sam_el 's review for:

Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth by Grant Morrison

3.0

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There is a lot to like in the book. The script is great and the artwork is very original and interesting. Unfortunately, it is less than the sum of its parts. I feel McKean is the wrong artist for this tale. The art distances the story from the reader, so that he never really understands (this reader, at least) what is going on in the story. I enjoyed the script at the end much more than the comic proper, and I would love to see a version that welcomes the reader into the story.