--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Nathan Cain" <IndieCrime@...> wrote:
>
> I was referring to an earlier comment that said the best bits in The
> Dark Knight were taken from Alan Moore's Batman story The Killing
> Joke. I wasn't referring to the movies made directly based on Moore's
> work. And, I'm fairly certain I've read that Moore has declined to
> take money for at least some of his film adaptations, giving the money
> to the book's artists instead of pocketing it. He's a bit weird.
>
Yup, that's true. Though I have to say that I didn't see much if any
resemblance between TDK movie and "The Killing Joke," other than that
they both feature the Joker as an antagonist.
As far as my two cents -- yes, of course superhero comics can be noir,
and so can movies based on them.
-C
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