Shadowman wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I've never read that story in comic form. Should I do that before watching this? I don't even know what it's about.
It's the definitive Joker comic. It's the most accepted version of his backstory (Even if he himself claims that he probably made it up) but for the most part it's about Joker trying to bring Commissioner Gordon down to his level. Related to that, this comic is the reason Barbara Gordon spent almost 30 years in a wheelchair.
So I went to my local comic shop yesterday, and there it was, The Killing Joke, deluxe edition, brand new still wrapped up. For $18, I picked it up. Turns out, I have read this story before, a long time ago, back in the early 90s. All I remembered were the raindrops at the beginning and the end, and the red "hood." The other reason I remember it is because I have an uncle who in his younger days was a spitting image of the guy who became the Joker. It's a good story, even though I believe it's just 1 of many fantasies the Joker has about "what could have been." He even says so himself, when he states that when he thinks of the past, he likes to think in multiple choice. I take that as him referring to the past shown in The Killing Joke as 1 of many he has conjured up. Will this be made into an animated feature?