Arkham Asylum

I've included these images on my blog because they're very "arty" (for want of better words) for a comic book. The combination of photography illustration and painting really emphasises the intended darkness of the imagery. the layouts are also very interesting, especially because they can create a great sense of movement.

i think the most successful aspect is the way that each character's speech bubbles contain different typography and colours that match each personality. the joker is a particularly interesting case as his original campness is completely lost, and the psychotic and evil mentality that is played upon in The Dark Knight is almost overpowering, both in what he says, the type that is used, and even the way that he is presented.