Batman The Killing Joke Ending Explained
In the graphic novel the joker paralyzes barbara gordon a k a.
Batman the killing joke ending explained. As our protagonists stood there in the rain laughing at the final joke the police lights reflecting in the pools of filthy water underfoot the batman s hand reached out and. From the end of his afterword to the 2008 deluxe edition. Speaking of which it s time i revealed what really happened at the end of the killing joke. The joker tells the killing joke at the end batman reaches out and breaks his neck and that s why the laughter stops and the light goes out cause that was the last chance at crossing that bridge.
Showing batman killing the joker wouldn t have worked. Batgirl and shows nude pictures of the. For his podcast fatman on batman kevin smith interviewed grant morrison and grant talked about how batman kills the joker at the end of batman. A video version of the relevant portion of the podcast went up on youtube and on friday 16 august the comics blogosphere went wild.
Synsidar 08 16 2013 5 01 pm at 5 01 pm. The killing joke grant makes a good argument citing textual evidence. A death in the family involving the joker murdering robin the killing joke leads batman s obsession with the clown prince of crime to a personal level. His death is superior to any other resolution of the story.
It has to be implied. The killing joke was already one of the most controversial stories created in comics. Be sure to check out our previous videos and maybe even join. In this week s video chosen totem host jacob saylor explores the world of alan moore s 1988 graphic novel batman.