What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
The newsprint edition is darker to look at by, i think, how the newsprint absorbs the colors vs the other paper and softens the line work. The original colors were done by brian bolland.
Brian bolland's version of the killing joke is stunning on the bigger pages. Alan moore definitely earns his reputation for detailed scripts. This is easily the best version of tkj, so if you're reading this for the 1st time or the 100th time make sur... Read More
The original softcover one-shot, the deluxe hardcover with new coloring, the noir version with *no color* and of course the absolute edition. If you're a * fan of the killing joke this is for you, it has nice bonuses to enjoy. This one actually feels ... Read More
Cons
Original pages colored by john higgins are an afterthought.
Highlights
Quality
As for the pages themselves, they're printed on high quality newsprint and before you accuse me of using an oxymoron, i've felt... Read More
The large format and box is great quality.
Its the killing joke in a modern format and the older format with the older style pages.
If you're a regular fan, you may be better off with the regular version, specially for how pricey this version is.
Competitiveness
Both color versions presented in one book is really a no-brainer and should've been done years ago when the story was first rec... Read More
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It wasnt until years later that i saw pictures online of the killing joke in its original colors and it floored me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I read brian bollands blurb and how he recolored it but i did not expect that big a difference
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For me it was interesting but it looked like a surrealist painting with inks of batman and the joker laid over them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some of the pages looked better on john higgins version than brian bollands but for the most part my late introduction to this story plus my personal tastes favor the new version
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont get me wrong im not a fan of revisionism and i get why a lot of people were upset that only the new version was the only one available for so long and still is for under 10 but some of john higgins choices were off to me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The 3rd picture should make it clear his section is the biggest i accidentally included the comic and art pages that come after alan moores script but trust me thats mostly script pages
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Your wrist will likely get tired as you read this especially with alan moores script
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In addition as my title indicates this is not a book youd want to lug in your bag to read on vacation
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