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laurarose27's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating and fantastic art. I found it a little hard to follow, which is partly on purpose and partly my issues following comics. Still, overall I loved it. (How can I fail to love any Batman comic was a canon Batman/Joker slash moment?)
preciouselby's review against another edition
2.0
(19:33) (2:50) I don't even know what I'm reading but I wonder how long does it take to make the whole book because it seems like every page take atleast months to make.
shhyawn's review against another edition
3.0
It was very visually stimulating and interesting, but it is just not my style of GN. I enjoyed the editor's comments at the end more than the actual story.
nikkiswans's review against another edition
2.0
Great art, not so great a story. I was bored throughout and really only the art kept me turning the pages.
toebean5's review against another edition
3.0
I really love McKean's illustrations. It wasn't bad- I wish it could've been longer, actually.
lukejones's review against another edition
2.0
Love the art style but the story and words on the page were awful. When I could read them. Legibility wasn’t an objective for the inkers here.
laytongraph's review against another edition
5.0
I am one of the rare Batman fans who will tell you they didn’t enjoy Grant Morrison’s ran on the flagship Batman title. I found it convoluted, contained too many titles that were crossovers, and while it hearkened back to the mythos from the Silver Age, it alienated many fans who were unfamiliar with characters from those comics.
So basically I was extremely hesitant to read this story, based not only on my previous experience with Morrison but also because of how abstract and strange Dave McKean’s art is.
my fucking god did this book blow all reservations i had out of the water. it’s just terrific. terrifically plotted, terrifically drawn, and ambiguous.
It is one of the most non-traditional Batman stories I have read, but I still cannot recommend this book enough. Also this book is rare in that it frightened me, but I won’t spoil the scene I am talking about.
I may have to reread Morrison’s other Batman titles as well, considering I read them between the ages of 10 and 11.
So basically I was extremely hesitant to read this story, based not only on my previous experience with Morrison but also because of how abstract and strange Dave McKean’s art is.
my fucking god did this book blow all reservations i had out of the water. it’s just terrific. terrifically plotted, terrifically drawn, and ambiguous.
It is one of the most non-traditional Batman stories I have read, but I still cannot recommend this book enough. Also this book is rare in that it frightened me, but I won’t spoil the scene I am talking about.
I may have to reread Morrison’s other Batman titles as well, considering I read them between the ages of 10 and 11.
josephcitron's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
anisound's review against another edition
4.0
A rare psychological story that looks at the fragility of Batman's mind. This novel does more than that however, as it also presents a disturbing past of the infamous house, detailing a man whose life was engulfed by madness and whose legacy lives on through (in)sanity.
The tale is complimented magnificantly by the beautifully creeping art. The atmosphere bleeds out of the pages and Arkham Asylum becomes more than just a hospital for madmen; it becomes a madhouse for its patients.
The tale is complimented magnificantly by the beautifully creeping art. The atmosphere bleeds out of the pages and Arkham Asylum becomes more than just a hospital for madmen; it becomes a madhouse for its patients.
opalperidot's review against another edition
4.0
It was super creepy. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I do think that the font for the Joker was ridiculously hard to read, though.