Arkham Asylum: Living Hell by Dan Slott.

The franchise Batman: Arkham is not just an adaptation of comic book stories, it is inspired by the character and the mythos in order to give us original stories (with its own timeline).īut of course, some comics have more influence than others and you can then read the two that have helped shape the first game: It’s a life-or-death battle unlike any other for the Caped Crusader’s allies and enemies, with no end in sight! What to read before Batman: Arkham? On top of the machinations of Batman’s full rogues gallery, a new vigilante emerges–the Arkham Knight. Now not only is the Dark Knight up against City Hall, but also the amassing armies of his numerous enemies–the Penguin, Two-Face, and even The Joker himself.

But Batman’s rookie lessons were just the prelude to far more desperate tales.ĭespite becoming an outlaw himself after quelling the Arkham Asylum riots, the World’s Greatest Detective takes it on his shoulders to unravel why the new mayor, Quincy Sharp, wants to create Arkham City–a section of Gotham where heinous criminals and the insane can roam freely. Though his mind, body and arsenal of crime-fighting gear were all honed to near-perfection, his methods were yet unproven. The vigilante known as Batman was new to the city’s dark streets, and his errors were costly. What is it about? Here is the official synopsis: The Dark Knight was young, inexperienced, and untested when he began his one-man war to save the soul of Gotham City.

The tie-in comics sometimes contradict things introduced during the games (or future games retconned what has been written in the comics). It is important to acknowledge that the games are what is canon. The franchise consists now of four main installments (and an upcoming spin-off), a few mobile games, a virtual reality game, tie-in comic books, and an animated movie. Batman: Arkham, sometimes called Arkhamverse, is the name for the shared continuity of the video games launched with Arkham Asylum in 2009.

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