By: Brian Azzarello Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: November 04, 2008 Release Date: November 04, 2008
An original hardcover graphic novel that tells the story of one very dark night in Gotham City--from the creative team behind the graphic novel Lex Luthor: Man of Steel.
The Joker has been mysteriously released from Arkham Asylum, and he's none to happy about what's happened to his Gotham City rackets while he's been "away." What follows is a harrowing night of revenge, murder and manic crime as only The Joker can deliver it, as he brutally takes back his stolen assets from The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face, Killer Croc and others.
Brian Azzarello brings to The Joker all the visceral intensity and criminal insight that has made his Vertigo graphic novel series 100 Bullets one of the most critically-acclaimed and award-winning series in all of comics.
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Joker at his best/worst. This is Joker at his best, because he is at his worst. He's so evil. He's so crazy. He's so unpredictable. And he never looked so good/terrible.
what happened? this graphic novel is not at all faithful to the Joker we know and love, this is the Joker from "The Dark Knight", and frankly they should have marketed this as a graphic novel with ties to the film instead to the batman series. I hate how they drastically changed the characters (except Batman). Killer Croc was a monster who acted a lot like a crocodile, but here he's a petty gangsta, the same as the Joker, the Joker in this story is a gang leader who has clear intentional motives, the Joker we all know in comic books is a remorseless evil creature without a motive in why he does the things he does, but this Joker is unfunny and unlikable unlike the original one, don't buy this, you'll be disappointed with this, uninteresting plot which is narrated by a uninteresting narrator, who you won't care about or see again in the series.
Sadistic. Repulsing. Perfection. I bought "Joker" on a whim when it first came out, just to see what Azzarello and Bermejo would do with it. I flipped through the first couple of pages and then I was struck by the image of the Joker walking out of Arkham Asylum. All I could think was, "Man. That is such a cool image." I was sold from that point on. Anyone who can capture a character so perfectly on the fourth page knows exactly what they are doing. "Joker" takes the reader for an insane, sadistic, and demented rollercoaster ride into the life of it's entitled character. So sit back, relax, and be disgusted as one of the most beloved characters of the DC Universe is served up raw and uncut. Just prepare for a little surprise when you find out just how crazy the Joker isn't.
The Joke's on everyone. Probably thanks in no small part to "The Dark Knight" film, DC released this book that is all about the Joker. Well not quite. See its actually all about his lackey Jonny who volenteered to pick up Joker after he was granted parole. How someone can think the Joker deserves to be set free is beyond me but I guess that is the suspension of belief part of this story. Never the less this book treats the reader to a stripped down, and dirty as sewage view of the Joker and Gotham criminal communities. Jonny waxes philosophical about what its like to be a hood and to gain respect within the criminal community. This story delivers one thing very well and that is tension. Within the story, Joker may seem to care about Jonny as a good friend but as the story shows (and long time fans know) you should never give the Joker an inch cuz he'll take the whole mile. And Joker devilishly delivers on that promise. In the end, you feel you learned more than you wanted to about the Joker, yet you understand even less about his motivations which further perpetuates the enigma that he is. This is definitely not a kid's story. There is violence in spades and I'd venture to say its the most violent superhero themed related story I've ever read. But the violence serves to show the appauling nature of this character and how he should never be revered but rather feared and hated. Yet like any good Joker story, you still feel drawn to him as character just like Jonny was. Azzraleo's writing is top notch in this volume. Azzarello's dialogue is crisp and fresh and does a good job of keeping the focus on Jonny and Joker's relationship. Bermejo's noirish command of realism and stark lighting makes this book feel very dense and cinematic and adds a great deal of something that many comics lack which is a tone. Its a damn good read for long time Joker and Batman fans. Highly recommended.
Gladly surprised by this great comic Even though Im a new comic book collector, I bought this one with no preview reference and found it breathtaking. The Joker depicted is evil, but you can see him cry in some point of the story, without telling each and every detail of his actions, you see a powerful and twisted joker that I haven't seen in other comic books. The drawings are supreme, in a 1-10 scale I'll give it a 12, againg drawings that gladly surprised me. In general a great comic, a must have to all Batman/Joker fans.
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