Batman: Arkham Knight Goes Back to the Asylum
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- Batman: Arkham Knight may not arrive in stores until summer, but comic readers can dive into its dramatic storyline today with the digital first Batman: Arkham Knight prequel comic. In this DC All Access clip, Tiffany talks with writer Peter J. Tomasi about where his story begins and how it sets up this summer's blockbuster game.
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DC All Access sat down with Batman: Arkham Knight prequel comic writer Peter J. Tomasi to talk about where his story begins and how it sets up the blockbuster game: czcams.com/video/WXRXXwiQYho/video.html
My best batman coming in new version I waiting
Just so you guys know. Peter tomasi and his son played through every Arkham game! So he definitely is familiar with the arkham verse
Between replaying the other Arkham games and reading this comic, I'll be more than ready for Arkham Knight! Can't wait!
Since when did this comic release? :/
Dude I replayed the games and finished perfecting all three Arkham games with all achievements get on my level
Why is the comic digital only? I'd like to add it to my shelf. We still buy physical copies, DC :(
It's digital first, it's coming out in print this month and in trade in May or June.
Detective Crusader What do you mean by trade?
Also, is the first one available in print already?
Husnan Chaudhry A "Trade" is a collection of all the issues in a story in one book. The first issue comes out in print next week or the week after I think.
Detective Crusader Thank you for the information. I really want the individual issues. Always wanted to get the previous Arkham comics, but never really had the chance.
Greg Capullo's art is beast
This is Viktor Bogdanovic
TV Little House Comics True, but Katfish is still right...
I enjoy Tim sale and Jim lee's artwork
frazzetafan True, can't argue that Capullo rules
while i do understand that this topic is subjective, as an artist myself, i really love bruce timm, especially since he defined batman in its near-best form via the animated series, JLU, & all other of his great productions alongside paul dini
Would really love if Rocksteady Made a superman video game that may or may not exists in the arkham verse id just love to use all of supermans cool powers to take down various types of foes like using freeze breath in close quarters combat to be able to land critical punches on the foe or using heat vision to make holes in armored foes or buildings but the thing id really love is to have Superman and batman to team up and make it a swappable storyline a guy can dream right
I'm will try to make a superman sand box thanks to unreal engine 4 begin free.
That game would make no sense, because Superman can't fight humans the way Batman does. So it would have to be an alien invasion game, possibly battling monsters from Apokolips. And of course, final boss would likely be Darkseid.
Mastr Sculpter I am not obsessing I was just makeing a friendly suggestion if I was obsessing I would have made it sound more demanding
Yes a guy could dream
KON- EL collectrivly you guys are all obsessing because iv seen this post 1000 times even though its not possible to work like arkham
In the Arkham City comics when they had the story of what happened after Joker died Batman is told to go to Arkham Asylum by Joker where he'll find a book of all the names of the people he killed. When he enters the cell to get the book the door shuts and there's a bomb in the room. And from seeing that this video showed us, looks Joker KNEW about the Arkham Knight. Joker and Arkham Knight planning ahead? It's a big possibility. Only way to find out is when the game comes out. I can't wait!!!
Does the limited/batmobile edition come with the entire Batman: Arkham Knight prequel story arch comic or just one issue?
I swear if the Arkham Knight is Joker, I will be freakin pissed. Joker is dead. We had enough of Batman vs Joker in the past Arkham games. Rocksteady better not pull something like that. Please let the Arkham Knight be anyone but Joker.
Joker was very entertaining in all the arkham ga,es very entriginging
I was hoping Jason Todd could be Arkham Knight since he is voiced by the same actor who did Jason Todd in "Under the Red Hood"
Phillip Cruz they would be interesting :)
Dan Truong Indeed. :)
It can't be. Didn't you see in the video how Gordon and Batman cremated the Joker's body?
love armored batman... just makes him seem more legit to face villains with super strength..
Definitely getting this!! I can not wait to play the game....
This is a look at how Ra's al Ghul and his League of Assassin's have been involved with everything that has happened so far. It also looks at how the Arkham Knight may have been born from this conflict with the Batman.
Wonder City
Sometime during the 19th century, or "over a century ago", Ra's al Ghul, purchased the north end of Gotham City and erected his new Wonder City in its place. The site was specifically chosen because he had discovered a Lazarus Pit which he would use to rejuvenate himself. During his time here he would conduct experiments on Solomon Grundy, exposing him to Lazarus chemicals and electrocuting him over and over again. Most likely these experiments were part of his original attempts to super-charge Lazarus, which he believed could defeat any ailment as well as death itself.
