Batman: The Killing Joke
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Batman: The Killing Joke is a critically acclaimed graphic novel that explores the Joker’s origin and his psychological battle with Batman in one of the darkest stories in the Batman canon.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Batman story
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graphic novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Batman: The Killing Joke (2016 animated film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Brian Bolland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardsAndRecognition | widely regarded as one of the greatest Batman stories ⓘ |
| basedOn | Batman (DC Comics character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | various Batman collected editions ⓘ |
| colorist | John Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuityStatus | often considered non-canon at time of publication ⓘ |
| controversy | depiction of violence against Barbara Gordon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Brian Bolland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Alan Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| editor | Dennis O'Neil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Barbara Gordon
NERFINISHED
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Commissioner James Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | one-shot ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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psychological thriller ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| imprint | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influence |
major impact on Barbara Gordon becoming Oracle
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major impact on depiction of Joker ⓘ |
| influenceOnAdaptations |
influenced 1989 Batman film portrayal of Joker
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influenced The Dark Knight (2008) portrayal of Joker ⓘ |
| inker | Brian Bolland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0930289455 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Batman
NERFINISHED
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Joker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
shooting and paralysis of Barbara Gordon
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torture and humiliation of Commissioner Gordon ⓘ |
| originalFormat | prestige format one-shot ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 48 ⓘ |
| penciller | Brian Bolland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988-03 ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| setting | Gotham City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mature readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Joker origin story
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psychological conflict between Batman and Joker ⓘ sanity and insanity ⓘ the thin line between hero and villain ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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grim ⓘ |
| writer | Alan Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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