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What Really Happens At the End of ‘The Killing Joke’?
Disclaimer: Before we get started, if you haven’t read The Killing Joke, stop reading this and run down to your local comic shop and pick it up. You won’t be disappointed. Ok, all caught up? If not *SPOILERS* for a 26 year old book… Ever since it’s release in 1988, people have been debating the end […] More
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‘The Killing Joke’ Is The Best Joker Story Ever Told
In the pantheon of Batman stories there’s a handful that come up every time someone ranks the best. The Dark Knight Returns, Batman Year One, and The Long Halloween usually all make the list. And then there’s the Killing Joke. The Killing Joke stands out from the crowd for a couple of reasons. For one thing, unlike the above mentioned stories, The Killing Joke is a graphic novel and not a collection of previously individual issues. For another, The Killing Joke isn’t really a Batman story. Sure Batman is in it, he even plays an important part;but The Killing Joke is above all else, a Joker story. More
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Is There A Joker Curse? ‘Beyond The Joker: The Man Who Laughs’ Seems To Think So
Is there a Joker curse? Beyond The Joker:The Man Who Laughs attempts to answer this question by examining the clown as an archetype throughout history. The story starts out by detailing Heath Ledger’s experience during the shooting of The Dark Knight up to his tragic death after the film wrapped. The book then jumps to 1802 the year that Joseph Grimaldi created the familiar white-face look that we still associate with clowns today. More
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Still Holding Out for Mister J
Here the focus will be on the Joker and the argument will be we have yet to see a proper rendition on the big screen (I’m not counting certain interesting videogame versions). Before beginning, one has to concede the Cesar Romero interpretation, whatever its genuine brilliance, was too tame by half to truly merit the top spot yet an argument can be made this is the closest to seeing the Joker in the flesh. More
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Sketchy Episode 24 – ‘Batman: Under The Red Hood’
The Sketchy crew has an in-depth discussion of 2010’s “Batman: Under The Red Hood.” Later, the guys discuss Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, predictions for “The Dark Knight Rises,” and play a Batman-themed “Name Game” at the end. Enjoy! [powerpress] Listen on iTunes Follow Sketchy! Twitter Facebook Email: [email protected] More
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Naked Lunch Radio #48 – The Killing Joke
It’s the year’s most anticipated film, so accordingly we’ve got an extended look at The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan’s latest Bat-opus. We’re going to look in-depth at Nolan’s work on the series, as well as getting into the nitty-gritty on the film itself, both in spoiler and non-spoiler segments. If you haven’t seen it yet […] More