Before fans experience Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, they can learn everything they need to know about its central characters with a new prequel series. DC has revealed Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum, a miniseries that will lead into the upcoming game.
As gamers everywhere wait for the newest entry into the ‘Arkhamverse’, DC Comics is capitalizing on the anticipation with a new miniseries that will lead into Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. As part of DC’s batch of May solicitations, the prequel series Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum was revealed. The latest brutal adventure for the Suicide Squad comes from the creative team of John Layman and Jesus Hervas and, as the name implies, will see the team kill the iconic Arkham Asylum. Amanda Waller has seized control of the recently rebuilt Asylum, and it seems that the facility has become more secure than ever. But a few open doors leads to an all-out brawl in the Asylum that few will walk away from. But nothing’s ever as it seems with Waller, and her true intentions of running Arkham are to root out the most cutthroat villains to serve on her Task Force X.
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The Arkham franchise is one of the most popular Batman series, and its fans have been waiting to see its world expand beyond the scope of Batman and Gotham for some time. While the core series has explored the Dark Knight, his allies, and the panoply of villains Bruce has encountered over the years, it’s held back on exploring the greater DC Universe. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a game that promises to give fans what they’ve been asking for by getting to play as the Squad’s iconic members and take on DC’s heavy hitters.
This wouldn’t be the first tie-in comic the ‘Arkhamverse’ has had. There were previous comics to serve as interquels from Batman: Arkham Origins all the way to Batman: Arkham Knight. But this is the first additional property to tie into Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. And it’s a good thing too, as the upcoming game seems to be a radical departure from what gamers have come to expect from the Arkham series. Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum could be a great way to set the stage before the game drops.
Catch Up on the Suicide Squad Before the Game
Tie-in comics are great ways to get help expand the lore of other material. The new Suicide Squad game may have a baked-in audience eager to see the events leading up to Kill the Justice League, but some fans may not be as familiar with the characters. Suicide Squad: Kill the Asylum could be the perfect way to introduce the core characters to everyone and get a first look at what fans can expect when the game arrives. Fans can see the prequel to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League when Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum goes on sale May 30th, 2023.
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