From standing ovations at international film festivals to public warnings issued by the U.S Army, the publicity around Joker’s release has been as insane and unpredictable as the character himself. Love it or loathe it, Joker is a unique proposition for a comic book film. It’s rated R, it’s removed from being a cog in a larger cinematic universe, and most interestingly, it’s not being merchandised to hell and back like nearly every other film in its category. It’s a peculiar, if not welcome level of restraint from a massive movie studio responsible for one of the biggest films of the year. Seriously, try and name a comic book film from a major movie studio in the last fifteen years that wasn’t launched into theaters alongside an entire mountain of toys, T-shirts, and consumer goods from cereal to toothpaste. You’d be hard pressed. On the flip side, if you walked out of Joker eager to spend some money on merchandise for your work desk, wardrobe, or home office, you literally can’t. As of right now, practically no new Joker merchandise exists.

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Source: IGN.com Want To Buy Joker Merchandise? Too Bad, It Barely Exists