Batman Arkham Asylum

from caerulius

Grant Morrison + Dave McKean + Batman = unbelievably awesome. It's just true. This is a gorgeous, compelling, badass, deep, poignant, creepy, dark, riveting, and wickedly delightful graphic novel. The Joker and the other inmates at Arkham have taken control of the asylum, holding the staff host...

from krau0098

I have been wanting to read this graphic novel for awhile and was excited to get it through paperbackswap. This is a very dark horror that was wonderful, but a bit disturbing. I think pretty much everyone is familiar with this story. Batman is called to Arkham Asylum to face down the Joker and al...

from libbylibbywa

Both Grant Morrison and Dave McKean are both geniuses. The combination of their work is a haunting experiance that leaves the reader sympathizing (and identifying) with the arch villians. I love Morrison's casting of the Joker as psychotic wise man and initiator, and McKean's detritus aesthetic h...

from pinprick

Supremely creepy, dark and visually arresting. I admit I checked it out at the library simply because Arkham was in the title; I thought it was a graphic rendering of a Lovecraft story, and was surprised to find I'd brought a Batman comic home. It was a fantastic read though; not at all what I ex...

from TimothyBurke

I'm not sure this has aged altogether that well, due in part to excessive pretentiousness, but at the time of its first publication, it had a kind of high seriousness in its intent that seemed exciting. In terms of its impact on comics, specifically on the character of Batman, it's an important b...