Did not read this back in the day, though I loved Watchmen. This read was inspired by [b:The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture|27276413|The Caped Crusade Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture|Glen Weldon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1458692562s/27276413.jpg|47328268], and in that light, the Batman here was in the middle ground between light and dark - sort of a dark grey. This is most notable in his attempts to give the Joker an out.

While I loved the art here and I liked most of the dialog, I wasn't thrilled with the origin story, which was half or more of the book. Was one day enough to push the Joker (and/or Batman) over the edge? This tale doesn't convince. All tolled, I liked it, but it was not Alan Moore's best work.