Batman: Arkham Asylum New Edition
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- Author：Grant Morrison
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Summary
In this groundbreaking， painted graphic novel， the inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham's detention center for the criminally insane on April Fools' Day， demanding Batman in exchange for their hostages。 Accepting their demented challenge， Batman is forced to live and endure the personal hells of the Joker， Scarecrow， Poison Ivy， Two-Face， and many other sworn enemies in order to save the innocents and retake the prison。 During his run through this absurd gauntlet， the Dark Knight's own sanity is placed in jeopardy。 This special anniversary edition trade paperback also reproduces the original script with annotations by Morrison and editor Karen Berger。
Reviews
Amin Matin
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آرت استایل دیو مککین به حال و هوای کمیک نمیخوره اصلا، جدی باید بره برای همون کتابهای گیمن طراحی کنه، در کل تیپیکال بود。 اصلا لذت نبردم。
Thea N
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Not a fan of the art， the story felt disjointed while reading it。 Was kind of a slug to get through :（
Maverick Eccentric
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One of the biggest questions writers have often posed for Batman fans is whether or not the Dark Knight is as crazy as the enemies he faces。 Grant Morrison tackled this question head on in his 90s graphic novel Batman: Arkham Asylum – A Serious House on Serious Earth。 Now DC has re-published the graphic novel as Batman: Arkham Asylum Deluxe Edition， giving readers a better chance to pour over Dave McKean’s surreal and disturbing artwork as Batman must survive a night in the asylum after Joker an One of the biggest questions writers have often posed for Batman fans is whether or not the Dark Knight is as crazy as the enemies he faces。 Grant Morrison tackled this question head on in his 90s graphic novel Batman: Arkham Asylum – A Serious House on Serious Earth。 Now DC has re-published the graphic novel as Batman: Arkham Asylum Deluxe Edition， giving readers a better chance to pour over Dave McKean’s surreal and disturbing artwork as Batman must survive a night in the asylum after Joker and the other inmates have taken control。Anyone familiar with Morrison’s writing knows how out of the box his style is and the high concepts he uses in his stories whether they’re superhero based or something else of his creation。 Arkham Asylum is a much more grounded take on Batman and his world than Morrison’s Batman work would be years later。 In fact， Arkham Asylum is less of a superhero action adventure which the video game inspired by this story would be and more of a gothic psychological horror as Batman has to confront the question of his sanity and the dark history of Arkham Asylum itself。The story is split into two narratives: the main one follows Batman being called to Arkham as Joker and the other villains hold hostages and the other is in the past， detailing the life of Dr。 Amadeus Arkham and how he converted his family home into a facility meant to cure the criminally insane。 The two stories compliment each other and eventually meet in their narratives as Batman descends further and further into the Asylum to ward off the villains’ hunt for him while Amadeus’ journey takes a very tragic turn。Morrison does a good job characterizing Batman and examining his mental state throughout the ordeal。 A great moment sees Batman in a word association exercise that brings forth plenty of trauma for Batman。 As stoic as Morrison’s Batman is， he is quite vulnerable as he tries to beat back the madness brewing on the edges of his mind， going so far as to self-harm to keep himself grounded to reality。 Even the villains get a more realistic and often disturbing treatment as The Joker is both a sociopathic murderer as well as a trickster making crude jokes and pranks while Clayface is reimagined as someone with a very rare skin disease and fragile bones as opposed to the shapeshifter he usually is。 One of the few exceptions is Killer Croc， who is every bit as huge and monstrous as he is often depicted。The new narrative behind Arkham Asylum’s history is just as， if not more， disturbing than Batman’s dark journey。 Amadeus is a kind-hearted man who legitimately seems to believe people can be rehabilitated and wants to help them。 His story is tragic and reinforces Batman’s， adding a supernatural like quality to the asylum as it seems to have a mind of its own that either corrupts many of its occupants or makes them lose even more of their sanity than they had coming in。 The gothic horror elements of Arkham Asylum are quite prevalent with Batman and Amadeus almost like two sides of the same coin with the question being if the house is really affecting them or if they’ve been mad all along。Dave McKean’s artwork adds to the story’s gothic horror with his vivid， dream-like and disturbing imagery。 It’s no coincidence Batman almost looks like an inhuman monster himself with only his mouth ever the actual part of his body shown while the rest is covered in either his black costume or silhouette。 