Batman: The Killing Joke

by Alan Moore

/Alan Moore /Brian Bolland, illustrator In one of the most powerful Batman stories ever told, the Joker exacts brutal revenge against Batman through some of his closest friends. Along the way, the Joker's origin is reveale

• ISBN10: 0930289455
• ISBN13: 9780930289454
• Publish Date: 1 December 1995 (first published 1 May 1988)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 25 July 2007
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: DC Comics
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English

Reviews

I started reading DC comics a couple of years ago and this Graphic Novel I have always seen on on any list I've seen. This is my first time I've read it today and I'm wondering why I didn't pick it up sooner. I had some New 52 titles on my list, since I was a newbie to this world and wanted to understand the players first and to the read older titles later.

This book is a masterpiece with the writing and the art, everything about it is perfect. There's no need to put off reading this. All you need to understand, and this is true for anybody who's every heard about batman, is that Batman and Joker have been doing the same dance for years. With Joker being his crazy self and Batman catching him after all the destruction and throwing him back in jail.

Batgirl is one of my favorites and now I'm on the hunt to find me some Oracle stories, since I know her future. I want to see the Oracle years and her struggles.

If you can find this book anywhere. Get it and read it.

[Michael @ Knowledge Lost]

I’m not a fan of art style in Alan Moore’s graphic novels but I really do enjoy a good Batman comic. This is a dark, comical and sadistic read, almost like an origin story for The Joker. If you are a fan of Alan Moore or Batman, this is a must read, this is The Joker that Heath Ledger modelled his role after in The Dark Knight.