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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401204259
Edition: 15
ISBN: 1401204252
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: November 01, 2005
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: November 01, 2005
Studio: DC Comics

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
In this groundbreaking, painted graphic novel, the inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gothams 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 Knights 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.




Rating: - Fantastic
This was an amazingly detailed graphic novel. It was rich in character development as well as story line. I strongly suggest that those with a craving for everything Batman buy this.

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Rating: - Gorgeous and Twisted
I can't add much to what's already been said about this masterpiece, except for that I loved it. The artwork is beautiful, and is reason enough to buy this, but then there's also the story-telling achievement therein. Mood and tone is masterfully created with interesting and creep typography, and the color palette screams fear and distress, common moods of Gotham and Arkham specifically.
I recommend this to the more hardcore Batman fan, and the casual fan, especially those of the latter category ... Read More

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Rating: - Incomplete
My copy arrived with several pages missing, which meant the exclusion of some key scenes. Apparently, this has been known to happen with certain printings of this book. I would recommend purchasing this from a place where you can read through it first, and make sure everything's there.

(The book, in its complete form, is easily 5/5 stars)

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Rating: - Joker gooses Batman
The art in this is fantastic which was really the basis of appeal for me overall. The story idea is really a good one also and even though it kinda glides through it, it works because the writing and art feed off each other perfectly. I also like how the history of arkham is wound up in the psychological delivery of this book. Some pages if you just stare at them and absorb all that is printed on them you can feel the chaos. My only gripe is that some of the text is hard to read, but who cares. The art ... Read More

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Rating: - The Dark Knightmare
"I see now the virtue in madness" begins Amadeus Arkham, locked in his own family home which he spent his life converting into a home for the mentally deranged only to later descend into madness himself. "I pity the poor shades confined to the Euclidean prison that is sanity. All things are possible here and I am what madness has made me. Whole. And complete. And free at last..."

"Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth" is a nightmare vision featuring The Batman and some of his ... Read More

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