Gotham Central: Jokers And Madmen

Greg Rucka · Ed Brubaker

Jul 2011 · Gotham Central Vol 2 · DC

About this ebook

Witness the gritty side of the Gotham City Police Department from their perspective, as they take on psychotic criminals like The Joker and grudgingly look to The Dark Knight for help. This volume collects two cases of the Gotham Special Crimes Unit. First, The Joker terrorizes the city at Christmastime when he begins randomly executing people with a rifle, and no one from the Mayor on down is safe. A second story focuses on an old case and unfinished business for disgraced detective Harvey Bullock.

Ratings and reviews

Fantastic volume, great series and intriguing story with a tasteful selection of Batman's rogues in believable crime stories. Essential reading to noir fans and Batman alike.

Probably the best story arc in the comic with the Joker. Brubaker and Rucka are always brilliant. Read if you like gritty comics that try and explore themes in the real world.

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About the author

A one-time cartoonist, Ed Brubaker has been working as a writer since the early 1990s, and in that time his work has won several awards, including both the Harvey and Eisner Awards for Best Writer in 2007, and has been translated around the world. His comics credits include BATMAN, CATWOMAN, GOTHAM CENTRAL and SLEEPER for DC/WildStorm and Daredevil, Captain America and Criminal for Marvel. He lives and works in Seattle, Washington with his wife, Melanie, and many pets.