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13. Vacation Joker

Okay, first Vacation Lego. Well, with this one, it’s actually easy to find something to talk about, because it's a clear reference to something I know about: The Killing Joke.

Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s The Killing Joke is typically one of the first Batman comics that people read. And if that’s the case for you, you'll probably like it! But here's the thing: It actually isn't very good. There’s no doubt that it's fine; even the worst Alan Moore/Brian Bolland comic is excellent from a craft perspective. But this isn’t their best work, either as individuals or as a team. Even Alan Moore has come out and said that he doesn't think it's good. Especially if you buy the recent release.

The original was colored in a hurry, giving it these weird chromatic designs that made it haunting and weird. The recolor strips all of that away. The writing is okay, but it turns Barbara Gordon into a prop for the purpose of torturing Batman and the Commissioner, which is kinda gross. The scripting ranks among Moore's lazier work, and it wasn't even supposed to be in continuity until some writers put Batgirl in a wheelchair in the main comics.

If you want an awesome Alan Moore Batman story, go pick up that DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore collection. It includes the super underrated Mortal Clay, which is a thousand times better than Killing Joke!