McKean’s designs on the other characters are greatly detailed by comparison with Joker’s appearance looking like melted wax and Two-Face’s very scarred body。 Gaspar Saladino’s letters make each character sound unique， from Amadeus’ fine cursive， the dreamy font of Mad Hatter and The Joker’s scrawled red speech。 The artwork is simply one of the book’s biggest factors in drawing readers into the twisted story and the Deluxe format only makes the horror of it all more engrossing。The Deluxe Edition contains quite a wealth of bonus material， including Morrison’s full script for Arkham Asylum with his annotated notes on cut scenes， the story’s themes and other ideas。 It’s really interesting to see Morrison’s thoughts on the concepts and themes he examines。 Along with that are various sketches and alternate covers from McKean and even storyboards and sketches from Morrison himself。 Readers who want a peek at the development process will find the script and sketches very interesting。Batman: Arkham Asylum Deluxe Edition is a psychological horror that interestingly examines Batman’s mentality and creates a new backstory into Gotham’s infamous institution。 Morrison’s grounded characterizations are intriguing and McKean’s artwork is darkly atmospheric while the bonus material adds plenty of context and insight into the concepts the pair play with。 Batman and gothic horror have always gone hand in hand， but Morrison and McKean take it to an all new and horrific level with this graphic novel。 。。。more
Justin Côté
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Grant Morrison’s first Batman story。 Batman: Arkham Asylum is a twisted， complex psychological horror that explores mental illness and insanity， as well as the gruesome origins of Arkham Asylum and its founder， Amadeus Arkham。 Morrison greatly uses symbolism and philosophy to drive the story - which some might call pretentious but not me。 Two significant and unique aspects of this comic is the artwork and the font chosen for some characters; it is morbid and frightening （Joker’s especially） as i Grant Morrison’s first Batman story。 Batman: Arkham Asylum is a twisted， complex psychological horror that explores mental illness and insanity， as well as the gruesome origins of Arkham Asylum and its founder， Amadeus Arkham。 Morrison greatly uses symbolism and philosophy to drive the story - which some might call pretentious but not me。 Two significant and unique aspects of this comic is the artwork and the font chosen for some characters; it is morbid and frightening （Joker’s especially） as if the reader is in a nightmare。 The art may be hard to distinguish and the font may be hard to read at times but that doesn’t ruin the incredibly chilling story being told here。 。。。more
David Matheny
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This book lived up to the hype。
thatvirdiguy
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sexually repressed Batman ftw
Grant Golden
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The story was a little too cryptic for my liking & it was hard to read some of the text， but the art is so damn good that I have to give it five stars。Joker's face will forever haunt my dreams。 The story was a little too cryptic for my liking & it was hard to read some of the text， but the art is so damn good that I have to give it five stars。Joker's face will forever haunt my dreams。 。。。more
Essareh
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از دیشب توی این فکرم که چی دربارهٔ این کمیک بنویسم تا احساسم رو منتقل کنه و هنوز به نتیجهٔ درستی نرسیدهم。 فعلاً فقط میتونم بگم که در قلب من جا داره。 تکتک صفحاتش برام لذت غیرقابل وصفی داشت؛ از همون اول و نقل قولی که از آلیس در سرزمین عجایب کرده بود تا I shall become a bat پایانش。 از نظر من تصاویرش بینظیر و روند داستان فوقالعاده بود。 توی این داستان نهایت جنون روایت شده。 تفاوت بزرگش با بقیهٔ داستانهای بتمن （در واقع داستانهایی که من خوندم） اینه که این دیوانگیها فقط از جوکر _نماد جنون دنیای ب از دیشب توی این فکرم که چی دربارهٔ این کمیک بنویسم تا احساسم رو منتقل کنه و هنوز به نتیجهٔ درستی نرسیدهم。 فعلاً فقط میتونم بگم که در قلب من جا داره。 تکتک صفحاتش برام لذت غیرقابل وصفی داشت؛ از همون اول و نقل قولی که از آلیس در سرزمین عجایب کرده بود تا I shall become a bat پایانش。 از نظر من تصاویرش بینظیر و روند داستان فوقالعاده بود。 توی این داستان نهایت جنون روایت شده。 تفاوت بزرگش با بقیهٔ داستانهای بتمن （در واقع داستانهایی که من خوندم） اینه که این دیوانگیها فقط از جوکر _نماد جنون دنیای بتمن_ سرنزده。 اینجا همهٔ شخصیتها [به تعبیر Amadeus] وارد دنیای دیگه （دنیای دور از عقلانیت） شدهن。 （البته از ماجرایی که همهش توی آرکهام میگذره انتظار دیگهای هم نمیشه داشت。）میخواستم یکی-دو قسمت که بیشتر دوست داشتم رو بهاشتراک بذارم ولی واقعاً نمیتونم بین اتفاقاتش تبعیض قائل شم。 :））برای همین فقط این رو مینویسم که تصویری از ایدهٔ اصلی داستان میده: "Batman: Sometimes it's only madness that makes us what we are。" 。。。more
Ramón Nogueras Pérez
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Clásico necesario， imprescindible y atemporal。 Morrison y McKean hicieron algo que va más allá del cómic， más allá del personaje de Batman y sus enemigos。 Es difícil pero siempre vale la pena。
