Graphic Novel: Batman Arkham Asylum "A Serious House On Serious Earth"
"A serious house on serious earth." The sub title of this symbolic tome speaks of what is to be found inside this version of the Asylum. You will find no camp here. While standing as the inspiration for Batman's recent visit to the Asylum on the console front, this source material takes the Dark Knight further into a selective kind of dementia. H.P Lovecraft once said of fear: We are afraid of what is unseen and unknown. Here you will see and be subject to injections of horrific and primal imagery that pulls together as a sort of personal nightmare. Writer Grant Morrison (New X-Men) and painter Dave McKean (The Sandman) masterfully pull you into the world of Arkam speaking to you as an individual perhaps coming to the island for treatment and even more so than the game, puts you in the shoes of Batman himself. If you loved the game as I did and have a stirring curiosity for the mythos created therein you may well enjoy another visit to Gotham's house of death and madness. This version is currently available at most comic stores and online for 17.99, includes an extensive forward and the original script.
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Posted to Miscellany on 31 October 2009
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I'm not sure if I understood correctly. Did you really mean this was based on the game? Because it is not, it's been out for several years and has become a comic book classic. A must read for every Batman fan.
"While based on Batman's recent visit to the Asylum on the console front..."
Are you serious? This graphic novel has been out there for 20 years.
This is what happens when geeks don't diversify in their geekiness. ;P
This book has been around for decades. If anything, the game is based on the book, not the other way around.
If you read the sentence more carefully instead of skimming through you would see that I mention the novel as SOURCE MATERIAL. thanks!:-)
"While based on Batman's recent visit to the Asylum on the console front, this source material takes..."
This whole sentence is confusing. It can't be source material AND based on the recent console game...
Fantastic graphic novel. I cherish my hardback signed by both artist and author. A must-buy for any Arkham fan.