We see the Arkham Knight knighting followers of their own, while talking about a crusade to burn back the darkness that Batman has shrouded Gotham in. It’s in Detective Comics #1001 that the Knight’s story kicks into high gear. Detective Comics #1000 introduced the new Arkham Knight to the comics with a 12-page monologue about their perspective on Batman and how he is a plague to Gotham, doing so with excellently-rendered splash pages of Batman in action by Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, and David Baron.
I suppose I should drop a ** spoiler warning** before I go any further, because from here on out I will be getting into spoiler territory for Detective Comics #1000 to #1005. This Arkham Knight sports a shield and sword, and the mythos surrounding them feels heavily inspired by tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable. From the get-go it was apparent that this Arkham Knight was taking the “Knight” aspect of their title more literally. This immediately brought up a new “Who is the Arkham Knight?” fan theory train (I’ll get to their actual identity shortly), while also offering a chance to make this characterization standout in more than just name. For starters, it couldn’t be Jason Todd, as it was in the game. This new Arkham Knight obviously needed to be much different from its videogame counterpart. So, when it was announced that for his short story in the milestone Detective Comics #1000, he would be introducing the Arkham Knight, my excitement went through the roof.Īnd that’s what I’d like to talk about today, who is the new Arkham Knight, where do they fit into the comics, and how was the arc that introduced the character? Let’s check it out… Arkham Knight in Detective Comics - The Arthurian Angle Tomasi has been on an absolute roll since taking over Detective Comics with issue #994. Though many fans immediately deduced the character’s not-so-secret identity well before the game’s official release, the character design and Arkham Knight mantle was excellent, making it something worth introducing to the main Batman continuity.
This character was first introduced to the broader Batman mythos in the final chapter of Rocksteady Studios’ Batman: Arkham video game franchise via the 2015 release of Batman: Arkham Knight. By Alex Batts - A familiar foe recently joined Batman’s rogues gallery in the comics: The Arkham Knight.
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