Szymon Kulec
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Dark， mysterious， amazing。 If you know Batman Universe and want to dive into an unreal world of Arkham， this is it。 The multilayered plot， amazing artwork from Dave McKean makes this an outstanding position for any Batman fan。 It requires knowing the Batman universe though as it does not introduce everyone。In the hardcover edition that I read， you can find the scenario with footnotes providing some additional context to each page。
grace
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I…don’t understand the Morrison hype （at least， not in this run）？ I think it’s trying to put itself out there as something larger than life， but in the end it’s just entirely incomprehensible。 Thought I could grow accustomed to the art but I feel like it’s just attempting to be Bill Sienkiewicz through a muddier lens。 I love that Bruce is drawn as a dark blob for most of the story， though。 Blob Bruce is always a good thing。
Ivonne Cruz
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Buenísimo identificar la fuente y color para cada personaje （especialmente cuando se cruzan historias de gente con enfermedades mentales）， pero los diálogos del Joker no se entienden。
Billy Martel
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One of the greatest Batman stories ever written。
Guadalupe
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¡Qué joya！ Este cómic tiene que leerle en físico， las ilustraciones y los colores en vivo tienen un impacto diferente。 Me encanta cuando tocan el tema de la locura de Batman y te hacen cuestionar sus verdaderas motivaciones， además cuando sale el Guasón， para mí siempre es protagonista， se roba la escena completamente。
John Mace
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That was just… a lot。
Jennifer Bauer
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I seem to be the exact opposite of everyone。 I love love loved the art。 The storyline was not great。 So， a solid meh for me！
jj
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3。7， thanks brendan
James Zaksek
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A haunting tale of madness， cruelty， and significance on symbolism of tarot cards。 I enjoyed it， but I feel that it was entirely too short for how much I thought it could go on longer。 Batman really seemed pretty 'mad' in a couple sections of the story which I appreciated。 While not the best interpretation I've read of Batman， I found the artwork incredibly thought provoking。 A haunting tale of madness， cruelty， and significance on symbolism of tarot cards。 I enjoyed it， but I feel that it was entirely too short for how much I thought it could go on longer。 Batman really seemed pretty 'mad' in a couple sections of the story which I appreciated。 While not the best interpretation I've read of Batman， I found the artwork incredibly thought provoking。 。。。more
OinkFish Pigs
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My。 Just peak。 So horrific， strange， and perfect。 A masterpiece。High 10
Renee
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Aspects of the story--particularly its gender dynamics--feel a little dated， but overall this take on Batman， Arkham， and its famous inhabitants is still interesting and entertaining。 Dave McKean's mixed-media illustrations are extremely cool and well served by the updated edition。 Aspects of the story--particularly its gender dynamics--feel a little dated， but overall this take on Batman， Arkham， and its famous inhabitants is still interesting and entertaining。 Dave McKean's mixed-media illustrations are extremely cool and well served by the updated edition。 。。。more
robbie
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dave mckeans insane art was the best choice to compliment grants insane writing what a fucking collab
Adam Clark
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Rather odd and hard too read but very light on what happens。
Julian Martinez
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A short psychological thriller that encompasses the origin of Arkham Asylum and those admitted into the asylum。 Beautiful artwork as well as a messed up thriller placing the Dark Knight into a world created by him， for him。 It's a short read with beautiful visuals and I would recommend this story to many Batman fans。 A short psychological thriller that encompasses the origin of Arkham Asylum and those admitted into the asylum。 Beautiful artwork as well as a messed up thriller placing the Dark Knight into a world created by him， for him。 It's a short read with beautiful visuals and I would recommend this story to many Batman fans。 。。。more
Noel Meinke
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Die Story ist eher uninteressant aber die Zeichnungen sind ziemlich ungewöhnlich und spookey
Javier Lárraga
