Awesome!
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What a fantastic edition. Literally got delivered to my work this morning and i've already read most of it. I love the artwork, totally stunning, the vivid colours of the Joker are fantastic, it is also great having a story telling the Jokers background. I may not be a graphic novel expert but I do know that I loved this, and would highly reccommend it to anyone looking for a story that really gives an insight into what pushed one of the most easily recognisable villains to the edge and made him what he is.
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not as good as I remembered
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Not as good as I remembered, I bought this the other day there when it came out as a re-issue as I remember reading it when I was younger, the art is excellent but the story is too short and the ending isn't great, I think I thought the killing joke story was death in the family which I had read about the same time.
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This comic is in the DC Alan Moore compilation
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If you want to read this story, it is currently available in DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore.
Great story of the creation of the Joker with stunning artwork.
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The Dark Knights Nemesis Returns
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Prior to this, with the exception of Frank Miller's depiction in the classic Dark Knight Returns, The Joker had become a fun recurring villain, all high-camp and party tricks.
Then, in less than 50 pages, Alan Moore reinstates him as a truly grotesque figure, not seen since Bob Kanes original run.
It's a decent tale, though the final scene where Batman and Joker share a joke seems oddly out of place, not to mention in poor taste. After what he did to Barbara?
Batman also seems rather sympathetic to his nemesis, which, all things considered, is a bit misplaced. Although, saying that, the flashback that strings through the story detailing the origin of The Joker (or IS it? He does claim at one point to use 'multiple choice' where memories are concerned!) gives us insight into why he took the path he did.
Ultimately, when this was first released it was a revelation, just as Miller's Batman was in DKR. A classic character given a worthy revamped character study.
Now, years later, the impact is dulled somewhat because we all know how murderously Joker has behaved since.
Still, Moore's writing is, as ever, faultless, and Bolland's art is beautiful; both demanding you go back to pore over the book time and time again.
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Watch(bat)man Redux
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The team of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon, who combined to hit a grand slam with the now seminal graphic novel, Watchman, regrouped shortly after that and produced this examination of Batman. It's shorter, but that's the only real negative here. Moore's take on the Joker emphasizes the cruel nature of the character, and he includes a plot development here, which some of the other reviewers give away but I can't let myself do, that is shocking in how it affects characters. When I glance at a page of Gibbon art, I'm never that interested in it. It lacks the flash and smoothness of fan-favorites like McFarlane. But it is art that works in conjunction with the text to truly propel the story, and that's what a graphic work is supposed to do.
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