An amazing story, especially since Batman only puts in a rare appearance or two. Essentially a series of shorts following several of the inmates at Arkham. The stories are tied together by following a new character who thinks he's tricked the system by being found not guilty by reason of insanity, but is receives a sentence worse than life in prison: yep, Arkham. What goes on there is everyone's worst nightmare, and then some. I started wondering why Batman didn't get involved to help this - whi...

Far better than Slott's run on Spidey!And Dr Arkham with the face and manners of Bill Nighy made me laugh a lot! XD

To call the main characters of Living Hell even "third-string" Batman villains would be generous, but Dan Slott reminds us that characters don't have to be popular to be interesting. Across six issues he builds a compelling tale of the world's worst nuthouse.If you dislike supernatural elements creeping into Batman stories or require the Dark Knight himself as the focus, this won't be for you. It's also extremely creepy in tone and fairly graphic - I would normally expect something like this to

In all honesty I wasn’t really expecting much from this book, it’s rare you hear about it and seems like Grant Morrison’s better known entry will cover what you want. This book however was great, Batman is hardly in it, more about the prisoners an staff at Arkham and the effects it has on those that go in. The best thing about this book is that there’s a whole range of new characters that feel as if they’ve existed in Gotham for years. If you’re interested in Gotham or Arkham this is a great ent...

I love Bat-books that are't Bat books. I love Bat-books that are about the people living in the world alongside Batman. Gotham Central did this beautifully by looking at the cops who work in that crazy city, and Living Hell gives us a view from inside Arkham, framed around a smarmy asshole who thinks he got off easy by getting a change of venue.It's a strong read, filled with a mix of well-known and mostly forgotten villains. The focus of the story is on the people inside the Asylum, not on how

I enjoyed this. I mostly know Slott from his Spider-man and other Marvel stuff, so seeing him do something creepy and in the Batman-verse was cool.

Decent story. Great art!

Though this is in the Batman Universe, Batman plays little to no role in this book. However, this is one of the most interesting non-Batman titles in his realm. It's about Warren Wilson (The Great White Shark) and his time in Arkham and his relations with all the personalities in the Asylum. It's great for giving info on lesser members of the Rogues Gallery as well as some back stories. Also gives some good character development of Jeremiah Arkham and Aaron Hill, guard. Features a ton of periphe...

A crooked banker (is there any other kind?) thinks he’s being clever by having his trial moved to Gotham where he’s found not guilty by way of insanity. Except in Gotham? The crazies go to a place called Arkham Asylum, a Living Hell that makes Federal prison look like a cakewalk! I’m familiar with Dan Slott’s work on books like Superior Spider-Man and Silver Surfer so I was curious to see if his Batman was as good – n to the ope! He definitely did far better after moving to Marvel than he ever d...

I loved the premise - convicted big shot thinks he'll be better off in Arkham than in prison - but something about it didn't pan out for me in the end. It was neatly wrapped up, and the new characters in Arkham were really interesting. It may have been me as I'm easily confused by time twists in plot, but I had trouble figuring out the timeline. I also got confused by which character was which. But I give it high marks on premise and (bad guy) character development.

Let me first say this: although I liked the book, things just got a little too freaky for me.One of the things I've admired Gotham-verse for is it's tight grip on reality--excluding elements of characters like Poison Ivy and Clayface. This comic seemed to destroy a little bit of that for me, what with all this summoning people from Hell and ghosts running around Arkham, dealing out vengeance to the inmates. Honestly? Even if that whole plot was only Scarecrow's fear toxin, an opinion it seemed l...

The story was strong enough on its own, introducing Etrigan and other Demons actually undermined it.

This was exactly what I always wanted...in concept. A book about arkham asylum told like Oz. You get prison guards, therapists, the warden, all of their perspectives to tell the tale of a literal hell on earth. It's execution, however, only mostly works. I guess I was disappointed by the overabundance of c list villains towards the climax of the story. It kind of felt like a missed opportunity for something grander. Also I was kind of thrown in for a loop with an occult third act that kind of ca...

Living Hell lives up to its name—its characters are at once repulsive and grotesque, intriguing and damaged. Batman is hardly anywhere to be seen, and while that might put some readers off, the inmates' antics are enough to hold your undivided attention, although I confess I got kind of lost by the end. Funnily enough it makes less sense to me than Grant Morrison's take on Arkham Asylum.

first up , let's make this clear , this is not a Batman story . If anything Batman is just here to make a few cameo appearances . That said this was a fascinating read , as we read about few low-key Members of Batman Rogue Gallery and their lives inside of the Arkham Asylum and it all surrounds the life of one in mate who in his ignorance tried to get away from his crimes by pleading insanity but at Gotham that doesn't help you go Scott free it lands you in a place worse than Jail , in Arkham As...

Arkham Asylum by Dan Slott is another of those graphic novels that exist within the Batman Universe and proves that a good Batman story doesn't necessarily need Batman in it. This, instead, is a tale about Arkham and the evil that exists there. It is Noir and it is Horror and in its most darkest depths, terribly human.Crooked Banker, Warren White, has swindled millions from the savings and various accounts of the populace of Gotham. Targeting the weakest and the elderly. White is a privileged ma...

Decent art but nothing special, the story got all the wrong turns for me after issue #4. Expected something else from the noir feeling of the first three, not this supernatural stuff that feel way off in the gotham setting. Cool and all as an idea, just not for Batman (who actually appeared in 3 panels all together).

I adore this book. I think it's important to flush your mind of preconceptions, though. For one, it's very much not a Batman book - he makes the briefest of cameos, and though Arkham is littered with familiar faces from his rogues gallery, it very much focused more on original characters and their voices than any existing ones. Secondly, it has little, if anything, to do with the Grant Morrison story, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, save for the location and title (though, if yo...

Just making my way through the Batman catalogue... this is one that is less about Batman than this place.. and not as brutal or scary as Grant Morrison's version but better than I expected it would be...

One of those books that I expected more from. It started off really strong but by the end it had lost its cleverness. Slott is a great writer and is doing amazing things with Spider-man. This book is all about Arkham Asylum, a new inmate who basically swindled people out of their retirements and decided an insanity plea would save him hard time - but it gets him sent to Arkham instead. And an ordinary sleaze like him won't survive long there. The cover has a big picture of Batman but be warned -...