In 2009, Batman: Arkham Asylum was released to critical acclaim. Everything about the game captured and presented Batman's world perfectly. The architecture was that of gothic horror, the voice cast, led by veterans Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill, was superb, and the story, written by Batman: The Animated Series alum Paul Dini, was stellar.

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The game led to the incredible Arkham City and Arkham Knight sequels, and the Arkham Origins prequel. Virtually all games were met with praise, barring some specific issues with each game's narrative or mechanics. Overall, the Arkham quadrilogy is considered the best in superhero gaming. Seven years after the release of the series' final installment, fans can look to popular DC Comics to get their fix of Arkham and its inhabitants.

10 Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth

image of artwork from Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

Led by the Joker, the patients of Arkham Asylum have taken over. Sound familiar? It's the basic plot of Batman: Arkham Asylum, but it's also the plot of Grant Morrison and Dave McKean's Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. Morrison has crafted some of the greatest comic book stories of all time and his Arkham graphic novel sits in that category.

The graphic novel was released in 1989 with a unique narrative and art style. Morrison delved deep into the psyche of Batman's greatest foes while artist Dave McKean provided truly haunting visuals and Gasper Saladino created unconventional lettering to capture the voices of the characters. This is a must-read, not just for Arkham fans, but any fan of Batman.

9 Road To Arkham Asylum Sets Up The Game's Opening

Batman faces Joker, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn and Bane in Arkham

Arkham Asylum: Road to Arkham is a 16-page one-shot comic that takes place directly before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum. Readers learn the exact circumstances of the Joker's capture and are given more context to the video game's opening cutscene.

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Readers are also briefly shown the state of the asylum before Batman's arrival. Harley wanders the halls and preps Bane for his eventual transformation while Gotham's finest wait for Batman to arrive. The comic feels like a natural extension of the game, partially due to the fact that it was written by Alan Burnett, a writer who worked closely with Paul Dini on Batman: The Animated Series.

8 Choose Your Own Adventure In The Arkham Origins Comic

Batman artwork by Bryan Hitch

While the narratives, characters, and origins seen across the four Arkham games hold similarities to their comic book counterparts, the Arkhamverse exists entirely in its own universe. The various Arkham game tie-in comics flesh out these differences and similarities.

Comics like Batgirl Begins and Batman: Arkham Origins showcase how the Arkhamverse is different from the comics. The Arkham Origins comic is especially entertaining as it reads like a choose-your-own-adventure book. While pursuing Black Mask and the Penguin, the book places Batman's decisions in the hands of the reader, much like the games do.

7 The Arkham Knight Joins DC's Main Continuity

The Arkham Knight battles Damian Wayne

The Arkham Knight character was initially met with a mixed reception when he debuted in Batman: Arkham Knight. The design was interesting and the character motivation was sound, but most fans, when expressing their mixed feelings about the character, will mention his identity reveal. The game does little to hide the identity of the Arkham Knight, bombarding the player with flashbacks of Jason Todd's death.

For players and fans who enjoyed the character, however, Peter Tomasi and Doug Mahnke resurrected the Arkham Knight and placed them in DC's main continuity in the Detective Comics series. This Arkham Knight is not the murderous, vengeful Jason Todd of the game, however, The comics version is truly an original character with an origin story heavily connected to the Arkham mythos.

6 Batman Willingly Locks Himself Inside Arkham

Batman locks himself inside Arkham Asylum

Batman frequently enters Arkham Asylum, usually to drop off a captured villain or question an inmate about one of their villainous plots. "The Last Arkham," the first story arc of the Shadow of the Bat 1992 comic book series, saw Batman willingly volunteer to enter the asylum as an inmate himself.

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Written by y Alan Grant with art by Norm Breyfogle, "The Last Arkham" introduced Victor Zsasz into the Batman mythos, along with Jeremiah Arkham, the descendent of Amadeus Arkham, a name fans hear many times throughout the Arkham Asylum video game. Though "The Last Arkham" is an arc that takes place outside the Arkhamverse, the concept of Batman entering the asylum makes it a worthwhile read for any Arkham series fan.

5 Arkham's Inmates Escape In "Knightfall"

Bane defeats Batman in DC Comics' Knightfall

Though the "Knightfall" storyline from Batman comics in the 1990s is not connected to the Arkham video game franchise at all, it is a legendary Batman story that shares some similarities with the narratives explored in the games. When each of the Arkham games begins, the villains of Gotham have won, or so they think.

During the events of "Knightfall," Bane seemingly wins as well. Bane orchestrates a prison break at Arkham Asylum, forcing Batman to face a gauntlet of his greatest enemies. When Batman is bruised and exhausted, Bane infamously breaks his back. Batman fights an uphill battle in both the Arkham games and "Knightfall."

4 The Arkham City Comic Acts As A Prequel To The Game

Batman flies on the cover of Arkham City

Paul Dini, the writer of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, also wrote an Arkham City tie-in comic that acts as a prequel to the game. All the major players are established and placed in their starting positions in this five-issue limited series with art by Carlos D'Anda.

Fans learn how Hugo Strange deduced Batman's secret identity, how the Joker and Harley Quinn left the asylum and entered the city, and how Arkham City itself was established. The comics end with a series of splash pages with stunning shots of Batman and all the villains players will encounter in Arkham City.

3 Arkham Unhinged Deepens The World Of Arkham City

Batman, Two-Face, and Catwoman fight in Arkham City

If the Arkham City five-issue limited series established the city before the events of the game, Arkham Unhinged builds upon it. Arkham Unhinged ran for 20 issues, and in those comics, fans are given in-depth looks at Batman and his enemies as Hugo Strange's Arkham City opens its doors.

Each issue of Arkham Unhinged focuses on a different character and provides context for some of Batman's vilest villains in the game. The Joker and Penguin fight a gang war within the city walls, Bane hunts for the remnants of the Titan formula, Catwoman's hunt for what Two-Face stole from her begins, and so much more.

2 Arkham City: End Game Presents The Joker's Last Will & Testament

The Joker's body lies in Gotham morgue

There were several comic books that directly tied into the events of Arkham City, but Arkham City: End Game, published more than a year after the game's release, may be the most interesting, and the most chilling. The book begins where Arkham City ended; with Batman carrying the Joker's body out of the Monarch Theatre.

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The Joker is dead, but his work lives on. The Joker causes panic in Gotham, offering rewards to those who find his body. Meanwhile, he details his last will and testament in a recorded message for Batman. Along with a rich story by Derek Fridolfs, the artwork by Jason Shawn Alexander is haunting and somehow makes the Joker even more menacing and unsettling than he's depicted in the games.

1 The Arkham Knight Comic Fills In Many Gaps

Batman wears a Scarecrow mask

The 12-issue Arkham Knight limited comic series expertly answers some of the most burning questions asked by fans. Where is Bane during the events of Arkham Knight? What happened to the Joker's body following his death in Arkham City?

These questions and many more are answered in a comic series that captures the look and feel of the video game. Written by Peter Tomasi with art from Viktor Bogdanovic, Arkham Knight expands the Arkhamverse, detailing events that took place before the start of the game. This is the perfect series for fans who just finished the game and are looking to delve deeper into this universe.