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Summary: A Well-Written Drama for the Genre
Review: Moore makes the Joker so unlikable in his actions, yet so vulnerable and, dare I say it, HUMAN, that you almost forgive his unspeakable attrocities before the climax. I felt manipulated and confused, delighting in his long speeches about morality and the confines of "order" and "sanity" Batman, doing his usual brooding and stomping around, is secondary in this story acting almost as a force of nature. At a moment where the Dark Knight reaches out for some connection, some understanding with his arch enemy, the Joker perpetrates acts against his closest allies that prove that the two are always going to be connected; two opposites locked against one another until one or both are destroyed.It is a moving and intelligent story of how we deal with the loss and injustice this world sometimes loads on us. One of Moore's best.
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Summary: Sympathy for the Devil...
Review: Utter perversity in theme and resolution of BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE should warn prospective readers. The graphic novel celebrates MADNESS as...sacramental.... grace self-bestowed on damned souls embracing despair in defiance of Spirit. JOKER is Nietzschean anti-Christ. His Will-to-Power exalts chaos and DECONSTRUCTION of LOGOS as guarantor of Truth; Justice; Beauty and Peace. Brian Boland's art is an anti-aesthetic rife with demonic energy of the ilk Irish master James Joyce (cf: "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man") identified as essence of PORNOGRAPHY. "Dance-into-the-Fire" art perfectly complements Alan Moore's anti-metaphysics. This is terror "theology" of The BEAST. The wicked nihilism of Joker's crime...shooting Commissioner Gordon's daughter...is existential embrace of evil through SIN in deliberate repudiation of GOOD. (HATE THY NEIGHBOR as THY SELF!) Alan Moore is no Virgil or Dante. But his purpose is to guide readers though Hell. The story is without redeeming quality as a Batman "adventure"; or Post Modern parable of the hero. JOKER incarnates "anti-Way; anti-Truth; anti-Life. Batman's notion of Good and Justice are portrayed aa pathetic. BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE revels in Evil. It is anti-Myth. Its driving entelechy is assault on humanity and anthem is SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL. This dangerous descent into The Heart of Darkness proves Yeat's prophecy: The rough Beast...once slouching toward Bethlehem...is among us....
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Summary: For Comic Book Fans Only
Review: This book suffers from the same problem as most superhero graphic novels: It won't mean much to you unless you are already familiar with the character and his/her history. If you are not familiar with Batman and his history, or are only interested in Alan Moore because of such works as the Watchmen or From Hell, this only gets 2 stars as it is the weakest work I have ever read from the otherwise amazing Alan Moore (the Bolland artwork is fantastic, but not enough to save the story otherwise). Other than its insights into the two characters (Batman and Joker) it has nothing interesting to say. However, if you are familiar with Batman, this is an interesting and entertaining look at the eternal battle between Batman and the Joker and its underlying psychology, and is one of the first works to note that such characters as the Joker would not have arisen in the Batman universe if Batman himself did not exist (a sort of yin/yang thing). And seeing Batman and Joker sharing a laugh over a joke is a wonderful moment, but only if you are familiar with the two. This book is also interesting for its rare retelling of Joker's origin (again, only of real interest to Batman fans). The only other one I am aware of is from the 1930s or 40s. It is also the story in which Batgirl gets raped and becomes handicapped. Much better than other Bat-crap like Knightsfall.
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Summary: A classic tale...
Review: Alan Moore has never ceased to amaze me. His writing is just ... amazing. I loved this story and I can't say exactly why. But this is one story I hope everyone has read. ...
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Summary: Not much more than just another comic book.
Review: This is definitely NOT a graphic novel. What it is is a $5 comic book. The story did not really stand out for me, although the author does give good insight into the mind of a Joker who is truly insane by today's standards. I must admit that I had unusually high expectations for this story based on the reviews of other Amazon customers, but I was disappointed.
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Summary: The Dark Knight vs. The Killing Joker
Review: This graphic novel is about the Batman, a very dark hero against very evil villains, in this case the Joker. The mood in the comic is very intense, as the rivalry of The Dark Knight and an insane killer escalates. The growing emotional drama between these two is very evident in this story. It also focuses in on the darker side of the human soul. I saw a hero, who is himself plagued with personal demons, having to face a villian who became a devil, through extreme circumstances, after his life was incredibly taken away from him. The comic tells us the origin of the Joker and it tells us how he became this evil force. Being set up to commit his first crime, he pays the ultimate price during his first encounter with the Batman, and as a result, he plummets into a vat of chemicals disfiguring him which causes him to lose his mind. Becoming a crime boss himself he mercilessly kills people for his own personal entertainment, like a private sick joke. He kidnaps Commissioner Gordon and his daughter after permanently crippling her with a gun shot to her spine. Batman goes in after them in the Joker's lair and attempts to rescue them. For a comic book, it is quite suprising how involved the story can get, therefore I reccomend this book to any mature person who likes good literature.
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Summary: Possibly the Best Comic Book Ever Written (and Drawn)
Review: I haven't re-read this in ages, but of all the thousands of comics I've read, this one stands above just about all of the rest. Alan Moore reinvents the Joker as a figure of both tragedy and farce, and creates the most chilling rendition of a chilling villain. If you have even a passing interest in Batman or the Joker, you can read this and not be too lost. Just don't share this one with your kids. This is the comic which forever opened the door to telling mainstream super-hero stories in a an adult fashion, and may have removed Batman from the world of the child in the process.
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Summary: A blurry line between sane and insane?: An interesting book!
Review: I am not a big comic book reader, but this novel looked interested and I like Batman, so I took a chance. I'm glad I did because the story was riveting. I don't know that much about Batman, and to be honest, the story confused me a little, but after reading it several times, I decided the book was a keeper. This is a story about a man, the Joker, who commits several senseless acts of violence in order to try and drive Batman insane. To me this is a story about humanity and the quest to make sense out of an often senseless world. Read this book if you like Batman and the Joker. Or read this book for the reason I did: You like a compelling story about a hero in an imperfect world, a story that makes you think about who you are and where you fit in this imperfect world.
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Summary: Good artwork. Ok Story
Review: This comic is worth the money you pay for it if you buy a lot of other stuff, but if you only are going to buy one thing, don't waste your cash. The shipping costs in addition to the comic are just not worth it. A better than average Joker story, this comic features the Joker shooting Batgirl and another origin story where the Joker is more an innocent that fell in with a bad crowd than a malicious thief. There are also some nice scenes where The Joker is trying to drive Batman mad (although in many ways Batman is already mad so it never works) The main part of this comic is that the Batman and the Joker are two sides of the same coin, but that's always been the theme of most Joker stories. The only reason to recommend this story is because it is one of Alan Moore's last superhero stories.
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Summary: So there were these two lunatics...
Review: I've had this story for about two weeks and I've already read it three times. It surprised me how well written it was. The characterization of the Joker is incredible. I especially liked the Joker's insight into his and Batman's motivations--everyone being "Just one bad day away" from slipping off the edge. Unlike other graphic novels that tend to drop the ball with the conclusion, "The Killing Joke" ends on a very satisfying note. This story is poignant, well-written, and an absolute must for any reader of Batman.
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