Jokers asylum paperback dec 16 2008 by various author, illustrator 4. He hijacks an onair game show, posing as its host, and threatens to kill the jokers asylum is a fiveissue weekly miniseries of oneshots that is narrated by the joker and was released during the month of july 2008. Revealing his identity to batman, joker laughed as his plan went into action and almost wiped out all of gotham city. The batman book series by multiple authors includes books batman. Batmans reaction to the joke on the last page of the book sums it up. Sep 01, 2008 one shots narrated by the joker spotlighting one of batman s alist villains. The killing joke draws a very human joker, and a very human batman. The blocking and visual narrative is perfectly tuned, each panel calculated for sleek momentum and smooth dramatic economy. Penguin was the second issue, following one on joker himself. Arkham asylum is a video game released for the xbox 360, playstation 3, microsoft windows and the mac os x, and is based on dc comics batman. A new poster by jason edmiston, featuring cesar romero as the joker in all his moustachioed, purplepinstriped glory, heralds mondos batman anniversary gallery.
In the new 52, the joker is reintroduced as a homicidal killer being hunted by gothams police force in detective comics. Art by bill sienkiewicz, clayton henry, david yardin, joe quinones, keith giffen and kelley jones. Batman villains reading order comic book reading orders. Jokers asylum is an homage to tales from the crypt, a show reminiscent of the legendary twilight zone. Originally published in single magazine form as joker s asylum. The joker spins five dastardly tales of evil starring batmans rogues gallery featuring the joker, penguin, twoface, scarecrow and poison ivy.
In the realm of video games, the dark knight starred in. Batman comic book writer peter tomasi concurred, stating that the jokers main goal is to make batman the best that he can be. The art was a mixed bag none of it really being spectacular. He hijacks an onair game show, posing as its host, and threatens to kill the joker s asylum is a fiveissue weekly miniseries of oneshots that is narrated by the joker and was released during the month of july 2008. The dynamic duo realize they will have to trick him into making a mistake in order to remove him. Garcin, and he used several pieces of batman comic book art to create the portrait of the caped crusader. Arkham asylum official trailer comic book jul 23, 2009 platform. The joker is a master criminal with a clownlike appearance, and is considered one of the most infamous criminals within gotham city. Batman, terrified that the jokers antics will turn him homicidal, offers another way. Garcin, and he used several pieces of batman comic book. These include different stories by joker concerning other villains in batman s rogues gallery. The joker is one comic book villain that needs no introduction. He has no thought of barbara, not even any thought of jim.
Penguin 2008, twoface 2008, scarecrow 2008, joker 2008, and poison ivy 2008. Arkham asylum is a competent and, in many ways, intriguing game. Many of the supervillains who appear in the series, like the joker, penguin and riddler, are very. In the middle panel, he reaches out and grabs the jokers shoulder. Arkham asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of arkham asylum gothams psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. A storydriven videogames main goal is often to make the.
The animation style bears a strong resemblance to that of jackie chan adventures, since jeff matsuda was the chief character designer for both shows. This page contains information about jokers asylum volume 1. The joker spins five dastardly tales of evil starring batman s rogues gallery in this volume collecting all five joker s asylum oneshots. Arkham asylum is a video game for the xbox 360, playstation 3, mac osx and microsoft windows, and is based on dc comics batman. Each of these tales is narrated by the joker and gives readers an inside loo.
The mac version was developed and published by feral interactive and was released on 3 november 2011. Jokers asylum collects the 5 joker asylum oneshots dc, 2008. Arkham asylum game of the year edition recorded on pc and played on hard difficulty. Jul 02, 2014 walkthrough videos in high definition for batman. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
The joker spins five dastardly tales of evil starring batmans rogues gallery in this volume collecting all five jokers asylum oneshots. Jokers asylum is an anthology of stories about batmans rogues told by joker for no reason. It is developed by rocksteady studios and published by eidos interactive in conjunction with warner bros. Written by landry walker, peter calloway, mike raicht, james patrick and kevin shinick. Krul art and cover by guillem march a cast of top creators lends their talents to the jokers asylum a special monthlong, weekly series of oneshots starring the greatest villains in batmans rogues gallery.
Batman has been a central figure in the dc universe since before there was a dc universe. A guard resolves their argument by switching the channel to a third option, which turns out to be a news report about cameron kaisers new casino resort. He installs his robots as tellers, and despite his criminal past, seems to be running things in perfect order. Jokers daughter batman 19402011 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Joker s asylum overall is a pretty good graphic novel but some of the stories in it are a bit boring and were it not for the artwork id give parts of this comic 1star. Arkham asylum video games, the joker batman action figures, batman return of the joker, the joker dc batman comic book heroes action figures, the joker batman art posters, joker batman fancy dress, the joker action figurines batman, the joker dc universe batman action figures, dc comics batman the joker comic book heroes action figures. One shots narrated by the joker spotlighting one of batmans alist villains. Revealing his identity to batman, joker laughed as his plan. As a close runnerup, the jokers hangdog look on page 41, as he asks batman sincerely, why arent you laughing. So i was late to the game and just not got around to reading joker s asylum volume i and ii. Hes the ying to batmans yang, and arguably one of the most iconic, terrifying antagonist in modern popular fiction.
