Comic book conventions are a great place to garner geeky good news, and the inaugural Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo continues the tradition. Thanks to reports from the recent event, we've got a rundown on some of the villains that will be appearing in Rocksteady's in-development sequel to the 2009 BAFTA Game of the Year, Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Kevin Conroy, the long-time voice of the Dark Knight in the animated series as well as the first game, sat down with Comic Book Resources and revealed the next Batman videogame adventure will be a darker experience featuring district attorney turned coin-flipping villain, Two Face -- among others.

"It involves a lot of the villains and it goes to that area - it's that dark", Conroy told CBR. "There's a very complicated cast. A lot of villains are in it. I'll just leave it at that."


Other voice actors have helped fill out the cast of characters. Futurama voice actor Maurice LaMarche told Kotaku he would be playing Mr. Freeze, and Stana Katic tweeted she will be playing Ra's al Ghul's daughter and Batman love interest Talia.

Two Face, Mr. Freeze, Talia al Ghul, and via the game's first teaser trailer, the Joker, are confirmed. And with Talia involved, can Ra's himself be far behind? Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 (for lack of a better title) is being developed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, and does not yet have a release date.



Sharkey says: Arkham Asylum was my personal Game of the Year, but I'm also a Batman nerd, so I admit a heavy bias. With news of Talia's involvement, I'm hoping Ra's will be involved, and as more than just another villain. He's a great character and the comics offer terrific storylines for Rocksteady to pursue. Then again, you can say the same about Two-Face. Can't wait for this one!