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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780930289454
Edition: Graphic Novel
ISBN: 0930289455
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 48
Publication Date: December 01, 1995
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: December 01, 1995
Studio: DC Comics
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Amazon.com Review:
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.
Product Description:
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.
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Batman: The Killing Joke is by far one of the greatest one-shot graphic novels ever written, Moore is fortunate that it was of such caliber as to deserve inclusion in the mainstream Batman canon.
The Joker is the single most evil non-superpowered being in the DC universe, and almost nothing is known about who he was before becoming the arch-nemesis of Batman. While curiosity abounds for fans, even more prefer that he maintain this aura of mystery since it is believed that his pre-villain life ... Read More
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This Batman story is really messed up. Give it a try if you're any kind of fan of Batman.
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I hemmed and hawed over giving this 4 or 5 stars. If Amazon allowed it, I'd have selected 4 1/2. In roughly 48 pages, the story takes you through the Joker's origin (told in flashbacks) and the evil clown's present-day kidnap and torture of comissioner Gordon.
The artwork is drop dead amazing. I can't even describe it. It's as if the pages are animated, somehow. They're that vivid. Some old school fans hate how DC let Brian Bolland go back and re-color the latest edition. Me, I love the ... Read More
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This comic is one of the shortest stories that I have ever read, but one of the greatest. Any fan of the Joker needs to own this 46 page piece of art. It's wonderful.
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gotta say one of the best things i've read about batman...got me back into batman...it showed the bond that batman and the joker has, and you can see where Christopher Nolan got influence for "The Dark Knight"
