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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: DC Comics Catalog: Book Release date: 2008-03-19 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 64 Ean: 9781401216672 Book Isbn: 1401216676  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthors:
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Written on September 5, 2008 Summary: Pretty good comic, but like The Dark Knight, it needed more Joker! Joker is my favorite villain of all time. I have wanted to get this comic for ages. The whole story line of how he came to be the Joker seemed rushed and the whole insanity saga with Commissioner Gordon played out like the boat scene in the Dark Knight...long, boring, and making no sense at all. Also, the Joker just needed to be in the comic more being crazy as a loon and doing what the Joker does...much like the Joker needed to be in the Dark Knight A LOT more. But the comic ends with a great joke and a pretty weird sililoquoy by a deranged 18 year old...didn't get that one. Overall a great graphic novel from a great artist, just needed more of the Joker in it.  Written on September 4, 2008 Summary: Short and Sharp Great story that add's to the Joker Mythos - not sure if it's a good "origin" tale, but love Brian Bolland's art - the redone colours do the art full justice. A great read  Written on September 3, 2008 Summary: The Killing Joke is the Killer Graphic Novel One of the best Batman stories ever by one of the greatest writters in the medium. Also, amazing drawings by Bolland. Simply sensational. And if you're a collector, llok for the special edition with collectible figurines. Written on August 30, 2008 Summary: The Joke's on Me Amazon recently recommended that I purchase The Killing Joke based on my new addiction to comic books and graphic novels. (I've also only recently gotten into video games and other things that I think that I was supposed to start liking a long long time ago...Can you say: "mid-life crisis?" Anyway, how timely I thought, of this Killing Joke recommendation by Amazon....A "new" Batman versus Joker story that is as "Dark" as the Nolan Brothers' most recent Batman films (Batman Begins & The Dark Knight). And it virtually coincides with the theatrical release of the latter. With Heath Ledger's (Award Winning?) performance of the Joker fresh on my mind, I couldn't resist a "new" Joker story that captured a 'Darker' Batman and a much 'Darker' Joker than the silliness of the TV series' Cesar Romero or other more tame animated versions of the villain. Ah, but the Joke is on me! New story??? Not!...The Killing Joke is new only if you're a noob like me that isn't in the know. This 2008 hard cover is a re-release that was originally published 20 years ago! The Killing Joke was written in 1988 by Alan Moore, and it is graphic novels like Moore's (along with those of Frank Miller...see Batman: Year One & Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) that inspired the Nolan Brothers' recent film adaptations. Therefore, indeed, it isn't The Killing Joke that has captured the 'Darkness' of the Nolan Brothers' films; it's the other way around. But you already knew that, right? So I won't pretend to try to think that I'm informing you about the greatness of graphic novelist Alan Moore's storytelling ability. And I won't allude to the fabulous work by veteran comic book artist Brian Bolland. I will strongly recommend Batman: The Killing Joke if you're unfamiliar with it and you are looking for a Batman versus Joker story that rivals the 'Darkness' in The Joker only recently introduced to the general public through Heath Ledger and the Nolan Brothers movie The Dark Knight. Add this to your cart...and....Smile! Written on August 29, 2008 Summary: If you're a fan of the Joker, you'll LOVE it!!! This is definately a graphic novel worth purchasing. The art is wonderfully done, and the story leaps off of the page. Joker origins have been done before, but never as beautifully as this one. If you consider yourself a Batman fan, then this is a product that you'll want to have in your collection forever! |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2008-03-19 | 1995-04-01 | 1997-05-01 | 2007-01-10 | 2005-11-01 | 1999-11-01 |
| Media | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 64 | 416 | 224 | 144 | 216 | 368 |
| Ean | 9781401216672 | 9780930289232 | 9781563893421 | 9781401207526 | 9781401204259 | 9781563894695 |
| Book Isbn | 1401216676 | 0930289234 | 1563893428 | 1401207529 | 1401204252 | 1563894696 |
| Reading level | - | - | - | - | - | Young Adult |
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