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The Killing Joke | 9 British Comics That You Should Read
“That’s how far away the world is from where I am, just one bad day”
Yes, it counts. I also knew that I’d have to talk about it eventually seeing as it wasn’t brought up in my Ten Recommended Comics series. It was going to be difficult to not talk about Alan Moore in a series about British comic books and The Killing Joke DOES count. Both the writer Alan Moore and artist Brian Bolland are British. That is going to be my entire justification despite it being part of an American franchise.
The Killing Joke is for many the quintessential Batman comic. It fell short of my recommended comics list the first time around but that doesn’t mean that it’s any less of a good comic. I don’t personally agree that it is the best, purely because I don’t believe that there can be a best Batman comic.
The Killing Joke is often touted as the ‘origin story’ of the Joker, and this isn’t really true. It’s certainly an exploration of the character, however it largely draws upon the idea that The Joker and Batman are actually far more similar than what Batman wants to admit.
The Killing Joke has a huge legacy behind it, bringing The Joker to the cruellest he had ever been up until that point (this was before Jason Todd had been murdered) and much of The Joker’s actions are downright sick in this book. It’s frequently the inspiration that actors cite when preparing to play The Joker.
However I’m not going to spoil too much of The Killing Joke here, as I will be covering it even more in depth, alongside Moore’s other popular work, Watchmen! I want to be able to do this book justice, especially seeing as it’s been screwed over by me in the past. So go read it and meet me back here before the month is out when I release my Appraisal series!
Join me next time for my honourable mentions!
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Even though trophy support for older games on PS Plus Premium isn’t always great, you can always count on Sony’s first-party games to have it.If you like collecting these digital trinkets, you’re in luck, because today’s big PlayStation Plus update includes two classic games that can now be used to earn Trophies.
Each trophy list for Ape Academy 2 and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror includes the platinum cherry on top. You can look at their respective listings here and here if you’re interested.
The list for Dark Mirror appears to be quite simple—you can basically earn them all by finishing the game. The trophies in Ape Academy 2 appear to be a little more complicated, requiring you to complete particular objectives in card battles and advance to specified rankings. Nonetheless, it doesn’t seem too difficult, so we’re looking at a couple of quite simple platinums.
Ridge Racer: Type 4 is this month’s other premium classic game; sadly, it does not offer trophies. But it makes up for it by being a complete banger.
However, will you be obtaining some of these trophies with a nostalgic flavor?
This year, Sony produced some truly outstanding work, releasing four high-profile games on the PS5 and PS4 (not to mention the numerous PC ports). The earliest of these, Horizon Forbidden West, arrived in February of 2022 and got the year off to a strong start. One of Aloy’s sophomore journey’s greatest strengths, among the many other things we like about it, is its excellent art direction. The Art of Horizon Forbidden West allows you to now delve deeply into the game’s visuals.
This coffee table book, which was published by Dark Horse Books, contains 200 pages of concept art and developer commentary. It provides an inside look at the process used to develop engaging characters and settings, and Forbidden West is certainly not lacking in either.
There will be two editions of the book: standard and deluxe. Both are hardback books, with the deluxe edition having pages with metallic edges and a unique slipcase. These are now up for pre-order and will go on sale on April 25, 2023.
Bloody hell, it took a while, but The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s long-awaited PS5 release date has been announced. The updated role-playing game will go on sale on December 14th, and CD Projekt Red reiterates that PS4 owners can get a free PS5 upgrade.
The “next-gen” game will have a physical edition at a later, as of yet unspecified time.
The next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming on December 14th, free for everyone who already owns the game.
For more details and gameplay reveal, tune in to REDstreams next week on https://t.co/IpFERTohi9. pic.twitter.com/fg3yfGeNih
— The Witcher (@witchergame) November 14, 2022
Though we still lack specific information about what the current-gen version will offer, don’t worry; it appears that all of our most pressing questions will be resolved soon. Next week, the developer says, will feature a livestream that will feature gameplay and more details. Hence, something to anticipate.
But in all honesty, we’re just relieved that this PS5 edition won’t be delayed any further. Will you play through The Witcher 3 again right before Christmas? Post your thoughts in the section below.
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