Batman!

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Here we are, the second to last entry into this blog. I hope I have showed some sort of progress in my analyzation of the comic medium and all the things I’ve read that fall under that umbrella, but ‘shrug’ who knows. This week we read contemporary comic books all about the modern adaptations of superheroes, like batman, or redefining the what we know about superheros, in Watchmen. I read Batman “The Killing Joke”, famed and mostly revered by fans who’ve encountered it, compared to any other episode in the whole Batman comic universe. Here we have a not so typical Batman comic, Batman doesn’t ensue vigilante justice in the ungodly hours of the night. We see Batman attempting to have a dialogue with the Joker, trying to reach a common understanding with him. He does not the get the closure he’s searching for,he is taken into one of Joker’s sadistic and conniving schemes. Also the audience gets to see Joker’s tragic origin in this universe, the reader gets some explanation on why he is the way he is, which is really great and really unsettling all at the same time. We the Joker in the past trying to provide for his family, by trying to follow his dreams, but ultimately being hit by failure and being totally consumed by it. Which, I, as the reader can relate to and I sympathize with him for his novel efforts, attempting to keep his family together. In itself the fact that the writer was able to invoke these feeling in the reader is insane, because we know who the Joker is. We know what he does and the fact that we look past the gruesomeness of every element that makes the Joker and actually feel sorry for him! The way that this comic has manipulated me is great. The writing is great. I had a good time. Read it, it's a ride.







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