In March 2008, a deluxe hardcover version of the book was released, featuring recoloring of the book by Brian Bolland. Harley Quinn has a small part in this book, Catgirl is mentioned, along with TwoFace, Riddler, Penguin, and other villains. Moore stated that he attempted to show the similarities and contrasts between Batman and the Joker. For the 2020 holiday season, returnable items shipped between October 1 and December 31 can be returned until January 31, 2021. Through flashbacks, Moore reveals parts of the Joker's past, and shows he had a significant other named Jeannie who was pregnant with his child. on April 23, 2018. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. In 2010, writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Cliff Chiang collaborated on a one-shot story called "Ladies' Night", which was published in the anthology series The Brave and the Bold. He admits to his own uncertainty, as he has disparate memories of the single event ("Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another...If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice! Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2019. [23] Manning additionally called it "one of the most powerful and disturbing stories in the history of Gotham City". A film adaptation of the Killing Joke was announced on July 21st 2015, with Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill returning to voice Batman and the Joker, respectively. Bolland says that in 1984, DC editor Dick Giordano told him he could do any project for DC he wanted, and Bolland requested to do a Batman/Joker prestige book with Moore as writer. Several scenes, themes, and dialogues are also directly taken from the comics. You'd turn it off when I was halfway across!" Anyway, just go buy the graphic novel, you'll enjoy it more. Some time later, she decides to become the omniscient computer presence known as the Oracle.
The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 50 pages and is available in Paperback format. In addition, the Joker, when relaying the second of his infamous scar stories to Rachel Dawes, says to her "Now I see the funny side. "[49], Novelists Christa Faust and Gary Phillips wrote a novel adaptation of Alan Moore's story, published on September 25, 2018 by Titan Books. Rip returns Booster to the future before the Joker can murder him, but Booster demands to be sent back again. Batman spends his life forging meaning from the random tragedy, whereas the Joker reflects the absurdity of life, and all its random injustice". Versandkosten und ggf. 1988 inszenierten Comic-Gott Alan Moore (WATCHMEN) und Top-Zeichner Brian Bolland (CAMELOT... Produktinformationen "Batman Deluxe - The Killing Joke", Weiterführende Links zu "Batman Deluxe - The Killing Joke". In the climax for Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Joker is seen sitting on a throne made of dismembered mannequins, alluding to The Killing Joke. Once outside, he discovers, to his horror, that the chemicals have permanently bleached his skin chalk white, stained his lips ruby red and dyed his hair bright green. Like "No Joke", the story heavily implies that the heroines cannot alter Barbara's fate, despite their desire to do so, instead giving her a final night on the town before she loses the use of her legs. Desperate to support his pregnant wife, Jeannie, he agrees to guide two criminals into the plant for a robbery. Similarly, in Justice League of America, specifically the issue where Joker is temporarily rendered sane by Martian Manhunter, he shows the same expression when realizing that not only had he been insane for quite some time, but also the horrific actions he had conducted. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2018, The killing joke is one of my all time favourite Bstman/Joker stories so when this was announced I couldn't wait.
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One night Batman goes to visit the Joker in Arkham Asylum. Terrified, the engineer jumps into the chemical plant's waste pound lock to escape Batman and is swept through a pipe leading to the outside. In addition, Barbara Gordon's status as Oracle and being crippled by the Joker also references the comic. Avoid at all cost!!!
1988 inszenierten Comic-Gott Alan Moore (WATCHMEN) und Top-Zeichner Brian Bolland (CAMELOT 3000) die Graphic Novel BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE.
[1], Much of the Joker's backstory from The Killing Joke is also referred to in 2004's "Pushback" (Batman: Gotham Knights #50-55; reprinted with #66 as Batman: Hush Returns), in which the events are observed and reported by the Riddler, who recounts that the pregnant wife of the pre-accident Joker, who is called "Jack" prior to his accident, was kidnapped and murdered by the criminals in order to force his compliance. [30] March 2008 saw the release of the artwork as Bolland intended it: the twentieth anniversary hardcover edition of The Killing Joke is completely recolored by Bolland himself. Please try again. Just prior to the patient interview, Joker asked Quinzel "Tell me something, dear have *you* ever had a really bad day? [7] Unlike the Joker, however, Gordon emerges from his ordeal with his sanity and moral code intact.
