DC Comics has officially given us our first look at the Arkham Knight in Detective Comics #1000.

Source: CBR. Credit: DC Comics, Doug Mahnke.

Source: Newsarama. Credit: DC Comics, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair.

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Reported by CBR , this marks the Arkham Knight’s latest foray into the world of comics after being introduced as the titular antagonist in Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Knight. The first image of the Detective Comics version of the character differs a bit from his initial portrayal, featuring larger shoulder pads, an augmented chest emblem and what appears to be an overall lower-tech suit.This version of the Arkham Knight wields both a gun and a sword, suggesting he is still a violent character capable of killing his victims as he was in the video game. He strikes a familiar pose atop a building with Gotham and flashing lightning in the background.In Batman: Arkham Knight, the character was (SPOILERS) really Jason Todd, aka Robin, all along. He had been kidnapped, tortured and brainwashed in an abandoned wing of Arkham Asylum by the Joker, and became hellbent on killing his former mentor as a result. After coming to his senses, Todd hung up the Arkham Knight persona and became the vigilante Red Hood.However, it’s possible that Todd won’t be the man behind the mask in Detective Comics #1000, as in the current comics timeline, Todd has been operating under the name “The Outlaw” outside of Gotham City. This means the identity of the Arkham Knight in the comics could be entirely different, or Todd could have found his way back to Gotham as the character.It was announced that the Arkham Knight would be introduced in Detective Comics #1000 back in November. At that time, it was revealed that the issue would be 96-pages long with a lineup of DC creators collaborating on various stories. This includes regular series writer Peter Tomasi and artist Doug Mahnke, along with Geoff Johns, Brian Michael Bendis, Paul Dini, Christopher Priest, Denny O’Neil, Neal Adams, Kelley Jones, Dustin Nguyen, Alex Maleev and more.Detective Comics #1000 is scheduled to drop in March 2019.This isn’t, however, the first time the Arkham Knight has appeared in a comic, as he received a prequel to the game in 2015. In our review of Arkham Knight #1, we called it “Great” saying "Despite a few storytelling problems, DC's Arkham Knight prequel enjoys a solid, well-rounded debut."For more on Arkham Knight, check out our review of the game, which we called “Amazing” calling it "an impressive game on almost every level, with non-stop variety and great action."

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