{"product_id":"batman-arkham-asylum-the-deluxe-edition-grant-morrison-hardcover","title":"Batman: Arkham Asylum the Deluxe Edition -- Grant Morrison, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhere all compulsions meet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat day has finally come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by legendary comics creator Grant Morrison and beautifully illustrated and restored by artist Dave McKean, this deluxe edition collects the fully painted story together with Morrison's complete annotated script and page layouts as well as a 16-page gallery of preliminary and promotional art by McKean and an afterword by editor Karen Berger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grant Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e DC Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 7.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781779513175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriter Grant Morrison is known for his innovative work on comics from the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eBatman: Arkham Asylum\u003c\/i\u003e to acclaimed runs on \u003ci\u003eAnimal Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoom Patrol\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his subversive creator-owned titles such as \u003ci\u003eThe Invisibles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeaguy\u003c\/i\u003e, and WE3. Grant has written best-selling runs on \u003ci\u003eJLA, Seven Soldiers of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e and helped to reinvent the DC Universe in The Multiversity, \u003ci\u003eAll-Star Superman\u003c\/i\u003e, 52, B\u003ci\u003eatman, Batman \u0026amp; Robin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBatman Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e. More recently Grant has had his creator-owned series \u003ci\u003eHappy! \u003c\/i\u003eturned into a TV series on the SYFY network.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grant Morrison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67656247541988,"sku":"9781779513175","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781779513175.jpg?v=1792396355","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/batman-arkham-asylum-the-deluxe-edition-grant-morrison-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}