Things like this make me appreciate the internet. This is not something you'd EVER get to see on TV. Just a straight forward & entertaining conversation of someone sharing a comic book with their friends. Fucking awesome.
Resurrecting this comment Bc I've rewatched Back Issues three to four times each, but flip through tv channels endlessly before deciding that nothing is on.
25:25 "It's almost like he's in a dream." Spot on. Grant Morrison said it's pretty much a canon story in a sense that Bruce would legitimately have this dream.
Joker MadHatter and scarecrow ofcourse, gave him illusinegen drugs,so batman is actually dreaming a hell of a bad trip in the Asylum.. That's why he asked help in the end.. Cuz he's still tripping even when he leaves the Asylum when Joker🃏 tells him that he'll always have a place in there.. LSD.. That's what i received from the book.!!
"And then she killed him Alfred!" "And you read her the riot act?" "That's the crazy part Alfred, I DIDN'T!!!!!!!" "Hmmm, you know, up until this point this has been a more realistic dream than the other ones."
Grant Morrison also confirmed this book all takes place in Batman's dream and is his subconscious working things out. It's a literal nightmare. Which is why the art is so hazy, hard to decipher, and changes shape, like in a real dream.
I love how Joker crossdressing was too much but not Two-Face being so indecisive that he can't even use the bathroom, Clayface talking about "Spreading my disease" or the Mad Hater's infatuation with little blonde girls
Yeah, Mad Hatter makes me sick. I mean yeah he has Schizophrenia and is delusional but that doesn't give him any right whatsoever to kidnap and possibly sexually assault little girls. He's my least favourite Batman villian because of some of the things he has done or will ever do
I honestly believe this story is a nightmare Batman has one night. Specifically, in my collection it goes immediately after Jason Todd is killed by Joker, which canonically happens right after Batgirl gets crippled by Joker.
My biggest problem with this graphic novel is I'm freaking color blind and everytime Joker spoke I legitimately had to spend 5 seconds deciphering each and every word. Eventually I had to look up a dramatized reading.
I have moderate Deuteranopia which means that i have trouble discerning specific colors, especially when placed directly next to what my spectrum considers similar. It is more commonly called Red-Green colorblindness and affects 5% of the male population.
Man this made me want to reread this. It's my go-to book to show that comics can be art, creepy, but art nonetheless. My favourite line is 'April fool! Your wife's dead and the baby's a spastic'
That would be a hilarious way for Batman to defeat Two-Face in some crazy-ass, in-passing kind of way so that it's not over the top stupid, but a genuine dont talk about it moment in a Batman story. Doesnr mention it, just shows Batman handing him the ball in passing D
You didn't mention the Tarot theme throughout the book. This is crammed full of Tarot imagery, specifically Aleister Crowley's "Thoth" deck. The instant Batman enters Arkham, the "Hanged Man" is the first thing we see. I also love how Harvey Dent says at the end, " Who cares for you? You're nothing but a pack of cards.". A reference to Alice in Wonderland when Alice grows big and throws the Red Queen's army about. He throws the Tarot, for it is now nothing but a deck of cards.
8:42 Actually, the guy was an inmate at Arkham Asylum before killing Amadeus' family. The narrator mentions getting a patient nicknamed "Mad Dog", and there's a whole scene where Arkham examines the guy and asks him questions.
Incorrect. Mad Dog is at Metropolis penitentiary where Armadeus interviews him. The Arkham house doesn't become an asylum until AFTER his family is murdered. His downfall is that he doesn't take the threat of these mentally deranged people seriously as he is only fascinated by their mental illness. He blows off the warning call about Mad Dog escaping so he loses his family and sanity as a consequence.
It's partly based on a Edgar Allan Poe comedy about an asylum called "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" with the inmates running the place
I wish you went more in depth about the villains. Clayface, Mad Hatter, Croc, Zeus, Scarecrow and so forth. You didn't mention the narrative about Croc being "the dragon" or Zeus being lonely because he can't leave the room. Any of that stuff.
