• Joker Novel
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Posted on Sunday, October 19th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta

Eisner Award winner Brian Azzarello‘s (100 Bullets) Joker graphic novel hits store shelves on October 29th November 4th. Our friends at IO9 are calling it “a look at what The Joker did next” following The Dark Knight, which might not be entirely accurate, but we like the sound of it anyway. This might not be The Dark Knight sequel that everyone wants. In fact, the book’s original title Joker: The Dark Knight was nixed by the guys at Warner Bros. Brian told Newsarama that fans of Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight are “gonna love our book” insisting that Nolan’s Joker and his Joker are “very, very eerily similar.”

Batman: europa 1-4 dc, 2015/2016 brian azzarello, jim lee. $20.00 + $4.00 shipping. New 52 futures end #35 brian azzarello feb 2015 batman cursed dc nm comic book 1. $1.00 + $4.00 shipping. New 52 futures end #4 july 2014 brian azzarello batman cursed dc nm comic book 1. Brian Azzarello is a comic book writer, most famous for his Vertigo Comics series 100 Bullets and his work in DC Comics, especially his collaborations with artist Lee Bermejo on Joker and Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Selected bibliography: 100. JOKER pushes JONNY from the back seat, urging him to move. JOKER looks around for a moment, and pulls out his gun. He grabs the briefcase, and exits the car in a hurry. ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT: JOKER walks on the street in front of an old abandoned building, when ANOTHER CAR swerves around the corner. Men get out, holding guns. Joker is a 2008 one-shot graphic novel written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, focusing - just like it says on the tin - on The Joker, everyone's favourite Monster Clown.The story is done in a Darker and Edgier, Film Noir style and is told by a naive young criminal named Jonny Frost who yearns to be a big man in Gotham. So when (for reasons nobody seems to know) The Joker is.

Azzarello, known for writing hardcore violence into his comics, calls it “the most violent thing I’ve ever written.” Brian reteams with Lex Luthor: Man of Steel artist Lee Bermejo to “show an even darker and more disturbing side to the most dangerous man in Gotham.” The official book description reads:

Joker Novel

Brian Azzarello has been writing comics professionally since the mid-1990s. He is the author of SPACEMAN, BATMAN: BROKEN CITY and the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning 100 BULLETS, all created in collaboration with artist Eduardo Risso. The New York Times best-selling author's other work for DC Comics includes the titles HELLBLAZER and LOVELESS (both with Marcelo Frusin), SUPERMAN: FOR.

After yet another stint in Arkham Asylum, The Joker finds “his city” divided among mobsters and costumed villains. Not content to settle for a piece of the pie, The Joker vows to take back the whole damn enchilada by any means necessary. Look for appearances by a slew of Gotham’s most wanted, including gritty takes on Two-Face, Riddler, Killer Croc, Penguin, Harley Quinn and even Batman! Not since THE KILLING JOKE have you seen such a powerful tale of The Joker – you won’t want to miss this one!

Referencing Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke brings high expectations. I’ve often wondered why Azzarello’s 100 Bullets has yet to be turned into a television show or big screen movie. Personally, I’d love to see an HBO or Showtime series.

Comic Book Joker

You can read the first four pages of Azzarello’s Joker on MySpace. The 128-page hardcover is available for preorder on Amazon for $13.59 (32% off the cover price of $19.99).