Joker. In 2008 he was given a reimagining by Heath Ledger. Ledger played a sick sadistic villain who lived up to his name. This comic explores some of his origin story as a few interesting quotes asking why Batman does what he does. Most of the violence is Batman-level dark. This story is short, but very complex. The Killing Joke is one of the best Batman comic books to date.
Language: hell, damn, b-tch
Sexual Content: Joker shoots a key character from the Batman mythos then takes pictures of her while she is naked. Later, some of these pictures are shown as torture for that girl's relative. They aren't that graphic its just horrible to imagine. The same man who has to view his relative naked is naked himself as part of Joker's torture.
Violent Content: As said before, Joker shoots a key character and her back is instantly broken. Batman style brawls. Joker's origin story is dark.
Drug and alcohol: Characters drink beer and wine.
Other: None
Conclusion: This is Batman in one of his finest comics. Joker is probably my favorite Batman villain because he questions everything Batman does. He is also the opposite of Bruce Wayne's superhero. I would recommend this to any older comic book reader.
Comic book rating: T+
My Rating: 14/15+
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