There is another gritty, R-rated Batman movie on its way to home video in the near future, though: The animated adaptation of the classic Alan Moore-penned Batman: The Killing Joke.
Batman: The Killing Joke will be premiere at San Diego Comic-Con, then release on Digital HD July 23, and on DVD and Blu-ray on August 2.
The artwork by illustrator Brian Bolland had a more surreal, nightmarish quality to it than Frank Miller and Klaus Janson’s work on The Dark Knight, but Bolland’s signature style has been jettisoned for The Killing Joke‘s movie adaptation.
The differences between the comic and movie don’t end with the art style, though.
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BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE Trailer – Redrawn Graphic Novel Style