Batman: The Killing Joke

This was the first comic that I have actually finished, and I have to say I couldn't have picked a better first comic. The direction, the flashbacks, the story telling angles, the artwork. It all comes together to make such an astoundingly fun and interesting tale that I will remember always. Now onto the next Batman comic!

Capturing the eternal struggle between the greatest pair in comics, The Killing Joke lays out their relation like no other. Two men at constant odds come closer than ever as Alan Moore humanizes these characters, and cause us to question our own morality and choices. This edition also benefits from the masterful coloring of the original artist Brian Bolland, and is worth it to see the world envisioned in his colors.

A classic then; a classic now. BATMAN: The Killing Joke will undoubtedly take its rightful place in the annals of graphic storytelling as one of, if not a watershed moment in the medium where "everything changed." A must read for any Batman / Joker fan who wishes to delve much deeper into what indeed makes these 2 personalities "click." Any library is incomplete without this on their bookshelf.