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i think i heard grant morrison referring to this book as a dream that batman has, its like what kind of dreams would a guy like batman have and that's basically the book i think. i thought you guys would like to know even though you already probably knew that. also if it is a dream then the joker ass slap thing is even more odd
The game actually reveals a bit more about Mad Dog-how Arkham actually did try to help him after the murders and nearly ended up successfully rehabilitating him, then Mad Dog ended up having a severe relapse on the day he was about to be released and murdered Arkham’s secretary, and that’s when Arkham decided he was incurable and needed to die.
I found this book in my dad's comic collection when I was maybe 14. Had no idea what it or grant morrison was, but the art looked different so I took it to read. I think it broke my brain and influenced everything else I was into for the rest of my life. it was rad.
I’m Too Indecisive To Pick A Name just got it my 4th comic and it’s awesome. You really have to read it again and read the script to understand this masterpiece
First two Bat-books I read were DKR and Arkham Asylum and I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THIS! I didn't know half the character in the first place, so I had NO CLUE who these alternate versions were and I was so used to standard grid panel layouts that this stream-of-consciousness style completely threw me for a loop. There should be a disclaimer on this book. WARNING. DO NOT READ UNLESS HIGHLY KNOWLEGEABLE OF BAT-MYTHOS, MORRISON STORY STYLE, AND EUROPEAN HORROR ART.
OMG! Thanks for reading this story guys. I grew up with A Serious House On Serious Earth and it holds a special place for me. It's CERTAINLY not for everyone of course, and the art and writing prove it. Even I didn't like it the first time I read it. However... As time went on I was slowly to slowly see it from another angle and enjoy it, until I finally flat out loved it. It took a different approach, it was quite risky, and I loved the way it turned out. It's seriously one of the more bizarre Batman stories I've read (And that's saying a lot) but I think the risks it takes are well worth it and it breathes an almost new and abstract vision into Batman's Universe. Really enjoyed this one guys. Thank You. And keep up the good work.
@@jswatch9270 Even the new DC Black Label version of it has a creepy cover of batman holding a light bulb (which is my guess is to keep his own sanity) and I never knew it was him at first and thought it was either amadus Arkham or Joker, however it was Batman if you look closely
@@vagamer522 Yeah you're right that cover from Batman Arkham asylum a serious house on serious earth DC black label version is creepy and I can see a shape of a brain in the lightbulb when batman was holding it.
You guys just covered the first two comics I ever bought (DC vs Marvel and Arkham Asylum) back to back on Back Issues! Awesome work. I was raised on horror movies, so I loved Arkham as a kid, and it got me into reading Batman books. But alas, I'm still waiting for a really good Riddler story.
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Ooooh yeah! I remember seeing this book when I was younger. I forget where exactly, but I saw it on the shelf in a bookstore. If memory serves, I screamed and nearly pissed myself. Okay, I may have peed a little. Thanks, Joker. And a special thanks to you Dave McKean! You provided fuel FOR MY NIGHTMARES!
This was my very first Back issues Episode back when I was wanting and getting Arkham Asylum and this is my favorite episode from Back issues and Arkham Asylum is my favorite graphic novel and my favorite Batman story of all time
Having just read this Book and of course coming to comicpop afterwards to see if there was a back issues for it (glad there was). I give praise to the artists for the unique psychotic tale that is Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth. The visuals of Joker is stressful to look at and each page's art while overwhelming suits this book to a tee. As for the story this book offered I found your retelling of this book far easier to comprehend than the frantic two stories this book ran with. Joker's Dialogue(red & unique) was painful to read digitally but I'll give it props for being just as insane as the story itself which makes it par for the course. This book had a few moments that hit me even after the first couple of pages provided a GLIMPSE of what was to come, one of which was the bloody dollhouse. Definitely was not expecting that intense imagery. I'm going to give it another read in the foreseeable future but I'll make sure to get a copy with the additional script at the end because while this video filled In a few gaps like the Zeus wannabe (never heard of before) & Mad Hatter, I'm sure Grant Morrisons commentary & visually removed script will provide further clarity. And I just want to experience this insanity again. Apparently clay face was in this, so I'll be looking out for him. Fun video as always!
