Written by PAUL DINI Art by CARLOS D'ANDA, DUSTIN NGUYEN, BEN HERRERA, TED NAIFEH and DEREK FRIDOLFS Cover by CARLOS D'ANDA Tying in with the release of the BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY video game, this special edition collects the entirety of the BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY miniseries including all five digital-first chapters! Combined, this collection bridges the gap between the original smash hit BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM video game and its highly anticipated sequel. Find out the real motivation behind Mayor Sharp's plans for the new criminal gulag and how Hugo Strange is pulling the strings behind the scenes. The short digital stories reveal more about how characters other than Batman react to the rise of the new city-within-a-city.
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"[Paul Dini] is the perfect writer for the Dark Knight."—THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS
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An all new epic bridging the gap between the hit game BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM and its exciting, upcoming sequel BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY. Paul Dini (HARLEY QUINN, BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM) is the game's writer and now tells this essential story that both gamers and Batman fans will want to read. Artist CARLOS D'ANDA provided visual concepts for the game and now brings his insider's expertise to this dark thriller.
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40 of 45 people found the following review helpful
By Tiger CK
Format:Hardcover
I am usually not one for reading graphic novels that are based on or designed to promote video games. But this is Batman: Arkham City. It is based on a video game that is in a class by itself. And this is the work of Paul Dini, one of the most innovative comic book, cartoon and Batman writers in the field today. Although the folks at DC/Warner used the comic book to help create hype for the video game, this was a rare case when they just so happened to do excellent jobs with both.
The graphic novel Batman: Arkham City collects the five issues of the comic by the same name along with special digital comics and combines them into a single volume. Together they tell the story of how Arkham City, which of course features prominently in the new video game, came to be created. It picks up six months after the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum left off in a sweeping story arc that manages to incorporate a veritable rogue's gallery of Batman villains.
As a graphic novel, Batman: Arkham City had a lot of work to do and it does most of it pretty well. For one, it had to make the development of a giant prison that takes up a big chunk of Gotham seem compelling and logical. It succeeds on this point. It also had to find a way to bring in many of the popular Batman villains that will appear in the game. It manages to do this for the most part as well and even does a decent job of developing their roles and characters. At the same time, graphic novel is so focused on achieving these tasks (especially introducing the key villains) that the plot slows down a little bit. This is especial true toward the middle where the Joker is brought in but nothing really seems to happen.
I am a big fan of Carlos D'Anda's artwork in the series. It is clearly designed in part to mirror the look and feel of the video game to some degree. But nevertheless, Batman, Robin, the Joker and Hugo Strange all have a great look in this series. D'Anda's rendering of Gotham City is quite powerful and definitely sparked my curiosity about how the city will look in the game. Overall, I would rank D'Anda in the top 25% of artists who have worked on Batman during the last few years.
While I thought this was a nearly perfect introduction to the video game, however, I would also caution readers who are not that interested in the game. Batman: Arkham City works reasonably well as a standalone graphic novel but it doesn't really conclude. It's ending is more designed to lead people into the video game (which will resolve all of the plot lines in the comic book). If you are not prepared for that you will likely be somewhat unsatisfied with the ending and there are numerous other recent Batman graphic novels (personally I think Batman: Eye of the Beholder is pretty good) that you might want to consider buying instead. But if you are interested in the game this is worth reading.
The graphic novel Batman: Arkham City collects the five issues of the comic by the same name along with special digital comics and combines them into a single volume. Together they tell the story of how Arkham City, which of course features prominently in the new video game, came to be created. It picks up six months after the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum left off in a sweeping story arc that manages to incorporate a veritable rogue's gallery of Batman villains.
As a graphic novel, Batman: Arkham City had a lot of work to do and it does most of it pretty well. For one, it had to make the development of a giant prison that takes up a big chunk of Gotham seem compelling and logical. It succeeds on this point. It also had to find a way to bring in many of the popular Batman villains that will appear in the game. It manages to do this for the most part as well and even does a decent job of developing their roles and characters. At the same time, graphic novel is so focused on achieving these tasks (especially introducing the key villains) that the plot slows down a little bit. This is especial true toward the middle where the Joker is brought in but nothing really seems to happen.
I am a big fan of Carlos D'Anda's artwork in the series. It is clearly designed in part to mirror the look and feel of the video game to some degree. But nevertheless, Batman, Robin, the Joker and Hugo Strange all have a great look in this series. D'Anda's rendering of Gotham City is quite powerful and definitely sparked my curiosity about how the city will look in the game. Overall, I would rank D'Anda in the top 25% of artists who have worked on Batman during the last few years.
While I thought this was a nearly perfect introduction to the video game, however, I would also caution readers who are not that interested in the game. Batman: Arkham City works reasonably well as a standalone graphic novel but it doesn't really conclude. It's ending is more designed to lead people into the video game (which will resolve all of the plot lines in the comic book). If you are not prepared for that you will likely be somewhat unsatisfied with the ending and there are numerous other recent Batman graphic novels (personally I think Batman: Eye of the Beholder is pretty good) that you might want to consider buying instead. But if you are interested in the game this is worth reading.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Jat
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book because I wanted to know what happened in the 1 year between the two games (Batman Arkham Asylum and Batman Arkham City). I suggest you read this book before you play Batman Arkham City!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Jacob
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
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Above average read
For comic book based off a video game you would not think this would be a good read but I was wrong good art good story that se
Published 3 months ago by Rain
Ravin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
I have played the game and this was a great lead into the game! It has concept art in the back so you can see the caracters!
Published 3 months ago by Cat Man
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
I thought this book was amazing and action packed and makes you not want to stop reading read the book.
Published 3 months ago by Michael Carmody
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good tie-in book
If you enjoy the games, Arkham Asylum and Arkham City then this is a good read for you. I would recommended this.
Published 4 months ago by Cory S. Kidwell
5.0 out of 5 stars
great
very entertaining and well written. art is great and very strong plot. i love the batman series and this totally did it justice.
Published 4 months ago by Phillip L. Rivera
5.0 out of 5 stars
GAME OF THE YEAR, COMIC BOOK OF THE WEEK.
THIS IS THE BESTEST ADVENTURE game ever made and this book is a great and a nice new take on Hugo Strange`s brilliant idea to shove all the prisoners into half of gotham. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ryan Kent
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Graphic Novel, Regardless of It's Prequelness
This book is filled with a gripping story line, the artwork is phenomenal, and the character work is very developed (not to mention some of the Joker's laugh-out-loud diabolical... Read more
Published 4 months ago by David Naber
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome
This is a must read for fans of the books movies and the video game it is an amazing read with some of the most notorious villains in batman history. AMAZING Job Paul
Published 5 months ago by Bryce Palmer
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Batman: Arkham City" Graphic Novel Review
I'm not a video game player. I never have been and probably never will be. However, the concept and character design behind the "Batman: Arkham City" video game was enough to get... Read more
Published 5 months ago by ERSInk . com
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Valuable Collection!
The Good -> Paul Dini & Carlos D'Anda, The Art & Extras
- This is a great collection as the art of Carlos D'Anda is truly AWESOME. Read more
- This is a great collection as the art of Carlos D'Anda is truly AWESOME. Read more
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