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Ark M Special Rewrites Arkham’s Past and Escalates Joker’s War on Batman

The new one-shot reframes Arkham history to set up a wider offensive across DC’s Absolute line.

Overview

  • Confirms an earlier Arkham Asylum existed in Gotham before its grounds were repurposed into the Ark M complex.
  • Uses Amadeus Arkham’s diary to add late‑19th and early‑20th century context that reshapes the Absolute timeline.
  • Further defines Jack/Joseph Grimm as an ultra‑wealthy, long‑lived architect of the Arks and their human experiments.
  • Strongly suggests a link to the Jack the Ripper murders, presented as an in‑story implication rather than a verified fact.
  • Positions a coordinated gauntlet against Batman, with Ark M‑engineered rogues unleashed and a high‑profile assassin ally poised to strike.