The first season of "Suicide Squad: Bring Down the Justice League" will premiere on March 28, and as promised, it will feature one of DC's most notorious villains: the Joker.

The date was revealed on Twitter in a very straightforward announcement, not unlike the Joker: "Get ready for Season 1! The Joker is coming March 28, ha!" . This sounds more like a triumphant laugh than the crazy laugh made famous by the Joker, but given the events of "Suicide Squad" (omitted due to spoilers), it may be appropriate.

The accompanying image is similarly restrained, but as we have previously noted, this "Elseworlds Joker" is closer to the Cesar Romero character from the 1960s Batman TV series (incidentally, the best Joker) and the boner-inducing It seems closer to the comic book inspiration that prompted it.

We haven't seen any action from this take on the Joker other than brief gameplay when he was first announced, but assuming that throwback approach is maintained, I think it's a smart move. Batman, and DC Comics in general, has evolved dramatically over the decades. There was a time when the current Dark Knight, no matter how grim and taciturn he is, used to seem genuinely happy and adaptable (as can be said for someone who runs around looking like a giant flying rat), and no one thought it odd that he would choose a random kid to ride shotgun on a ridiculous adventure. Comics were fun back then, and frankly, I'd like to see that kind of lighthearted, silly approach to superheroes make a bit of a comeback in modern media.

(Yes, I am old. No apologies.)

The big question, of course, is how much of an impact this will have on the fate of "Suicide Squad". Overall, it's a pretty decent game, with our review giving it a score of 67%, meaning "something to like here," and a "mostly favorable" rating on Steam, but the overall public reception has not been entirely favorable, to say the least. This is reflected in the player count: only 399 people are playing on Steam at this point, with a daily peak of only 579. Since Suicide Squad is a multi-platform game, these numbers don't tell the whole story, but they are definitely not a good sign.

Warner Bros, the publisher of Suicide Squad, further confirmed the game's dire situation in its most recent financial report, stating that the game is "falling short of our expectations" and as a result is facing a difficult first quarter on a year-over-year basis. In light of the company's stance of canceling projects that do not generate sufficient revenue, the long-term future of "Suicide Squad" is also in question, as Rocksteady has a year of updates and new content, including an offline mode and (no doubt) a Mr. Freeze in Elseworlds plans, but whether the opportunity to make all of that happen is very much in doubt at this point.