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dereksilva 's review for:
Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth
by Grant Morrison
It seems like maybe this story (in terms of theme and artwork) was very different from the Batman stories that existed at the time of its original publication. And that contrast made it special. But at this point, the story and themes don't seem very revolutionary. The dialogue isn't as smooth as I'd have hoped. I also couldn't read some of the dialogue (from Joker especially) because the letter style was so odd. The art in general is that lates-80s/early-90s Vertigo-style artwork that I hate so much. So double thumbs for me. At some (many) points, I just wasn't sure what I was looking at. If you ask me, that's reason enough to dislike a comic book.
BUT
There is one saving grace. In the 25th anniversary edition, there script is included after the regular comic book. In the script, you get to really see all of the ideas that Morrison was playing around with, because he explicitly states all of the allusions he is making.
Perhaps I'm just not good enough at reading comic books, but I wouldn't have known about the depth he was trying to add into the story, if not for the entire script being in the back. The script also reads more like it's written for a movie. It's not a traditional page-by-page comic book script. If you had just told me to read this script instead of the actual comic book, I would have come away with a better opinion if this story.
BUT
There is one saving grace. In the 25th anniversary edition, there script is included after the regular comic book. In the script, you get to really see all of the ideas that Morrison was playing around with, because he explicitly states all of the allusions he is making.
Perhaps I'm just not good enough at reading comic books, but I wouldn't have known about the depth he was trying to add into the story, if not for the entire script being in the back. The script also reads more like it's written for a movie. It's not a traditional page-by-page comic book script. If you had just told me to read this script instead of the actual comic book, I would have come away with a better opinion if this story.