{"product_id":"batman-arkham-asylum-dc-compact-comics-9781799506997","title":"Batman: Arkham Asylum: DC Compact Comics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSummary:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrant Morrison and Dave McKean's all-time classic Batman story is now available in a portable, 5.5\" x 8.5\" format!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by legendary comics creator Grant Morrison and beautifully drawn by artist Dave McKean, Batman: Arkham Asylum stands as one of the most perennially revered Batman comics of all time. Now, this celebrated graphic novel is more accessible than ever before, in a casual reader-friendly Compact Comics Edition!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1920, following the death of his disturbed mother, brilliant psychologist Amadeus Arkham began the conversion of his ancestral home into a hospital for the treatment of the mentally ill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than half a century later, the Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane is a place of dismal corridors and oppressive shadows—a dark riddle in stone and timber, best left unsolved. Within its claustrophobic walls, the demented and deformed enemies of the Batman brood in padded cells and unlit cellars, dreaming of a day when they might rise up and overthrow the world of reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat day has finally come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is April 1st, and the lunatics have taken over the asylum. Led by the Joker, Arkham’s inmates issue a terrible ultimatum to the man responsible for their imprisonment. The Batman must descend into this heart of darkness, confront his greatest foes, and face the truth of his own divided identity — or condemn himself to share their fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter Grant Morrison is known for their innovative work on comics, from the graphic novel Batman: Arkham Asylum to acclaimed runs on Animal Man and Doom Patrol, as well as their subversive creator-owned titles such as The Invisibles, Seaguy, and WE3.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrant has written best-selling runs on JLA, Seven Soldiers of Victory, and New X-Men and helped to reinvent the DC Universe in The Multiversity, All-Star Superman, 52, Batman, Batman \u0026amp; Robin, and Batman Incorporated. More recently Grant has had their creator-owned series Happy! turned into a TV series on the SYFY network.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: DC COMPACT COMICS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrade Paperback: 144 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels \/ Superheroes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels \/ Supervillains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels \/ Crime \u0026amp; Mystery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50537948348499,"sku":"2798910X","price":9.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/1937\/5187\/files\/4497578.jpg?v=1792781668","url":"https:\/\/www.deepdiscount.com\/products\/batman-arkham-asylum-dc-compact-comics-9781799506997","provider":"Deep Discount","version":"1.0","type":"link"}