Though traumatized by the ordeal, Gordon retains his sanity and moral code, and he insists that Batman capture the Joker "by the book" in order to "show him that our way works".
The design of the Joker in the video game Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is based on The Killing Joke. Batman: The Killing Joke is a "prestige edition" one-shot written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland, published by DC Comics in 1988. The Joker shoots Barbara and takes nude photos of her on the floor and bleeding. I went into this book with an open mind, I have read the graphic novel so it was the parts that others have described as filler that I was interested in reading. [6], The torments that the Joker puts Commissioner Gordon through are meant to serve as "proof that there is something buried deep within each lunatic, a nugget of insanity, that is simply waiting for the right moment to spring forth". March 1988 She is more than merely disabled". The administrator of this site (view-comic.com) cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. This Deluxe Edition features new coloring by Brian Bolland, meant to illustrate his original intentions for the book, with more somber, realistic, and subdued colors than the intensely-colored original.
Along the way, the Joker has flashbacks to his early life, gradually explaining his possible origin. They're only as good as the world allows them to be." And to be fair it was enjoyable with nods to a few other batman characters, and a continuation of the Harley Quinn character developed in the Mad Love novel. Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019. Eventually, Batman tracks down the Joker and, after explaining that the reason he isn't laughing at all, nor seeing it as a funny side is because he's heard the joke before, and it wasn't funny the first time around, subdues him. During the planning, the police inform him that his wife and unborn child have died in a household accident. A 30th anniversary edition was released in 2018. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll
[9], The final panels of the book have been the subject of interpretation and debate. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
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Nothing good. In addition, the episode Harley's Holiday had some thematic similarities to The Killing Joke, in particular the character Harley Quinn having a very bad day during her parole period, and also coming to a better understanding with Batman similar to the Joker. [31], Critic Mark Vogler wrote that The Killing Joke provided the Joker "with a sympathetic back story as it presented some of the villain's most vile offenses". The engineer is confronted by Batman, who is investigating the disturbance. During an interview with Salon, Moore explained that the Joker's psychotic nature could have been caused by a "bad decision" in his life. The reprint also included the story An Innocent Guy, which had earlier been included in Batman Black and White series of comics. [35] Author Sharon Packer wrote: "Anyone who feels that feminist critics overreacted to [Gordon's] accident is advised to consult the source material ... Moore's The Killing Joke is sadistic to the core. You may be charged a restocking fee up to 50% of item's price for used or damaged returns and up to 100% for materially different item.
For the film adaptation, see, Brian Bolland, "On Batman: Brian Bolland Recalls, "Under the Red Hood cuts through Batman's baggage to reveal the dark side of his legacy", "On Interpreting The Killing Joke's Ending (and Authorial Intent)", "The Killing Joke Script Proves Batman Didn't Kill The Joker", "Did Batman Kill The Joker at the End of 'The Killing Joke'? Batman then attempts to reach out to him to give up crime and put a stop to their years-long war; otherwise, the two will be eternally locked on a course that will one day result in a fight to the death between them. His henchmen then beat Gordon and cage him in the park's freak show. indirectly referred to Joker's alleged backstory of being a failed comedian in that comic, as Joker initially attempted to enter a Comedy contest unexpectedly only to be thrown out, and later proceeded to brainwash three of the judges to earn the title of the funniest man in Gotham. "Batman: The Killing Joke" The second stranger asks what’s in the box. Elements of Joker's character (specifically, his facial expression when asking why Batman not only doesn't see the funny side of everything being a joke, but why he's not laughing at all) have been reused in various other comic stories featuring him. The mantle of Batgirl would eventually be passed to successor Cassandra Cain[15] and later, Stephanie Brown. I only even mention that point because some readers feel objectifying women is a no read for them.
You can search for [12], The Joker serves as an unreliable narrator. There are no reviews yet. "[27] In 2003, he further clarified why, with the benefit of hindsight, it was this view that leads him to consider it one his lesser works: The Killing Joke is a story about Batman and the Joker; it isn't about anything that you're ever going to encounter in real life, because Batman and the Joker are not like any human beings that have ever lived.
[55] Also included is a colored version of Bolland's "An Innocent Guy" (originally published in Batman Black and White), an introduction by Tim Sale and an epilogue by Bolland.