</s> ▁Bat man : ▁Ark ham ▁City ▁is ▁a ▁five - issue ▁American ▁com ic ▁book ▁limited ▁series ▁written ▁by ▁Paul ▁D ini , ▁drawn ▁by ▁Carlos ▁D ' And a ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁DC ▁Comics . ▁It ▁brid ges ▁the ▁story lines ▁of ▁Bat man : ▁Ark ham ▁As yl um ▁and ▁Bat man : ▁Ark ham ▁City . ▁ ▁Plot ▁syn opsis ▁ ▁The ▁Ark ham ▁City ▁com ic ▁book ▁tie - in ▁series ▁is ▁set ▁six ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁Bat man : ▁Ark ham ▁City : ▁A ▁ri ot ▁orch estr ated ▁by ▁the ▁villa in ous ▁J oker ▁had ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁as yl um , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁mental ▁inst itute ▁for ▁the ▁cr imin ally ▁ins ane ▁housing ▁Bat man ' s ▁worst ▁enemies . ▁The ▁Dark ▁Knight ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁under ▁control , ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁Ark ham ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁ru ins ▁following ▁a ▁final ▁show down ▁with ▁his ▁nem esis , ▁who ▁had ▁inject ed ▁himself ▁and ▁numerous ▁other ▁test ▁subjects ▁with ▁T itan , ▁a ▁Ven om ▁super - st ero id ▁derivative ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁turn ▁men ▁into ▁mad den ed ▁mon sters . ▁A ▁mut ated , ▁be ast ly , ▁J oker ▁attempted ▁to ▁destroy ▁Bat man ▁during ▁the ▁cha os , ▁but ▁after ▁his ▁event ual ▁defeat ▁was ▁left ▁sick ly ▁and ▁weak ened . ▁▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Ark ham ▁As yl um ▁administrator ▁Qu in cy ▁Sh arp ▁takes ▁the ▁credit