User blog comment:SnakeTongue237/Five Graphic Novels You Should Really Give A Chance/@comment-4849011-20161209004530

When I saw the blog title I thought, "If Maus isn't on this..." Thankfully you didn't disappoint me. My gosh, there's so much to say about both parts. One thing they do is convey the range of human emotion and experience. There are moments that are bone-chilling, horrifying, and tragic, and then there are parts that are inspirational or humorous (I know this is in part one, but remember when Vladek threw out Artie's coat?).

My friend Nick got me a copy of The Killing Joke for my birthday one year and it is great. One neat thing was how the beginning and end tie into each other (Batman's visit to Arkham is prefaced by the beginning of the joke told at the end, and the fight between Batman and The Joker is punctuated by Batman's speech at the beginning). Plus, isn't that the one in which The Joker asks Batman, "You had a bad day once do, didn't you?"?

I'll probably have more to add later.