The Arkhamverse has taken many drastic turns with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and seems to move away hastily from the world-building that its predecessors established. Batman’s death is symbolic of the Arkhamverse transitioning into a new era punctuated by the multiverse and zany spectacles, rather than the intimate and atmospheric one-night adventures of the Caped Crusader. However, the ties that tether Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to the Arkham games are profound, with one of the franchise’s most invaluable characters rightfully returning.