holy shit

okay....that was saddening

Seriously pick that book up.

Plus Alred's story is flat out amazing on the WHY he is Joker.

But didn't The Killing Joke explain the origin of the joker?

Um...yes and no?

It wasn't supposed to be made canon but DC loved it so much they made it canon. Alan Moore hated the story (like he so often does when it comes to DC). Anyhow this story is showing a universe in which Bruce's becomes Batman...only for NONE of his rogue gallery to show up. This cause our pointy ear friend to worry about his life choices and go into breakdowns for days on end. Alfred, hired his friends to pose as Batman's colorful rogue gallery with Alfred taking the lead as The Joker.

However, after several years Bruce figured out that it was all a scam, however one of the actors, Eddie Nash, get very deep into his role as the riddler and kidnaps several children.

Alfred pleads with Bruce NOT to go after Eddie since the police could handle him, however Bruce want to deal with Eddie himself...

The picture explains the rest.

Words fail me, I fucking love that story.

I must read it at some point. What's the book?

OH wait, never mind, that guy's talking about a completely different story.

The Killing Joke

Nah, he says that he forgot most of the reason why he became the Joker, and that the story that was told in the Killing Joke was one of many versions. "If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!" was a line he used.

whats the book

what book?

"Whatever happened to the caped crusader? "

It's the name of that book.

I've never read any Batman graphic novels...
I take it you have! :L

What would be a good one to start on?
Or the best 3?

Batman: Year One
The Dark Knight Returns
The Cult
The Long Halloween
The Killing Joke
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
Dark Victory
A Death in the Family
The Knightfall-arc

Never read The Cult before.

Batman Year one is a damn good one.

oh okay that makes sense

Have you read "Old Man Logan"? I haven't read Flashpoint myself, but I can say Old Man Logan was just awesome. Loved it.

Gonna have to find Flashpoint now. Was it named that, or was it run under a different name?

It's called "Flashpoint." It's a five-issue crossover with Booster Gold, and it's really good. It severely alters a lot of the status quo of the DCverse, and it's definitely worth picking up if you haven't read it.

I haven't seen Old Man Logan, though. I'll have to look into it.

Another fairly good Marvel one is Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War.

The ending really makes you go "...huh."

Alternate future take on the Marvel universe. Pretty awesome.

That's something I HATE about DC actually... well all comics do it but DC is the worst... They can totally just give mary sue powers to whoever they want and always has it make sense... I can't stand Superman or Batman anymore because of it.

source?

I swear I've seen it in comic form.

Dear god that is terrifying. By the way what was the name of the villain who cut off Joker's face?

isnt that from the new 52?

It is.....

I'm sorry, but do you know where this is from?

The Killing Joke

Batman I,

(just clipped this and made it for you, thank you)

God damn those cheek bones...

dat chin

thank you

See, there were these two guys in a lunatic asylum... and one night, one night they decide they don't like living in an asylum any more. They decide they're going to escape! So, like, they get up onto the roof, and there, just across this narrow gap, they see the rooftops of the town, stretching away in the moon light... stretching away to freedom. Now, the first guy, he jumps right across with no problem. But his friend, his friend didn't dare make the leap. Y'see... Y'see, he's afraid of falling. So then, the first guy has an idea... He says 'Hey! I have my flashlight with me! I'll shine it across the gap between the buildings. You can walk along the beam and join me!' B-but the second guy just shakes his head. He suh-says... He says 'Wh-what do you think I am? Crazy? You'd turn it off when I was half way across!

by far one of the best joker stories ever

(why is he so sexy?)

it's an alternate storyline

that's a sweet alternate storyline then

Try the one from Batman: Knight of Vengeance.

Bruce died when the mugger attempted to rob the Waynes and it basically resulted in Thomas Wayne being Batman and Martha Wayne being Joker.

It's also a pretty different Batman. The Thomas Wayne Batman wasn't afraid to kill

Yeah. Especially when he drives a machete through Killer Croc's frontal lobe.

yay Washington

you're in washington too? where at? im in spokane

Kent / Seattle area, but i have a lot of family in Spokane so i go there a lot.

well only criminals go to arkham but i see your point

Criminally insane**

His insanity could've led to a life of crime, but he always tries to fake his depression with a fake smile, AND THEN BRUCE WAYNE BECOMES THE JOKER.

yes, he fell into some chemical bat and it fucked up his face

Im not sure about the comics, but in the new movies im pretty sure they mention that its makeup, plus you see him without it at one point

nolans movie it was makeup comics it was radioactive

Yes, that was in Batman: The Killing Joke. An excellent graphic novel by Alan Moore. However, it was makeup in the Christopher Nolan trilogy, since the series kept to a realm of reality

Makes me wonder what happened to him in the Dark Knight Returns, I didn't particularly like that version of the joke (or a young girl Robin), but I'm still curious.

Joker*

In the 1981 Batman it's white because he put on makeup to cover scars from chemical burns or something

The artist who created this is Sam Spratt. He does some really amazing work. Probably some of my favorites of his are the covers of a few issues of Game Informer. He also made those illustrations of most of the rage faces. www.samspratt.com

yes

The entire comic is nothing but the different ways he could die. Each person recounts a possible death in which they are the primary cause/witness while batman watches in as a ghost of sorts and talks to a woman who's identity is unknown until the end.

Also major feels at the end.

dude that has been mentioned so often throughout the comments

Obviously it's been mentioned, but I guarantee people will still trust what the post entails, then act upon it by quickly posting. THEN go to the comments and find out they're wrong. If you look at the comments, people still acted on their first instinct.