{"product_id":"batman-arkham-asylum-dc-compact-comics-9781799506997","title":"Batman: Arkham Asylum: DC Compact Comics","description":"\u003cb\u003eGrant Morrison and Dave McKean's all-time classic Batman story is now available in a portable, 5.5\" x 8.5\" format!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by legendary comics creator Grant Morrison and beautifully drawn by artist Dave McKean, \u003ci\u003eBatman: Arkham Asylum\u003c\/i\u003e 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! \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriter Grant Morrison is known for their 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 their subversive creator-owned titles such as \u003ci\u003eThe Invisibles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeaguy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWE3\u003c\/i\u003e. Grant has written best-selling runs on \u003ci\u003eJLA\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeven Soldiers of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e and helped to reinvent the DC Universe in \u003ci\u003eThe Multiversity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll-Star Superman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e52\u003c\/i\u003e, B\u003ci\u003eatman, Batman \u0026amp; Robin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBatman Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e. More recently Grant has had their creator-owned series \u003ci\u003eHappy! \u003c\/i\u003eturned into a TV series on the SYFY network.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580335882514,"sku":"9781799506997","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4cf3112b-f320-4122-8865-75825c3821d7.jpg?v=1756216832","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/batman-arkham-asylum-dc-compact-comics-9781799506997","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}