The final villain scene from The Crow was the first thing I thought of too when Sal said "lands on a gargoyle..." I imagine you're on time crunch to post these, but the editing to add photos of the actual pages being discussed are nice. I would appreciate more of these when you have discussions about the art, like when talking about the daughter's head in the house or "curls" on Batman.
My older sister has a reading checklist a few years back and it had a "graphic novel" check-box. I recommended this book since it wasn't a typical capes-and-tights tale. I think it was a little too strange for her, haha. Bought trade count since I started watching Back Issues: 28
You guys are great! You should take the audio and put it onto Spotify as well as TH-cam videos because what you guys do works just as well as a Podcast
Another great show! Been building up my own comic collection after being inspired from watching Back Issues! Picked up Batman: Year One, World War Hulk, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity Volume 1 & 2 and Civil War!
This is my favorite graphic novels of all time. It’s so dark and creepy and it’s just fantastic. It’s like I’m living in a fever dream. I feel that some things in this comic is actually happening but other things are not. So I don’t believe that Batman killed Croc. I think that it’s just in his mind.
I loved reading this book, but what I loved more was reading Grant Morrison talking about his book in his other book Supergods. I don't think I've ever read anything so pompous since maybe I am the Greatest by Ali lol
I wanna see an animated Movie adaptation of the comic of "Batman Arkham Asylum a serious house on serious earth" made by Warner Brothers, A24, and DC comics and to be directed by Ari Aster. What do you think?
Arkham didn't have the Joker on the cover of the original book. It had a Bat, some simple red Tarot imagery, and some empty wooden picture frames. There is some sort of lace on the back cover, I don't know what that is about.
I remember when I was really young, we're talkin like 9-12 sort of age and I first ever looked at this book and I wrote it off as crap because I didn't the art style in it, then reading it properly when I got a bit older I think round 17 and really liking it
The only thing of consequence is Killer Croc getting speared. Crock is resilient, a spear to the gut isn't necessarily a fatal wound. The book is in continuity, and is canon. Only the details are fuzzy.
Ylatch The only physical conflict Batman had was with Killer Croc, his cell was the only one open. Batman was dosed with Dr. Crane's fear toxin. All of the other inmates, besides Joker and his hostages, are locked up. After Batman left, Joker closed Dent's cell, which Batman and Joker entered, and went back to bed. A very fine April Fool's Day indeed.
Movie(s) pitch. DC continues making Batman villain origin stories where they all end up in Arkham asylum, then theres some sort of story where Batman has to go into Arkham to stop whatever’s happening. We get that action story along with the origins of Arkham asylum, similar to this comic. It would be a lot less trippy then the artwork and style of the comic though.
About that condition where Two Face has problems deciding, there is actually a real condition that does that, or something like that, where one has lots of problems picking between even basic options
Hey guys, I know this is considered to be a long and complicated book, especially in comparison to most comics though but... Have you ever read Alan Moore's From Hell? I feel that would make an interesting, strange, yet unique episode.
*Mentions Insomnia* Its a remake of a foreign film of the same name by WB studios to test out an up-and-coming director if he can work within the Hollywood studio system. It stars Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, and Robin Williams; about an LAPD homicide detective trying to solve a murder in a town in Alaska where the sun doesn't set. It's a great film. Oh, and the up-and-coming director was Christopher Nolan, after Memento, and it was his film before Batman Begins.
What if the reason why the art is so crazy is because before going into arkham Batman dropped some ACID just for the hell of it? XD love your videos guys
'Shocking people' or Electroconvulsive therapy is the safest treatment for severe mental illness out there. Sadly, this to be honest the greatest Batman story ever written compounded that Hollywood pushed misconception abt ECT. Granted it was barbaric early on but when it was published, it was established as a very safe medical treatment. As a doctor and still a huge Morrison fan, it conflicts me when I read it. PS: Love your content guys...amazing
@@carlkligerman1981 hell no! That entire city should have been left to sink in the ocean A LONG time ago. But if you're qualified to work in an insane asylum than you have better options than working at arkham. Like moving out of Gotham. So long as you don't move to Bludhaven or Hub City, anywhere would be an improvement.
