Batman: Arkham Knight has its own prequel comic, but is it worth reading?
The Joker is dead and Batman/Bruce has to help rebuild Gotham now that the prison is closed.
The villain (anti-hero?)
His closest encounter with Batman is a bit confusing and doesnt really resolve in a satisfying way.
But again, this is only four issues in.
The series, so far, is much more of aArkham Citysequel.
And that part is vastly more interesting than the things yet to come.
But theyre so much fun and a definite high point of the book.
Scenes with the lesser-known rogues capture the spirit of theArkhamgames, which have embraced plenty of bottom-listers, nicely.
During this scene, the artist is able to make a distinction between Bruces fighting style and Batmans.
Bruce has to be more restrained so as to not raise Gordons suspicion during the fight.
Its a nice little touch to see theArkhamBatarang and a sign that the artist did his homework.
Bogdanovics Batmanisconvincing, whether by land, sea, or air.
(I actually think we see Batman in all three situations in the course of 100+ pages).
His colors of choice are purple, yellow, and harsh flashes of green that are almost electric.
Its inspired work from this Marvel veteran.
Lets hope we can see more of him and Bogdanovic in print and digital very soon.
Will it prepare you for the upcoming video game?
No, at least not the first four issues in this collection.
Batman: Arkham Knight Vol.
