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A review by filmbusterspaul
Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth by Grant Morrison
5.0
“Her body is in pieces.”
“Harriet lies nearby, indescribably violated.”
“Almost idly, I wonder where her head is.”
“And then I look at the doll’s house.”
“And the doll’s house…”
“…looks…”
“…at…”
“…me.”
I have never read a graphic novel that literally bleeds it’s intent from its pages quite like “Arkham Asylum”. Every page embodies the madness of its subject and conjures a sense of utter dread and psychosis from every piece of surreal artistry or scrawled word. More than a story, it is a expressionistic deep-dive into the simmering insanity that trawls Gotham’s streets. And I loved it.
“Harriet lies nearby, indescribably violated.”
“Almost idly, I wonder where her head is.”
“And then I look at the doll’s house.”
“And the doll’s house…”
“…looks…”
“…at…”
“…me.”
I have never read a graphic novel that literally bleeds it’s intent from its pages quite like “Arkham Asylum”. Every page embodies the madness of its subject and conjures a sense of utter dread and psychosis from every piece of surreal artistry or scrawled word. More than a story, it is a expressionistic deep-dive into the simmering insanity that trawls Gotham’s streets. And I loved it.