So I think this was a great episode but I have one big question that hasnt been answered: Did batman just leave Arkham without reestablishing order? Cause that's what it sound like
Things like this make me appreciate the internet. This is not something you'd EVER get to see on TV. Just a straight forward & entertaining conversation of someone sharing a comic book with their friends. Fucking awesome.
Absurdi TV Couldn't agree more.
Resurrecting this comment Bc I've rewatched Back Issues three to four times each, but flip through tv channels endlessly before deciding that nothing is on.
25:25 "It's almost like he's in a dream."
Spot on. Grant Morrison said it's pretty much a canon story in a sense that Bruce would legitimately have this dream.
Yup, i love the idea that this is a cannon nightmare that bruce has had
Joker MadHatter and scarecrow ofcourse, gave him illusinegen drugs,so batman is actually dreaming a hell of a bad trip in the Asylum.. That's why he asked help in the end.. Cuz he's still tripping even when he leaves the Asylum when Joker🃏 tells him that he'll always have a place in there.. LSD.. That's what i received from the book.!!
I believe Grant Morrison's contention is that all stories are canon, even those that contradict each other.
"And then she killed him Alfred!"
"And you read her the riot act?"
"That's the crazy part Alfred, I DIDN'T!!!!!!!"
"Hmmm, you know, up until this point this has been a more realistic dream than the other ones."
Grant Morrison also confirmed this book all takes place in Batman's dream and is his subconscious working things out. It's a literal nightmare. Which is why the art is so hazy, hard to decipher, and changes shape, like in a real dream.
I love how Joker crossdressing was too much but not Two-Face being so indecisive that he can't even use the bathroom, Clayface talking about "Spreading my disease" or the Mad Hater's infatuation with little blonde girls
Yeah, Mad Hatter makes me sick. I mean yeah he has Schizophrenia and is delusional but that doesn't give him any right whatsoever to kidnap and possibly sexually assault little girls. He's my least favourite Batman villian because of some of the things he has done or will ever do
@@nicktroisi6347 He isn't my least favorite but I can tell you now if he were anyone else's villain, DC would get flamed for it
I honestly believe this story is a nightmare Batman has one night. Specifically, in my collection it goes immediately after Jason Todd is killed by Joker, which canonically happens right after Batgirl gets crippled by Joker.
The page where Dr. Arkham witnesses his mother eating bugs... Super creepy.
Yes it is so creepy and imagine seeing it on screen.
"I have already eaten."
My biggest problem with this graphic novel is I'm freaking color blind and everytime Joker spoke I legitimately had to spend 5 seconds deciphering each and every word. Eventually I had to look up a dramatized reading.
Seth Dunn so you cant see any colors?
I have moderate Deuteranopia which means that i have trouble discerning specific colors, especially when placed directly next to what my spectrum considers similar. It is more commonly called Red-Green colorblindness and affects 5% of the male population.
Very interesting... *****
Thars a criticism of your eyes not the book
Batman Silent Hill?
It would probably be cancelled.
Haaa i see what you did there
Mago The Snowman Too soon. I'm not over it yet.
Magoloso too soon
don't get it
Evan Adams its about P.T
Man this made me want to reread this. It's my go-to book to show that comics can be art, creepy, but art nonetheless. My favourite line is 'April fool! Your wife's dead and the baby's a spastic'
What Two Face needs is a Magic 8 Ball.
"Do I kill the Batman or not?"
*shakes*
"Ask again later."
That would be a hilarious way for Batman to defeat Two-Face in some crazy-ass, in-passing kind of way so that it's not over the top stupid, but a genuine dont talk about it moment in a Batman story. Doesnr mention it, just shows Batman handing him the ball in passing D
Ooo shit u right
@@SpiralSine6
Later...
Should I kill Batman?
*shakes*
Don't count on it.
I love every time Ben and Ethan just have this face of shock when Sal mentions something fucked up in the story. xD It's just great.
You didn't mention the Tarot theme throughout the book. This is crammed full of Tarot imagery, specifically Aleister Crowley's "Thoth" deck. The instant Batman enters Arkham, the "Hanged Man" is the first thing we see. I also love how Harvey Dent says at the end, " Who cares for you? You're nothing but a pack of cards.". A reference to Alice in Wonderland when Alice grows big and throws the Red Queen's army about. He throws the Tarot, for it is now nothing but a deck of cards.
