While the insane criminal is imprisoned, Batman and Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) patrol Gotham City together, taking down perps such as the crime boss Maxie Zeus. A tragic, unnamed engineer-turned-criminal is immersed in chemicals that disfigure him bizarrely, driving him mad and thus giving birth to the Joker. Collects Batman: Black and White #4 Batman: The Killing Joke Countdown #31 Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland Joker: Last Laugh #1, #6 Joker's Greatest Stories Ever Told Who's Who in the DC Universe #13 and Wonder Woman 96.ĭC Comics novels Batman Book Description :Īdapting what may be the most popular of graphic novels, by the edgy Hard Case Crime author, adding layers and exploring the nature of morality. Absolute Batman: The Killing Joke (30th Anniversary Edition) includes both the recolored art by artist Brian Bolland and the original colors by John Higgins, along with the never-before-published script and numerous Batman and Joker sketches and stories by Bolland. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics' greatest super-villain, The Joker, and changes Batman's world forever. Critically acclaimed writer Alan Moore redefined the superhero with Watchmen and V for Vendetta. Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight's closest friends. And he's going to use Gotham City's top cop, commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant daughter Barbara (a.k.a.
Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, The Joker is out to prove a deranged point. BATMAN, THE JOKER, THE KILLING JOKE and all related characters and elements © & TM DC Comics and Warner Bros. This edgy adaptation by Hard Case Crime novelist Christa Faust expands upon the cast and adds intricate layers to the events of the graphic novel, further examining the nature of morality. Batman races to rescue Gordon, ultimately confronting his arch-foe in an amusement park fun house. In a violent home invasion he shoots and cripples Barbara, then takes Gordon hostage. Back in Arkham Asylum, Joker learns of a new technology he wants to acquire and escapes, setting out on a mission designed to break the Commissioner, forcing him to abandon his ideals as a police officer.
Simultaneously Detective Harvey Bullock works with Commissioner James Gordon to take down a drug factory. Adapting what may be the most popular of graphic novels, by the edgy Hard Case Crime author, adding layers and exploring the nature of morality.
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