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Absolute Batman: Arkham Asylum (New Edition)
  • Published: 27 August 2024
  • ISBN: 9781779526106
  • Imprint: DC Comics
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 248
  • RRP: $230.00
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Absolute Batman: Arkham Asylum (New Edition)

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Unlike any Batman book you've ever read. A psychological horror masterpiece from the minds of Grant Morrison and Dave McKean now presented in a beautiful Absolute edition format.

BATMAN CLASSIC, RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL BEAUTY

The lunatics take control of the asylum and the Dark Knight descends into this heart of madness alongside them in Batman: Arkham Asylum, one of the most successful graphic novels of all time. Written by legendary comics creator Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman) and stunningly illustrated by Dave McKean (Sandman), this dark and cerebral tale remains as captivating now as when it was first published.

Every page has been painstakingly revived to its true color and quality by the artist, leaving a breathtaking final product that matches his original painted artwork.

Also includes more than 100 pages of behind-the-scenes content, including the complete annotated script, sketches, pinup gallery, and afterwords by Morrison, McKean, and series editor Karen Berger
  • Published: 27 August 2024
  • ISBN: 9781779526106
  • Imprint: DC Comics
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 248
  • RRP: $230.00
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About the authors

Grant Morrison

Writer Grant Morrison is known for his innovative work on comics from the graphic novel Arkham Asylum to acclaimed runs on Animal Man and Doom Patrol, as well as his subversive creator-owned titles such as The Invisibles, Seaguy, and WE3. Grant has also 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 & Robin and Batman, Inc.
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Dave McKean

Dave McKean is an illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker, and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpture.

After a trip to New York in 1986, during which he failed to find work as a comics artist, McKean met writer Neil Gaiman and the pair collaborated on a short graphic novel of disturbing childhood memories, Violent Cases, published in 1987. This was followed in 1988 by a Black Orchid miniseries (again with Gaiman) and Hellblazer covers for DC Comics. Beginning in 1989 he produced the covers for Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman as well as all its collected editions and many of its spin-offs; and the Batman graphic novel, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, with writer Grant Morrison (1989). McKean has gone on to collaborate further with Neil Gaiman in both print and film.
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Praise for Absolute Batman: Arkham Asylum (New Edition)

"[A] darkly poetic, psychologically rich tale."--Rolling Stone

...this may very well be my nominee for the definitive Batman story."--Crave Online

"One of the finest superhero books to ever grace a bookshelf."--IGN

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