![]() Stunningly illustrated, BATMAN- THE KILLING JOKE, THE DELUXE EDITION has been lushly re-colored by artist Brian Bolland, presenting his original vision of this modern classic for the first time. ![]() In BATMAN- THE KILLING JOKE, he takes on the origin of comics' greatest super-villain, The Joker -and changes Batman's world forever. 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 super-hero with WATCHMEN and V FOR VENDETTA. This deluxe edition gives Bolland the chance to refresh the entire look of the story, stripping his artwork down to. Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight's closest friends. The Killing Joke’s proposed origin story for the villain is deeply and darkly compelling, from his failed career as a stand-up comic through his encounter with toxic chemicals to his strange, symbiotic relationship with Batman. And he s going to use Gotham City's top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it. ![]() Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he's out to prove his deranged point. According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as The Joker, that's all that separates the sane from the psychotic. ![]() Presented for the first time with stark, stunning new coloring by Bolland, BATMAN- THE KILLING JOKE is Alan Moore's unforgettable meditation on the razor-thin line between sanity and insanity, heroism and villainy, comedy and tragedy. ![]()
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