Gotham Knights prequel follows Batman's last case before his death

Batman: Gotham Knights - Gilded City #1
(Image credit: DC)

Ahead of the highly anticipated 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Gotham Knights video gꦐame, DC has announced a six-issue prequel comic to debut alongside it in October. 

Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City iꦛs written by Evan Narcisse and illustrated by ABEL, and it will chronicle a mysterious virus that has infected Gotham༺ City and turned citizens into rabid, violent criminals with yellow eyes.

In his last case before he dies – 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:yes, Batman is really dead in Got🌠ham Knꦏights – Bruce Wayne attempts to contain the ▨virus and determine its origins. He and his Gotham Knights figure out th🍎is isn't the first time the virus has taken over the city, and they also discover the Runaway, one of Gotham's earliest masked vigilantes.

To tell the complete story, B🅰atman: Gotham Knights &🏅ndash; Gilded City takes place in two time periods: the present day and the 1800s.

Gotham Knights Batcycle preview (art not final)

Gotham Knights Batcycle preview (art not final) (Image credit: DC)

Each issue in the limited series will include a code that can be redeemed in Gotham Knights for special items. Issue #1 will grant players the BOSO22 Batcycle Skin🐼, available at game launch, and readers who purchase all six individual issues will get a s♐pecial seventh item.

Check out character designs for ಞBatman: Gotham Knights &🅰ndash; Gilded City below, as well as video game character skins designed by Jim Lee.

In addition to series art by ABEL, each issue of Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City will also feature main cover art by Greg Capullo. The debut issue will have variants by Yanick Paquette and Christopher Mitten, as well as a special wraparound cover featuring the game's playable characters – Nightwing, Robin, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Batgirl, and Red Hood – by Jim 𒐪Lee and S꧒cott Williams.

Covers f♑or issue #1🌠 and some interior art can be seen here.

Batman: Gotham Knights –ꦅ Gilded City #1 will be available October 25.

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