The beastly Killer Croc has escaped Arkham in a typical bloody fashion. Injured, Croc finds himself nursed to health by a seemingly kind couple. However, in a twist straight out of film noir, Killer Croc has now become the hired muscle to a pair of up and coming criminals. But all is not cheery in this new set-up for the escaped prisoner when the femme fatale of the group plays with Croc's heartstrings in an homage to the classic film 'Double Indemnity.'
This volume of Joker's Asylum was one of my favorites in the entire series (though I still have a few left to collect and read.) The storytelling of Mike Raicht was on the level of a Dashiell Hammett. This guy should write gritty crime novels! The art of David Yardin was quite good as well but if you do not like the sight of blood, then I suggest you read one of Killer Croc's other capers found in the pages of the Batman Animated Adventures series.
A superior comic that is worth consuming and will leave you asking "who's the real monster in this story?"
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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