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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401216269
ISBN: 1401216269
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: February 03, 2009
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: February 03, 2009
Studio: DC Comics
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Witness Batman's first encounter with The Joker in this volume collecting the graphic novel BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke! This collection also includes DETECTIVE COMICS #784-786, a murder mystery tale guest-starring Green Lantern Alan Scott.
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This story is not the world's greatest Joker story, but it is excellent in defining the Joker's first appearance, and is the perfect unofficial follow-up to Matt Wagner's Dark Moon Rising series (Monster Men and Mad Monk, which were actually published soon after this). Monster Men was Batman's first foray into comic book science, Mad Monk was his first dealings with the supernatural, and this is his first time facing a true supervillain (Catwoman doesn't count). Well-done. I also liked the "Knock ... Read More
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I still cannot imagine for the life of me why DC Comics published these two Batman stories together in one volume, let alone why the volume was name The Man Who Laughs (other than the title story sharing the same name). I can only wager a guess that when it was published The Dark Knight (the movie) was looming on the horizon and DC Comics wanted to get as much Joker/Batman as they could on the shelves. The two stories contained in this graphic novel include Batman: The Man Who Laughs and Batman: Made ... Read More
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Ed Brubaker is amazing. I picked this up only for the name recognition and wasn't let down in any way. The first story of the trade is somewhat of a sequel to Miller's Year One and I actually liked it better. A young version of Batman and Jim Gordon take on the joker for the first time. Classic stuff. The second half is a great murder mystery and involces the golden age Green Lantern, Alan Scott. It was awesome and would love to read another team-up with Bats and GL. Zircher & Mahnke's art was ... Read More
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This book is often said to be a perfect 'companion' to The Killing Joke, and while I agree it is story/content-wise, it isn't in the sense of style, depth or writing. This story (both of the ones included here, actually) aren't very thought-provoking and don't have the philosophical reflection that was in the Killing Joke. The Joker, while being ruthless, is very shallow and uninteresting character in this book. There is no apparent motive to his killing and the story doesn't spend any time (at all) in ... Read More
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Well it's no secret that I am partial to pretty much ANY Joker story. This one is great, not as good as "The Killing Joke" but pretty great nonetheless. The second part, is a good Detective story which pulls out some old school DC history and is a fun whodunit. Very good art and tight sotrytelling make this a worthwhile read.
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