‘Was this a big mistake?’: How Vera Drew defied Warner Bros and turned the Batman universe trans
The People’s Joker’ reframes the iconic DC Comics villain as a young trans comedian. After years of legal uncertainty, the ...
Vera Drew Was So Inspired by Todd Phillips' ‘Joker' That She Made an Unauthorized Parody Film About Her Trans Journey: ‘My Community Is Completely Villainized'
Although her tastes largely align with subversive voices like Eric André and Sacha Baron Cohen, Todd Phillips’ 2019 box office hit “Joker” captivated alt-comedian Vera Drew. “Warner Bros. made a ...
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‘Was this a big mistake?’: How Vera Drew defied Warner Bros and turned the Batman universe trans
“It feels like trans art is really needed there right ... defence was that it was autobiographical. The Batman imagery became a vehicle to tell Drew’s own story: her fraught relationship ...