Jokers asylum overall is a pretty good graphic novel but some of the stories in it are a bit boring and were it not for the artwork id give parts of this comic 1star. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Five dark tales narrated by the joker spotlight the riddler, harley quinn, mad hatter, clayface and killer croc that give readers an inside look into the insane lives of batman s greatest adversaries. Sep 23, 2016 the jokers laughter continues to echo in gordons office, but batmans able to track the chortling to a speaker in gordons cufflink, which is receiving from an antenna in gordons. Originally published in single magazine form as jokers asylum. Apr, 2016 the killing joke draws a very human joker, and a very human batman. Krul art and cover by guillem march a cast of top creators lends their talents to the joker s asylum a special monthlong, weekly series of oneshots starring the greatest villains in batman s rogues gallery. This book was dark, violent, interactive, suspenseful, thrilling, chilling, and eerie. The following is a list of characters that have appeared in the television series the batman, which ran from september 11, 2004, to march 22, 2008. The joker spins dastardly tales of evil starring batmans rogues gallery and that give readers an inside look into the insane lives of batmans greatest adversaries. This second volume has stories on the mad hatter, harley quinn, the riddler, killer croc and clayface, and most of them are pretty bad. Arkham asylum, we get a chance to read the jokers patient file, which lacks a precise psychological diagnosis and adds that, his past is unknown. So i was late to the game and just not got around to reading jokers asylum volume i and ii. Batman, teaching the joker sanity, is like an escaped mental patient offering another escaped.
The riddler 2010, harley quinn 2010, mad hatter 2010, clayface 2010 and killer croc 2010. Both shows centered on short stories featuring irony and morality, a premise suited for a series featuring batman s amoral adversaries. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and confront the joker and gotham citys most notorious villains who have taken over the. After a skirmish with batman, the joker is caught and taken to arkham asylum. The joker is now vice chairman of the gotham national bank, due to an unsuccessful plan of batman s. Five dark tales narrated by the joker spotlight the riddler, harley quinn, mad hatter, clayface and killer croc that give readers an inside look into the insane lives of batmans greatest adversaries. But the darkness it embraces is much like jokers warped sense of humor. Ashose is the masterful weaving of two story lines together. As the joker helpfully points out, batman is just in the story as a straight man for the jokers absurdist comedy. It is based on the longrunning comic book mythos, as opposed to most other batman games which are adaptations. It was developed by rocksteady studios and published by eidos interactive in conjunction with dc entertainment and warner bros.
The jokers laughter continues to echo in gordons office, but batmans able to track the chortling to a speaker in gordons cufflink, which is receiving from an antenna in gordons. Amadeus arkham and the second in a riveting catandmouse thriller of batman making his way through what he fears may be where he truly belongs. May 16, 2014 a reading from one of the many batman comics featuring the joker. Classics like the killing joke and arkham asylum masterfully lay out what makes him such a. The joker is a supervillain and the archenemy of batman. Poison ivy watches a gardening show in an arkham asylum lounge, until the joker arrives and changes the channel.
Taking the place of the crypt keeper is the joker, with the detour into the macabre beginning with the. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Initially portrayed as a violent sociopath who murders people for his own amusement, the joker later in the 1940s. This is the 2nd part of the jokers asylum series that was released a few years ago that features a collection of oneshot stories highlighting harley quinn, clayface, mad hatter, killer croc, and the riddler. Batman scorches through the streets of gotham, transporting his captured archnemesis, the joker, back to arkham asylum.
No real reason to pick this up unless you were a huge fan of the first volume of jokers asylum. The joker spins five dastardly tales of evil starring batmans rogues galler. Both shows centered on short stories featuring irony and morality, a premise suited for a series featuring batmans amoral adversaries. Aug 14, 2019 while batman was pressured by the rest of his fellow superheroes, joker was able to silently begin the next phase of the plan, luring the superhero into the collapsed arkham asylum. A serious house on serious earth, the joker serves as batman s trickster guide through the hero s own psyche, testing him in various ways before ultimately offering to cede his rule of the asylum to batman. Jan 26, 2020 instead, this takes place in the batman universe during the publication of the various joker s asylum comic books. The problem is the clown prince of crime gave himself up a little too. Dec 16, 2008 joker s asylum is an homage to tales from the crypt, a show reminiscent of the legendary twilight zone. His appearance in the relaunched dc universe has changed relatively little. Arkham asylum is a batman graphic novel written by grant morrison and. Written by jason aaron, joe harris, and david hine.
With adam west, burt ward, alan napier, neil hamilton. While batman was pressured by the rest of his fellow superheroes, joker was able to silently begin the next phase of the plan, luring the superhero into the collapsed arkham asylum. A serious house on serious earth often shortened to batman. The graphic novel features stories about twoface, poison ivy, the penguin and scarecrow. Batmans stoic demeanor fades and he bursts into laughter. Aug 25, 2009 batman scorches through the streets of gotham, transporting his captured archnemesis, the joker, back to arkham asylum.
These stories have a sort of framing sequence with the joker introductory and closing narration to each story from his room in arkham. The only story that disappoints is mudnight madness, a lazy tale penned by kevin schmich with pencis by kelly jones that seem a caricature of his former greatness. From his 1939 comic book debut to his campy 1960s liveaction tv show, from the blockbuster spectacle of tim burtons 1989 movie to the brutal 2017 dark knights metal comic event, batman has enjoyed a healthy share of the spotlight over the years. I love anything that compiles the batman rogues, arguably the best. See the complete batman series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.