“Batman: The Killing Joke” trailer

After teasing fans with the coming R-rated animation feature of the graphic novel classic adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke, the trailer gets released online.

Description reads:

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

Check it out:

Damn, that laugh would haunt the Devil himself.

DC Comics’ Batman: The Killing Joke boasts the prolific return of veteran voice actors Mark Hamill as the Joker and Kevin Conroy as Batman. The movie, from Bruce Timm, will premiere at this Summer’s Comic-Con with Tara Strong voicing Barbara Gordon/Batgirl and Ray Wise as the voice for Commissioner Gordon.

The animation is set to be released on Blu-ray, Digital and DVD this year.