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Ben Baragona super troopers?
"I like the cut of your jib, how about you become a Robin and we can beat on these crazy fuc-.." Oh damnit, I'm writing All-Star Batman and Robin.
A Grant Morrison book...and here...we...go.
***** ROFL
The Stegman DK
8:42 Actually, the guy was an inmate at Arkham Asylum before killing Amadeus' family. The narrator mentions getting a patient nicknamed "Mad Dog", and there's a whole scene where Arkham examines the guy and asks him questions.
Yeah, wasn't it that Arkham thought he'd rehabilitated him and released him only to have him come back and kill his family?
@@LukeZwarteVacht Yep, it was something like that.
Incorrect. Mad Dog is at Metropolis penitentiary where Armadeus interviews him. The Arkham house doesn't become an asylum until AFTER his family is murdered.
His downfall is that he doesn't take the threat of these mentally deranged people seriously as he is only fascinated by their mental illness. He blows off the warning call about Mad Dog escaping so he loses his family and sanity as a consequence.
"the art of dave mckean is like anything you have ever seen or maybe you did"...yeah maybe in a Psychedelic trip...
It's partly based on a Edgar Allan Poe comedy about an asylum called "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" with the inmates running the place
This book is a dream. Grant Morrison pretty confirms it in his commentary on the script in the anniversary edition of the book.
One of the books before Grant Morrison started doing drugs and post his vision of higher beings... Damn Grant Morrison is insane.
Although, He did say he would deprive himself of sleep to write... So he was still a bit delirious.
I wish you went more in depth about the villains. Clayface, Mad Hatter, Croc, Zeus, Scarecrow and so forth. You didn't mention the narrative about Croc being "the dragon" or Zeus being lonely because he can't leave the room. Any of that stuff.
Sorry
ComicPOP! Hey, I still loved the video. Besides, I guess you guys didn't ruin the whole book. You left something for others to discover.
ComicPOP! I love the simplicity with which you handled that comment.
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Thank you for being my little house I hope you guys make a million subs by this time next year, I'll try to help on that too your great work makes us people care about you almost asbif we knew you
i think i heard grant morrison referring to this book as a dream that batman has, its like what kind of dreams would a guy like batman have and that's basically the book i think. i thought you guys would like to know even though you already probably knew that. also if it is a dream then the joker ass slap thing is even more odd
This is my favorite stand alone Batman story.
"that's because he's not crazy he's just an asshole" a few batman villains are like that koff koff Calendar man lmao
"[The Riddler]'s not crazy. He's just an a-hole." is my new favorite Benism.
2021 and I'm. Going bk to watch all. These back issues there's nothing better
The game actually reveals a bit more about Mad Dog-how Arkham actually did try to help him after the murders and nearly ended up successfully rehabilitating him, then Mad Dog ended up having a severe relapse on the day he was about to be released and murdered Arkham’s secretary, and that’s when Arkham decided he was incurable and needed to die.
I think it's really impressive the emotional and phsycological backgrounds so many Batman characters have managed to build up. 21:00
The absolute edition of this little gem is beautiful!
"This is fucking horse shit" - Alan Moore
I found this book in my dad's comic collection when I was maybe 14. Had no idea what it or grant morrison was, but the art looked different so I took it to read. I think it broke my brain and influenced everything else I was into for the rest of my life. it was rad.
I am now 14 and planning on reading it.
I’m Too Indecisive To Pick A Name just got it my 4th comic and it’s awesome. You really have to read it again and read the script to understand this masterpiece
It's still one of the most haunting comicbook I have ever read, in big part because of Dave McKean's art.
First two Bat-books I read were DKR and Arkham Asylum and I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THIS! I didn't know half the character in the first place, so I had NO CLUE who these alternate versions were and I was so used to standard grid panel layouts that this stream-of-consciousness style completely threw me for a loop. There should be a disclaimer on this book. WARNING. DO NOT READ UNLESS HIGHLY KNOWLEGEABLE OF BAT-MYTHOS, MORRISON STORY STYLE, AND EUROPEAN HORROR ART.
