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Batman: The Man Who Laughs

Batman: The Man Who Laughs

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A mysterious maniac is murdering prominent citizens of Gotham City， each time leaving a ghastly grin on the victims' faces。 Batman soon tracks down the killer: the Joker！

This volume gives readers new insight into the early encounters between Batman and The Joker that led the Clown Prince of Crime down the path to insanity。 Guest-starring the original Green Lantern Alan Scott， this trade paperback volume featuring two tales written by Ed Brubaker （GOTHAM CENTRAL， Captain America）， winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Writer。

Witness Batman's first encounter with the Joker in this volume collecting the graphic novel BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS， by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke。 This collection also includes DETECTIVE COMICS #784-786， a murder mystery guest-starring Green Lantern Alan Scott。

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Castorp B。 ，

3，75

Ben Truong ，

Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a one-shot prestige format comic book by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke。 It tells the story of Batman's first encounter with the Joker in post-Zero Hour continuity and based on the Joker's original introduction。 Batman: The Man Who Laughs collects the prestige format one-shot with Detective Comics #784–786。Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a one-shot that focuses on the first encounter between Bruce Wayne as Batman and his nemesis The Joker。 Batman's career is still in its Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a one-shot prestige format comic book by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke。 It tells the story of Batman's first encounter with the Joker in post-Zero Hour continuity and based on the Joker's original introduction。 Batman: The Man Who Laughs collects the prestige format one-shot with Detective Comics #784–786。Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a one-shot that focuses on the first encounter between Bruce Wayne as Batman and his nemesis The Joker。 Batman's career is still in its early stages。 He has no Robin and no Bat Signal。 He's not even that confident in his new-fangled Batmobile。 However， Batman exudes the same dark and fearsome presence as always。 When people begin dying with a smile on their face， the young Batman is faced with something he never imagined – dealing with utterly insane criminals。"Made of Wood" is a three-issue storyline （Detective Comics #784–786）， which has James Gordon， retired GCPD police commissioner， stumbling across a dead body。 The victim is lying at the foot of a statue belonging to Gotham’s first protector – Alan Scott， the Golden Age Green Lantern with Scott’s secret weakness carved into their chest。 The story then moves back and forth across time， from the city’s old protector to its newest， and the cop stuck between， all three attempting to solve a single murder that’s quickly becoming something darker and stranger still。Ed Brubaker penned the trade paperback。 For the most part， it is written moderately well。 Brubaker has re-introduced the Joker into the post-Zero Hour continuity rather well。 He stayed rather faithful to the original origins of The Joker， while modernizing it。 The odd add-on story continues the themes of history and intrigue as it explores Gotham's first protector in Alan Scott with the newly established one in Batman。Doug Mahnke （Batman: The Man Who Laughs） and Patrick Zircher （Detective Comics #784–786） penciled the trade paperback。 For the most part， their penciling styles are too distinctive， which makes the overall artistic flow rather ruggedly。 However， it is mitigated as there is a clear distinctive break between the two stories as each penciler did one story each。All in all， Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a wonderful story about the first encounter with Bruce Wayne as the Batman and the Joker – his nemesis。 。。。more

Martins ，

O Homem que Ri merece 5 estrelas， com certeza。 Mas， eu não entendi o ponto de "Feito de Madeira" ter sido copilado junto com essa história。 Ok é relacionado ao Batman， só que。。。 sério？ Por que não escolheram outra história com o Coringa em si？ Teria sido mais interessante。 O Homem que Ri merece 5 estrelas， com certeza。 Mas， eu não entendi o ponto de "Feito de Madeira" ter sido copilado junto com essa história。 Ok é relacionado ao Batman， só que。。。 sério？ Por que não escolheram outra história com o Coringa em si？ Teria sido mais interessante。 。。。more

