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Description
In this groundbreaking painted graphic novel, the inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over Gotham's detention center for the criminally insane on April Fool's Day and demand Batman in exchange for their prisoners. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced to live and endure the... read more
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Memorable Quotes
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“Einstein was wrong! I'm the speed of light cracking through shivery atoms and God the sky whirls and withers like a melting rainbow!”
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“Well, I see two angels screwing in the stratosphere, a constellation of black holes, a biological process beyond the conception of man, a Jewish ventriloquist act locked in the trunk of a red Chevrolet...”
the Joker -
“...I'm afraid that when I walk through those asylum gates...when I walk into Arkham and the doors close behind me...it'll be just like coming home.”
Batman
First Sentence
In the years following my father's death, I think it's true to say that the house became my whole world.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Grant Morrison (Author)
- Dave McKean (Illustrator)
- Gaspar Saladino (Calligrapher)
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