Batman Arkham Asylum

The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham's detention center forthe criminally insane on April Fool's Day, demanding Batman in exchange fortheir hostages. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced toendure the personal hells of the Joker, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two-Face andmany other sworn enemies in order to save the innocents and retake theprison. During his run through this absurd gauntlet, the Dark Knight's mustface down both his most dangerous foes and his inner demons. This is the critically acclaimed Batman story that helped launch the U.S.careers of Grant Morrison and Dave McKean. The classic confrontationbetween the Dark Knight and his archnemeses, this story is well known forits psychological intensity and probing portraits of Batman and the Joker. ARKHAM ASYLUM includes groundbreaking art that influenced scores ofartists by introducing a new school of storytelling and technique tocomics. This special edition also includes Morrison's complete originalscript, annotated by Morrison and editor Karen Berger, many of his originalthumbnail breakdowns, step-by-step samples of how the story and art cametogether and much more.? 212pg.? Color? Softcover