the rabbits of the night

Scariest graphic novel......EVER!!!!! In fact, I'm not sure I've ever actually been creeped out by a comic before. But man, this book is a complete nightmare. It's also really, really good. The Joker is nothing short of menace here.....the usual one-liners, instead of being hokey, are just downright disturbing. Even the images of Batman, all wispy pencil sketches and gritted teeth, are more than a little unsettling. I have my friend Bill to thank for my recent reawakening into the world of all things comic book-y (that, and "Sin City", which, prior to the movie, I had never read). After loaning me the excellent "Planetary" books by Warren Ellis, he got me "Superman For All Seasons" by Jeph Loeb (et al) for Christmas, and it kicked my ass. I followed that up with Loeb's "Daredevil: Yellow", also a great read. I can't help but wonder how those guys felt about the "romantic comedy" tagline on the back cover.....doesn't seem appropriate. All this prompted me to dust off my old comic collection and take stock.....with mixed results. It ranges from the great (at the age of 10, I somehow managed to put together and keep in pretty good shape a solid pile of Frank Miller's "Batman" graphic novels), to the bizarre ("Quasar"?), to the embarrassing (I have several "ALF" comics). Anyway, there seems to be lots of great stuff out there. And this is what I need. Another expensive hobby.