Batman: The Killing Joke
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Batman: The Killing Joke is a critically acclaimed graphic novel that explores the Joker’s origin and his psychological battle with Batman in one of the darkest stories in the Batman canon.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Batman: The Killing Joke Context triple: [Alan Moore, notableWork, Batman: The Killing Joke]
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Batman: Death and the Maidens
Batman: Death and the Maidens is a 2003–2004 DC Comics limited series written by Greg Rucka that explores Batman’s alliance with Ra’s al Ghul’s daughter Nyssa and delves into the complex legacy of Ra’s al Ghul and the Lazarus Pits.
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Batman: Hush
Batman: Hush is a popular Batman comic book storyline that follows the Dark Knight as he confronts a mysterious new villain orchestrating attacks by many of his greatest enemies.
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Batman: Death by Design
Batman: Death by Design is a graphic novel that blends a retro architectural aesthetic with a noir-inspired Batman mystery, written by designer and author Chip Kidd with art by Dave Taylor.
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Batman: Birth of the Demon
Batman: Birth of the Demon is a graphic novel that explores the origin and history of Ra's al Ghul, one of Batman's most formidable and enduring adversaries.
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Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood is a 2016 animated superhero film set in the DC Universe that follows the Bat-family as they confront new threats in Gotham after Batman’s mysterious disappearance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Batman: The Killing Joke Target entity description: Batman: The Killing Joke is a critically acclaimed graphic novel that explores the Joker’s origin and his psychological battle with Batman in one of the darkest stories in the Batman canon.
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A.
Batman: Death and the Maidens
Batman: Death and the Maidens is a 2003–2004 DC Comics limited series written by Greg Rucka that explores Batman’s alliance with Ra’s al Ghul’s daughter Nyssa and delves into the complex legacy of Ra’s al Ghul and the Lazarus Pits.
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B.
Batman: Hush
Batman: Hush is a popular Batman comic book storyline that follows the Dark Knight as he confronts a mysterious new villain orchestrating attacks by many of his greatest enemies.
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C.
Batman: Death by Design
Batman: Death by Design is a graphic novel that blends a retro architectural aesthetic with a noir-inspired Batman mystery, written by designer and author Chip Kidd with art by Dave Taylor.
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D.
Batman: Birth of the Demon
Batman: Birth of the Demon is a graphic novel that explores the origin and history of Ra's al Ghul, one of Batman's most formidable and enduring adversaries.
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E.
Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood is a 2016 animated superhero film set in the DC Universe that follows the Bat-family as they confront new threats in Gotham after Batman’s mysterious disappearance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Batman story
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graphic novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016 animated film)
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linked to:
The Killing Joke (2016 film)
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| artist | Brian Bolland ⓘ |
| awardsAndRecognition | widely regarded as one of the greatest Batman stories ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Batman (DC Comics character)
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linked to:
DC Comics character Batman
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| collectedIn | various Batman collected editions ⓘ |
| colorist | John Higgins ⓘ |
| continuityStatus | often considered non-canon at time of publication ⓘ |
| controversy | depiction of violence against Barbara Gordon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Brian Bolland ⓘ |
| creator | Alan Moore ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| editor |
Dennis O'Neil
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linked to:
Denny O'Neil
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| featuresCharacter |
Barbara Gordon
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linked to:
Barbara Gordon / Batgirl
Commissioner James Gordon ⓘ
linked to:
James Gordon
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| format | one-shot ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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psychological thriller ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| imprint | DC Comics ⓘ |
| influence |
major impact on Barbara Gordon becoming Oracle
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major impact on depiction of Joker ⓘ |
| influenceOnAdaptations |
influenced 1989 Batman film portrayal of Joker
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influenced The Dark Knight (2008) portrayal of Joker ⓘ |
| inker | Brian Bolland ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0930289455 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Batman
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Joker ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
shooting and paralysis of Barbara Gordon
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torture and humiliation of Commissioner Gordon ⓘ |
| originalFormat | prestige format one-shot ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 48 ⓘ |
| penciller | Brian Bolland ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988-03 ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| setting | Gotham City ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mature readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Joker origin story
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psychological conflict between Batman and Joker ⓘ sanity and insanity ⓘ the thin line between hero and villain ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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grim ⓘ |
| writer | Alan Moore ⓘ |
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Subject: Batman: The Killing Joke Description of subject: Batman: The Killing Joke is a critically acclaimed graphic novel that explores the Joker’s origin and his psychological battle with Batman in one of the darkest stories in the Batman canon.
Referenced by (19)
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linked to: Batman: The Killing Joke
subject linked to:
Barbara Gordon / Batgirl
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linked to: Batman: The Killing Joke
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subject linked to:
Christopher D. Lozinski
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Batman: The Killing Joke (film score contribution)
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basedOn
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Batman: The Killing Joke (graphic novel)
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Batman: The Killing Joke (film score contribution)
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follows
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Batman: The Killing Joke (graphic novel) story
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linked to: Batman: The Killing Joke
linked to: Batman: The Killing Joke