Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition) by Grant Morrison
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Book Summary Author: Grant Morrison Illustrator: Dave McKean Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2005-11-01 ISBN: 1401204252 Number of pages: 216 Publisher: DC Comics |
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Book Reviews of the Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
Customer Review: I'm knee-deep in symbolism here!
Summary: 4 Stars
The premise of the book is that the charges in Arkham have overtaken the Asylum. The Joker and other lunatics demand that Batman come alone into the Asylum, or else the hostages will die. Batman then faces a surreal gauntlet of psychological self-exploration that defies reason. In the meanwhile, the history of the Asylum is explored and a dark underbelly of maniacal corruption emerges as sinister events lead up to the building of Arkham.
The art is conducive to the task of establishing the blurred perceptions that constitute madness. The words uttered are the ravings of people who live in what seems an altered reality. There is a lot of existentialist symbolism that is explained in greater detail in the back of the book. The explanations are very helpful and interesting in themselves.
The book is split into the actual storyline, and then a transcript of the storyline with a detailed analysis of the symbolism. There is a lot of literary depth here and not as much action as psychological suspense. So helpfully that description will give you an idea of whether you want to get it or not.