I got a few comics including the hardbound The Joker’s Greatest Stories Ever Told as a gift earlier in the day yesterday, of course this sparked a trip to my local comic book shop Arkham Asylum to buy more comics. Arkham Asylum’s new location is literally a mere four minute drive from my apartment so I have a hard time resisting the temptation to pop in and buy comics ^^;.

– The Joker’s Greatest Stories Ever Told- I have only leafed through this one so far, it is literally over 20 years old but I absolutely love it. The pulp comic feel of the pages is just amazing and for it’s age it is actually in really good condition. They are all obviously older Joker stories but it is kind of nice to see some of the classics, I find it somewhat hilarious that their is mention/discussion of the upcoming Tim Burton’s Batman and Jack Nicholson’s portrayal of Joker.
-Birds of Prey- Issue 121- I have never read any Birds of Prey comics so it should kind of be interesting.
-Batman Annual 27 & Detective Comics Annual 11- I actually rather like Azrael, my first encounter with him was during No Man’s Land but I have since read all of the Knightfall saga (had the order of their reading been reversed I doubt I would have been so keen on him though) I am pretty sure this isn’t that Azrael though but the third ghost of Batman out of the newer Batman & Son comics. It’s the thought that counts I guess and I do love the chibi Batman comics.

Stuff I bought at Arkham Asylum
– Gotham City Sirens Issue 8- This is the only one I actually got around to reading last night, it was pretty decent for a Gotham City Sirens comic and is probably one of the few Ivy centric comics I have really liked so far. I really love the mixture of Harley Quinn and Ivy, I adore Harley Quinn on her own but comics focused on just Poison Ivy don’t tend to draw me in as much.
– Batman – The Widening Gyre- Limited Series 1-3- I previously picked up issue 4 at the comic book shop at the mall. As soon as I seen the cover, I just had to have it. I would seriously buy the cover as a poster if I could, actually I might want to try Sarges as they occasionally get weird stuff like that in.  I’m not sure what it is about the cover that drew me in.

The utter impossibility of what the cover portrays maybe I could see the Joker having Batman at his mercy and still cracking jokes though, the Joker wielding a katana, the Joker in boxers sock garters, or maybe it is the Joker wearing heels. I haven’t read issue 4 yet I decided to wait until I could find the first 3 issues before indulging. I will probably read through all of them tonight, although it being by Kevin Smith may make me throw up my arms in frustration and make me put it down after the first issue as I am not the biggest Kevin Smith fan but if there is Joker content I will get through it somehow (I have the goal of reading every comic featuring Joker needless to say long-term goal).

And of course the final item in the picture is my Littlefee Bisou who just got her replacement hoody (I had been given the boy’s version by mistake). More pictures of her cominc soon.