Batman: Arkham City

This graphic novel consists of the entire mini-series 'Batman: Arkham City' written by Paul Dini and illustrated Carlos D'Anda. It's an original story, and bridges the gap between the 'Arkham Asylum' and 'Arkham City' videogames. If you're a fan of these games, and you're interested in finding out more about the Arkham universe, this is a recommended read.The story is interesting - and Paul Dini is good at developing Batman adventures. The plot concerns the formation of the Arkham City prison, and it briefly touches on several well-known super-villains - such as Two-Face, Joker, Harley Quinn, and Penguin. But it's really about Dr Hugo Strange, who's operating behind the scenes to take control of Gotham. Throughout, the artwork is excellent - with the characters and environments reminiscent of the videogame.This is a one-shot graphic novel, and it's a lot of fun. A comic book series did follow this - called "Arkham Unhinged" - and, if you enjoy this graphic novel, I recommend the series.

You dont't need to read this to understand what's happening in the game and the story isn't that stunning, but it's a fun prequel for the fans of the Arkham-videogame universe and has a few pretty entertaining moments. But don't expect this to explain motives of hugo strange or any other character in the game because this comic really doesn't expand the Arkham-universe as I hoped it would.The art is what I found the most interesting, it's done by the same guy who made the character concepts for the video games.Along with the 5-issue main story, it has 5 Arkham City digital chapters, which are short stories by different artists (Dustin Nguyen, Ben Herrera, Ted Naifeh, Roger Robinson and Adam Archer). Not all of them are good, but I still think they are a fun extra. Under the dust jacket there's a picture of black-and-white Batman along with red skies. Also includes a short Arkham City video game character concept art gallery.It's ok but doesn't quite match the quality of the games. I prefer the Arkham Asylum prequel comic "Road to Arkham" which somehow was more suspenseful and funnier. Read this only if you're a fan of the games!

This graphic novel needs to be viewed as a beautiful link between the end of Arkham Asylum and the opening of Arkham City. The artwork by Carlos D'Anda is nothing short of amazing and Paul Dini yet again proves himself to be one of the best Batman writers around. His Joker is sublime and Hugo Strange is brilliantly set up in this story as the puppet master and a match for Batman. If you love the games then buy this book to get an extra dimension.

Better than what was to be expected from a comic based on a non-cannon, video game version of bruce wayne and his rogues. in fact, having read this after completing the game, i saw that the stories led very well into the mysteries of the game. It also explained some things that happen between Asylum and City, so that was another bonus.

Just like the title of this review says, it's a superb comic series all come together in one book, the art work is fantasticly stunning, the story bridging the gap between the end of the video game "Batman: Arkham Asylum" and just before the start of "Batman: Arkham City".If you're a fan of these games and would like to know what happened between the 2 games, then this is the perfect book for you, even if you don't like reading comics you'll still love this, it's not overly complicated to read or understand and as I said, the artwork is simply a visual masterpiece, I thoroughly recommend getting this book!

This tied up a lot of loose ends for me between the Arkham Asylum and City games. I especially like the 5 little stories at the end, giving insight into how the villains (and Hugo Strange) became involved with the Arkham City project and the use of extreme force by Tyger! I would urge anyone who has played the games and is wondering 'what happened to Gotham?' to read this! I guarantee you won't be disappointed!

I'm a huge Batman fan and loved Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, this ties them both in very well. If you are a fan of the games and wondered how they got from the first game to the second game, this explains everything. Great graphic novel!

just received it today and my son is very happy.He loves Batman and as a big fan he wanted to have this book as well. Arrived well packed.Thank you.