Batman: The Killing Joke (New Deluxe Edition)

Acclaimed author Alan Moore sets new standards in creating comic book stories with Watchmen and V for Vendetta. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he presents his view on the birth of the greatest comic book villain, the Joker, and changes the world of Batman forever. The new deluxe edition includes, besides the graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke, stories from Batman: Black and White #4 and Countdown #31, numerous artworks and sketches of Batman and the Joker by Brian Bolland, as well as artworks published only in the Absolute edition. Critically acclaimed author Alan Moore redefined graphic novel story-telling with Watchmen and V for Vendetta. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics' greatest super-villain, The Joker, and changes Batman's world forever. ONE BAD DAY. According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as the Joker, that's all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he's out to prove his deranged point. And he's going to use Gotham City's top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it. Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight's closest friends. 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? Stunningly illustrated, Batman: The Killing Joke The Deluxe Edition has been lushly recolored by artist Brian Bolland, presenting his original vision of this modern classic. This new edition includes: Batman: The Killing Joke; stories from Batman: Black and White #4 and Countdown #31; numerous Batman and Joker covers and sketches by Brian Bolland; artwork only previously published in the Absolute edition.