Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
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Overrated, but worth a look
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When this came out in 1989 it was greeted with much fanfare; the darker DC titles like Sandman were starting and becoming very popular and Grant Morrison's run on Doom Patrol, also from 1989, was received very well. Arkham Asylum had (and still has) a very different feel from most comics as Dave McKean's art is a schizophrenic line drawing experience, enhanced with oil paints - it is very meticulously detailed art work whether you like it or not and should be appreciated. At the end of the day though, this is not one of Morrison's best written works.
It just feels like a style over substance exercise; many villains from the Batman mythos are stumbled upon for a few panels and then are discarded for the next encounter. This all parallels the story of Amadeus Arkham, the architect and first administrator of the asylum.
It's a decent read, but don't believe the hype. I hate to say it, but it's kind of a pedestrian read compared to Morrison's best work. The art is remarkable and is what lead to all of the fanfare.
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