Summary

WARNING : Potential Spoilers for Suicide Squad : obliterate Arkham Asylum # 1!Harley Quinn , Commissioner Gordon , and Batman may not often see centre to centre , but there ’s one affair they unanimously concur on : the elementary fault of Arkham Asylum . Surprisingly , it ’s not the con within its walls that pose the main problem , but rather an issue inherent to the facility itself . However , this flaw is n’t merely an inadvertent oversight ; it was deliberately orchestrated by none other than Amanda Waller .

Suicide Squad : Kill Arkham Asylum#1 , by John Layman and Jesus Hervas , brand the origin of a five - topic comic series function as a prelude to Rocksteady ’s Suicide Squad : Kill the Justice League television game . This inaugural installing uncover a rebuilt Arkham , regenerate to its former glory with notable security enhancement and procedural updates .

Amanda Waller , the drive personnel behind the Asylum ’s reopening and the sole decision - maker , guide Commissioner Gordon through the revamped adeptness . Gordon ’s jounce at the inhumane treatment of the inpatient prompts him to seek Harley ’s opinion on the fresh Arkham .

Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #1 variant cover featuring Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, and King Shark

Harley Quinn, Batman, and Commissioner Gordon Agree Arkham’s Problem Is Inhumane Treatment

Harley does n’t give back in offer Gordon her " clinical diagnosing " of Arkham , nail the numerous issues plague the facility , all centering on the inhumane intervention of its yard bird . According to her , it appear that the mental institution is purposefully engineer to elicit maximum tempestuousness and aggressiveness from its inmates , keeping them in a perpetual country of agitation , despair , and ire . She concludes her appraisal by ominously stating that if the prisoners ever escape , they will kill everything they can get their hired man on . Thus , Harley ’s assessment strongly suggest that Arkham ’s practice are exacerbate rather than improve the inmate ' conditions .

As the sole decision - maker regarding security and captive treatment , Waller ’s activity arrive under scrutiny . Both Batman and Commissioner Gordon agree with Harley ’s vista that Arkham ’s treatment of con is inhumane and , at its worst , make up outright torture . While not explicitly stated , both Batman and Gordon harbour suspicions about Waller ’s motif in the mental hospital ’s reopening , yield her management mode and deficiency of superintendence . However , their hands are tied , as Arkham now fall under Union control , leave them ineffective to interpose in their intuition . Hence , it seems that the inmates are hold up to have to save themselves .

The Constantshark ship gets another blessing in canon as the Arkhamverse confirms that King Shark is queer in the comic prequel for Suicide Squad : KtJL .

Harley Quinn imagery

What Does the Future Hold For Arkham Asylum in the Arkhamverse?

It remains intriguing to ponder the fate of Arkham Asylum once the events ofSuicide police squad : Kill Arkham AsylumandSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice Leaguehave concluded . Historically , Arkham has been infamous for its loser to rehabilitate inmates , often portrayed as a breeding ground for rottenness . Therefore , it kindle rarity whether the institution will break detached from its tainted past times in the Arkhamverse and earnestly engage in aid the discourse of the criminally mad , such as characters likeHarley Quinn .

Suicide Squad : stamp out Arkham Asylum # 1is useable now from DC Comics !

SUICIDE SQUAD : KILL ARKHAM ASYLUM # 1 ( 2024 )

A man with nuclear explosions going off behind him in The Far Side.

Harley Quinn featured on cover of Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #3

Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #1 featuring Harley Quinn talking to James Gordon

Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #1  featuring  Batman, amanda Waller, and Jasmes Gordon

Batman outside Arkham Asylum in DC Comics

Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #1 cover featuring Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, and King Shark