Unfortunately, continued exposure to Lazarus drove the citizens of Wonder City insane and the city was quarantined. The Army was then sent in to cleanse the city and forcibly took the crazed citizens directly to Arkham Asylum. During this purge Ra's al Ghul would quietly disappear into the shadows. Fast forward to the 20th century and Ra's al Ghul and his League of Assassins would appear in Gotham City once again.
Venom
During the events of the mass breakout at Blackgate Prison, the mercenary known as Bane was attempting to break his addiction to to the chemical substance known as Venom. When injected into the body, Venom enhances a persons physical attributes to super-human levels. Despite the advantage Venom provides, Bane saw his growing dependence on the drug to be a weakness he needed to overcome.
Eventually Bane would gravitate towards a chemical replacement for Venom called TN-1, which would permanently increase his physical strength and simultaneously cure him of his addiction to Venom. When Bane and several other assassins were contracted to kill the Batman, Bane spoke with the assassin known as Lady Shiva. Shiva represented the League of Assassins and informed him that Ra's al Ghul was aware of his attempts to break Venom addiction. While she would not divulge the league's motives, it would seem Bane's research was of interest to them.
Arkham Asylum
Bane would not be the only person contacted by the League of Assassins during the Blackgate incident. Lady Shiva would speak with Quincy Sharp, a man with political ambitions and a desire to rid the city of criminal filth. Shiva told Sharp that her master also shares his hatred of criminals and he would be willing to help Sharp become mayor of Gotham. In order to receive this assistance however, Sharp needed to reopen the Arkham Asylum facility, which had since been closed. Once the facility was opened, the city began filling it with the "super-criminals" like the Joker, Mister Freeze and Bane himself.
During his confrontation with the Batman in Blackgate Prison, Bane mutated himself with an injection of the TN-1 formula. After being taken to Arkham Asylum, Bane would eventually come to be experimented on by Dr. Penelope Young. Dr. Young intended to use Bane to create a new formula called "Titan" which she believed had the ability to rejuvenate the mind and cure insanity in patients.
How the League of Assassin's directly ties into this research is currently unknown. However a connection to the league seems likely when it's known they were interested in Bane's research, they desired to have Arkham Asylum opened and this is where Titan research was carried out. During the Arkham City incident, the Batman discovered that Ra's al Ghul has become addicted to the Lazarus Pit. It's possible he was interesting in Bane's research because he desired a cure for his own addiction to Lazarus, just as Bane was addicted to Venom.
It's also worth noting that Dr. Young's office contained storage for bodies and Ra's al Ghul's body was stored here. It's possible she was using his body for research as part of Project Titan. After the Arkham incident involving the Joker, Ra's al Ghul's body would mysteriously disappear from the facility. It was also discovered that his DNA was a key ingredient in curing Titan sickness, which is probably not a coincidence.
Hugo Strange
It would later be discovered that the Joker had secretly assisted Dr. Young by funding her project under the alias "Jack White". The Joker most likely has no connections to the League of Assassins, (instead being an unexpected element thrown into the mix), but his involvement may have allowed Professor Hugo Strange to conduct his own work without being noticed. Sometime after deducing the identity of the Batman, Professor Strange had become involved in the League of Assassins and was now vital to their plans moving forward.
After getting a job at Arkham Asylum, Professor Strange became intrigued with Jervis Tetch's mind control techniques. Strange spent some time with Tetch, learning and perfecting his methods so that he could begin manipulating Quincy Sharp. After secretly giving warden Sharp powerful mind control drugs, Strange planted the idea to create Arkham City into Sharp's head. It was this proposed facility which elected Sharp to mayor, just as Ra's al Ghul promised, and despite heavy opposition from commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne, Arkham City would be successfully built around Old Gotham.
Tyger Security
With plans in motion to construct the new Arkham City prison, the old Arkham Island was sold off to a private security firm called Tyger. Secretly known only to Hugo Strange, Tyger was made up of soldiers who were implanted with a posthypnotic suggestion which made them unquestionably loyal to him and him alone. The Tyger guards stored their equipment on and launched their helicopter gunships from the Island to patrol the Arkham City prison.
