Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City is an American comic book published by DC Comics. The six-issue limited series—written by Evan Narcisse and illustrated by ABEL—is a tie-in prequel to the video game Gotham Knights (2022), the premise revolving around Batman's final case before his death. It began publishing on October 25, 2022.
| Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City | |
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 Cover page of Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City #1 (October 2022). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | October 25, 2022 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Batgirl Batman Nightwing Red Hood Robin |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Evan Narcisse |
| Artist(s) | ABEL |
Premise
editA mysterious virus has infected Gotham City, turning its citizens into rabid, yellow-irised maniacs driven to looting, theft, and bursts of anger. As Batman and his Gotham Knights—consisting of his protégés Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and Red Hood—try to contain and stop the outbreak, their search for more information about the virus leads them to uncover the story of the Runaway, an early Gotham vigilante who dealt with a similar outbreak in the 1800s.[1]
Publication
editThe six-issue comic book limited series Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City was written by Evan Narcisse and illustrated by ABEL.[2] The comic was officially announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022.[3] It is a tie-in prequel to the video game Gotham Knights (2022).[4] Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City began publishing by DC Comics on October 25 the same year, four days after the game was released.[5] In addition to the United States, Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City was published simultaneously in the following territories: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Spain. The comic book series was distributed as both individual issues and a hardcover collected edition, the latter which was released in all aforementioned territories on July 25, 2023, while a collected edition was available in Poland at the same time.[6] Each issue of the limited series came with a code for a Gotham Knights in-game item, as well as a seventh item given to those who purchase all six issues of the comic book.[4]
Issues
edit| Issue | Publication date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | October 25, 2022 | [7] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Scott, Ryan (July 27, 2022). "Superhero Bits: The Latest Spawn Reboot Update, DC Celebrates The Death Of Superman & More". /Film. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Puc, Samantha (July 22, 2022). "Gotham Knights prequel follows Batman's last case before his death". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "New Series and Stories from Gotham City at SDCC!". DC Comics.com. DC Comics. July 22, 2022. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Loving, Casey (July 22, 2022). "'Gotham Knights' Prequel Exposes Batman's Apocalyptic Final Case". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Everything You Need to Know About GOTHAM KNIGHTS". DC Comics.com. DC Comics. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "DC Reveals the Official Comic Prequel to the Gotham Knights Game!". DC Comics.com. DC Comics. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (July 22, 2022). "DC Comics October 2022 Solicits & Solicitations – Not Just Batman". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.