Now I understand that comparing any work to The Killing Joke in the first sentence of a review can come across as the worst sort of hyperbole, so allow me to explain. It demands multiple readings, even if you're stomach might not be up for a second go around. Joker is a true stroke of twisted genius, a masterpiece of chaos, gore, grit, guts, filthy gutters and unimaginable insanity. Even with its straightforward plot and an onslaught of extremely graphic violence, Azzarello and Bermejo's story somehow manages to achieve a level of subtlety rare to any Batman comic, let alone one starring his deadliest and most flamboyant nemesis. It's also a hellish decent into the bowels of the most foul and reprehensible city in all of fiction, with its most foul and reprehensible citizen as our tour guide. OctoBrian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's Joker is a deeply disturbing and completely unnerving work, a literary achievement that takes its place right alongside Alan Moore's The Killing Joke as one of the few successful attempts to scratch beneath the surface of the Joker's impenetrable psyche. The darkest tale featuring the Clown Prince of Crime might also be his best. Not since THE KILLING JOKE have you seen such a powerful tale of The Joker – you won't want to miss this one! Look for appearances by a slew of Gotham's most wanted, including gritty takes on Two-Face, Riddler, Killer Croc, Penguin, Harley Quinn and even Batman! Not content to settle for a piece of the pie, The Joker vows to take back the whole damn enchilada by any means necessary. JOKER - highly anticipated new graphic novelįresh from his release from Arkham, the Crown Prince of Crime seeks out old allies.Īfter yet another stint in Arkham Asylum, The Joker finds "his city" divided among mobsters and costumed villains.
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