The Batman: Arkham Games as Epic Narratives

What is it about?

This book chapter shows how the "Arkham" series of Batman video games is an epic narrative within the larger Batman media franchise. It argues that the "Arkham" games aspire to epic status either by overshadowing other, competing Batman "texts" – such as comics, movies, or other video games – or by incorporating those texts into the "Arkham" series' own continuity.

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Why is it important?

The "Batman: Arkham" video game series is an example of how video games now influence the evolution and cross-adaptation of derivative and parallel works such as comics, movies, and other paratexts. "Arkham Epic" uses the series as a case study and relates it to theories of postmodern representation.