OMG! Thanks for reading this story guys. I grew up with A Serious House On Serious Earth and it holds a special place for me.
It's CERTAINLY not for everyone of course, and the art and writing prove it. Even I didn't like it the first time I read it.
However... As time went on I was slowly to slowly see it from another angle and enjoy it, until I finally flat out loved it.
It took a different approach, it was quite risky, and I loved the way it turned out. It's seriously one of the more bizarre Batman stories I've read (And that's saying a lot) but I think the risks it takes are well worth it and it breathes an almost new and abstract vision into Batman's Universe.
Really enjoyed this one guys. Thank You. And keep up the good work.
the art in this book is chilling
Yes it is and it should be like a batman horror movie poster.
@@jswatch9270 Even the new DC Black Label version of it has a creepy cover of batman holding a light bulb (which is my guess is to keep his own sanity) and I never knew it was him at first and thought it was either amadus Arkham or Joker, however it was Batman if you look closely
@@vagamer522 hmm I'll take a look at it.
@@vagamer522 Yeah you're right that cover from Batman Arkham asylum a serious house on serious earth DC black label version is creepy and I can see a shape of a brain in the lightbulb when batman was holding it.
Loved McKean's art on this. It was so creepy and awesome. Good episode. Speaking of Batman, any thoughts on #40, final issue of Endgame?
Freaking amazing
You guys just covered the first two comics I ever bought (DC vs Marvel and Arkham Asylum) back to back on Back Issues! Awesome work. I was raised on horror movies, so I loved Arkham as a kid, and it got me into reading Batman books. But alas, I'm still waiting for a really good Riddler story.
When i was a kid i used to read a book called Monster Mom, the art was very similar to this. Love it!
Arkham Asylum is my favorite place in DC. I love the shit that goes on there.
ComicPOP!
comics you guys NEED to do!:
blackest night
authority
marvel 1602
astonishing x-man
punisher max
marvel zombies
moonknight something
2000AD Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
sandman
ex machina
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (hes way more awsome that he seems)
Ooooh yeah! I remember seeing this book when I was younger. I forget where exactly, but I saw it on the shelf in a bookstore. If memory serves, I screamed and nearly pissed myself.
Okay, I may have peed a little. Thanks, Joker. And a special thanks to you Dave McKean! You provided fuel FOR MY NIGHTMARES!
Finally, a book I own. I have the original, so I didn't get the extra script. Now I have to buy a new copy. Thanks ComicPOP!
This was my very first Back issues Episode back when I was wanting and getting Arkham Asylum and this is my favorite episode from Back issues and Arkham Asylum is my favorite graphic novel and my favorite Batman story of all time
I can't believe your covering this book! I literally just pulled my copy out of storage yesterday, great episode!
Having just read this Book and of course coming to comicpop afterwards to see if there was a back issues for it (glad there was). I give praise to the artists for the unique psychotic tale that is Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth. The visuals of Joker is stressful to look at and each page's art while overwhelming suits this book to a tee.
As for the story this book offered I found your retelling of this book far easier to comprehend than the frantic two stories this book ran with.
Joker's Dialogue(red & unique) was painful to read digitally but I'll give it props for being just as insane as the story itself which makes it par for the course.
This book had a few moments that hit me even after the first couple of pages provided a GLIMPSE of what was to come, one of which was the bloody dollhouse. Definitely was not expecting that intense imagery.
I'm going to give it another read in the foreseeable future but I'll make sure to get a copy with the additional script at the end because while this video filled In a few gaps like the Zeus wannabe (never heard of before) & Mad Hatter, I'm sure Grant Morrisons commentary & visually removed script will provide further clarity. And I just want to experience this insanity again. Apparently clay face was in this, so I'll be looking out for him.
Fun video as always!
Clay face is the skinny boney dude
The final villain scene from The Crow was the first thing I thought of too when Sal said "lands on a gargoyle..."
