In Joker: Folie à Deux, the long-awaited sequel to Todd Phillips’s Oscar-winning 2019 film Joker, failed comedian turned spree killer, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), strikes up a romance with fellow Arkham Asylum inmate, Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga). Their relationship unfolds over the course of Arthur’s legal trial where the defense attempts to answer the question:…
ESSAY: Terra Incognita: How DC Comics Has Failed Tara Markov
Content Warning: This essay contains frank discussions of fictional sexual abuse against a minor. Even non-comic fans recognize Tara Markov, AKA Terra. While not one of the five Teen Titans most commonly seen on the small screen, she is perhaps one of the most recognizable members of their supporting cast. Introduced in the December 1982 issue…
