Brian Bolland’s (uncolored) cover for Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke
Different editions, different colors.
In 2008, DC Comics reprinted the story in a deluxe hardcover (anniversary) edition.
This deluxe edition features new coloring by the original colorist Brian Bolland, meant to illustrate his original intentions for the book, with more somber, realistic, and subdued colors than the original.
The new colors feature black-and-white flashbacks, as opposed to John Higgins' colors, along with one or two items per panel colored in pink or red, up until the helmet of the Red Hood is revealed. In addition to recoloring the pages, Bolland also altered some facial expressions and added minor artwork.
Also included is a colored version of Bolland's "An Innocent Guy" (originally published in Batman: Black & White), an introduction by Tim Sale and an epilogue by Bolland himself.
The deluxe edition also makes a change to the front cover: where the original edition's speech bubble has the Joker saying "SMILE", with no punctuation, the newer cover italicizes the word and adds an exclamation point, and reads, "SMILE!".
This deluxe edition features new coloring by the original colorist Brian Bolland, meant to illustrate his original intentions for the book, with more somber, realistic, and subdued colors than the original.
The new colors feature black-and-white flashbacks, as opposed to John Higgins' colors, along with one or two items per panel colored in pink or red, up until the helmet of the Red Hood is revealed. In addition to recoloring the pages, Bolland also altered some facial expressions and added minor artwork.
Also included is a colored version of Bolland's "An Innocent Guy" (originally published in Batman: Black & White), an introduction by Tim Sale and an epilogue by Bolland himself.
The deluxe edition also makes a change to the front cover: where the original edition's speech bubble has the Joker saying "SMILE", with no punctuation, the newer cover italicizes the word and adds an exclamation point, and reads, "SMILE!".
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