The Killing Joke comic is one of the grossest pieces of masterful storytelling and art you will ever read. Alan Moore and Brian Bolland created a masterpiece that has stood the test of time and has become the best Joker story to ever be told. The movie based on the award-winning graphic novel has just been given an R-rating, which is a good sign for people hoping that it stays true to the comic.
The Killing Joke still has me worried , but now I at least know that there will be grit and grime in Gotham City. Trying to transplant a work of art into another medium is not an easy task. Remember how Adam Sandler destroyed a love-letter to early 80s’ arcade games ands gave us Pixels ? Or how about the time a movie studio got a stranglehold on a beloved franchise and choked it to death? Jem and the Holograms and Speed Racer remember.
Hitfix just revealed that the 15-minute prequel to the movie will feature Barbera Gordon’s backstory as Batgirl and “the prologue allows the audience to invest themselves in Barbara as a character before her moment with the Joker.”
I want to go loony and love the new Killing Joke but until I have the Blu-ray in my hand, I will err on the side of caution.