I imagine you're on time crunch to post these, but the editing to add photos of the actual pages being discussed are nice. I would appreciate more of these when you have discussions about the art, like when talking about the daughter's head in the house or "curls" on Batman.
you know what, I may just buy this now cause I'd love to see what a comic script looks like, and you can't go wrong with a Morrison script!
I hadn’t even gotten the other layer of because it’s set on April Fool’s, none of this may have happened. That just makes me love this story more.
My older sister has a reading checklist a few years back and it had a "graphic novel" check-box. I recommended this book since it wasn't a typical capes-and-tights tale. I think it was a little too strange for her, haha.
Bought trade count since I started watching Back Issues: 28
You guys are great! You should take the audio and put it onto Spotify as well as TH-cam videos because what you guys do works just as well as a Podcast
Thanks Luke! Our other show Elseworlds Exchange is on Spotify!
@@comicpop Really! That's awesome I'll go check it out now! Thank you!
I have been obsessed with this book since childhood the art was unlike anything I have ever seen
Another great show! Been building up my own comic collection after being inspired from watching Back Issues! Picked up Batman: Year One, World War Hulk, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity Volume 1 & 2 and Civil War!
This is my favorite graphic novels of all time. It’s so dark and creepy and it’s just fantastic. It’s like I’m living in a fever dream. I feel that some things in this comic is actually happening but other things are not. So I don’t believe that Batman killed Croc. I think that it’s just in his mind.
Thanks for putting it out early man
I loved reading this book, but what I loved more was reading Grant Morrison talking about his book in his other book Supergods. I don't think I've ever read anything so pompous since maybe I am the Greatest by Ali lol
I wanna see an animated Movie adaptation of the comic of "Batman Arkham Asylum a serious house on serious earth" made by Warner Brothers, A24, and DC comics and to be directed by Ari Aster.
What do you think?
That image of Maxie Zeus is so. Horrifying. Good lord
Grant Morrison's dry run to see how crazy a Batman story they could do.
Arkham didn't have the Joker on the cover of the original book. It had a Bat, some simple red Tarot imagery, and some empty wooden picture frames. There is some sort of lace on the back cover, I don't know what that is about.
Poor Harvey.
And the Joker isn't all wrong . . .
Love this comic. Honestly sounds so much more simple just explained thru words, actually reading it will leave you changed
I remember when I was really young, we're talkin like 9-12 sort of age and I first ever looked at this book and I wrote it off as crap because I didn't the art style in it, then reading it properly when I got a bit older I think round 17 and really liking it
This was the first back issue for me, then I subbed.
Thank you!
This is my favorite Back Issues hands down.
Great channel! 14:59 one of the funniest moments ever.
I thought that Two Face let him go because it was April 1st and so he went against the coin for reasons
Dude, holy shit, after I read this book I have nightmares about the Joker. So freakin scary.
thats a good show! thanks guys!
1. Grant Morrison
2. Tom Taylor
4. Geoff Johns
5. Garth Ennis
6. (Occasionally) Bryan Michael Bendice
Those are my favourites in that order.
Did sal ever get that riddler trophy
so arkham asylum a mad house on a mad earth
This book was so trippy that I didn't know how to read it at first.
Why do DC have so many books "in their own continuity"? There's this, Kingdom Come, Frank Miller's stuff, Killing Joke, All Star...
Elseworlds! Even back then, they knew how identifiable and standalone their properties were.
ComicPOP! According to Grant Morrison this story is in main continuity. Its set in a nightmare of Batman.
The only thing of consequence is Killer Croc getting speared. Crock is resilient, a spear to the gut isn't necessarily a fatal wound. The book is in continuity, and is canon. Only the details are fuzzy.
Ylatch The only physical conflict Batman had was with Killer Croc, his cell was the only one open. Batman was dosed with Dr. Crane's fear toxin. All of the other inmates, besides Joker and his hostages, are locked up. After Batman left, Joker closed Dent's cell, which Batman and Joker entered, and went back to bed. A very fine April Fool's Day indeed.
Ylatch People keep forgetting that Joker has no intention of ever killing Batman. He doesn't want the fun to stop.
I love this, new sub!
