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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 5653621" data-attributes="member: 3887">Inspired by this thread, I dug out my copy of The Killing Joke out of a battered old long box and reread it over two cups of strong coffee. Dovetailed nicely with (finally) finishing Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PS3 yesterday afternoon.(it's also my wedding anniversary, so in a hour I will set aside nerdery in favor of a celebratory brunch at the local Four Seasons)Anyway... I think The Killing Joke is a strong piece. Great art, a little baggy in the middle, where Moore can resist delivering a lecture from "Modernity and Nihilism 201", but still, deserving of it's reputation. I totally forgot it was TKJ was responsible for Barbara Gordon becoming Oracle, which features in the Batman video game. TKJ is no Marvelman/Miracleman, or Watchman, but how many of those can one writer have in them? On the other hand, it's not The Black Dossier, either --which I loved, BTW-- TKJ has some powerful drama, it's not just clever-clever gamesmanship. All I can think right now for a personal "worst" best comic is Grant Morrison's Invisibles. I liked the run, but it's not his best work. His prior run on Doom Patrol is much stronger, with scenes, panels, and lines that have stayed with me for the 20 years since I first read them (such as, "Pardon my writing. Robot fingers. You know...")</blockquote>