Collection: Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City – DC Comics – (2022–2023) – Volume 1 – Limited Series – #1–6

📘 Series Summary

Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City is a six‑issue limited series that serves as a prequel to the Gotham Knights video game, splitting its story between present‑day Gotham and the city’s past in 1847. A strange outbreak called the Golden Iris Virus turns citizens into violent, yellow‑eyed rioters, forcing Batman and his allies to track the infection’s origin across both time periods and social strata. In the 19th century timeline, Gotham’s first masked vigilante, the mysterious Runaway, confronts an eerily similar crisis tied to exploitation and disappearances among the working class.

The series is written by Evan Narcisse (with the first issue initially solicited under Evan Cagle) with interior art by Abel, and features covers from artists such as Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, Yanick Paquette, and others. Across the run, the modern‑day Bat‑Family—including Nightwing, Robin, Red Hood, and Batgirl—struggles to contain the virus as it spreads through Gotham, while the historical storyline involves the Runaway, the Court of Owls, and Vandal Savage, gradually revealing a centuries‑spanning conspiracy behind the plague.

⭐ Why This Series Stands Out

• Acts as an official narrative bridge into the Gotham Knights video game, with plot threads and worldbuilding that reward players and readers alike.
• Uses a dual‑timeline structure—modern Gotham and 1840s Gotham—to explore how class tension, disease, and vigilantism echo across the city’s history.
• Introduces the Runaway as Gotham’s first masked hero, expanding the mythology of pre‑Batman vigilantes and tying them to groups like the Court of Owls.
• Spotlights the wider Bat‑Family, including key confrontations like Batman versus Nightwing and a virus‑warped Red Hood driven by a desire for revenge.
• Features multiple variant covers and retailer incentive editions (1:25, 1:50, and game‑themed variants), making it attractive to both readers and cover collectors.
• Includes in‑issue redemption codes across all six issues, with a special reward for those who redeem the full set, directly linking the comic to in‑game cosmetics.

📦 Inventory Notice

This six‑issue series is often sought after as a complete set by fans of the Gotham Knights game, since it provides backstory for the virus, the Runaway, and the Bat‑Family’s status quo leading into the game’s events.

Variant and incentive covers—especially those by marquee artists and those tied to bonus digital items—tend to draw additional collector interest alongside regular cover A issues.