Batman: the Man Who Laughs

*DrSpengler* · 02-09-2005, 12:32 PM

Anybody else pick it up? I just came out today. It's a graphic novel about the size of the Killing Joke and works as a sequel to Year One (picking up where Year One left off; the Joker trying to poison Gotham's water supply), recounting Batman's first encounter with the Joker.

From what I had heard, I thought it was going to give a completely new origin for the Joker. But to my surprise, it didn't. It compliments the Killing Joke superbly.

The art's really good and the whole thing reads like Year One. There's a narative for Gordon and one for Batman and the story goes back and forth between the two. The Joker, himself, is more brutal and monster-like. They treat him like he stepped out of a horror film.

The whole story also plays off of how Batman's really new to the vigilante-thing and makes a lot of mistakes. It's a good read.

02-09-2005, 12:32 PM	#1
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	Batman: the Man Who Laughs Anybody else pick it up? I just came out today. It's a graphic novel about the size of the Killing Joke and works as a sequel to Year One (picking up where Year One left off; the Joker trying to poison Gotham's water supply), recounting Batman's first encounter with the Joker. From what I had heard, I thought it was going to give a completely new origin for the Joker. But to my surprise, it didn't. It compliments the Killing Joke superbly. The art's really good and the whole thing reads like Year One. There's a narative for Gordon and one for Batman and the story goes back and forth between the two. The Joker, himself, is more brutal and monster-like. They treat him like he stepped out of a horror film. The whole story also plays off of how Batman's really new to the vigilante-thing and makes a lot of mistakes. It's a good read.