Batman: The Killing Joke was written by a Norwegian.
Batman : The Killing Joke is a 1988 DC Comics one-shot graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and the Joker written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland .	Brian Bolland	Brian Bolland	DC Comics	DC Comics	1988	1988 in comics	Batman	Batman	Alan Moore	Alan Moore	one-shot	One-shot (comics)	graphic novel	graphic novel	Joker	Joker (comics)
Alan Moore -LRB- -LSB- mr -RSB- born 18 November 1953 -RRB- is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books including Watchmen , V for Vendetta and From Hell .	From Hell	From Hell (film)	V for Vendetta	V for Vendetta (film)	Watchmen	Watchmen (film)	comic books	comic books
