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kuba777

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Posted on 27-01-2006 19:37
God I love this one!!!

One of my all time favorites EVER!!

I sometimes wonder why Batman doesn't just KILL the damn clown and just be done with it. But the Killing Joke always reminds me of why..

"We have to show him that our way is right!" - James Gordon

Pound for pound, I think it is the best Batman TPB ever!




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Posted on 29-01-2006 17:26
I want to read it so bad, but I can't find it anywhere! Not at the library, not as Barnes and Nobles, and I haven't seen it at my comic store!
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kuba777

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Posted on 29-01-2006 18:18
Blackwing I know for sure that they have two or three here..

Freaks & Geeks Comics
2725 Hudson Dr, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
(330) 289-3014

I think they can do mail orders too..

I don't know if they have a web-site.




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Posted on 29-01-2006 20:35
kuba777 wrote:


I sometimes wonder why Batman doesn't just KILL the damn clown and just be done with it. But the Killing Joke always reminds me of why..

"We have to show him that our way is right!" - James Gordon

Pound for pound, I think it is the best Batman TPB ever!



Well I feel that the Joker is the one villain that Batman would like to kill the most, and I definatley see him as the most psychopathic!


"Look, I never wanted this for myself...but I wanted Batman and Robin back together the way they should be. And if Dick won`t become Robin again...Someone else has to!" - Tim Drake, A LONELY PLACE OF DYING Chapter five: Rebirth
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Posted on 30-01-2006 01:30
DC always keeps this one in print. You should be able to order it at any comic or book store or website. It's a favorite of mine, too. Best Joker story ever. That goes for the art, too. There have been many great interpretations of the
Joker-- Jim Aparo, Neal Adams, Graham Nolan, Norm Breyfogle-- but nobody can touch Bolland when it comes to drawing the perfect Joker.




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kuba777

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Posted on 31-01-2006 21:32
"Catman on the prowl" - NICE!!

I love the Animated Series episode with him!!


You are right, I can't see how it would be hard to find KJ, it is ussually quite common.. GREAT READ!!! Big Turning Piont for Babs!!

::batgirl::




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Posted on 02-02-2006 01:33
Heheh, the image is from an old Hostess ad where Batman fights Catman. He winds up tying to a tree, then he and Robin eat twinkies in front of him. :lol:




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Posted on 02-02-2006 04:02
Great story,awesome artwork and very unusual ending!


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Posted on 02-02-2006 11:46
Killing Joke is great! The only thing I don't like is the zany, out of control colours throughout the story, but that's probably just to reflect Joker's personality. I also thought the Red Hood suit could do with a little bit of updating, but it's still good.


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