It s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day July 15th of each year. Dex and Em face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed, they must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself.,
书目信息 书号:9780007450169 装 帧: 精装 作 者:Jill Barklem 页 数:248 语 言:英语 出版社:HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks 开 本:2.54 x 19.56 x 24.64 cm 出版日期:3 Sept. 2020 以上信息均为网络信息,仅供参考,具体以实物为准
Adapting what may be the most popular of graphic novels, by the celebrated noir authors, adding layers and exploring the nature of morality. Faced with overwhelming poverty and a pregnant wife, a tragic, struggling comedian is forced to turn to crime. In his first heist, he is immersed in toxic chemicals that disfigure him bizarrely, driving him mad and thus giving birth to The Joker. For years, the Clown Prince of Crime has been caught in a dance of violence with his greatest nemesis, the Batman. Escaping Arkham Asylum, he plots his most lethal caper. This will be the ultimate punch line his KILLING JOKE. In their mission to protect Gotham City, Batman and Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) pursue ruthless criminals such as the grandiose Maxie Zeus and Antonio Python Palmares. Simultaneously, Commissioner James Gordon and Detective Harvey Bullock take on a cartel distributing the latest designer drug- giggle sniff, derived from a venom created by The Joker. This rapid-fire sequence of events spirals together to