Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Batman: Arkham Asylum New Edition by Grant Morrison

8 reviews

aaallliiiccceee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Rape

mags_stories's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

sebastiandabookreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage

It's pretty crazy

gothicteletubby's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The art work is immaculate, beautifully drawn, I loved the fact that the Joker's speech text is in red. The end script really explains a lot of the harder to understand scenes, including why a character does something. I'm obsessed with the idea that the reason why the Joker makes so many sexual comments at Batman is because he knows Batman is sexually repressed and/or gay, I maybe did not really like how it was shown in this comic, but so interested in that concept nonetheless. If you read this comic with the knowledge that this was all a dream, Batman's decisions and comments make a lot more sense overall. I found the comic hard to read at first, but once I got the overall vibes of the story, the art making me able to push through the book to get to this point, it became a lot more enjoyable to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

jordans_not_here's review against another edition

4.75

"Myself to myself. I must see my reflection to prove I still exist. Desperately, I peel the tape from the mirror, breaking my fingernails, strip by strip. Until I stand revealed in the glass. And I stare into old familiar eyes."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Medical trauma, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

rswm11's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Murder

thechocolatefinger's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is the one where Joker slaps Batman’s butt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Excrement

The transphobia is how the Joker’s cross-dressing is treated. The homophobia is implied from the AIDS portrayal of Clayface.

ermw0's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.75

I enjoyed this in one sitting. The artwork is complex and stunning, deserving of long and thoughtful examination. The story itself is haunting and grotesque. I will say that at points the artwork is a bit hard to decipher, so I was confused at what was happening during certain moments. Also, the Joker’s dialogue in that red font is a bold style choice but also equally hard to read. I enjoyed the full text included in the back, because a lot of the references and symbology went over my head. So on its own it was a disturbing story but I missed out on a lot of the deeper stuff until I read the end. That’s why I gave it the rating I did! Some of it just seems a bit ridiculous- Batman just shows up, does his thing, and then leaves? No problem? Arkham the video game really fleshes out what’s in here in a unique way. Also getting a little tired of the “wife and child brutally murdered as a plot device for the man” though this time it’s used to be the breaking point for the man’s embrace of madness. I know this was originally published in the 80’s but still. Felt a bit rushed overall, like I was digging into the middle and then all of the sudden it was over? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder