Upon arriving at Arkham, Batman does just that and takes the place of Arkham’s staff. The plot focuses on an uprising at Arkham Asylum, one that was promised to escalate into a bloodbath if Batman did not surrender himself over to the institutions maddened patients. Not since Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns (which appeared in four issues during 1986) has a creative force been so willing and so successful in their experimentations with the heart and spirit of Batman and the underworld of madness that surrounds him. Run!” As the Joker laughed and screamed, Batman vanished into the corridors beyond.Īrkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth hit the shelves in 1989, written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Dave McKean. Don’t forget Croc-he came up out of the damp, dark cellar this morning dragging his chains behind him. “You have one hour, sweetheart, and there’s no way out of the building. “A nice little game of hide-and-seek,” the Joker cackled. Coaxed by the psychotic Joker, the dark knight was given only one opportunity to rescue the riot’s hostages-by entering the asylum’s black halls alone to face all of his crazed adversaries. Shadows veiled Arkham Asylum as Batman arrived to meet the demands of the institution’s rioting inmates.
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