Batman Killing Joke

Within numerous films, villains are depicted as antagonists whose purpose is to cause chaos and fight against the main character of the plot. But opposition against the hero does not make a person a villain. It is the crooked history of the person that makes a him or her think and act with evil intent. Villains are not born sinful, they all started as normal human beings. But after living through a horrible event in their past, they changed. They transformed from their past selves into a new character, a villain. The graphic novel Batman the Killing Joke, focuses on one of the most well-known villain’s in the Batman series, the Joker. Before his change, the Joker was an ordinary husband who worked to support his wife and unborn child. But

By using gaze, the feelings of characters are more easily recognized. Countless emotions can be shown on a well-drawn gaze. While the detail on one’s face can help readers evaluate sentiment, composition can also give viewers a better understanding of the plot. In the beginning scene, Batman talks to a person who is disguised as the Joker to cover up the location of the real Joker. At first Batman does not know that this person is not the Joker. The conversation starts calm. The text is stable and the faces of Batman and the imposter are hidden in a shadow with only white eyes and very little facial detail being revealed. As the impostor fails to reply to Batman, white teeth become visible showing that Batman is grinding his teeth and getting angry. After reaching for the imposters hand in hope to gain his attention, Batman notices that the imposter is using a white powdery substance to disguise himself. In response, Batman grabs the poser and drags him into the light to get a better look at his face. The imposters expression goes from crooked to worried, knowing his disguise has been found out. Finally, Batman wipes the powder off the frauds face to confirm his identity as fake. His gaze after this is one of temper showing that Batman is full of rage and anger. The phony returns a look of terror into Batman’s eyes as he screams “AAAAAAAA! OH GOD, NO…”. The text becomes jagged in this panel to signify the fear and nervousness of the imposter. The use of gaze and composition aids readers to understand that the Joker played a trick on the commissioner and Batman. In another scene, the stare of the Joker and the composition of the text show readers the transformation from an ordinary man to a psycho path. The flashback of the Joker jumping off the cat-walk and into the chemical waste is shown. After getting out of the waste the Joker takes off his helmet. His