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Batman: The Killing Joke
by: Alan Moore, Brian Bolland
List Price: $17.99Amazon.com's Price: $12.23 You Save: $5.76 (32%)Prices subject to change.
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401216672
ISBN: 1401216676
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 64
Publication Date: March 19, 2008
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: March 19, 2008
Sales Rank: 351
Studio: DC Comics
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Rating:  - Great and entertaining
This is a great book indeed.It really shows a side to comics that alot of people dont see everyday in their local stores and tv shows.Only thing I found dissapointing was the fact that the book was not long enough.Im the kind of person where when I start to get lost into the story,I cant get enough and need more.Im sure alot of people would agree with me when I say that.Overall a definite must have.
Rating:  - A bit overpriced
I payed for it of course, but I still find it be a bit overpriced.
It's one of the greatest Joker tales ever told, and an important one for any collector to have. Yet, for the sheer depth of the story arch and the amount that I was charged... It was just a bit pricey.
Rating: - Alan Moore Does it Right, and Bolland Art Revision is Amazing
The Killing Joke was a comic spawned shortly after the work of Frank Miller, and is probably the comic that established The Joker as one of the most important fictional villains of the 20th century. Batman had become a well thought out, complex character in recent years, primarily due to the work of skilled writer Frank Miller. Batman had been brought into a gritty, modern world of comic books, but I always felt that Miller's The Dark Knight Returns failed to bring the antagonistic Joker into a ... Read More
Rating: - Not a bad comic exactly....
...however I did find it very hard to enjoy. I really like the artwork and I like that Alan Moore tried to take the Joker in a more psychological direction than was popular at the time (though it should be noted that Moore himself admits this wasn't his finest work). I even liked the origin of the Joker himself (a nice nod to Bob Kane's original origin story).
My complaint with the comic is that it's VERY disturbing.... at least for my taste. I don't like that a character is shot, stripped ... Read More
Rating: - Great Book
I received the book on time and in perfect conditions as stated by the seller.
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