They’re damaged, defective, and debauched. The heroes in “The Boys” aren’t just impaired people. The Boys took Watchmen as an inspiration and took the idea of flawed superheroes to an entirely different level. The Boys by Garth Ennis Dynamite Entertainment. Show that even the worst of them had something going for them, and even the best of them had their flaws.” Writer Alan Moore once said in an interview, “What we wanted to do was show all of these people, warts and all. Named one of the best novels ever by Time magazine, Watchmen is a groundbreaking graphic novel that exposes the superhero genre and introduces readers to the dark side of human nature hiding under cloaks, masks, and capes. Most superheroes are either retired or working for the feds when the murder of a superhero brings them all out of hiding. The twisted ending of this graphic novel is sure to covert casual graphic novel fans into hardcore addicts. This gritty and dark graphic novel thriller is the inspiration for the Batman fans recognize today.
This graphic novel tells the alternate universe story of Bruce Wayne, now aged 55, and forced to return under the cowl to fight classic foes like Two-Face and the Joker and ends with a fight against Superman with the Man of Steel being a puppet for the US government. The Caped Crusader makes a second appearance on our list of the best graphic novels for new readers with Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. The Killing Joke won the famed Eisner Award for “Best Graphic Album” in 1989 and appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List.īatman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller DC Comics Moore’s story paints Joker as a tragic character for the first time, revealing he’s a family man and failed comedian who suffered one lousy day that finally drove him over the edge and into insanity. The Killing Joke is the origin story for the Joker, presented via flashback, while simultaneously depicting the supervillain’s attempt to drive Commissioner Jim Gordon insane as Batman attempts to stop the clown prince of crime.
Let’s kick off this list with two of the most complicated characters ever to grace a comic book page – Batman and the Joker. Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore DC Comics
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