Batman

The Killing Joke

This standalone Batman graphic novel centers on the Joker's attempt to prove that one terrible day can drive anyone insane. After escaping Arkham Asylum, he targets Commissioner Jim Gordon and his family in a scheme intended to break Gotham's police commissioner psychologically. Batman pursues the Joker while confronting the blurred boundary between sanity and madness, heroism and villainy. The 2008 Titan deluxe edition presents Brian Bolland's digitally recolored artwork.

by Alan Moore

Titan · First published 1988 · 70 pages