New Comic Bridges Arkham Asylum and Arkham City

Batman: Arkham City is a new comic created to tell the story between the two games, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. The six issue mini series is set for release in May.

The story will be written by Paul Dini who wrote both games. He's not the only from the games who's working on the comic; concept artist Carlos D'anda will handle the illustrations for the comic. The comic's plot synopsis goes as follows, "BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY picks up one year after the original game, where former Arkham Warden turned newly elected Mayor of Gotham City Quincy Sharp has decided to close down the infamous institution. In its stead, he establishes 'Arkham City,' the new maximum security 'home' for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, inmates can roam free and do whatever they want as long as they don't try to escape. To run this urban prison, Sharp has appointed Dr. Hugo Strange, a man who knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman."

The mini series will be available in printed and digital form worldwide for $2.99. There will also be a supplement to the supplement as an eight page interlude between each issue of the mini series will be available for $0.99, these, however, will only be digital until the collected edition is released. Issues #1 and #2 of Batman: Arkham City will be available in May.

BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY comic book miniseries announced! Via The Source