Critically acclaimed author Alan Moore redefined graphic novel
story-telling with Watchmen and V for Vendetta. In Batman: The
Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics' greatest super-villain,
The Joker, and changes Batman's world forever.
ONE BAD DAY.
According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as the
Joker, that's all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once
again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he's out to prove his deranged
point. And he's going to use Gotham City's top cop, Commissioner Jim
Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it.
Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror
claims two of the Dark Knight's closest friends. Can he finally put an
end to the cycle of bloodlust and lunacy that links these two iconic
foes before it leads to its fatal conclusion? And as the horrifying
origin of the Clown Prince of Crime is finally revealed, will the thin
line that separates Batman's nobility and the Joker's insanity snap once
and for all?
Legendary writer Alan Moore redefined the superhero with Watchmen and
V For Vendetta. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin
of comics' greatest super-villain, the Joker--and changes Batman's world
forever.
Stunningly illustrated, Batman: The Killing Joke The Deluxe Edition
has been lushly recolored by artist Brian Bolland, presenting his
original vision of this modern classic.
This new edition includes Batman: The Killing Joke and stories from
Batman: Black and White #4 and Countdown #31, along with numerous
Batman and Joker covers and sketches by Brian Bolland, including artwork
only previously published in the Absolute edition!
