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Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
by Grant Morrison
from DC Comics

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Arkham Asylum: Seriously Is That Even A Font?
  Avoid this like the plague. The art is god awful, the writing is illegible, and the plot itself is absolute garbage.
  Look up a few pages online if you're curious what I mean. It looks like someone painted it (art and writing) while on the brink of passing out from too much booze.
  If you want a real Batman graphic novel, go for something from either Miller or Loeb. Morrison can't write whatsoever.

• I'm a graphic novel newbie but this left me a little cold
  Arkham Asylum is the fifth graphic novel I've read. I started with The Aviary by Jamie Tanner (very weird), then moved on to Watchmen, and have since read Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and am working on Berlin: City of Stones: Book One (Part 1).
  The story is good, though I suppose it is short (I have to adjust my needs as far as length goes when it comes to graphic novels I suppose) and everyone else covers it here, so I won't.
  I'll say though that the art is very disorienting, like the liner... more info

• One of Batman's Best gets the Deluxe Treatment
  Even if you own the original hardcover of this fantastic graphic novel, don't hesitate to pick up the 15th Anniversary edition.
  Grant Morrison's script, with original notes to the editor and artist as well as newly added annotations, are quite insightful and entertaining to read. Upon completing this book, you will have a much greater appreciation for this outstanding and unique piece of work which was already brimming with depth and eariness.
  As for the story itself, Grant Morrison and Dave... more info

• Good Story, But the Artwork...
  This book is really a history of Arkham and its founder more than it is a Batman story, and the story is a dark one indeed. The artwork is much different from that of other Batman graphic novels I have purchased (Batman: Year One, Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again) and is a little hard to get used to; I had to really struggle to figure out what Joker was saying. This is the story of Arkham, and it is a very good, if somewhat dark and... more info

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