Reviews

Batman: The Killing Joke (Deluxe Edition) by Alan Moore

crystalstarrlight's review

4.0

Bullet Review:

This is one of the classic Batman stories from the 1980's, penned by none other than Alan Moore, master of the Dark Arts. Pretty much ANY modern Batman (and even Batgirl ones!) story references the events in this one. I don't know if they ever tried to reboot this, but I could see that being a miserable failure.

The art was gorgeous, the story dark - oh god, is this DARK. Definitely not for the young and faint at heart. It was incredibly weird to get a Joker backstory, but I like Bolland believe that it was just one of many.

As for the "ambiguous ending", I assumed

Spoiler

Joker got arrested. Or Batman went back on his promise and actually took off with the Joker.

Am I missing something? I didn't think it was that ambiguous until I read Bolland's afterward.

yaakovakiva's review against another edition

5.0

What a great story, and backed up by FABULOUS artwork. If you haven't read this deluxe edition with coloring re-done by the original artist, I really think you might be missing out on one of the coolest things about this book, not to mention you get a bonus extra story at the end by Bolland (The Innocent Guy) which is pretty cool.

This was great... fantastic follow to just finishing [b:Watchmen|472331|Watchmen|Alan Moore|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175041710s/472331.jpg|4358649], and I'm really growing to love Alan Moore's twisted inner world and how great he is at turning even an existing concept into something even better. Great book, and what an ending!

mags_stories's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

cherrypopgirlielibrary's review against another edition

4.0

Really glad I finally read the graphic novel! I love the movie, so I'd been looking forward to reading the novel! I just missed some of the background info we got at the beginning of the film. But overall, good story and I'd recommend it to any Batman/Joker fan.

offworldcolony's review against another edition

5.0

How is this so good? Does not overstay its welcome. Manages to be an origin story AND an ending story. It's sad, scary and lays out a story without judgement. It finishes with the best collection of panels I've ever read.

vivizinha's review against another edition

Amazing!!!! And after this one I'm really considering reading Watchmen...

mtquandary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

rymc125's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

trin's review against another edition

2.0

Wasn’t terribly impressed by this, to be honest. The Joker’s backstory seemed flimsy and clichéd, and there’s frankly just not that much else to this (aside from the horrible stuff that happens to Barbara—let’s not even get into that). I liked the art, and I liked the ending. But otherwise—meh.

the_dude1951's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0