The plot centers around Batman being taken into the asylum and encountering his rogues gallery of villains. This novel was written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by artist Dave McKean. The work that I will focus on is a 1989 graphic novel entitled Batman Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. There are many different criteria sets that define what characteristics are necessary for a work to be considered for canonicity. Specifically we have been examining the western literary canon and have been investigating what works deserve to be included and why. What exactly is a “canon”? A canon is a prescribed list of works that are thought of as influential, meaningful, masterful, or otherwise important culturally.
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