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Ok. I've heard about this title and I know there is a videogame inspired by this comic, but I never seen nothing, before today. While I was out of home, I stopped to comic book store, searching some good comics and I bought this.

The story start with patients of Arkham Asylum, many of them caught by Batman, that have took possession the building. The Dark Night is forced to enter, giving himself for the hostages, putting himself in the hands of his enemies. I read many favorite comments about this story and the artwork, but I'm not so satisfied.

In this adventure, Batman is involved to a psychological game and forced, by his archenemy Joker, to face his inner demons, his dark side. But this is only a part of the story. Another part, tells about Amadeus Arkham, the founder of the asylum, that intersects with the main story.
And even this analysis of Batman is weak, I would have expected more.
There are many reference to symbolism and magic, quotes from Alice in Wonderland and a gloomy atmosphere that remind some horror writers, like H. P. Lovecraft.
The artwork undoubtedly has a certain charm, but looks often confused, difficult to understand and distressing.

The whole story is original, even though too complicated. Too many ideas mixed togheter, but with a strong influence of horror.