On Friday night, when you’d think the news cycle was over for the weekend, David Ayer Tweeted a new look at Jared Leto who will play the Joker in next year’s Suicide Squad. It was in honor of the classic character who will be turning 75 this year, and as you can expect fandom was split down the middle with a new meme born instantaneously that places Leto’s Joker at various events.

While other sites and folks immediately posted up their knee-jerk reactions, this one I wanted to think about myself, because I was honestly torn.

We’ve seen numerous live action version of the Joker on the large and small screen. From Batman ’66 to most recently on Gotham. We think of the more comedic Cesar Romero, the subdued Jack Nicholson, and tortured version of Heath Ledger. Many of us hear Mark Hamill‘s voice no matter who is on the screen. All of those portrayals, and the many others not mentioned, vary greatly in style and look.

Enter Leto’s version which, looks wise, shares a style we’ve seen in the comic pages, depending on the artist. The tattoos remind me of Jim Lee’s take in All Star Batman and Robin, but what’s striking is what we can learn just from this image. I’m thinking to expect a more manic version than we’ve seen in the past. The image exudes energy, the vibe I often get listening to Hamill’s voice work on the character. Some of the tattoos I could do without, the forehead one really. The grill on the teeth too look a bit odd. But the rest of the tattoos are straight from comic iconography. But Leto is a hell of an actor, and should put an impressive show no matter how he looks.

For those who haven’t seen it yet, check out the new Joker below, and sound off in the comments with your thoughts.