![]() ![]() A bonus story at the end paints the quieter, equally chilling madness of a Batman fan fantasizing about killing the superhero-a perfect foil for the publicly gaudy Joker. The Killing Joke provoked fury among many readers who lamented th e 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). ![]() ![]() With Barbara Gordon now a paraplegic, the story stands as a chilling profile of madness. But Gordon remains sane, and Batman recaptures the Joker-the two actually share a laugh at the ambiguous ending. The Killing Joke provides an origin story for the super-villain the Joker. 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. Batman: The Killing Joke (Batman), Alan Moore, Brian Bolland (Illustrator), Tim Sale (Introduction) Batman: The Killing Joke is a 1988 Comic graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and the Joker written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland. Escaped from Arkham Asylum, villain deluxe Joker shoots Barbara "Batgirl" Gordon as part of his plan to drive her police commissioner father insane. 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. ![]()
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