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Fue más que espectacular。Arkham Asylum es una historia que abarca 2 narrativas en diferentes espacios de tiempo siendo el primero la vida de la familia Arkham antes de que su casa se convirtiera en el asilo que conocemos hoy en día y el segundo es una trampa mortal que el Joker y otros enfermos mentales han preparado para Batman， los internos han tomado el edificio y para liberar a los rehenes han exigido como única condición que Batman pase una noche con ellos para ver si el al igual que el res Fue más que espectacular。Arkham Asylum es una historia que abarca 2 narrativas en diferentes espacios de tiempo siendo el primero la vida de la familia Arkham antes de que su casa se convirtiera en el asilo que conocemos hoy en día y el segundo es una trampa mortal que el Joker y otros enfermos mentales han preparado para Batman， los internos han tomado el edificio y para liberar a los rehenes han exigido como única condición que Batman pase una noche con ellos para ver si el al igual que el resto de pacientes pertenece al asilo como un intermo más。El guion de Grant Morrison es sorprendente y le da un toque terrorífico al relato y ni que decir del arte críptico， expresivo y grotesco de Dave Mckean， hicieron una dupla más que excelente。 Cada ilustración y dialogo dentro de la historia son una maravilla que bebe mucho del género del horror psicológico poniendo en a Batman contra las cuerdas en más de una ocasión。Recomiendo encarecidamente este libro si eres fan del personaje de Batman y si quieres verlo quebrado psicologicamente hablando y haciendo cosas atípicas para el personaje， Arkham Asylum es un relato único y experimental que ningun fan del hombre murciélago se puede perder， genuinamente me mantuvo enganchado de inicio a fin。。。 。。。more
William Dury
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Had to laugh and kind of agree with Anne the Good Reader who said this book gave her a head ache。 My copy was paper and The Joker’s dialogue was unreadable。 The plot， as far as I could tell， wasn’t any great shakes。 The art， however， was completely untraditional and very strong。 Will check out a copy on Hoopla （digital images are much brighter and can be enlarged） and give it another chance。————————————7/8/22: Gorgeous on my iPad。 Plot holes （pot holes） close up quite a bit when you can apprecia Had to laugh and kind of agree with Anne the Good Reader who said this book gave her a head ache。 My copy was paper and The Joker’s dialogue was unreadable。 The plot， as far as I could tell， wasn’t any great shakes。 The art， however， was completely untraditional and very strong。 Will check out a copy on Hoopla （digital images are much brighter and can be enlarged） and give it another chance。————————————7/8/22: Gorgeous on my iPad。 Plot holes （pot holes） close up quite a bit when you can appreciate the art and read the dialogue。 Really， the art was pretty good before， but when you can actually see it it’s a lot better。 （See the Scarecrow panels p 55-entire page looks like an art installation）。 Unfortunately， when you can actually see and read this thing you become aware of the pretension level。 On the trigger spectrum， murder， child rape and decapitation， dismemberment， a choir of sexually maimed children， and campy sexual creepiness by The Joker are one thing， but Bambi’s a low blow。 There’s no call for that。 It’s really upsetting。The representation The Joker as a pair of mad eyes and Batman as mostly just a shadow is very effective; it catches their characters。Brilliantly rendered and utterly depressing。 Still gives you a head ache。 。。。more
Christian
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Did not really care for the art style。 Story was ok。
Harrison Malone
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Holy heck this was amazing。 The art is so good
Cat
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"And I'm afraid that when I walk through those asylum gates。。。 When I walk into Arkham and those doors close around me。。。 It'll be just like coming home。"There's something about this book that I haven't been able to get out of my head。 It is a haunting， psychological look at Batman， breaking him down to his core。 I really enjoyed the way this was presented， paralleling his journey through the asylum to face his demons with the struggles of the asylum's founder， Amadeus Arkham。 Whilst the plot it "And I'm afraid that when I walk through those asylum gates。。。 When I walk into Arkham and those doors close around me。。。 It'll be just like coming home。"There's something about this book that I haven't been able to get out of my head。 It is a haunting， psychological look at Batman， breaking him down to his core。 I really enjoyed the way this was presented， paralleling his journey through the asylum to face his demons with the struggles of the asylum's founder， Amadeus Arkham。 Whilst the plot itself may have led me to give it four stars， the stunning artwork by Dave McKean bumps my rating up to five stars。 I've never seen such a unique presentation for a graphic novel。 His work has a dreamlike quality to it， which works perfectly with the psychedelic， nightmarish writing from Morrison。 It's no wonder that this is hailed as one of the greatest Batman graphic novels。 It's an essential read for all fans of the character， and I truly don't think there's another graphic novel out there quite like it。 。。。more
Kai
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