THE OFFICIAL NOVELIZATION OF THE MOST EAGERLY AWAITED GAME OF 2015 -- BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT! Gotham City is in chaos as the criminal organizations run wild, seeking to fill the void left by the death of the Joker. When the Scarecrow threatens to unleash a toxin that will kill scores of innocents, the result is uncontrollable panic. TM & (c) DC Comics. (s15)
The Batman: Arkham Knight Signature Series Guide includes: BE THE BATMAN - This Signature Series guide gives you everything you need to defeat the united villains of Gotham City in the epic conclusion to the acclaimed Batman: Arkham series. Comprehensive Walkthrough - Over 300 pages of game-tested strategies lead you step-by-step through the entire experience from start to finish--take down every villain! Highly Detailed Area Maps - Our comprehensive maps let you find your way through Gotham City with ease! Pinpoint critical locations, people, and items in every area. Side Missions - Gotham City never sleeps and there's always work to be done for a hero. Discover and unlock each and every side mission the city has to offer. Augmented Reality Challenges - Face and defeat every AR Challenge, spanning all the skills and gadgets in your arsenal!
The prequel to the best-selling game BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT! The Joker is dead. Arkham City is closed. As a new day begins, Bruce Wayne finds himself in devastating pain, recovering from his injuries and questioning whether his role as Batman is still necessary to the city's survival. But as the sun rises in Gotham City, dangerous new threats emerge from the shadows...and the Arkham Knight is just beginning. Don't miss this in-continuity prequel comic set prior to the events of the brand-new video game Batman: Arkham Knight! Collects BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT #1-6.
The Joker is dead. Arkham City is no more. But as Batman has learned, evil is endless. And his new enemy, the mysterious, murderous Arkham Knight, is here to see the Dark Knight fall forever. And he is not alone. The crazed criminal called the Calendar Man is out to make each day BatmanÕs last. The brutal killer known as Bane wants to prove himself a more powerful warrior than any Knight. And in the shadows lurks the Scarecrow, whose sinister plans for Gotham City and its guardians are the most frightening of all. Defeating the Arkham Knight and his army will take every ounce of BatmanÕs skills and strength. Because under his rivalÕs helmet is a familiar face, one that should strike terror even into the heart of the Dark Knight himselfÉ Writers Peter J. Tomasi (BATMAN AND ROBIN) and Tim Seeley (GRAYSON) and an arsenal of top artists including Viktor Bogdanovic (REALITY CHECK), Ig Guara (BLUE BEETLE), Julio Ferreira (TEEN TITANS) and Richard Friend (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT) proudly present BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT VOL. 3, the shocking finale of the official prequel to Rocksteady StudiosÕ smash-hit Arkham trilogy! Collects BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT #9-12, BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT ANNUAL #1, BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT ROBIN #1 and BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT: BATGIRL & HARLEY QUINN #1.
An official behind-the-scenes tour of the critically acclaimed video game franchise collects character sketches, concept art, background paintings, and other selections from the three Arkham games while offering insight into their creative processes.
Blasting out of the smash-hit video game BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT comes an action-packed look at the game’s mysterious antihero, the Arkham Knight! He is Gotham City’s newest vigilante, and his deadly tactics put him in direct opposition to Batman. But the Knight’s connections to the Caped Crusader run deep-and he has much more planned than just cleaning up Gotham’s crime. The Arkham Knight is here to make Batman-and every one of his allies-pay for what they did to him. So who is the Knight and why does he hate Batman so much? Writer Peter J. Tomasi (GREEN LANTERN CORPS) along with artists Alisson Borges (LOBO) and Dexter Soy (MORTAL KOMBAT X) delve deep into the psychology and history of the villain (or is it hero?) of the hit game-a must-read for any fans of Rocksteady’s acclaimed Arkham trilogy! Collects BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT GENESIS #1-6.
After 80 years, it's here-the 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS, the title that literally defines DC! This 96-page issue is stacked with an unbelievable lineup of talent that will take you on a journey through Batman's past, present and future...plus a sensational epilogue that features the first-ever DC Universe appearance of the deadly Arkham Knight! But who is under the mask? And why do they want Batman dead? The incredible future of Batman adventures begins here!
Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.
