Stephen Gerding has been a part of CBR for over fifteen years, starting as a part-time freelancer in 2005 and working his way up to his current role as Senior News Editor. "That's really for Geoff - he has a big story planned for that - but what it will do is show us the way that The Joker, like he did during my entire time on Batman, is always there as the Greek chorus of the book, saying to Batman, in one way or another, 'You're doing it wrong,' or, 'You're doing it right. Just to be clear to readers, this is not going to answer the 'Three Jokers' question" Snyder said. "Geoff was great about walking us through what the plan is for upcoming 'Three Jokers' storyline and giving us the breathing room for what we wanted to do. RELATED: Scott Snyder Says Dark Nights: Metal is Rebirth’s ‘Strange Twin’ In short, they're 100 percent separate from each other. The writer is also crystal clear regarding whether any of what readers see in The Forge or Metal is tied to Rebirth's long-simmering "Three Jokers" subplot, first introduced in last year's DC Universe: Rebirth one-shot. I know the answers and you don't want to go down this road.' He provides an incredible source of information for Duke and Hal and yet, at the same time, because he's The Joker, he's lying!"Īs opaque as Snyder is regarding exactly how the Joker will ultimately play into his Dark Nights: Metal plans, it's clear that he's poised to play a crucial role. He would be the one who would sit there and I say, 'I know what's coming. Because The Joker has been there through all of it, and because he discovered bits of the mystery along with Batman that has to do with Metal about different sorts of metal across the DCU that radiate energy beyond any analysis, including the dionesium that we've used in our run. "In that way, we felt there was nobody better to be the person that has more answers than anybody. He's always lurking, in one way or another," Snyder told CBR. He even made an appearance at the beginning of 'The Court of Owls,' and haunts the Court of Owls in different ways. " featured in one way or another in every story that I did with Batman.
In short: the Joker knows what's coming, even if Batman has yet to sort all the pieces of the impending Dark Multiverse puzzle together. That's right - the Dark Knight has been holding his archenemy captive, which leaves readers (not to mention the heroes who discovered him, Duke Thomas and Hal Jordan) asking how, when and perhaps most importantly, why? In an interview with CBR (live on the site later today), Snyder remained tight-lipped as to the details regarding the Clown Prince of Crime's imprisonment, but he was happy to pull back the curtain a little bit on the role the iconic villain will play in Dark Nights: Metal. RELATED: Nth Metal: The Element Behind Snyder & Capullo’s DC Event, Explained
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