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Joker's Asylum (Collected Editions) #1-2
Batman: Joker's Asylum
The Joker and tells a special story that gives readers an inside look into the insane lives of The Dark Knight's greatest adversaries!
The Joker spins dastardly tales of evil starring your favorite Batman's Penguin, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Two-Face, The Riddler, Harley Quinn, Mad Hatter, Killer Croc, and Clayface. And all the stories are narrated by the Asylum's leading homicidal maniac — The Joker!
Collects Joker's Joker #1, Joker's Penguin #1, Joker's Poison Ivy #1, Joker's Scarecrow #1, Joker's Two-Face #1, Joker's Asylum The Riddler #1, Joker's Asylum Harley Quinn #1, Joker's Asylum Mad Hatter #1, Joker's Asylum Killer Croc #1, and Joker's Asylum Clayface #1.
The Joker spins dastardly tales of evil starring your favorite Batman's Penguin, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Two-Face, The Riddler, Harley Quinn, Mad Hatter, Killer Croc, and Clayface. And all the stories are narrated by the Asylum's leading homicidal maniac — The Joker!
Collects Joker's Joker #1, Joker's Penguin #1, Joker's Poison Ivy #1, Joker's Scarecrow #1, Joker's Two-Face #1, Joker's Asylum The Riddler #1, Joker's Asylum Harley Quinn #1, Joker's Asylum Mad Hatter #1, Joker's Asylum Killer Croc #1, and Joker's Asylum Clayface #1.
248 pages, Paperback
Published December 6, 2022
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,352 books1,678 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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May 1, 2024
Batman: Jokers Asylum har inte så mycket Batman i sig vilket kan vara till dess fördel då det ändå är bovarna som är de mest intressanta.
Serien består av 10 kortare avslutade serier som presenteras av Jokern. Varje serie har olika artister och författare så per definition blir det lite varierat både i ton, kvalité och artisteri. Ibland kan en del artister kännas lite malplacerade i ton men som helhet så fungerar det bra och är ganska underhållande.
Det första jag lade märke till är att serien följer en tradition av berättarstil och begränsningar. Gillar man Batman TAS så tror jag att mycket att hämta här. Historierna fokuserar på en karaktär åt gången och våldet är väldigt nedtonat. Dvs precis som Batman TAS är det fokus på story, karaktärsutveckling och man drar sog inte för att tänja gränser och berätta komplexa historier samtidigt som det fungerarar för barn. Skurkarna bli nästan för snälla men det passar å andra sidan in tematiskt ganska bra eftersom det är Jokern som berättar historien.
Det finns några riktiga diamanter här men också sånt som jag personligen kanske inte blir så imponerad av. Som helhet så tycker jag ändå att det är en stark 4:a till och med och det är också en serie som passar väldigt bra på biblioteket då den egentligen riktar sig mot serieälskare i alla åldrar.
Lite kontroversiell åsikt(?). Jag gillar Kelly Jones fulsnygga teckningsstil. Särskilt hans hantering av kappor som är både överdramatisk och lite fånig samtidigt. Om ni håller ögonen öppna när Batman går förbi en Zorro affisch i slutet förstår ni nog vad jag menar. Andra höjdpunkter är Alex Sanchez och vad i hela fridens namn har hänt med Keith Giffen? Har han gått på konstskola helt plötsligt (Mad Hatter serien)
Guiellem March ger jag dock inte så mycket för.
Serien består av 10 kortare avslutade serier som presenteras av Jokern. Varje serie har olika artister och författare så per definition blir det lite varierat både i ton, kvalité och artisteri. Ibland kan en del artister kännas lite malplacerade i ton men som helhet så fungerar det bra och är ganska underhållande.
Det första jag lade märke till är att serien följer en tradition av berättarstil och begränsningar. Gillar man Batman TAS så tror jag att mycket att hämta här. Historierna fokuserar på en karaktär åt gången och våldet är väldigt nedtonat. Dvs precis som Batman TAS är det fokus på story, karaktärsutveckling och man drar sog inte för att tänja gränser och berätta komplexa historier samtidigt som det fungerarar för barn. Skurkarna bli nästan för snälla men det passar å andra sidan in tematiskt ganska bra eftersom det är Jokern som berättar historien.
