The long-since dissected, deep-rooted intimacy between Batman and his Villains is perhaps why this piece by Dave McKean strikes such an intimate chord with fans of Batman; A hero stood minuscule under the horrifically mangled face of his greatest enemy.
Equal parts gothic, uncomfortable and outright terrifying, it is this cover to Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth that best captures this relationship between good and evil that has underlined decades of Batman stories.