Movie(s) pitch. DC continues making Batman villain origin stories where they all end up in Arkham asylum, then theres some sort of story where Batman has to go into Arkham to stop whatever’s happening. We get that action story along with the origins of Arkham asylum, similar to this comic. It would be a lot less trippy then the artwork and style of the comic though.
About that condition where Two Face has problems deciding, there is actually a real condition that does that, or something like that, where one has lots of problems picking between even basic options
Hey guys, I know this is considered to be a long and complicated book, especially in comparison to most comics though but... Have you ever read Alan Moore's From Hell? I feel that would make an interesting, strange, yet unique episode.
Back issues is back this week!
Ha get it?
john kalek GET OUT
@5:00 "umm... DarkinghtMetal though"
*walks out like a boss*
*Mentions Insomnia*
Its a remake of a foreign film of the same name by WB studios to test out an up-and-coming director if he can work within the Hollywood studio system. It stars Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, and Robin Williams; about an LAPD homicide detective trying to solve a murder in a town in Alaska where the sun doesn't set. It's a great film. Oh, and the up-and-coming director was Christopher Nolan, after Memento, and it was his film before Batman Begins.
This was one of the first comic books I ever read. It was weird as balls, and gave eleven year old me a nightmare or two.
62 episodes of Back Issues.... Challenge Accepted!
"Arkham, the Man" conning to a theater near you.
Quick Sal! The sequel is on the horizon!
Nice Fright Night reference. Fright Night was in 1985.
It's okay Ben, I got your opening joke. Funny house like loony bin, droll as fuck sir.
Great episode. One of my favorite books in the weird/horror genre.
What if the reason why the art is so crazy is because before going into arkham Batman dropped some ACID just for the hell of it? XD love your videos guys
Did anyone else feel like Sal was wearing a faded Wu-Tang shirt at first?
'Shocking people' or Electroconvulsive therapy is the safest treatment for severe mental illness out there. Sadly, this to be honest the greatest Batman story ever written compounded that Hollywood pushed misconception abt ECT. Granted it was barbaric early on but when it was published, it was established as a very safe medical treatment. As a doctor and still a huge Morrison fan, it conflicts me when I read it.
PS: Love your content guys...amazing
Fright night came out in 85 .
Alan Moore Sal and Grant Morrison Sal should form the Sal-league. Maybe with Sal-ta Claus.
SimplySam should I get this or the Brian azzerllo joker I dunno
The pay & benefits for working at Arkham must be outrageously high, otherwise, why would anyone work there?
Because Gotham is such a happy little town where the little folk enjoy a fair go, right?
@@carlkligerman1981 hell no! That entire city should have been left to sink in the ocean A LONG time ago. But if you're qualified to work in an insane asylum than you have better options than working at arkham. Like moving out of Gotham. So long as you don't move to Bludhaven or Hub City, anywhere would be an improvement.
@@caitlinbrewer4843 metropolis perhaps?
Ok, does Arkham Asylum have bad security or something?
Like everytime the villians create a breakout, a riot or a overrun at that place.
This is what would happen if Thomas ligotti wrote a batman story
I've read that this book was the reason Christian Bale wanted to play Batman/Bruce Wayne
This was my jam!!
i skinned my parents like potatoes once
Wouldn't it be twice?
+Certninja11 well he skinned his parents once, he didnt skin his parent twice. wait ...
Will you ever do The Killing Joke?
Ričardas Mikelionis I don’t think they ever will.
@@pizzapiinthesky ok.
@@pizzapiinthesky they have
Franklin Jones I know! I was joking!
Luke SkyWalkaa the real joke is how we are replying to a 5 year old comment
batman just runs away then he turns back around runs punchs the joker then leaves
So I think this was a great episode but I have one big question that hasnt been answered: Did batman just leave Arkham without reestablishing order? Cause that's what it sound like
Pretty much.
Brandon Martinelli *obligatory guitar riff*
John bradley He barely got out. Harvey took pity on him. Harvey himself was having a moment.
John bradley Are we also gonna overlook the fact that Batman totally "stunned" Croc?
Just Some Guy with a Mustache He was totally THUCK'ed!
27:27 madness, as you know, is like gravity, all it takes is a little push ( I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it)