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In lugnet.licensed.batman, John Patterson wrote:
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I have tried to keep track of this as it is rather interesting. My main
complaint about the whole thing is that the torture chamber in this set is
compared to Abu Ghraib and not Sadam’s rape rooms or torture chambers...
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The comparison is apt because like Abu Ghraib under U.S. control, Arkham Asylum
is susposed to be run by the ‘good guys’. Their mission is to protect the
general population by incarcerating the bad guys - but not to abuse and torture
said bad guys.
However, the box image that disturbs Richie shouldn’t bother any kid (or AFoL)
who is familiar with Batmans’ world, because they know that Arkham is frequently
run by the inmates.
1)In the movie Batman Begins, Dr. Jonathan Crane (aka the Scarecrow) is the head
of Arkham Asylum (and as it turns out, the most dangerous loon of them all).
2)In the comics a few years back, a female inmate (can’t remember her name
offhand) who was a master of disguise, killed one of the doctors and took
his/her? place.
3)In the current saturday morning show ‘The Batman’, Dr. Hugo Strange started
out as the head of Arkham - with results similar to the Scarecrows’ in Batman
Begins.
4)In ‘Batman: the Animated Adventures’, a brilliant young doctor named Harleen
Quinzel, was corrupted by the Joker and became super-villainess, Harley Quinn.
5)In the same TV series, Lyle Bolton was an Arkham security guard who was fired
from his job because he abused the inmates. He then bacame the costumed villain,
Lock-up. And after Batman took him down he became an Arkham inmate.
So, in looking at the picture in question, any Bat-fan knows that before the two
security guards can do any harm to the Riddler, Batman will come charging in to
take them down. Before you know it the Riddler will be back in his cell and the
guards will be in Blackgate Prison. Unless of course they’re insane, in which
case they will become Arkham inmates (and no doubt will soon escape together to
become a super-villain duo).
Ken
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