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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
One of my favorite interpretations of Joker I have ever read. A comic book classic worth the hype.
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
TLDR: I just didn't really like this comic. I have been really liking manga lately so I looked up popular comics but I just was not too fond of this one.
Longer Review: I just don't feel like the comic was that great in my opinion. This was my first comic so I don't have a lot to compare it to. However, I did not feel stressed (the sense of a thriller) at any point or impressed by any actions that the characters took at any point. It just all felt underwhelming in my opinion. The art work was small in a lot of boxes and I didn't like it as much. I wish more of the artwork was larger and stood out more. Again, this is my first comic I have ever read because I usually just watch people talk about comics on YouTube but this did not necessarily make me excited to pick up another comic series.
Spoiler Review: I feel like they tried to be really dark here and show the lengths that the Joker would go to, but to me the stakes just never really felt real. Gordon never seemed to be in danger and the characters that do have bad things happen to them have it happen so fast that there really is no suspense. This comic tries to get you to question if we are just one bad day away from madness or not but I just don't really feel it accomplishes that.
Longer Review: I just don't feel like the comic was that great in my opinion. This was my first comic so I don't have a lot to compare it to. However, I did not feel stressed (the sense of a thriller) at any point or impressed by any actions that the characters took at any point. It just all felt underwhelming in my opinion. The art work was small in a lot of boxes and I didn't like it as much. I wish more of the artwork was larger and stood out more. Again, this is my first comic I have ever read because I usually just watch people talk about comics on YouTube but this did not necessarily make me excited to pick up another comic series.
Spoiler Review:
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How can you not respect Joker’s commitment to theatre production?
On the surface, this appears to be a very light story. And yet, as you read it, it draws you in. It is a quick read, but an engrossing read. Batman and Joker, in some ways, seem like opposite sides of the same coin. I really liked it, but what I liked the most was the art in this one. The origin story was so-so, and I think that, as another commenter noted, we can look at that story as another one of the Joker's mad memories. I think if one looks at it that way, then the story works better (for me at least). The scheme to drive the Commissioner mad goes right along with something the Joker would do, but it just comes by so fast. And yet, and this is where the strength of the book lies, you find yourself as a reader drawn in all the way to the end. While certainly not Alan Moore's best, this is still pretty good, and I can see why it has held up after 20 years.
It's all a joke! Everything anybody ever valued or struggled for... it's all a monstrous, demented gag! So why can't you see the funny side? Why aren't you laughing?Many hard-hitting quotes in this origin story as expected from Alan Moore. The origin story itself was not NOT interesting, but it did not leave much of an impression on me. Brian Bolland's artwork of the Joker's demented circus was phenomenal and terrifying (especially the dwarves).
This edition concludes with the short story of "The Innocent Guy", which ended up being my favorite part, but was not written by Alan Moore. Unfortunately, Batman: The Killing Joke felt very predictable and meh compared to Moore's other phenomenal graphic novels.