Alan Moore (1) (1953–)

The Killing Joke is a 1988 DC Comics one-shot graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and the Joker written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland. The Killing Joke provides an origin story for the supervillain the Joker, loosely adapted from the 1951 story arc "The Man Behind the Red Hood!". The Joker's origin is presented via flashback, while simultaneously depicting his attempt to drive Jim Gordon insane and Batman's desperate attempt to stop him.

Created by Moore and Bolland as their own take on the Joker's source and psychology, the story became famous for its origin of the Joker as a tragic character; a family man and failed comedian who suffered "one bad day" that finally drove him insane. Moore stated that he attempted to show the similarities and contrasts between Batman and the Joker. The story's effects on the mainstream Batman continuity also included the shooting and paralysis of Barbara Gordon (a.k.a. Batgirl), an event that laid the groundwork for her to develop the identity of Oracle.

While this comic remains influential, I personally did not care for the Joker's back story as it takes away from his menace and allure. However, this comic greatly influenced Tim Burton's take on the character as well as the upcoming film The Joker.… (mais)

This is just hot shit on a shingle. I love Alan Moore's work but Watchmen is by far the most overrated comic book (and subsequent adaptations and films) of all comic book history. Half bad satire, half anti-hero, half a flaming pile of dog turd wagging its blue penis, this is by far the worse release of crammed words on a page that has ever hit the shelves.

Not even Alan Moore wants to be associated with this, and has asked that no future adaptations of Watchmen be created. Of course Hollywood isn't listening, so he's assed out there and so are we.

Watchmen is about a group of rag tag costume vigilantes and anti-heroes who work for the government. Half of them are terrible people, the other half selfish people. When one of them is killed it triggers a Scooby Doo Mystery with surviving members trying to figure out who did it and whether or not it is a governmental conspiracy to kill all of them. What transpires is a weak love story, the blue penis of Dr. Manhattan, and getting the band back together while being thrown into a fake Sidney Sheldon thriller where all isn't what it seems and those finding the truth are being set up as the victims.

Don't forget the flaring blue penis which may be killing members of the Scooby Doo Gang.

Alan Moore normally writes exceptional material. I guess he was uninspired when he threw this together on a chitterling without washing it first.
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