In July of 2016, a month before the arrival of Suicide Squad in theaters, an adaption of Alan Moore's classic work, The Killing Joke, is to debut at the San Diego Comic Con before being unleashed on home video. New fans to Batman movies and comics might not be aware The Killing Joke tells the sad tale origin of The Joker. And it is pretty downbeat.
Interestingly, Warner Bros. has approved a R-Rating for The Joker's origin tale. The violence in the original book was done mostly out of panel, but the tone of the material was definitely mature in nature. The R-rating may be fitting after all.
Den of Geek has the news about Batman: The Killing Joke and its debut at the San Diego Comic Con in 2016, Executive Producer Bruce Timm give the whole lowdown.
Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie should give fans left who still want more of The Caped Crusader after Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad.
The 1988 publication of The Killing Joke was more than just the release of a one-shot special edition.
The Killing Joke continued D.C. Comics re-invention. Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, Marv Wolfman's Crisis on Infinite Earths, and Moore's Watchmen were among the works that helped D.C. Comics regain faded glory after seeing sales figures destroyed by Marvel Comics. As inferred on the 20/20 news feature on Marvel's 25th anniversary, at the time, D.C. Comics were pegged as old fashioned. Ironically, the departure of many Marvel writers and artists led to D.C. Comics gaining an infusion of creativity and many new sales.
Moore had done wonderful work on Swamp Thing and other titles. His unique writing skills made him the perfect person to tell the origin of The Joker. He hit a home run because people are still talking about - and making money with - The Killing Joke even after nearly 30 years.
One last bit of cool news, Mark Hamill reprises the voice talent he lent to Batman: The Animated Series. He is voicing The Joker in Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie.
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