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| Batman: The Man Who Laughs | 
 enlarge | Author: Ed Brubaker
Creators: Doug Mahnke, Patrick Zircher
Publisher: DC Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $11.91
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 22730
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 6.7 x 0.6
ISBN: 1401216226
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401216221
ASIN: 1401216226
Publication Date: January 30, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new item. Over 3.5 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Order with confidence. Code: B20081005210942T
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Product Description
Witness Batman's historic first encounters with his deadliest foe, The Joker, in this hardcover volume featuring two tales written by Ed Brubaker (GOTHAM CENTRAL, Captain America), winner of 2007 Eisner Award for Best Writer. A mysterious homicidal maniac is murdering prominent citizens of Gotham City, each time leaving a ghastly grin on the victims' lifeless faces. Batman soon tracks down the killer: The Joker! This volume gives readers new insight into the early encounters between Batman and The Joker that led the Clown Prince of Crime down the path to insanity. Guest-starring original Green Lantern Alan Scott.
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 Man Who Laughs is short February 10, 2008
25 out of 38 found this review helpful
This is indeed a follow up of sorts to Year One but nowhere near as prolific or as well written. The Joker shows up in Gotham and starts terrorizing the citizens over the TV, much like Rosie O'Donnell on The View. Not that you can blame the book but Joker's plan is very close to that of Ra's Ah Ghul in "Batman Begins" so it comes off as a tad stale. The internal monologues of Gordon and Wayne are interesting as is the development of their working relationship.
However, The Man Who Laughs is only the first half of this hardcover; the second half is a Batman/Golden Age Green Lantern story that has nothing to do with the Joker. The book as a whole isn't that big so you really feel short changed at the end of this story. It seems a bit much to ask people to drop $20 on a Joker book that's only half a Joker book. The artwork is top notch though and the "Jokerized" victims are grotesque and well drawn.
A far better follow up to Year One is "The Long Halloween" which is as good, if not better, than Year One. I really wanted to like this book but it was over too quickly, much like the two page final confrontation between Joker and Batman; I ended up returning it.
Not all clowns are nice... February 9, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is one of the better Joker stories in years. It's a sort of sequel to "Year one" and tells the tale of how The Dark Knight first met the notorious evildoer that in future years would become his arch-nemesis.
Joker is killing several rich persons, which to begin with appears to be for no reason other than getting a sick laugh out of it. But as the story progresses Batman starts to find out the motive behind these bizarre killings as well as figuring out who The Joker was and what made what he is.
The writing is perfect. Ed Brubaker does a terrific job on it. He has also added some nice references to Alan Moore's "The Killing Joke" All the classic elements from a Joker story are here. Making threats on live television, killing people at midnight and using henchmen dressed as clowns. If you enjoyed Batman stories such as "Year one", The Killing Joke" or "The laughing fish" then this one should be right up your alley.
An interesting fact: The title is a reference to a movie with the same name and it is from this film that Bob Kane got the inspiration for The Joker.
 Great goodbye from Brubaker to DC!!! February 16, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Was one of the last stories that Brubaker wrote for DC before he moved over to Marvel, and became the superstar writer on Captain America and Daredevil.
Great Joker/Batman origin story that is fun and has spot on portrayal of the menacing Joker. Not only is this a great read, but it has some very spectacular artwork. The atwork alone is reason enough to purchase this book.
Important to keep in mind that this is a very quick read, as the orginal story came in one Prestige Format Comic (48 pages). However this comic is hard to find and worth sowhere in the $50 range. This is great opportunity to pick up a hard to find story right before the New Batman Movie.
'Man Who Laughs' is great - but look for the prestige edition... February 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This hardcover edition of "The Man Who Laughs" is a great addition to a comic libray - but the 20 dollar tag makes it hard to justify for the 40-somthing page story... Also thrown in is "Made of Wood," a random Brubaker story featuring Green Lantern Alan Scott (another short story :/ ). 'Wood' is passable, but 'Man who Laughs' is a must have...
"The Man who Laughs" storyline retells the first couple appearances of The Joker in Gotham city. Though the story is almost a direct retelling of Batman issue #1 (and other Kane stories) Brubaker finds ways to reinvent the story to make it much more frightening.
A great addition to your comic library, but if you can help taking the time to find the original prestige edition - you'll save yourself about 15 bucks.
Man who laughs. March 8, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Fantastic book that shows the beginning relationship between Batman and the Joker. I enjoy how it shows just how twisted and insane the Joker is. Overall a great read. Fantastic art too.
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