It turns out that Hugo Strange and Ra's al Ghul intended to have the criminal elements of Gotham brought to Arkham City so that they could actually kill everyone, cleansing Gotham of this filth. This was done by secretly giving the inmates weapons, starting a massing gang war and using it as an excuse to activate Protocol 10, which was the code to commence the massive execution of all prisoners.
Strange was defeated by the Batman however and this failure ended his collaboration with Ra's al Ghul, who impaled Strange with his sword. Hugo Strange wouldn't go down without a fight however and activated a Protocol 11 before dying. This appeared to activate a self destruct sequence in Wonder Tower, which would have killed the Batman and Ra's al Ghul, had the Batman not tackled al Ghul out of the tower.
During the free fall, Ra's al Ghul attempted to impale the Batman on his sword by stabbing himself, but the Batman saw it coming and moved out of the way. The Batman managed to safely glide to the top of a building and Ra's al Ghul crashed to the surface, being impaled on a fence. Was this the end of the Demon's head? Most likely not.
Arkham Knight and Protocol 11
We can see that over the years, Ra's al Ghul and his League of Assassins have been the true enemy of the franchise. They were the shadow organization, manipulating everyone behind the scenes and were pretty much responsible for almost everything that has happened so far. This most likely means that they are going to play an unknown role in Batman: Arkham Knight as well. The Batman not only defeated Ra's al Ghul and ruined his plans, but he failed to save his daughter Talia who was murdered by the Joker. At the end of Arkham City, Ra's al Ghul's body is mysteriously missing and his sword in stabbed into the ground. This is most likely a message to the Batman indicating that they will be back.
Does this mean that the Arkham Knight is somehow connected to the League of Assassins? It's certainly a possibility, however I believe the Arkham Knight may actually have something to do with Protocol 11. Was this protocol nothing more than a self destruct command code, or was it something more? We know from Ra's al Ghul's reaction that Protocol 11 was not known to him. We also know that the Tyger guards were secretly loyal only to Strange, which means that they may be independent of the League of Assassins.
If Strange had implanted posthypnotic suggestions into the minds of his Tyger guards, then perhaps Protocol 11 activated some sort of command which turned his best guard into the Arkham Knight and all other Tyger guards are now his personal army. This could explain the Arkham motif since Tyger's base of operations was Arkham Island. We also learned in Arkham City that Hugo Strange was so obsessed with the Batman, that he had his own personal costume which he would wear in private. While the Arkham Knight's outfit isn't an exact replica of Batman's costume, it certainly has a Batman look to it, which means this could be Hugo Strange's outfit, now worn by a Tyger guard carrying out Strange's final orders.
The Arkham Knight himself appears to be working with the Scarecrow, but this could just be a partnership of convenience. The Scarecrow desires revenge against the Batman, as does the Arkham Knight. Scarecrow's terror threat evacuates the city and the Batman comes out in the open to search for Scarecrow. This gives the Arkham Knight the perfect opportunity to hunt him down.
now i can wait to read a batman book like this thanks i wonder who is the Arkham Knight
Batman is one of my favourite superheroes from DC
That crazy
Can't wait for this game!!!
I got the digital version of the comics. It's a good series so far
Tomasi should write daredevil. could be great. I like his writing skills.
I've read the two first comics, and i dont see how Batman's personality is building up to Harley Quinn Revenge which is after AC, so i hope this gets acknowledged.
Quinn's revenge has nothing story wise to do with arkham knight soo....
Yet if you have read the first issue, you'll know that it starts, literally, after AC ,so, some recognition is needed in order to build the canon.
Blballerboy Quinn's revenge still offers a look into Batman's personality following the death of the Joker. He seems more distant and much more aggressive. Oracle, Robin and Commissioner Gordon all see he's not the same anymore. How this ties into Arkham Knight is unknown, but I would expect it to somehow. I mean he's already emotionally disturbed by the events of Arkham City, now he has the Scarecrow undoubtedly screwing with his mental state even further.
NihilusShadow LOL....I'm sure personality issues are the last thing on game players minds.
Vindicator73 Well sure, those who treat it as nothing more than a game and have no interest in the more intricate plot detail or character development. To each their own.
I just realized in one comic still electrocutioner is in that comic I'm pretty sure electrocutioner died in arkham origins correct me if wrong
They actually connected the Arkham origins with the comic. they explain that electrocutioner did die in origins but this is a different guy with his shock gloves
i feel about arkham knight the same way i feel about avengers age of ultron.
i just saw the trailer and said to myself cant you just come any sooner, i am dying to see it. i am also dying to play this game and even though its with the feeling of sadness because its the last game in arkham series, i wanna experince batman's suffer and pain for the one last time and to kick arkham knight's ass but before that i wanna know who he is!!!!!
