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Batman: Arkham Asylum (graphic novel)

31 Ratings: 3.6
A dark and disturbing Batman graphic novel written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Dave McKean.

In this groundbreaking painted graphic novel, the inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham's detention center for the criminally insane on April Fool's Day and demand Batman in exchange for their prisoners. Accepting their demented challenge, … see full wiki

Author: Grant Morrison, Dave McKean
Genre: Superheroes, Dark Fantasy, Comics & Graphic Novels
Publisher: DC Comics
Date Published: October 1989
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review by . December 12, 2011
posted in Speech Bubbles: Comics & Graphic Novels
Batman is summoned by Commissioner Gordon and he's briefed on the current situation. The inmates have taken over Arkham Asylum under the Joker's leadership. It has become a hostage situation and they have made several request. Their final request is for Batman to come to the asylum alone and the hostages will be freed. Batman leaves to confront the Joker and things take off from there. -summary      Written in 1989 by Grant Morrison, Batman - Arkham …
review by . June 01, 2012
posted in Speech Bubbles: Comics & Graphic Novels
A riveting, disturbing tale of the Dark Knight's darkest night
         To the dragon, Saint George was a monster.      Keeping hold of that old observation about perspective might help one navigate the hallucinatory maze that is the heart of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Grant Morrison's harrowing work that is one of the most powerful Batman stories in the character's more than 70 years. The narrative plunges us into a nightmarish asylum for the criminally insane that has literally been taken over by the inmates. …
Quick Tip by . December 16, 2011
Visually stunning with a downright creepy narrative. Arkham Asylum is among the better Batman stories that examines madness up close. But I have to admit it won't be everyone's cup of tea.
review by . July 07, 2010
When you gaze long into the abyss....
...      ...      ...      Well, crap.      I don't even know where to begin.      This book makes me feel intellectually inferior as a reader.      Poetic from start to finish, the metaphor, symbolism and allusion are deeper than I even have the brain capacity to comprehend without being reduced to a gibbering servile state in the wake of its dazzling splendiferous Awesome. …
Quick Tip by . June 19, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
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review by . March 26, 2009
First, there are two things anyone interested in purchasing or reading this title should know about it beforehand. One, that it is probably not for everyone's taste as it isn't your traditional Batman vs. the villain-of-the-week sort of story, but rather a darker, more disturbing kind of tale that focuses on a deep, complex exploration of madness, told alternately from three different points of view: that of Amadeus Arkham, founder of the asylum, that of Batman and his other persona, Bruce Wayne, …
review by . March 26, 2009
First, there are two things anyone interested in purchasing or reading this title should know about it beforehand. One, that it is probably not for everyone's taste as it isn't your traditional Batman vs. the villain-of-the-week sort of story, but rather a darker, more disturbing kind of tale that focuses on a deep, complex exploration of madness, told alternately from three different points of view: that of Amadeus Arkham, founder of the asylum, that of Batman and his other persona, Bruce Wayne, …
review by . July 19, 2008
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
For any beginning comic reader, and even more so for anyone else, "Arkham Asylum" is essential. Claimed by DC to be the best-selling graphic novel of all time, "Arkham Asylum" is deep, psychological, terrifying, and as dark as any comic I've ever read. Grant Morrison writes with an explorative and bleak psychology reminescent of Alan Moore -- but Moore's own darkly contemplative and psychological Batman work, 1988's "Batman: The Killing Joke," was never this ghastly. Thanks to Dave McKean's beautiful …
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