It says a lot that this location is so iconic, because Asylums themselves are now an incredibly outdated concept. When I say I owe a lot to Arkham Asylum, I also mean the concept of the institute itself: home to some of comic books’ greatest villains and madmen, and possibly one of DC’s biggest creative goldmines. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t good – in fact, it’s probably one of the most interesting debut issues DC has released in some time. Knowing nothing about the book but its advertisements and cover, you’d easily be tricked into thinking this is some kind of continuation of Morrison’s graphic novel.įor the record, it isn’t. I didn’t read it until recently, but I now understand how popular and influential a book it has been since its release – and that popularity is clear when you look at the branding for Arkham City: The Order of the World. ![]() I also owe a lot to the book it’s loosely adapting, Grant Morrison and Dave McKean’s Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. I owe a lot to the video game, of course – probably one of my favourite pieces of Batman media ever, and probably the game I’ve replayed the most times in my entire life. ![]() ![]() That can be taken in a few different ways.
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