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
Batman brood in padded cells and unlit cellars, dreaming of a day when
they might rise up and overthrow the world of reason.
That day has finally come.
It 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.
Written 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.
