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DC Comics is putting out an Absolute Edition for Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's classic Batman story The Killing Joke. Absolute Editions, pioneered by Scott Dunbier for The Authority series, are oversized-hardcover volumes in a slipcase And in this case, the slipcase will have a new cover by Brian Bolland, a profile version of the original[...]

As always, this is a rumor and should not be treated as an absolute fact. According to The Wrap, the Todd Phillips and Martin Scorsese Joker origin movie will draw some inspiration from The Killing Joke In this version of the movie, the Joker will be a failed '80s comedian who goes mad after he can't make it[...]

The Joker is the latest figure to be put up for preorder from the fine folks over at Mezco and their One:12 Collective line.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Friday night saw the big premiere of the latest DC Animated feature based on the classic Batman story by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, The Killing Joke Already earlier in the day, it was revealed that there was a pretty big (and controversial) change to the story, with Bruce and Barbara seemingly[...]

Four days ago, we noted that it looked like that, though the previous Batgirl team may have removed the controversial events from The Killing Joke from the character's history, as a mental implant… …that the new team of Batgirl & Birds Of Prey were bringing it back for DC Rebirth. And, with the actual issue now published, we can confirm[...]

Next week, the USA will see one night cinema screenings of The Killing Joke across the country, alongside the release of the animated movie digitally and on DVD/Blu-Ray. Before the  movie airs, the audience will see a plug for Comic Shop Locator and the CBIA website, promoting local comic stores. Just in case any attendee wants to[...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDj4zGFf4F8 As The Killing Joke is being remade as an animated R-Rated movie by Warners, Alan Moore's comments on the comic he wrote have also been revived. Such as from Kurt Amacker for Mania.com – a now long abandoned comic book news portal archived by the Wayback Machine from 2009. Again, it was never intended as a blanket approach for[...]

When Alan Moore wrote The Killing Joke for Brian Bolland, its status in DC Comics continuity was never meant to be as fixed as it became It gave us a story that referenced Bat-Girl, Batwoman, Ace the Bat-Hound and Bat-Mite – characters that did not exist in continuity, after DC's Crisis On Infinite Earths rewrote the universe. And the[...]

Such as this charming boy's T-shirt featuring the final page of The Killing Joke. As they say "Tees with cheeky attitude is what we do best, and our little kids range for boys is no exception! Take your pick from classic tees or tees with a cool print For the fashion conscious chap, we've got some[...]

revealed the three DC Universe Original Movies that will be released in 2016, including an adaptation of the classic Joker story, Batman: The Killing Joke. Batman: The Killing Joke is the seminal graphic novel written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland that offers up a potential (but not exactly trustworthy) origin for the Joker,[...]

Titans, and perhaps one of the most anticipated DC animated films of all time (drumroll)  KILLING JOKE!  Mark Hamill has said repeatedly that he would reprise his role as the Joker if they ever animated this classic story I asked a WB official if Hamill was coming back for this project[...]

We don't have any further details right now, since the Bruce Timm Gods and Monsters panel at San Diego Comic Con is still in progress, but Bleeding Cool reporter Will Romine has just let us know that Bruce Timm has confirmed that he's working on a Killing Joke animated film, as previously speculated upon. We[...]

The other day we ran a snippet of a then-upcoming interview with Brian Bolland in Russia, from the website spidermedia.ru in which he talked about a possible sequel to The Killing Joke, his classic Batman story with Alan Moore. The full interview has now run, including further mention of a Killing Joke sequel, and how Bolland has[...]

Harleys' Joker The site reports that Brian Bolland told them that several months ago DC Comics earnestly invited him to draw a sequel to The Killing Joke. The writer on the comic would be Brian Azzarello. However, Bolland chose not to go ahead as he is no longer drawing comics because of his age and that the book would have just taken too long to draw[...]

When Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, it was coloured by Jon Higgins with a garish colour scheme, lots of purples and greens and oranges clashing hard. Hen it was remastered recently, the book was recoloured by Bolland to more muted, darker, knocked back pages, more in line with his intended vision. But[...]

In today's Convergence #3, the Thomas Wayne Batman of Flashpoint is under assault from Professor Pyg and friends... with Man-Bat taking care of Dick

Never meant to be a part of official Batman continuity, The Killing Joke saw a confrontation between Batman and The Joker leading to the Joker trying to turn Gordon into a madman by attacking his daughter, just as the Joker lost a wife and unborn child and Bruce Wayne lost his parents As the story[...]

And it's to one of their previous editions that they are returning with Frank Miller's Ronin, now recreated to resemble Miller's original art. Joining Ronin is Miller's other DC classic, The Dark Knight Returns. As well as Kelly Jones' Batman, Neil Gaiman's Sandman, Neal Adams' Green Arrow/Green Lantern and Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's Killing Joke –[...]

In the eighties, DC Comics published a Batman comic called The Killing Joke By Alan Moore and Brian Bolland You may have heard of it. Controversial, hated and loved, cherished by some, seen as all that is wrong with comics by others, disowned by its writer and elevated by his fans, there have been essays, books,[...]

I was also the editor of the Doctor Who comic strip for two years and wrote, and lettered, strips for Doctor Who, Ghostbusters and, my favourite, Zoids!  FD: Do you consider your lettering work in Batman: The Killing Joke as your greatest achievement at that point, bearing in mind that you were group editor and working in[...]

Here's something from late last night:  It appears to be an original page from Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's The Killing Joke from DC Comics which differs from the final print image in the comic Brian Bolland, when shown this Twitpic, has confirmed to Bleeding Cool that it is genuine artwork and that he was,[...]

Would we get an explanation for why Batman is staring at his glove? Had he picked up a Joker needle? Was it the device he'd use to kill The Joker? So How Did The Joker Die In The Killing Joke? And The Script Of The Final Page But Julian looks at one of the Joker's own poisoned[...]

Discussion on the true meaning of The Killing Joke sweeps the top three trending spots from yesterday. But, with the discussion earlier, there was one page we wanted to especially see… Page 42 Would we get an explanation for why Batman is staring at his glove? Had he picked up a Joker needle? Was it the[...]

And now the full script to The Killing Joke has gone online You can find it in its entirety here But, with the discussion earlier, there was one page we wanted to especially see… Page 42 Would we get an explanation for why Batman is staring at his glove? Had he picked up a Joker[...]

25 years after publication, Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland became a topic of lively conversation across twitter and the internet And trending again today, I see. Most-Read Comic Stories Friday: When Batman Killed The Joker At The End Of The Killing Joke – Grant Morrison Talks To Kevin Smith And no, I hadn't[...]

That's Julian Darius from his book And the Universe so Big: Understanding Batman: The Killing Joke Available on the Kindle here in the UK and here in the USA. Yesterday we ran Grant Morrison's rather convincing theory that Batman kills The Joker at the end of The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland[...]

You can feel the pain in the eyes of some of the cast, watching last Sunday's Comic Book Men on AMC, when this card flashed up. "No!" shouts Walt

No sooner are Boom embroiled in a trademark battle over the use of the word "Kaboom" in a comics publishing context, than they may have a battle with DC on their hands… okay, no, not really, this is the "homage" thing that few people have an issue with, though some publishers may choose to[...]