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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
Små spoilers kan förekomma. Inget som avslöjar handlingen dock.
The Killing Joke börjar starkt. Väldigt starkt. Stämningen, dialogen och tecknarstilen går oerhört bra ihop, och det nästan stinker av klassisk Batman av hela historien. Jag älskar det. Serien lider dock av den är lite för kort. Och den avslutas plötsligt och lite oväntat. Jag kan inte heller riktigt köpa Jokerns bakgrundshistoria som är en stor del av berättelsen. Inte heller Jim Gordons del i det hela. Ironiskt nog verkar det som att det finns fler saker jag inte riktigt gillar med The Killing Joke än vad jag gillar, men jag förstår ändå varför den ses som en av de bästa Batmanhistorierna som skrivits. Jag kan dock inte riktigt sätta fingret på varför. The Killing Joke var helt enkelt en något underlig upplevelse.
The Killing Joke börjar starkt. Väldigt starkt. Stämningen, dialogen och tecknarstilen går oerhört bra ihop, och det nästan stinker av klassisk Batman av hela historien. Jag älskar det. Serien lider dock av den är lite för kort. Och den avslutas plötsligt och lite oväntat. Jag kan inte heller riktigt köpa Jokerns bakgrundshistoria som är en stor del av berättelsen. Inte heller Jim Gordons del i det hela. Ironiskt nog verkar det som att det finns fler saker jag inte riktigt gillar med The Killing Joke än vad jag gillar, men jag förstår ändå varför den ses som en av de bästa Batmanhistorierna som skrivits. Jag kan dock inte riktigt sätta fingret på varför. The Killing Joke var helt enkelt en något underlig upplevelse.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
3.5/5
This was a lot shorter than I thought it would be. Unfortunately, I watched the animated movie years before I got around to reading this, so perhaps that has tainted it a bit for me. I still enjoyed this read for what it was, but I thought it would just have a bit more to offer than the movie. At least there weren't any Bruce x Barbara shenanigans in this, so that's good.
This was a lot shorter than I thought it would be. Unfortunately, I watched the animated movie years before I got around to reading this, so perhaps that has tainted it a bit for me. I still enjoyed this read for what it was, but I thought it would just have a bit more to offer than the movie. At least there weren't any Bruce x Barbara shenanigans in this, so that's good.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Without a doubt my favorite Batman comic. Although it's about as long as a single issue, it was an excellent read. The Joker's the best!
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Library Book
I remember hearing about his graphic novel around the time of the film The Dark Knight. People wondered if Christopher Nolan would be borrowing from Alan Moore's depiction of the Joker's origin. Only lightly, it seems. In the movie the Joker is trying to break Harvey Dent to prove his point, and in the book it's Commissioner Gordon. The book Joker has some characteristics that are like the film Joker, but that might all be coincidence.
I haven't enjoyed Alan Moore books in the past. The Killing Joke was not as bad as others of his that I've read, but neither is it exceptional in any way. It's an okay origin story for the Joker. It's too short to be completely satisfying.
Brian Bolland's artwork is pretty good. I read the version that he re-colored, and I'd be interested in looking at the original coloring. Bolland's coloring is very muted, which I like, but some scenes might have been better with a bit more vibrancy.
So: an okay book. Not very memorable. I don't have much to say about it.
I haven't enjoyed Alan Moore books in the past. The Killing Joke was not as bad as others of his that I've read, but neither is it exceptional in any way. It's an okay origin story for the Joker. It's too short to be completely satisfying.
Brian Bolland's artwork is pretty good. I read the version that he re-colored, and I'd be interested in looking at the original coloring. Bolland's coloring is very muted, which I like, but some scenes might have been better with a bit more vibrancy.
So: an okay book. Not very memorable. I don't have much to say about it.
كانت أول تجربة لي في قراءة الكوميكس الأميركية .. و هي تجربة لطيفة للغاية...
في الواقع تميزت دار المحروسة المصرية في ترجمة الكوميكسات المختلفة الأميريكية و المانغا اليابانية و الكوميكسات المصرية..
كوميكس خارج عن السلسلة يحكي من وجهتين نظر متناقضة ما بين نظرة الفأر الطائر "كما يقول الجوكر"و نظرة الجوكر نفسه ما بين الطيب و الشر مابين يوم سيء و يوم سيء اخر..
في الواقع تميزت دار المحروسة المصرية في ترجمة الكوميكسات المختلفة الأميريكية و المانغا اليابانية و الكوميكسات المصرية..
كوميكس خارج عن السلسلة يحكي من وجهتين نظر متناقضة ما بين نظرة الفأر الطائر "كما يقول الجوكر"و نظرة الجوكر نفسه ما بين الطيب و الشر مابين يوم سيء و يوم سيء اخر..
I was somehow disapointed in this comic. I had been told it was the best Batman story, and was expecting a lot out of Alan Moore for I hold him in such high esteem. I quite liked the way the story was told though, the leading plot being sort of mirrored in the Joker's flashback (even though I did not particularly like the Joker's origin story or even the fact that they gave him one. The greatest thing about this character -to me- is how little we actually know about him). But the plot itself felt weak.
I did love the artwork in each panel though. Bolland clearly is a master in is medium and the colorisation was just perfect.
I would recommend this book, if not for its story for the gorgeous panels and the interesting take on Batman and the Jokers dynamic.
I did love the artwork in each panel though. Bolland clearly is a master in is medium and the colorisation was just perfect.
I would recommend this book, if not for its story for the gorgeous panels and the interesting take on Batman and the Jokers dynamic.