Batman: Arkham Asylum The Deluxe Edition
$71.24
- Hardcover
232 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2022
Summary
Where all compulsions meet.
In 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.
More 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 Batma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781779513175 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1779513178 |
| Author: | Grant Morrison, Dave McKean |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Imprint: | DC Comics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 720g |
| Dimensions: | 179mm x 276mm |
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Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison is a renowned writer known for their innovative contributions to the comics industry. Their notable works include the graphic novel Arkham Asylum, acclaimed runs on Animal Man and Doom Patrol, and subversive creator-owned titles like The Invisibles, Seaguy, and WE3.
Morrison has also penned best-selling runs on JLA, Seven Soldiers of Victory, and New X-Men. They played a significant role in reinventing the DC Universe through projects such as The Multiversity, All-Star Superman, 52, Batman, Batman & Robin, and Batman, Inc.
Dave McKean
Dave McKean is an award-winning illustrator recognized for his work on several seminal comics. His credits include the best-selling Batman: Arkham Asylum (written by Grant Morrison), Mr. Punch, Signal to Noise, and Violent Cases (all written by Neil Gaiman), as well as his own acclaimed work, Cages.
McKean’s collected short stories, Pictures That Tick, received the Victoria & Albert Museum Book of the Year Award, and his short film Neon won first prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival.
His extensive portfolio includes illustrations, photographs, and designs for hundreds of CD covers, comic covers, and book covers, notably the entire Sandman series. McKean has collaborated on print and film projects with notable figures such as John Cale, Stephen King, the Rolling Stones, Lars Von Trier, and SF Said. He has also created advertising campaigns for major brands including Kodak, Nike, BMW Mini, and Smirnoff.
Furthermore, McKean directed the Jim Henson Productions film MirrorMask, which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. He currently resides in the Kent countryside in England.
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