The premise, to me, is simply a narrative mechanic for Morrison to pull our Dark Knight Detective into the asylum. Through this premise, Morrison explores not only the Dark Knight Detective's psyche but the minds of the inmates themselves, providing readers with a grim trip down the rabbit hole. The Joker demands Batman show up and journey through the darkness with them. Led by the fiendish Clown Prince of Crime, the inmates of Arkham have rioted and taken control of the asylum (insert "inmates running the asylum" joke here). On the face of it, Arkham Asylum appears simple. I wish, instead, to dig into the story itself. I am, primarily, going to skirt around this, my general unfamiliarity with Morrison’s broader work and their beliefs hampering any intention to properly give such notions credence. This graphic novel is an incredibly dense work of fiction, layered in philosophical, psychological, and religious symbolism. Note: save for some minor edits, this blog is the same as it was when I originally posted it to Hubpages Issue: Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth graphic novel Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth I hope to delve a little into the madness and mayhem of Arkham Asylum, exploring what exactly makes this particular graphic novel so fascinating. The story, in the years since its publication, has gone on to great acclaim, upheld alongside The Dark Knight Returns, "Year One," "Death in the Family", The Long Halloween, and The Killing Joke as an integral chapter in Batman’s history. It’s difficult, then, to overstate the importance of the institution to Batman’s mythos…and it’s equally difficult to overstate Grant Morrison’s influence on Arkham through their graphic novel, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. Arkham has been spotlighted in numerous stories over the last several decades and depicted in several other forms of media, including Batman Begins, Batman: The Animated Series, Gotham, and perhaps most famously, the Batman Arkham series of video games. This facility "for the criminally insane" is renowned in Batman lore as the hospital where many of the Dark Knight’s adversaries have been institutionalized and have routinely broken free from. When she passed, he inherited her home and transformed it into a psychiatric hospital, which Amadeus named after her. Spider-view: Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter This powerful graphic novel brings closure to a long-standing enmity between two fierce foesĭistinguished Critique: Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth Review This grim graphic novel is a fascinating character study of Batman and his rogues, discerning how close to the edge our Caped Crusader can crawlĪmadeus Arkham watched his mother ignobly struggle with mental illness until her death.Distinguished Critique: Aquaman: The Legend of Aquaman Review Aquaman's post- Crisis origin isn't exactly a classic, even if it tries to modernize the King of Atlantis with a splash of darker ambiguity.Crawling Back: Amazing Spider-Man #39-40 Review (The Osborn Prelude, Part 5) This climactic showdown redefines the Spider/Goblin war, perfectly ending the first chapter of a decades-long saga.Random Reviews: Wetworks: Rebirth (The Image Review-lution, Part 7) Whilce Portacio's contribution to early Image is muddled, forsaking some interesting character development for an at-odds assortment of story concepts. 1) Review Perez's post- Crisis introduction to Wonder Woman is a resonant blend of myth and modernity which remains highly readable today Distinguished Critique: Wonder Woman by George Perez (vol.Crawling Back: Amazing Spider-Man #4 Review (The Sinister Six, Part 3) Steve Ditko's creativity carries an issue introducing a villain whose potential outstrips his first appearance.Strange: The Way to Dusty Death This graphic novel pairs two unlikely heroes in a fun continuation of older continuity by a classic writer Crawling Back: Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #2 Review (The Osborn Prelude, Part 6) Though historically lightweight, this issue packs in an intense game of wits between Spider and Goblin.Distinguished Critique: Batman: Ego and Other Tails Review This volume presents several examples of a master craftsman's calculated contributions to Gotham City.Crawling Back: Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 Review A somewhat generic tale defines Spidey and Doctor Strange's first team-up, the story failing the annual's impressive artistry.Distinguished Critique: Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth Review
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