It's Grant Morrison. You either hate his stuff or you love it.What an unbelievable pile of shit in every single conceivable way.
Yeah, this. I still like this comic, though, although Batman feels too "soft" all the way through, he should go in all Batmanny and then let the vulnerability and fear take over.Yeah but it is like it was trying to hard to give that feeling. Toning it down a bit or only using it when things get crazy would have been better. What's the point when Batman is talking to Gordon? Makes the art more important than the story.
edit: The art should have changed as Batman entered the asylum and as Dr Arkum slowly got more crazy. Of course what the hell do I know?
In the script Morrison exposits this to the artist, like the fact that in any other situation a skinny psychiatrist with a razor wouldn't even register as a threat to Batman, who is a world-class martial artist and athlete who fights superpowered opponents. This time it's just that his head is completely fucked up by that point and he was recently impaled on a rusty metal spear handle by Killer Croc.Yeah, this. I still like this comic, though, although Batman feels too "soft" all the way through, he should go in all Batmanny and then let the vulnerability and fear take over.Yeah but it is like it was trying to hard to give that feeling. Toning it down a bit or only using it when things get crazy would have been better. What's the point when Batman is talking to Gordon? Makes the art more important than the story.
edit: The art should have changed as Batman entered the asylum and as Dr Arkum slowly got more crazy. Of course what the hell do I know?
Yeah, and by that point I think it makes sense. I just think the biggest problem with Arkham Asylum is that it's complete insanity from frame one, letting it build a bit would've made the comic better. Still a classic though.In the script Morrison exposits this to the artist, like the fact that in any other situation a skinny psychiatrist with a razor wouldn't even register as a threat to Batman, who is a world-class martial artist and athlete who fights superpowered opponents. This time it's just that his head is completely fucked up by that point and he was recently impaled on a rusty metal spear handle by Killer Croc.Yeah, this. I still like this comic, though, although Batman feels too "soft" all the way through, he should go in all Batmanny and then let the vulnerability and fear take over.Yeah but it is like it was trying to hard to give that feeling. Toning it down a bit or only using it when things get crazy would have been better. What's the point when Batman is talking to Gordon? Makes the art more important than the story.
edit: The art should have changed as Batman entered the asylum and as Dr Arkum slowly got more crazy. Of course what the hell do I know?