Books DC Batgirl Cover Pulled... - Page 3

unlurking · 03-19-2015, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DC

DC Comics (owned by Time Warner, which also owns CNN) said in a statement late Monday that artist Rafael Albuquerque's cover was going to be pulled.

"Regardless if fans like Rafael Albuquerque's homage to Alan Moore's THE KILLING JOKE graphic novel from 25 years ago, or find it inconsistent with the current tonality of the Batgirl books -- threats of violence and harassment are wrong and have no place in comics or society," they said.

ummm, wut?

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/17/entert...led/index.html

**Ragged Robin** · 03-20-2015, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveNull

Here's an article about the original artwork.

I re-read Killing Joke while I drank my coffee this morning. It holds up.

"Morrison’s claim that the Joker kills Batman at the end of the story is clearly only one way of reading an intentionally vague scene. Obviously, DC would never let them actually kill Batman in the story, but the fact that the ending could be interpreted that way enriches the twenty-five-year-old comic. "

They have this COMPLETELY backwards. I didn't read the rest of the article but clearly this guy has no idea what the **** he's on about

DaveNull · 03-20-2015, 08:23 PM

Yeah, I listened to the podcast and Morrison was saying that it was Batman killing Joker.

Either way though, I appreciated the links from that article. And I don't care how hard you read that last page...it's impossible to tell what happens.

ThaVirus · 03-20-2015, 09:06 PM

What's the one where Joker holds all the kids hostage and when someone shows up (Gordon or maybe his wife?) he offs them?

I'm thinking it's The Killing Joke or No Man's Land. Can't remember for sure though..

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ThaVirus 5 o’clock free crack giveaway Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $-1817631	What's the one where Joker holds all the kids hostage and when someone shows up (Gordon or maybe his wife?) he offs them? I'm thinking it's The Killing Joke or No Man's Land. Can't remember for sure though..
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