Batman: The Killing Joke
(was written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland)
For fans of : The Dark Knight Movie, Batman: The Animated Series and Watchmen.
This original graphic novel (with other notable novels like The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One) help established the "darker" side of Batman.
This original graphic novel published by DC Comics in 1988 and was the first to try and explain the dynamic relationship between the joker.
In this story, the joker tries to push commissioner Gordon to the brink of madness to prove that even the most upstanding citizen is capable of going mad after having "one bad day."
The joker;s origin is told in this book but since the joker is the one narrating, one cannot tell if his is telling the truth or lying to our face as his says in his own words "Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another... If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice".
This novel has been nominated for several awards and is considered to be the best joker story ever told and is is one of the major influences in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.
Enjoy as you emerge yourself in the world of Batman.
