
There’s a reason Batman: The Killing Joke has remained a fixture in Bat-lore since it dropped in 1988, and no, it’s not just because of that one scene that everyone (rightfully) won’t shut up about. This graphic novel, written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland, is the Citizen Kane of Joker stories, if only because it wrestles with the big questions: Why does the Joker do what he does? What makes Batman keep doing what he does? And, more importantly, where’s the line between the two of them? Spoiler: It’s a lot blurrier than either guy’s comfortable with.
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