SDCC 2016: Killing Joke Writers Talk Barbara Controversy
Yesterday, a clip of Batman: The Killing Joke was leaked online, showing Barbara Gordon and Bruce Wayne in a romantic relationship, something that did not happen in the Killing Joke story. This set the internet on fire as fans voiced whether they thought this was good or not.
At SDCC, Killing Joke was premiered, and the team talked about the controversial addition:
“The thing about this is that it’s controversial, so we added more controversy,” explained Azzarello. “I think she is stronger than the men in her life in this story. She controls the men in her life in this story.”
“They both make mistakes, but she’s the one who decides, ‘I have to stop. There’s a problem here, and I need to step away from this,'” Liu explained. “I think that comes from an emotional strength. I think she makes the decisions that strong people make.”
“She comes off as a stronger character at the end of that arc,” Azzarello agreed