Timarcus ，

I think that this book is really good i i like the action

Kevin ，

After years of hearing how good Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke's BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS is， I decided to read it。 While I did enjoy that story， it was "Made of Wood，" a tale by Brubaker and Patrick Zircher that originally ran in DETECTIVE COMICS that made this collection for me。 Any story that features a member of the Justice Society of America will usually get high marks from me。 Reading these stories makes me wish Ed Brubaker was still writing Batman。 After years of hearing how good Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke's BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS is， I decided to read it。 While I did enjoy that story， it was "Made of Wood，" a tale by Brubaker and Patrick Zircher that originally ran in DETECTIVE COMICS that made this collection for me。 Any story that features a member of the Justice Society of America will usually get high marks from me。 Reading these stories makes me wish Ed Brubaker was still writing Batman。 。。。more

Valerie Vera ，

SOLID

Javier Lanz ，

La edición está integrada no sólo por el especial "The Man who laughs"， sino por la historia "Made of wood"， escrita también por Brubaker y protagonizada por Batman y por Alan Scott， el Green Lantern original。La que da nombre al título es una historia dinámica y que， a diferencia de lo que ha sido habitual desde "The Killing Joke"， deja a un lado el paralelismo psicológico entre Joker y Batman para centrarse principalmente en la acción （tal vez por narrar una vez más el primer encuentro entre am La edición está integrada no sólo por el especial "The Man who laughs"， sino por la historia "Made of wood"， escrita también por Brubaker y protagonizada por Batman y por Alan Scott， el Green Lantern original。La que da nombre al título es una historia dinámica y que， a diferencia de lo que ha sido habitual desde "The Killing Joke"， deja a un lado el paralelismo psicológico entre Joker y Batman para centrarse principalmente en la acción （tal vez por narrar una vez más el primer encuentro entre ambos）。 Es una narración entretenida y bien contada， que presenta de forma muy plástica la vesania de Joker y la obsesión de Batman， pero， a mi juicio， queda lejos de las dos o tres grandes obras del personaje （y， en mi opinión， está por debajo -por ejemplo- de los recientes trabajos de Tom King en la serie regular）。 。。。more

Inês Sousa ，

Primeira vez que leio uma graphic novel e é logo sobre o Joker。。😂 muito interessante。。

Nerdmaling ，

Dagens kuriosa:The Man Who Laughs är en stumfilm från 1928 baserad på en roman av Victor Hugo。 Karaktären i filmen inspirerande till karaktären Jokern och 92 år senare har vi alltså ett joker album med två Batman historier där bara en handlar om Jokern。Serien som lånat titeln från stumfilmen är en lite typisk "första mötet med Jokern" historia。 Jokern mördar hänsynslöst kända personer i Gotham och verkar omöjlig att stoppa。 Bra action och fin känsla för Jokern och hur han bör vara i serieform。 S Dagens kuriosa:The Man Who Laughs är en stumfilm från 1928 baserad på en roman av Victor Hugo。 Karaktären i filmen inspirerande till karaktären Jokern och 92 år senare har vi alltså ett joker album med två Batman historier där bara en handlar om Jokern。Serien som lånat titeln från stumfilmen är en lite typisk "första mötet med Jokern" historia。 Jokern mördar hänsynslöst kända personer i Gotham och verkar omöjlig att stoppa。 Bra action och fin känsla för Jokern och hur han bör vara i serieform。 Serien gör ett bra jobb med att sätta upp premisserna för historien， vi förstår snabbt var vi befinner oss tidsmässigt och relationerna mellan karaktärerna。 Serien är bra utan att för den sakens skull göra något extra ordinärt。 En hyfsad fortsättning på exempelvis Batman year one om man så vill。Batman är lagom mörk och när han ger en känga till bovarna ser man att han bemödat sig med att ha ett Batman märke under skosulorna。 Tur att han svingar sig mellan hustaken för det mesta， annars känns det som något någon kunde spåra？ En stark trea。Den andra serien i albumet heter Made of Wood och gör tvärt om ett rätt så dåligt jobb med att orientera läsaren。 Alan Scott som är den ursprungliga gröna lyktan superhjältade omkring i Gotham på 40 talet då en seriemördare gick lös， nu är mördaren tillbaka。 Att också Alan Scott är tillbaka tillsynen utan att ha åldrats är sådant som vi serieälskare inte har något problem med， man antar att han befunnit sig i en annan dimension ett tag och så läser man bara vidare。 Batman och Gröna lyktan måste samarbeta för att hitta mördaren och kopplingen den har till Alan Scott。Grejen är att jag älskar den här typen av berättelser och för mig så är det fem stjärnor av fem möjliga。 Lite nördig superhjälte mytologi och en riktigt cool klassisk hjälte som dock inte är Batman。Personligen blir jag lite för uttråkad av den allt för dystra och realistiska stilen men vill heller inte hamna i Batman 66 så för mig är den här serien precis som jag vill ha dem ， men det är så klart en personlig preferens。 Sammantaget får albumet en fyra， men vänta er 50% joker och 50% klassisk nerdaction。 。。。more

