By: Alan Moore, Brian Bolland Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 64 Publication Date: March 19, 2008 Release Date: March 19, 2008
Amazon.com: 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: 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.
moore at his best if u know who alan moore is u'll love this book, always provacative and real.
And the joke's on... who? Batman is my comic book. These are the characters I keep coming back to, the Killing Joke is a great stop along the way.
The Joker is perfect in this book. He's laughing, joking, even doing a song and dance routine, and he's dead serious throughout everything.
Pick this book up. And don't let your kids read it. It gets rough.
At the end of the book is a sequence called "Innocent Guy" and it, too, is worth the price of admission. Alan Moore needs no praise from me, but he deserves every sale his books earn.
Simply....bu-dasss What a great story. And it reads like your favorite dvds, with an alternet extended ending. Very cool.
it's hard to recommend this cheap hardcover Before reviewing the content I must comment on the cheap, glue bound, binding of the book, which is not up to snuff. I've had my copy for less than 4 weeks and the binding is showing signs of coming apart; this is not acceptable for a hardcover, "Deluxe Edition."
Brian Bolland has re-colored the book himself for this hardcover edition and the results are subtle but distinctly different from the original with mixed results.
First, he has toned everything down a bit with colors, that he intended, on a white page, as opposed to the more vibrant colors on the black page from the original. The re-coloring is subtle, but the older volume is more dynamic and I must say I really liked the black page the book was printed on in the original which gave the book the darker tone that garnered so much attention.
Second, the "Red Hood" flash backs are now in a sort of sepia tone with usually one or two objects prominently colored per panel. The effect works, but uh, this is an idea from Frank Miller's Sin City books and seems kind of gimmicky as a result. Compared to the original, I like the older flash backs which were in full color.
Lastly, the yellow oval target on Batman's chest has been removed and I really don't like it. I've always preferred the yellow oval and it just looks like something is missing now. I really don't like this change.
Some of Bolland's character sketches (which are awesome) are included here and this made the purchase worthy for me. The price is great for a hardcover edition, but take note of the quality issues in my review.
Batman: The Killing Joke this is one of the best batman stories you can read from someone other that Kane himself. though there are a lot of good stories of batman, the villians never had a great long back story. but Alan Moore has brought us this piece of genius that takes us through the mind of batman's arch-enemy the joker. this is a great buy if you weren't able to buy the original. it's a great and if you liked this than consider Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison.
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