PREVIEW: Batman: Arkham City Comic Book Prequel!

PREVIEW: Batman: Arkham City Comic Book Prequel!

Hit the jump to take a look at five preview pages from the upcoming comic book prequel which reveal exactly what happenned after Batman and the Joker faced off at the end of Arkham Asylum...

By JoshWilding - Apr 05, 2011 03:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: Gamespot

BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY picks up one year after the original game, where former Arkham Warden turned newly elected Mayor of Gotham City Quincy Sharp has decided to close down the infamous institution. In its stead, he establishes “Arkham City,” the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, inmates can roam free and do whatever they want as long as they don’t try to escape. To run this urban prison, Sharp has appointed Dr. Hugo Strange, a man who knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman.














BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY will double-ship in its first month, with issues #1 & 2 landing in May. Each issue will be available in print and digitally for $2.99 each.




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Jolt17
Jolt17 - 4/5/2011, 3:31 AM
Awesome find JOSH, and looks like an awesome comic too!

Oh and DINI's writing it? WIN!

; )
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 4/5/2011, 3:33 AM
I remember beating the game and thinking how ridiculous it was that I had the explosive gel on my fist lol. Looked awesome though when Joker took one to the chin. I love the game play more than I love the horror, resident evil feel and look of the game. It's at it's best when displaying the mind of Scarecrows fear toxin. [frick]in sick. Monster Joker... not so much.

Can't wait to play this!
mpk1988
mpk1988 - 4/5/2011, 4:18 AM
:D Awesome.... thats how batman's suit should be in the movies..
dahamma
dahamma - 4/5/2011, 4:42 AM
NIce!!! and ^^^ you right it should! cant wait for this game!
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 4/5/2011, 5:07 AM
When they reboot Bats for JLA, they can incorporate the gray. It's a perfect opportunity and a break from the all black Bat. He can't skulk round in the darkness in JLA. It's a bright light and day time gig.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/5/2011, 5:15 AM
I was little bit dissapointed to the end of Arkham Asylum! I was waiting a real fight between Bats and Joker (in his normal form) but what i get was Joker changing into this hidious monster which i had to win.
Not really a fair fight!:/ But i guess with Joker the fights are never fair! Still it could have been don in different way and still keep it challenging.
Overall the first game was awesome!:)
High hopes for Arkham City!
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 4/5/2011, 5:44 AM
AlexDeLarge87, I get what you mean, but it would excatly seem right to have a challenging one on one fight between Batman and normal Joker.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/5/2011, 5:53 AM
i liked the first image of batman,very nice artwork.
Mysterion
Mysterion - 4/5/2011, 5:57 AM
Sweet find Josh, the art is badass, and I totally agree with adding the grey to the batsuit in the movies.
spideysweb
spideysweb - 4/5/2011, 6:24 AM
Awesome find Josh!!!!!!!! Batman AA is my all time favourite superhero game. Can't wait for the sequel. I only hope it lives up to the hype....Fingers crossed and I agree with all the others, that is exactly how the suit should look in the movies
thedon786
thedon786 - 4/5/2011, 7:07 AM
wicked..
DarkVenom
DarkVenom - 4/5/2011, 8:37 AM
Love the art style, seriously can't wait for Arkham City now.
Jer3miah
Jer3miah - 4/5/2011, 10:23 AM
Awesome art, amazing writer, perfect setting and it even dives into Joker's mind, bending a dynamic of him always surviving the night. I can't wait to get my hands on this. I haven't bought a comic in a while, but I will surely buy this and break that.
MARVELous
MARVELous - 4/5/2011, 11:20 AM
i'm so pumped for Arkham City! Arkham Asylum is my favorite video game because you actually felt like Batman. it's so badass!
DaiRaion
DaiRaion - 4/5/2011, 11:31 AM
I posted this comment in response to another article here, but as much as 'Arkham Asylum IS THE BEST Batman video game ever made (so far), the ending was a disappointment and didn't fit the tone of the rest of the story at all. After beating it I looked both in game and online in disbelief trying to discover how to get to what I'd thought must surely be the REAL ending.

And as much as we all know that the Joker will somehow survive the effects of the Titan Formula I think it would be a BOLD move if DC WOULD permenently kill him off. And, personally, I'd like to see them do it.

Finally, I TOTALLY agree with the other comments that THAT is how the batsuit SHOULD look for films!
SPIDEY1985
SPIDEY1985 - 4/5/2011, 11:50 AM
YESSSS can't wait to get these!
batbro
batbro - 4/5/2011, 2:30 PM
ended arkham asylum right NOW. haha :)
though it was a great game the end was surely disappointing. such a short and easy fight :/
PapaEmeritus
PapaEmeritus - 4/6/2011, 9:12 AM
Best batsuit ever...
CraniumCrusher
CraniumCrusher - 4/7/2011, 12:08 AM
Finally Joker will die.
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