Batman, the killing joke / Alan Moore, writer ; Brian Bolland, artist ; Brian Bolland, colorist ; Richard Starkings, letterer ; Brian Bolland, collection cover artist.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781401294052 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1401294057
- Physical Description: [95] pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: Deluxe edition.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2019]
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger" "Originally published in single magazine form in 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; THE GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD; WHO'S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE 13; WONDER WOMAN 96."--Title page verso. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction / Tim Sale -- Batman: The Killing Joke -- Afterword / Brian Bolland -- Who's who: The Joker -- The origin of the Joker -- "An Innocent Guy" -- The Killing Joke: The Cover Story -- "An Innocent Guy" layouts -- A Joker art gallery / Brian Bolland -- Biographies. |
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Genre: | Graphic novels. |
Available copies
- 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 741.5973 B333moo 2019 (Text) | 33126024966263 | YA Graphic Novels | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | 741.5973 B333moo 2019 (Text) | 33126024966248 | YA Graphic Novels | Available | - |
Independence Branch | YA Graphic Novels (Text) | ACQ0713857 | YA Graphic Novels | On order | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2008 September #2
This classic, infamous story in the Batman saga has been recolored with a more effectively cooler palette and set into context with an introduction and an afterword. Escaped from Arkham Asylum, villain deluxe Joker shoots Barbara "Batgirl" Gordon as part of his plan to drive her police commissioner father insane. Intending to prove that anyone can go mad after "one bad day" as he describes in his putative origin story, the Joker also kidnaps and torments Commissioner Gordon. But Gordon remains sane, and Batman recaptures the Jokerâthe two actually share a laugh at the ambiguous ending. With Barbara Gordon now a paraplegic, the story stands as a chilling profile of madness. The Killing Joke provoked fury among many readers who lamented the disposal of Barbara Gordon as a mere pawn to testosterone; yet Gordon reinvents herself later as superinfohacker Oracle, poster girl for disability empowerment (see Birds of Prey, LJ 7/08). A bonus story at the end paints the quieter, equally chilling madness of a Batman fan fantasizing about killing the superheroâa perfect foil for the publicly gaudy Joker. For adult collections.âM.C.
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