The covers of Alan Moore's 'From Hell' enumerated a few of his more popular works : 'V for Vendetta', 'The Watchmen', etc. I looked them all up on flipkart.com and came across a few more. One of them, 'The Killing Joke'. The reviews seemed pretty good and since it was Batman and Joker, I decided to make it my second Moore book. It arrived in a few days, all glossy and colourful, and I finished it the same night.
'The Killing Joke' was not as huge as the earlier Moore work I had read, 'From Hell'. It was more of a comic book and less of a graphic novel. Particularly scintillating was the art work in this book provided by Brian Bolland. The book traces the roots of Joker and tries to show a more humane side that the unnamed villain once had. There is not much that I can review here other than saying that the book indeed was brilliant and gripping. It probably ended too soon, or maybe I am being plain greedy.
Moore continues at the top of my list for the time being. Have a couple other graphic novels of his to complete before I give him a rest for good.
