Arkham Asylum : A Serious Place on Serious Earth (Graphic novel)

Been putting off getting this for yoinks. I read it before and was not particularly impressed. Still isn't that impressed.... The take on Batman's villains are a breath of fresh air, especially the Mad Hatter's paedophilia and Clayface's disease but other than that, it is hardly that much a microscopic examination of Batman's psyche, as the psychiatry is rather tenous and just skims the surface of the Bat-mind.

More interesting is the descent of Amadeus Arkham into insanity. I suppose if it ousts the Batman story and just concentrated on Amadeus it would have been much more interesting. As it is, there's just not that much happening with Batman in the madhouse....

The text script here is rather more interesting, as Morrison originally wanted The Joker to be in Madonna garb. Now, that would have been eye-opening. Also, the illustrated breakdowns by Morrison (writer not artist) also seem to suggest I'd enjoy this more if it wasn't painted in that surrealistic style and just drawn by more "conventional" artists. Boo! Give me "The Killing Joke" anytime.