Batman, tome 1 : Souriez !

What can I say about this that hasn't already been said? I recommend 100% if you enjoy a good Batman / Joker story, amazing artwork that is vibrant, and some controversy. ( )

Just one bad day, that's the premise of Batman: The Killing Joke. Our maverick Englishauthor Alan Moore reimagines the Joker in all his sadistic glory revealing him to be the stuff of our deepest, darkest nightmares.

To avenge his continuing humiliations at Commissioner Gordon's hands, the Joker targets his family and finally his mind to annihilate him. On the other hand the Batman battles to rein in the sadistic clown while preserving Gordon's last shreds of sanity.

A graphic rendition of the powers of darkness in all of us The Killing Joke will stay with you forever. After all, there is a reason as to why it is said to have augmented the already burgeoning strength of the Batverse. ( )

I think I'm suffering from a bit of hype backlash over this one. What's there is good, as one would expect from Alan Moore, but I kept hoping he would go even further with it. Make the Joker's multiple choice past even more bizarre (and give more possible back-stories), push the unreliable narrator to its limits. It felt too short and needed more depth.

Overall, I think Christopher Nolan did better things with this idea. Though I am glad this story was already here to inspire him. ( )

Un buen libro para fans de Joker.
Batman esta por estar, la estrella sin duda es Joker ( )

Short and satisfying.

Alan Moore isn't my favorite comics writer but this take on the Joker was really good for a short comic: brutal, shocking and twisted; which are the same words I use for describing the Joker aka The Best Villain Ever Written.


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