Listopia > Jay's votes on the list The Dark Knight: a pre-screening syllabus (6 Books)
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Batman: The Long Halloween
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"One of the greatest murder mysteries ever written for Batman, this story heavily influenced the the portrayal of Gotham's organized crime families in the Nolan's Batman films."
Jay
rated it 5 stars
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Batman: Dark Victory
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"The follow up to the Long Halloween, this time including Robin."
Jay
rated it 4 stars
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Batman: The Killing Joke
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"Alan Moore, arguably the greatest storyteller comic books have ever seen, presents his version of the Joker's origin in The Killing Joke."
Jay
rated it 4 stars
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Batman: Year One
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"The origin story that gave Batman a giant pair and turned him into the scary badass he is today. Written by Miller of Sin City and 300 fame."
Jay
rated it 5 stars
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (The Dark Knight Saga, #1)
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"Another classic Miller story telling the tale of Gotham in the near future where Batman is forced to come out of retirement to kick ass as a tired old man. Miller just rules."
Jay
rated it 5 stars
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Batman: The Man Who Laughs
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"Another Joker origin story by the great crime/noir fiction writer Ed Brubaker. In fact,a copy of this and The Killing Joke were actually given to Heath Ledger as research material for his part as the Joker."
Jay
rated it 4 stars
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Joanna
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Jul 15, 2008 06:16AM
Thank you for this! I have heard only the best things about the upcoming film. I've long been a Batman fan, but I've actually never read more than a stray comic or two (I guess my love is primarily for the movies). I've been meaning to find some great graphic novels. Thanks for the direction!
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