Description

The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham’s detention center for the criminally insane on April Fool’s Day, demanding Batman in exchange for their hostages. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced to endure the personal hells of the Joker, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two-Face and plenty of other sworn enemies with the intention to save the innocents and retake the prison. All through his run through this absurd gauntlet, the Dark Knight’s should face down both his most dangerous foes and his inner demons.That is the critically acclaimed Batman story that helped launch the U.S. careers of Grant Morrison and Dave McKean. The classic war of words between the Dark Knight and his archnemeses, this story is widely known for its psychological intensity and probing portraits of Batman and the Joker.ARKHAM ASYLUM includes groundbreaking art that influenced scores of artists by introducing a new school of storytelling and approach to comics. This special edition also includes Morrison’s complete original script, annotated by Morrison and editor Karen Berger, many of his original thumbnail breakdowns, step by step samples of how the story and art came together and a lot more.