So I've heard time and again, that Jack Nicholson is closer to the comic book Joker, then Heath Ledger.
Well I will agree that Jack's Joker LOOKS more like the one from the comics, and his backstory that he was a criminal that fell into chemicals that gave him chalk white skin, green hair, and ruby red lips are all aspects from the comics.
On the other hand, Heath's Joker is closer to the comics in the sense that, he has no known identity outside of being the Joker, we don't know his real name, or anything about him from before he became the Joker (Jack and the comic book Joker, we know HOW they become the Joker, but unlike Jack's Joker, we don't know anything before that, or even his real name, as is the case of the Heath's and the comic book version).
Also, Heath's Joker, imo, is a bit closer in the sense that he doesn't really have a specific goal, just to spread anarchy and chaos, to show the morals of society are a big joke.
Jack's Joker, though clearly insane, imo, he just wasn't AS crazy, and struck me as more of a mad mob boss, then an agent of chaos.
Another aspect, Jack's Joker, was the one who killed Bruce Wayne's parents in his film. Whereas Nolan's trilogy, the Joker had nothing to do with it, as in the case of the comics
That's my opinion, and it's not meant to be a debate of quality. As I feel Jack and Heath's Jokers were perfectly fitted for the films they appeared in.
It's just I know a lot of people tend to say Jack was closer to the comics, and I think that's more to do with the fact that he looks like the traditional Joker, then Heath did, and there's more to it then that.
Thoughts?

On the other hand, Heath's Joker is closer to the comics in the sense that, he has no known identity outside of being the Joker, we don't know his real name, or anything about him from before he became the Joker (Jack and the comic book Joker, we know HOW they become the Joker, but unlike Jack's Joker, we don't know anything before that, or even his real name, as is the case of the Heath's and the comic book version).
Also, Heath's Joker, imo, is a bit closer in the sense that he doesn't really have a specific goal, just to spread anarchy and chaos, to show the morals of society are a big joke.
Jack's Joker, though clearly insane, imo, he just wasn't AS crazy, and struck me as more of a mad mob boss, then an agent of chaos.
Another aspect, Jack's Joker, was the one who killed Bruce Wayne's parents in his film. Whereas Nolan's trilogy, the Joker had nothing to do with it, as in the case of the comics
That's my opinion, and it's not meant to be a debate of quality. As I feel Jack and Heath's Jokers were perfectly fitted for the films they appeared in.
It's just I know a lot of people tend to say Jack was closer to the comics, and I think that's more to do with the fact that he looks like the traditional Joker, then Heath did, and there's more to it then that.
Thoughts?