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Batman: La Colección #20

Batman: Arkham Asylum

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Arkham Asylum y Secrets 1 a 3.
Desde hace muchos años, el Hospital Psiquiátrico de Arkham es el lugar donde terminan el Joker y todos los enemigos de Batman que tienen problemas mentales, pero ¿qué pasa cuando los reclusos organizan un motín, toman el recinto y exigen que entre en la institución su mayor adversario? Así comienza una de las aventuras más hipnóticas del Caballero Oscuro, en la que, además, conocemos de primera mano los entresijos y la historia de uno de los edificios más emblemáticos (y temibles) de Gotham City.

216 pages, Hardcover

Published January 20, 2011

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About the author

Sam Kieth

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Kieth first came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's Mage, his brushwork adding fluidity and texture to the broad strokes of Wagner's early work at Comico Comics. In 1989, he drew the first five issues of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman, but felt his style was unsuited to the book (specifically saying that he "felt like Jimi Hendrix in The Beatles") and left, handing over to his former inker Mike Dringenberg.

He acted as illustrator on two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' Epicurus the Sage and drew an Aliens miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, among other things, before creating The Maxx in 1993 for Image Comics, with, initially, writing help from Messner-Loebs. It ran for 35 issues and was adapted, with Kieth's assistance, into an animated series for MTV. Since then, as a writer-artist, he has gone on to create Friends of Maxx, Zero Girl, Four Women and Ojo.

Ojo comprises the first and My Inner Bimbo the second, in a cycle of original comic book limited series published by Oni Press. Loosely connected, the cycle will concern the intertwined lives of people with each other and sometimes with a supernatural entity known as the Mysterious Trout. Kieth has stated that other characters from The Maxx series will appear in this cycle of stories. My Inner Bimbo #1 was published in April 2006. Issue #2 was delayed past its original release date; It was finally resolicited in "Previews" in 2007 and hit the store shelves in November 2007.

DC Comics' Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious, a two-issue prestige format mini-series that started in August 2007, was written and drawn by Kieth. This was followed by 2009's two-issue prestige format mini-series Lobo: Highway to Hell, written by Scott Ian and featuring art by Kieth.

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682 reviews31 followers
November 7, 2021
4,5*

En el còmic es desenvolupen en paral·lel la història de l’enfrontament de Batman amb els pacients d’Arkham, que s’han rebel·lat, amb la que relata els orígens del propi Arkham Asylum.

Espectacular dibuix i composició de Dave McKean. Guió de Morrison, oníric, transitant pel malson, que retrata un Batman psicològicament alterat, allunyat del detectiu estable i racional.

Una historia estranya i pertorbadora, tant des del punt de vista del guió com de la il·lustració, que és el millor.

“Ahora veo la virtud que hay en la locura, pues este país nada sabe de leyes ni de límites”.

El volum inclou la primera part de la història “Secretos”, de Sam Kieth
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18 reviews2 followers
May 9, 2013
Una obra maestra a nivel artístico pero con un guión demasiado abstracto. De poder votar ambas cosas por separado, el trabajo de Morrison se llevaría un 2/5 y el de McKean un 5 rotundo.
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