS art style looks amazing as comic, absolutely wonderful use of strong shadows but what really makes this comic a stand out is the story telling. The angles, colors and panel choices really bring out feelings, drama and horror of what Harley goes trough while allowing humor for contrast.

I recommend Mad love because it's an excellent portrayal of abusive relationship witch is something people need lear to recognize. I don't recommend just for that, Mad love is also just a fun superhero story, with great action and intriguing villain plots. It's genuinely entertaining comic but at same time it manages to show how people end up in abusive relationships and why do they stay. Harley's journey to the person we see the show makes sense and is sympathetic without potraying her as a perfect angel or lacking agency. Harley starts as an independent and quite successful if morally questionable young woman. She studied psychology to become a tv personality and she is trying to earn her big break to fame when she meets the Joker. She sees him as a famous criminal who she can exploit but he turns the table on her. He manipulates her, to enjoy spending time with him, see him as victim and eventually take leap to help him. Joker basically love bombs Harley and she falls for it. Still Joker being Joker, he eventually shows his true colors and currently treats Harley badly. Harley isn't ignorant to this, she very much dislikes how he treats her but she excuses him and is sure they can have a perfect future eventually. She is clearly delusional and story takes her beliefs to breaking point but then shows the true horror of someone like the Joker. She beaten down, emotionally and physically broken, and has admitted to herself that this Joker's fault. She ready to take her life to a new direction but then he does something nice and special to her. With this he gives her hope that the perfect future she dreamed is still possible and she falls back in bad habits.

 

[The Pink Panther]

Snip

But they're right.

Mad Love is kino. Both the comic and the episode.

 

[KingofNothing]

Clock King dabbing on Batman just by memorizing his reaction times was actually pretty good. Probably shouldn't work because the pencil pusher still shouldn't be in good enough shape to dodge Batman, but it was still cool to see

But they're right.

Mad Love is kino. Both the comic and the episode.

Agreed, Mad Love is top tier. It's a shame how far Harley has fallen into bootleg Deadpool since then

 

[Shitpiss Babylord]

I misread the thread title as "The Cock Ring Appreciation Thread"
I'm mildly disappointed..

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

I thought this thread would be about this: