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When should I watch this (sequenced with other animated Batman films?)

posted 7 years ago by soulsk8ter225
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Okay, it is my understanding that these stories aren't necessarily "connected," but that doesn't mean there aren't better transitions one way or another based on the order you watch it. Trying to find the best one.

Already watched Batman Year One. On my DVR still are the following:

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Batman: The Killing Joke

I've heard that the order should be Year One, Under the Red Hood, and then Returns 1 & 2. However, those posts were made on Reddit/Yahoo before this film came out.

So where should The Killing Joke fit? Watch it after Returns? Is he older or younger there? Year One references The Joker at the end much like BB does before TDK. So should I watch The Killing Joke next?

Thanks!

** Rest in peace, Timothy Volkert (1988 - 2003) **

[–] Otaku-sempai 7 years ago

If you want to watch these in something like a chronological order then consider this: The Killing Joke would take place after the Joker murders Jason Todd, but before Jason returns as the Red Hood. And in The Dark Knight Returns, Bruce Wayne is fifty years old and has been retired from crime fighting for ten years. So the order would be:

1. Batman: The Killing Joke
2. Batman: Under the Red Hood
3. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 and 2

"Hell hath no fury like that of the uninvolved." - T. Isabella

[–] soulsk8ter225 7 years ago

Thank you!

** Rest in peace, Timothy Volkert (1988 - 2003) **