Det finns några riktiga diamanter här men också sånt som jag personligen kanske inte blir så imponerad av. Som helhet så tycker jag ändå att det är en stark 4:a till och med och det är också en serie som passar väldigt bra på biblioteket då den egentligen riktar sig mot serieälskare i alla åldrar.
Lite kontroversiell åsikt(?). Jag gillar Kelly Jones fulsnygga teckningsstil. Särskilt hans hantering av kappor som är både överdramatisk och lite fånig samtidigt. Om ni håller ögonen öppna när Batman går förbi en Zorro affisch i slutet förstår ni nog vad jag menar. Andra höjdpunkter är Alex Sanchez och vad i hela fridens namn har hänt med Keith Giffen? Har han gått på konstskola helt plötsligt (Mad Hatter serien)
Guiellem March ger jag dock inte så mycket för.
September 25, 2024
Really enjoyed this one! It’s exactly what it says it is. A collection of one of stories about different members of Batman’s Rouge Gallery each with an intro and outro narration from Joker.
This is also a good place for newer readers to get introduced to these characters as most of them had some element of a very brief origin story included too.
I liked all the different writing and art styles. Really made each story unique.
A couple of the issues ended with interactive elements which was fun and new for me.
This is also a good place for newer readers to get introduced to these characters as most of them had some element of a very brief origin story included too.
I liked all the different writing and art styles. Really made each story unique.
A couple of the issues ended with interactive elements which was fun and new for me.
August 27, 2024
An anthology that provides a short story featuring many of Batman's famous villains. I really enjoyed The Joker's Mild (except the artwork), He Who Loves Last (Penguin), Two-Face Too & Beauty & the Beast. The Riddler story had great promise - but was too abrupt in its resolution.
The chop/changing artwork between each story was quite disconcerting, and some were either ugly (Joker's Mild, Tea Time) or just didn't work (Dark Knight of the Scarecrow).
The chop/changing artwork between each story was quite disconcerting, and some were either ugly (Joker's Mild, Tea Time) or just didn't work (Dark Knight of the Scarecrow).
December 31, 2022
Mixed bag anthology starring Batman's Rogues Gallery.
The Penguin, Joker, Poison Ivy, and Clayface had the best stories. I was especially impressed by the game show nightmare tale "The Joker's Mild" and the great Clayface cult story "Mudnight Madness", the latter featuring some gorgeous gothic artwork by comic king Kelley Jones.
The Penguin, Joker, Poison Ivy, and Clayface had the best stories. I was especially impressed by the game show nightmare tale "The Joker's Mild" and the great Clayface cult story "Mudnight Madness", the latter featuring some gorgeous gothic artwork by comic king Kelley Jones.
May 16, 2024
It is a nice anthology. Don’t expect a lot of character explorations or profound analysis of each villain - at least not in most of them - but instead a nice short story starring Batman villains. My favorite ones were Killer Croc, Scarecrow, Penguin, and Two-Face. The remaining ones were mid or just forgettable. I appreciate how the different art styles give each story a unique personality.
March 24, 2025
A series of stories about different Arkham residents, narrated by the Joker. Each story has a different team of writers and artists.
My favourites include, The Joker's Mild, He Who Loves Last (the Penguin), Two-Face Too, and Beauty & the Beast (Killer Croc).
Overall I found most of the stories entertaining and more creative than I expected.
My favourites include, The Joker's Mild, He Who Loves Last (the Penguin), Two-Face Too, and Beauty & the Beast (Killer Croc).
Overall I found most of the stories entertaining and more creative than I expected.
September 11, 2022
The only good stories are Croc, Two-Face, and Penguin
December 15, 2022
i read most of these as single issues. love that it's all in one collection.
November 19, 2025
Pretty good anthology series about Batman’s villains. Each story focusing on a different villain. Cause the villains are the main point, these stories tend to have dark endings. Sometimes Batman isn’t even involved in the story. So be prepared for that, and you’ll enjoy this collection.
May 19, 2022
Compuesto de historias cortas sobre algumos de los villanos más conocidos de Gotham, en particular sobre su lado más "humano" en muchos casos, nos muestra las cosas desde el punto de vista de estos y cada historia está escrita y dibujada por autores y dibujantes diferentes. Una autentica delicia y una experiencia muy particular respecto a otros comics de Batman.
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