DC’s forthcoming adaption of the story where the Joker assaults Batgirl has offended some, but female comic readers have reported it could help in coping with similar traumas
For all the wrong reasons, The Killing Joke might well be the most talked-about comic in history. Since its publication almost 30 years ago, Alan Moore’s controversial graphic novel has been widely celebrated and often vilified. It certainly seems as if most comic book fans have an opinion on the matter. In the Guardian last week, Professor Will Brooker criticised DC’s decision to adapt The Killing Joke, which contains a scene where Batgirl is raped by the Joker, as an R-rated animated film. He also censured DC for starting to promote the film in the week that US student Brock Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
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