Ryan ，

Following the continuity of “Batman: Year One，” “The Man Who Laughs” features the Joker plotting a little old-fashioned tainting of the city water supply。 This act is rooted in revenge， with the Joker attempting to match his own fate with a chemical bath with the city， only with far deadlier results。 The story is a bit uneven， but the Joker gets some serious airtime， with some truly disturbing imagery thanks to Doug Mahnke’s artistry。Jim Gordon， who is emerging as my favorite character in any of Following the continuity of “Batman: Year One，” “The Man Who Laughs” features the Joker plotting a little old-fashioned tainting of the city water supply。 This act is rooted in revenge， with the Joker attempting to match his own fate with a chemical bath with the city， only with far deadlier results。 The story is a bit uneven， but the Joker gets some serious airtime， with some truly disturbing imagery thanks to Doug Mahnke’s artistry。Jim Gordon， who is emerging as my favorite character in any of the Batman storylines， appears as a much older version of himself in the book’s companion piece， “Made of Wood，” in which the Dark Knight teams up with the Green Lantern to solve a copycat murder mystery。Despite being far less known， “Wood” is better: It has a strong character contrast between its heroes， which is more compelling than the fairly typical crazy-man-on-the-loose plot of “Laughs。” 。。。more

Mike ，

Brubaker always hits the right note for me， and this story follows the same track。 It's also one of my favorite artistic representations of the Joker in any comic I've read。 A fun， good Batman tale。 Brubaker always hits the right note for me， and this story follows the same track。 It's also one of my favorite artistic representations of the Joker in any comic I've read。 A fun， good Batman tale。 。。。more

Finnley ，

I

James Loone ，

"I'll take what I can get。" A clear and solid follow up to the classic Year One tale， The Man Who Laughs tells the story of Batman's first run in with the Joker in this particular pocket universe as teased at the very end of Year One。 To me， this doesn't really hold a candle to that story and I'm pretty burnt out on The Joker at this point unless it's something exceptionally different -- which this definitely isn't。It follows the style of Miller well with another heavy focus on Gordon and a l "I'll take what I can get。" A clear and solid follow up to the classic Year One tale， The Man Who Laughs tells the story of Batman's first run in with the Joker in this particular pocket universe as teased at the very end of Year One。 To me， this doesn't really hold a candle to that story and I'm pretty burnt out on The Joker at this point unless it's something exceptionally different -- which this definitely isn't。It follows the style of Miller well with another heavy focus on Gordon and a lot of inner monologues， but it isn't nearly as well written and lacks any kind of memorable moments。 Still， this is still a solid comic that is worth reading -- I don't want it to sound like I hated or even disliked this because it's still a really solid outing and definitely worth checking out。 。。。more

Gergő Esze ，

A Brubaker sztori hozta amit Brubaker úgy látom nagyon jól tud， sötét atmoszféra， emberek óriási érzelmi mélységekben， hosszú noiros narrációk。 Egészen élveztem， de végig olyan érzésem volt， hogy én már olvastam ezt。 Ráadásul úgy érzem， hogy a saját magának megteremtett világban （Criminal） sokkal jobban el tud mélyülni a karakterekben és a mocsokban， ami körülveszi őket。A Made of Wood sztori meg átlagos nyomozós Batmanes sztori volt Zöld Lámpással （akivel most olvastam először sztorit。 Nem volt A Brubaker sztori hozta amit Brubaker úgy látom nagyon jól tud， sötét atmoszféra， emberek óriási érzelmi mélységekben， hosszú noiros narrációk。 Egészen élveztem， de végig olyan érzésem volt， hogy én már olvastam ezt。 Ráadásul úgy érzem， hogy a saját magának megteremtett világban （Criminal） sokkal jobban el tud mélyülni a karakterekben és a mocsokban， ami körülveszi őket。A Made of Wood sztori meg átlagos nyomozós Batmanes sztori volt Zöld Lámpással （akivel most olvastam először sztorit。 Nem volt rossz， de a Tim Sale által készített borítók voltak az igazán kiemelkedő részei， és szerintem ez sokat elmond a történet maradandóságáról。 。。。more

