The Joker escapes from Arkham Asylum once again, determined to prove that a single tragic event can be enough to drive anyone into madness. To demonstrate his theory, he targets Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara, while Batman sets out to stop him. Their confrontation becomes more than a simple pursuit of a criminal: it brings together two men bound by a mutual obsession, each trapped within his own vision of the world. Through this conflict, the story explores the fragile boundary between reason, trauma, and insanity.
Comics
1988
Action
Crime
Superhero
Batman: The Killing Joke
- Urban Comics Editions Publisher
- Alan Moore Writer
- Brian Bolland Artist
Details
- Type
- Comics
- Release
- 1988 — 1988
- Original title
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- Countries
- États-Unis
- Original language
- English
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Superhero
- Volumes
- 1
- Status
- Completed
- ISBN
- 9782365773478
- Information verified on
- 3 septembre 2026
Synopsis
Batman: The Killing Joke
Saga progress
Batman — 0 / 17 referenced works completed
Issues
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Issue 1
Batman visits the Joker in Arkham Asylum only to discover he has been replaced by a double. As Batman attempts to track the villain down, the Joker shows up at the house of Commissioner Gordon where he promptly shoots Barbara and captures her father. The Joker takes Jim to a modified carnival where he tries to drive him mad (partially by showing him pictures of his naked and bleeding daughter). Batman arrives and starts beating on the Joker who attempts to reason with him in his own insane fashion. As things wrap up and the police arrive, the Joker finally tells Batman a joke that he gets.