Well . . this issue wraps up the reemergence of Arkham Asylum on the Gotham skyline. Alyce Sinner has orchestrated pretty much the destruction of the new hospital. At the very least, she's put everything that Jeremiah Arkham has been trying to do into question. Anyways, after last issue debacle, Batman shows up on the scene and gets everything in order rather quickly. The only question he and the Doctor have is how this whole mess happened in the first place. Afterwards, Dick does a little digging and inform the good Doctor . .'There was crude attempt to wipe data, but I've recovered most of it. Are you aware that the Asylum's blueprints have a hidden layer? If the plans were followed, then there's a secondary level built beneath the ground. Another Arkham Asylum. Also . . I've been keeping a close eye on Alyce Sinner. I've been checking her history. I've found an anomaly.' It turns out Alyce was the only survivor of the parent's church disaster. But . . they actually died a week before they were supposed to do a passing-over ceremony. It appears that Alyce killed them all. We also learn that the read braids in her hair . . they're each inscribed with a different emotion. She plays with them and reads them in order to figure out what emotion to display. Anyways, they lock her up in a cell, but they still don't know that she was doing all of this for the Black Mask. And the good Doctor's 3 special patients? Well . . we find out at the end that he, and them, have all been put under the thumb of the Jester. He's actually the Joker, but . .'The Joker is a long way from here. You can call me the Jester. Think of me as the Joker's evil twin. Now . . isn't that a scary thought?' So . . while the Doctor is back in control of the Asylum . . the Jester is in control of the Doctor. Arkham could be a very interesting place in the future. David Hine writes this book and I think he did an incredible job. He's put a lot of stuff into this story that's going to affect Arkham, and Gotham for a long time to come. It was brilliant. I also think Jeremy Haun did a great job with the art. If you didn't follow this, I'm sure it'll come out in a TPB soon. You should pick it up. It's definitely worth it.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Arkham Reborn #3 - DC
Well . . this issue wraps up the reemergence of Arkham Asylum on the Gotham skyline. Alyce Sinner has orchestrated pretty much the destruction of the new hospital. At the very least, she's put everything that Jeremiah Arkham has been trying to do into question. Anyways, after last issue debacle, Batman shows up on the scene and gets everything in order rather quickly. The only question he and the Doctor have is how this whole mess happened in the first place. Afterwards, Dick does a little digging and inform the good Doctor . .'There was crude attempt to wipe data, but I've recovered most of it. Are you aware that the Asylum's blueprints have a hidden layer? If the plans were followed, then there's a secondary level built beneath the ground. Another Arkham Asylum. Also . . I've been keeping a close eye on Alyce Sinner. I've been checking her history. I've found an anomaly.' It turns out Alyce was the only survivor of the parent's church disaster. But . . they actually died a week before they were supposed to do a passing-over ceremony. It appears that Alyce killed them all. We also learn that the read braids in her hair . . they're each inscribed with a different emotion. She plays with them and reads them in order to figure out what emotion to display. Anyways, they lock her up in a cell, but they still don't know that she was doing all of this for the Black Mask. And the good Doctor's 3 special patients? Well . . we find out at the end that he, and them, have all been put under the thumb of the Jester. He's actually the Joker, but . .'The Joker is a long way from here. You can call me the Jester. Think of me as the Joker's evil twin. Now . . isn't that a scary thought?' So . . while the Doctor is back in control of the Asylum . . the Jester is in control of the Doctor. Arkham could be a very interesting place in the future. David Hine writes this book and I think he did an incredible job. He's put a lot of stuff into this story that's going to affect Arkham, and Gotham for a long time to come. It was brilliant. I also think Jeremy Haun did a great job with the art. If you didn't follow this, I'm sure it'll come out in a TPB soon. You should pick it up. It's definitely worth it.
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i think if the new guy isnt joker he's the jester from the dc 40's comics one who was a detective..maybe he spent time at arkham?
ReplyDeleteThat's a distinct possibility. Especially the way everybody seems to be reviving all these obscure 'heroes' and 'villains' from the 40's and 50's. I imagine if it is the Jester though, the Joker probably won't take kindly to the similarities. I guess we'll have to see what happens.
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