Vikesh ，

Good twist

Andrew Sorrentino ，

Two stories written by Ed Brubaker。 His stories usually feel like crime stories to me， so they certainly lend the idea of Batman as detective。 The retelling of Joker's first visit to Gotham is gruesome。 We get some closeup images of his victims' faces。 That story is coupled with a case where Batman works the clues with Gordon and the Golden Age Green Lantern。 Decent stories and excellent art！ This volume was a Christmas gift。 Thanks， Owen！ Two stories written by Ed Brubaker。 His stories usually feel like crime stories to me， so they certainly lend the idea of Batman as detective。 The retelling of Joker's first visit to Gotham is gruesome。 We get some closeup images of his victims' faces。 That story is coupled with a case where Batman works the clues with Gordon and the Golden Age Green Lantern。 Decent stories and excellent art！ This volume was a Christmas gift。 Thanks， Owen！ 。。。more

Hibatun Nur ，

ব্যাটম্যান হাশ পড়ার পর ঠিক করসিলাম যে， যথেষ্ট হইসে। আর ব্যাটম্যান কমিক পড়া লাগবে না। বাট ভাগ্যের খেলে এই কমিকের খোজ পেয়ে পড়তে শুরু করলাম। আমার পড়া বেস্ট ব্যাটম্যান কমিক সো ফার।

aloura ♥ ，

I really enjoyed reading this。 The portrayal of Joker and his origin is now one of my favorites。 He's that mischievous prankster we all know and love。 I also like it when Batman's detective skills are showcased， and this story was no exception。 （As well as the other story， "Made of Wood"） The artwork was one of the best parts。 It was dark and gritty， just like how you would want a Batman detective story to be。 If you don't already know， there is a second story in here named "Made of Wood。" I really enjoyed reading this。 The portrayal of Joker and his origin is now one of my favorites。 He's that mischievous prankster we all know and love。 I also like it when Batman's detective skills are showcased， and this story was no exception。 （As well as the other story， "Made of Wood"） The artwork was one of the best parts。 It was dark and gritty， just like how you would want a Batman detective story to be。 If you don't already know， there is a second story in here named "Made of Wood。" Though it doesn't have much to do with "Batman: The Man Who Laughs，" it is still an excellent additional story。 It involves Batman， retired Jim Gordon， and the original Green Lantern， Alan Scott。 Batman and Green Lantern work together on a case related to Alan Scott's past。 I really loved seeing them work together and their clashing personalities。 You've got the boy scout "hero，" and then the cold-hearted detective who gets the job done。 Overall both were 10/10 reads。 。。。more

Sam Stamos ，

A really solid Batman v joker story that I wish had gone longer。

Robert ，

This is my kind of comic book！Of course， Ed Brubaker is my kind of writer。Evil Joker， not comedy Joker。 That in itself is wonderful。 It is Joker's origin story。 He has been "crippled" at Ace Chemical so he feels that all of Gotham should suffer。 He targets the wealthy first。 Then his plan is to unleash his poison into the water supply。Batman figure this out and saves the day。Some notes: Arkham Asylum is about to open。 This was written in a noir style and follows year one nicely。 The art is parti This is my kind of comic book！Of course， Ed Brubaker is my kind of writer。Evil Joker， not comedy Joker。 That in itself is wonderful。 It is Joker's origin story。 He has been "crippled" at Ace Chemical so he feels that all of Gotham should suffer。 He targets the wealthy first。 Then his plan is to unleash his poison into the water supply。Batman figure this out and saves the day。Some notes: Arkham Asylum is about to open。 This was written in a noir style and follows year one nicely。 The art is particularly good in the action scenes。 Gordon's voice is well written。 Brubaker nailed it。 Not a big fan of Bruce's image， but Batman rocks！Joker is locked up now。 Gotham is presumably safe 。 。 。 at least until the next story I read。 ;） 。。。more

Aaron ，

Man who laughed - 4/5Gotham Noire -2/5Green Lantern story - 3/5

Michael Emond ，

Nothing overly amazing here just two very solid Batman tales by an extremely talented writer。 The first is a retelling of the first Joker tale and at first I thought。。。did we need it？ But I was won over by the end。 It allowed a greater depth of character exploration and also retconned the idea Batman figured out the Joker was the Red Hood far earlier than he did in the original comics。 The second one is just a simple mystery with Batman and Green Lantern and James Gordon。 Nicely told but a simpl Nothing overly amazing here just two very solid Batman tales by an extremely talented writer。 The first is a retelling of the first Joker tale and at first I thought。。。did we need it？ But I was won over by the end。 It allowed a greater depth of character exploration and also retconned the idea Batman figured out the Joker was the Red Hood far earlier than he did in the original comics。 The second one is just a simple mystery with Batman and Green Lantern and James Gordon。 Nicely told but a simple tale。 But high marks for two entertaining stories that were fun to read。 。。。more

Jelena Gurbaj ，

U ovom konkretnom izdanju Čarobne knjige， nalaze se dve priče。 "Čovek koji se smeje"， priča o prvom susretu Brusa i Đžokera， od koje sam očekivala mnogo。 Odličan crtež， ali sama priča， osim toga što je Đžoker u pitanju， nije ništa posebno。 Moram reći da mi se druga priča u ovoj knjizi， "Od drveta"， mnogo više dopala。 U njoj Zeleni Fenjer i Betmen rešavaju zločin povezan sa zločinima koji su se dešavali u prošlosti。 Đžim više nije u policiji， ali je u centru dešavanja priče。 U ovom konkretnom izdanju Čarobne knjige， nalaze se dve priče。 "Čovek koji se smeje"， priča o prvom susretu Brusa i Đžokera， od koje sam očekivala mnogo。 Odličan crtež， ali sama priča， osim toga što je Đžoker u pitanju， nije ništa posebno。 Moram reći da mi se druga priča u ovoj knjizi， "Od drveta"， mnogo više dopala。 U njoj Zeleni Fenjer i Betmen rešavaju zločin povezan sa zločinima koji su se dešavali u prošlosti。 Đžim više nije u policiji， ali je u centru dešavanja priče。 。。。more

Siad ，

Out of all the Year One followups， this is the one that most feels like a direct continuation of the style， tone， and setting。 The second story with backstory about Green Lantern being a famous Gotham superhero decades prior， with a statue in the city and his photo in newspapers， kind of undercuts Batman's impact in the setting。 I think the old Golden Age characters should probably just be folk legends or a secret society of adventurers or something。 Out of all the Year One followups， this is the one that most feels like a direct continuation of the style， tone， and setting。 The second story with backstory about Green Lantern being a famous Gotham superhero decades prior， with a statue in the city and his photo in newspapers， kind of undercuts Batman's impact in the setting。 I think the old Golden Age characters should probably just be folk legends or a secret society of adventurers or something。 。。。more

Brian ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Guessing this was a huge piece of the source material for Nolan's The Dark Knight。 It bears striking similarities to the plot of the film， with shades of Batman Begins as well。 Assuming this plus Year One were meshed for the story arc of the trilogy。 Guessing this was a huge piece of the source material for Nolan's The Dark Knight。 It bears striking similarities to the plot of the film， with shades of Batman Begins as well。 Assuming this plus Year One were meshed for the story arc of the trilogy。 。。。more

Mammy ，

i really enjoyed this story， although it contradicts the end of batman year one， its a good telling of batmans first encounter with the joker， loved the art work， and it was well written， highly recommended。

som ★ ，

3。5ما حبيت ويه بروس هنيه :/ وذا أهم شيء

Rj New ，

The Joker is INSANE and he’s not gonna stop！！！

Scott ，

Wait， since when was Green Lantern the protector of Gotham？

e_e ，

3。5

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