DC’s Absolute Universe Just Rewrote the Joker & Made Him More Terrifying

The majority of Absolute Batman Arkham M Special #1 is set in the late 1800s. It tells the story of Amadeus Arkham, who founded Arkham Asylum. Driven by a personal tragedy – his mother’s murder of his siblings followed by her suicide – Amadeus devoted his life to caring for the mentally ill and established the asylum to treat criminals with mental illness. Ultimately, he discovers that his life’s work will be corrupted by the Joker.








