Batman: The Killing Joke
by Alan Moore, Brian Bolland
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Book Summary Information
Author: Alan Moore, Brian BollandArtist: Brian Bolland
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-19
ISBN: 1401216676
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: DC Comics
Product features:
- ISBN13: 9781401216672
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of Batman: The Killing Joke
Book Review: Review of Moore's The Killing Joke
Summary: 5 Stars
This comic book has many, many great features. To begin, it has an excellent writer and illustrator. Moore's probing dialogue is enhanced by a dark, morally ambiguous world of illustrations. Furthermore, this story is incredibly simple. It features several usual characters posed in unique positions that criticize their more traditional mythology. The 'book' is less than 50 pages--less than an hour of reading. Reader will recognize several scenes and themes drawn from this work in the Dark Knight. This book is a great read, and it doesn't demand much of your time. Pick it up.
Summary of Batman: The Killing Joke
One of the most famous Batman stories of all time is offered for the first time in hardcover in this special twentieth-anniversary edition.This is the unforgettable that forever changed Batman's world, adding a new element of darkness with its unflinching portrayal of The Joker's twisted psyche.
Writer Alan Moore, acclaimed author of WATCHMEN and V FOR VENDETTA, offers his take on the disturbing relationship between The Dark Knight and his greatest foe. The Clown Prince of Crime has never been more ruthless than in this brutal tale.
This special new edition also includes a story written and exquisitely illustrated by Brian Bolland.
The Killing Joke, one of my favorite Batman stories ever, stirred a bit of controversy because the story involves the Joker brutally, pointlessly shooting Commissioner Gordon's daughter in the spine. This is a no-holds-barred take on a truly insane criminal mind, masterfully written by British comics writer Alan Moore. The art by Brian Bolland is so appealing that his depiction of the Joker became a standard and was imitated by many artists to follow.
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