Within its claustrophobic walls, the demented and deformed enemies of the Batman brood in padded cells and unlit cellars, dreaming of a day when they might. If you like atmosphere and you're not to fussed about having your heart connect with the comic, then this could be excellent for you. (W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Dave McKean Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane is a place of dismal corridors and oppressive shadowsa dark riddle in stone and timber, best left unsolved. It's what ISN'T there that leaves me feeling disappointed: a story that is more self aware and wise and really enjoying itself. Batman was the name of the masked vigilante who battled crime and corruption in Gotham City.
Born into the wealthy Wayne Family, Bruce Wayne had an idyllic childhood, Inside Arkham City, he was tortured by Strange, who revealed that he knew his. I'll put in layers of esoteric symbolism and question the sanity of Batman himself." And that is all well and good - like I say, the premise attracts me, and I don't find fault with those creative decisions. Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth by Grant Morrison. The writing seems self conscious to me - "I am a clever comics writer, so what can I write that will show everybody that? I'll make it really dark and nasty, but to show that I'm an intelligent, serious writer I'll also include this back and forth narrative between Batman entering Arkham and facing his old enemies and the origin story of the asylum itself. The artwork and premise of Arkham Asylum captivates me and keeps me reading, but all the way through I feel as though I'm reading it through a pane of glass. Since then he has written numerous best-sellers including JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men as well as the.
What I wish for from a comic, a book, a film, is to be drawn, compulsively, into the world it presents. Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for more than twenty years, beginning with his legendary runs on the revolutionary titles ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL.
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