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ShortQuests -- Pocket Sized Adventures! An all-new collection of digest-sized D&D adventures designed for 1-2 game sessions.

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9872810" data-attributes="member: 2209">I read the Batman graphic novel Arkham Asylum, by Grant Morrison. Good, but does not quite work for me. A bit too opaque in both conveying the story elements (how the interwoven 1920s arkham story eventually connects into the current batman one) and graphically hard to read. That lends a bit to the intended horror and insanity themes, but I mostly found that annoying and caused me to read faster to try to get a better sense of things rather than to linger and ponder/savor things. I am sure I missed a lot of specific symbolism of the varied art.I do not really care for Batman's portrayal here, when pushed and stressed he is an unpleasant person. There is a lot of potential for doing interesting things with how mentally off batman is and him recognizing and fearing it in Arkham, this particular delve did not particularly show me aspects this way that seemed interesting to me. A bunch of the villains have aspects thrown in that are really not fun too. The mad hatter's pedophilia suggestions, Two-Face descending into literal incontinence. I did like how the art and writing and lettering shifted depending on who the villain was. A bit too obscured for my tastes on most of them though, like a movie or TV show with very dark scenes where details are often hard to make out.I much prefer the portrayals of mad villains in say Batman the Animated Series such as Scarface or even Maximillian Zeus whose episodes I have recently seen for the first time. Creepy, engaging, and very fun with interesting interactions. Stuff that seems like it could work well in a Ravenloft game.I have high hopes for the next graphic novel in line from my neighbor's collection A Death in the Family.</blockquote>

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