SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for Detective Comics #1000’s “Medieval,” by Peter J. Tomasi, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, David Baron and Rob Leigh, on sale now.

In November 2018, DC revealed the landmark 1000th issue of Detective Comics would take a similar road as Action Comics did for its milestone issue by introducing a formidable new foe to challenge the series' main hero. Unlike Rogol Zaar, though, this villain is new to the comics, but not new to the greater Batman mythos.

The Arkham Knight first appeared as the main antagonist in 2015's eponymously titled video game Batman: Arkham Knight, the third chapter in Rocksteady Studios’ acclaimed Arkhamverse trilogy. However, as the storyline progressed, the Arkham Knight – later revealed to be Jason Todd – became more of a secondary antagonist, and eventually, an anti-hero and pseudo ally to Batman, not unlike earlier depictions of Todd's comic book counterpart Red Hood.

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Unfortunately (for Batman), the Arkham Knight we’re introduced to in Detective Comics #1000 most likely isn’t Jason Todd, nor does he appear to have any intentions of ever playing nice with the Dark Knight.

Throughout the story, we see Batman doing what he does best, which is warring on Gotham City’s most bizarre and dangerous criminals. In the background, though, silver caption boxes house the monologue of someone who’s clearly been keeping a very close and discriminating eye on the Caped Crusader.

“…the Batman is a creature of the night who preys on the weak… and the broken,” the text reads.

As Batman battles more and more of his rogues, the mysterious narrator continues his verbal assault on the Dark Knight, referring to him as “a cancer that has metastasized, and darkened Gotham City.”

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“The Batman has no sense of empathy,” the narrator adds. “Only a misguided sense of purpose.”

Eventually, though, the tone of the monologue begins to shift from disgust to aggression.

“Then there are moments when even I must admit… that brutality must be met with brutality.”

Coming as no surprise, of course, the final page reveals the narrator is none other than the Arkham Knight, who bears a striking resemblance to the video game character, with the exception of the massive broadsword resting over his shoulder.

As the city burns behind him, he affirms, “the people of Gotham City deserve better than a Dark Knight” before promising to deliver justice to the Batman. How, exactly, he plans to rein in the man he’s so diametrically opposed to, remains to be seen.

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