Exciting.
Peter Tomasi writing, Arkham Origins being canon, and no acknowledgement of Harley Quinn's dlc. Makes me worried.
origins was always cannon, wtf are you talking about?
Pete Tomasi is a good writer...have you not read Batman and Robin?
***** Let's not talk about that travesty...
***** Hahaha I know!
Mike Hawk Yes and I don't like it....
What if the Arkhangelsk knight was just a hallucination I mean he is fighting scarecrow
I personally think the Arkham games will continue, just not with Batman as the lead. you know what would be beyond amazing? Games set before/during the previous Arkham games where you play AS The Joker. THAT would be amazing. Sure he can't really fight like Batman but look at the end of Asylum, they could make a reasn for him being able to fight without being as stupid as that boss battle was. I want an Arkham Joker game!
I was wondering why Electiocunioner was in the comic considering he died in Arkham Origins. But then I realizes he looks nothing like the way he did in Origins, so probably what I'm guessing a new Electiocunioner. I hope I spelled his name right
Electrocutioner, and I think he is meant to be either a second or a copycat.
***** Okay thanks
Shiirow Maybe he could be his brother
If people didn't know: Azrael became Batman while Bruce was recovering from his encounter with Bane after being defeated and paralyzed. This give's me a hint that Azrael may be the Arkham Knight? Maybe? Just a guess. I'm not 100% sure though.
is that guy joe quesada's cousin or something?
Hello there incinerated Joker
Does the mean Joker won't be in this last game for sure?
Yes Rocksteady stressed far too enough saying that this game will have no joker, well unless toxins *wink* *wink*, but that's what I'm hoping :)
oOLanceOo DC lies all the time though. I don't think it'll be Joker, but still. I don't believe anything until the movie/game/comic is out. Not a bad thing, it does keep you guessing.
King Alistair of Ferelden Which I love!
jeebs9 I think we'll see him while batman is on scarecrows fear gas.
Misleading title...
hmmmm sure would be nice if someone was to... animate the comic arc bridgeing the games... someone with alot of 3d / cgi skills... like me... someone who has most of batmans suits ripped from every game illegally.. like me
someone who can actually impersonate kevin conroy keeping immersion.... like me
..... to bad ill be playing this for a year straight when its released ....
...or will i?
The Comic Book series is actually Batman: Arkham City End Game from a different point of view, featuring the new DC Villain, the Arkham Knight. BTW, WHO THE F$&@ IS THE ARKHAM KNIGHT?
what about Harley quinns revenge?
Very Greg Capullo-esq art but not as good. Good read though.
Is Blair really gone, or is he just taking some time off from here.
His gone off into space to become a green lantern
My prediction... The dead joker is a Joker clone.
Wait so is joker dead or not?
Tiffany is pretty hot
She's cute
Tiffany i love you
Like If joker is alive
There was this one Batman episode where Joker ended up having a son
whoaw spoilers, SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!
Hi
Glad to know that the joker is officially dead with what we saw in this video.
That kind of upsets me... the whole killing off a someone's opposite, rival, and main villain just doesn't sit well with me. That's basically what you're supposed to do at the END of a series. I mean, imagine killing Ozai off before Aang even fought him, the rest would all just be filler with other random people that I guess want the Avatar dead. It would feel like there's a void that can't be filled.
They are lying joker is coming back one way or another
Keenan Madison No he is not. And Scarecrow is good enough villain to end with him.
Vindicator73 That's because you LIKE Scarecrow. I feel like the rest of the villains are pathetic.
Blatantly Heroic So its Joker or no one else? Alrighty then..
Mediocre Art and Continuity Errors. (Last time we saw the Electrocutioner in the Arkhamverse, he was killed by the Joker) Story Could be promising...
I loved Paul Dini's and Carlos D'Anda's Arkham Ayslum and City prequal graphic novels, however this looks disappointing in comparison
Electrocutioner was in Arkham Origins,and this game was full of continuity errors.In that comic they are trying to repair those errors.With Firefly too.
You shouldn't jump to conclusions like that. The Electrocutioner in this comic is not the same one from Origins. While this guy is fighting Batman, he mentions the original and how Batman stole the gloves right off his corpse. He's just a thug imitating the original.
NihilusShadow cool