Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth

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1 year, 1 month ago at Apr 1 8:24

Kyle Ellis

Upon occasion I have been asked what my favorite Batman story is. I ask immediately afterwards if they mean favorite story involving Batman or favorite story about Batman. The answers are different. Favorite story involving Batman is The Killing Joke, but that is Joker's story not his. My favorite about Batman is Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.

So much has been writte... read more

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15th Anniversary Edition

Manufacturer: DC Comics
Release date: 1 November 2005
ISBN-10 : 1401204252 | ISBN-13: 9781401204259

Tags: Batman (2), Graphic Novel (2), Horror (1), Superhero (1), Comic Book (1), Dc (1), Deconstruction (1), Madness (1)

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Kyle Ellis posted a review 1 year, 1 month ago

“Upon occasion I have been asked what my favorite Batman story is. I ask immediately afterwards if they mean favorite story involving Batman or favorite story about Batman. The answers are different. Favorite story involving Batman is The Killing Joke, but that is Joker's story not his. My favorite about Batman is Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.

So much has been written about this comic that honestly at this point reviewing it accomplishes nothing. For the most part people know what it is about and they already know if they love it or hate it (there seems to be no in-between). Rather than reviewing it in a traditional way, let me just break down five things that I love about it.

1. The art. Dear sweet Dave McKean the art!

It's beautiful. It's c” read more