DC will release a Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City limited comic series, which serves as a prequel to the upcoming Gotham Knights video game, in October.
Announced at the "Gotham Publishing Panel" at San Diego Comic-Con, DC's Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City is a six-issue limited prequel series coming from writer Evan Narcisse (Gen: LOCK, Rise of the Blank Pather) and artist ABEL (Harley Quinn). Releasing in October, Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City ties directly into Gotham Knights, which releases the same day as the series' first issue.
The synopsis for Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City reads, "In Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City, a mysterious virus has infected Gotham City—turning its victims into rabid, yellow-irised maniacs driven to looting, theft, and bursts of anger. Batman – in his final case before his death – and his Gotham Knights struggle to keep this strange virus contained while investigating its origins. But this is not the first time this unusual illness has overtaken the city, as the series splits between present-day Gotham City and the Gotham City of the 1800s, as The Dark Knight and his allies discover the Runaway – one of Gotham City’s earliest masked vigilantes."
Each issue of Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City includes a videogame code players can redeem for an in-game item. The first issue gives readers an exclusive BOSO22 Batcycle Skin made available when Gotham Knights officially launches. Readers who purchase all six issues will also receive a seventh item.
Gotham Knights is a new open-world action RPG coming later this year on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game allows players to a number of Dark Knight-related characters -- including Nightwing, Red Hood, Batgirl and Robin -- who must defend the city of Gotham from a wave of villains following Batman's death. Previously released trailers for the game confirm The Penguin, Mister Freeze and the Court of Owls will appear as villains in Gotham Knights. "Part of it is that we wanted our own thing, and there's a lot of mystery in Batman games," executive producer Fleur Marty previously said when asked why the Court of Owls were chosen for Gotham Knights. "They haven't been explored in a game, so it made sense to take inspiration from [the comics]."
Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City features cover art by Greg Capullo (Batman, Dark Knights: Metal) for all six issues. The first issue also features variant cover art by Yanick Paquette, Christopher Mitten, Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Both Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City #1 and Gotham Knights release on Oct. 25.
Source: DC Comics