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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Did I expect Mr. Murphy to drop the ball after a stellar first volume? No, not really. And he didn't disappoint. (Maybe there was a TINY bit of doubt; plenty of authors out there let you down when they've built your expectations sky-high)
Honestly, I need to learn my lesson and stop picking up these books before bed. Either that or resign myself to a lack of sleep. Not entirely certain which is the healthier option. Because the GALL of this creative team - yeah, defies description. You don't get to escape a gut punch, whether you see it coming or not.
And it's the one you see coming that hurts the worst.
The level of redemption Mr. Murphy offers - to characters one could argue don't deserve it - is magnificent. (Have you noticed I've deliberately left out my glowing effusion for his treatment of my beloved Harley? I could write a 10-page essay on that alone) Yet every choice is deliberate and justified. You don't want to toss the book aside, rolling your eyes that of COURSE so-and-so behaved that way - it's CANON.
Canon treads a thread here, and it's glorious.
I'll cope with the lost sleep and the distracted brain. It's WORTH it.
Honestly, I need to learn my lesson and stop picking up these books before bed. Either that or resign myself to a lack of sleep. Not entirely certain which is the healthier option. Because the GALL of this creative team - yeah, defies description. You don't get to escape a gut punch, whether you see it coming or not.
And it's the one you see coming that hurts the worst.
The level of redemption Mr. Murphy offers - to characters one could argue don't deserve it - is magnificent. (Have you noticed I've deliberately left out my glowing effusion for his treatment of my beloved Harley? I could write a 10-page essay on that alone) Yet every choice is deliberate and justified. You don't want to toss the book aside, rolling your eyes that of COURSE so-and-so behaved that way - it's CANON.
Canon treads a thread here, and it's glorious.
I'll cope with the lost sleep and the distracted brain. It's WORTH it.
This volume is not quite as good as [b:Batman: White Knight|37775321|Batman White Knight|Sean Gordon Murphy|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1532604048l/37775321._SY75_.jpg|59417922], but it's still a great alternate take on Batman's legacy. This story takes us back to the founding of Gotham City in the 18th Century and two of its early families, one of which is the Wayne family. A secret from that time begins to affect Bruce Wayne's world, while Joker manipulates Azrael into destroying everything and everyone Bruce holds dear. The surprising body count gets higher and higher until Batman is forced into an action from which he probably will not recover. By the end of the story Batman's status quo is completely gone. Will Batman's world ever be the same? Let's hope Murphy has a third volume in the pipeline. Murphy's artwork continues to be outstanding.
The stand-alone story with Mr. Freeze (falling between issues #6 and 7 of the main story) fills out some of Victor Fries's backstory (as well as Thomas and Martha Wayne), and it's not a particularly gentle history. It involves Victor's Nazi father and some terrible human experiments. Time and again, it seems Victor Fries has the most interesting origin of any of Batman's villains. Klaus Janson's artwork isn't his best, but still very good.
I read this book as individual comic book issues.
The stand-alone story with Mr. Freeze (falling between issues #6 and 7 of the main story) fills out some of Victor Fries's backstory (as well as Thomas and Martha Wayne), and it's not a particularly gentle history. It involves Victor's Nazi father and some terrible human experiments. Time and again, it seems Victor Fries has the most interesting origin of any of Batman's villains. Klaus Janson's artwork isn't his best, but still very good.
I read this book as individual comic book issues.
Aunque no llega a la gran calidad de la primera entrega creo que Murphy se consolida como un gran guionista de cómics ADEMÁS de ya ser un extraordinario artista. La historia es entretenida y de rápida lectura, aunque sin la sorpresa de antes. Me sigue sorprendiendo la gran cantidad de diálogos en sus viñetas, algo inusual para alguien que comienza su carrera por el lado más visual.
dark
relaxing
fast-paced
It was an okay book on its own but not much of a sequel to White Knight. Bits of it were really good like the backstory to Mr. Freeze or the relationship between Harley and Batman (need more of this!). Other parts were just... it seemed like the author didn’t plan out the story before starting and sort of just came up with things as he went along. I think it would have been much better with more planning to make the plot more cohesive and relevant. Not a bad comic but fell short of what it was aiming for.
It sucks that this arc started as a fiery stallion with wings of stars, and then to only fizzle out as a stick-figure doodle of a jockey losing a horse race.
SPOILERS
The way the Wayne history was rewritten/reimagined was disrespectful to the lore. This would have worked better as a fanfiction what if transformed into its own universe. For me, dragging the Wayne name through hell and poop was not a cool thing; it was disrespectful, and not even clever. All the good that the story did in the first volume was belittled and undone with this one. Knowing that Bruce is not really who we all think he should be ripped away the emotion when Joker exposed the hard truths about the obsessive hero. It passed the whole "dang, why did I like bats so much" nostalgia, and went right into the "wait! so what am I supposed to believe now? have I always been fooled, or what is happening" confusion that the muddled backstory revelation ripped outta me ...
SPOILERS
The way the Wayne history was rewritten/reimagined was disrespectful to the lore. This would have worked better as a fanfiction what if transformed into its own universe. For me, dragging the Wayne name through hell and poop was not a cool thing; it was disrespectful, and not even clever. All the good that the story did in the first volume was belittled and undone with this one. Knowing that Bruce is not really who we all think he should be ripped away the emotion when Joker exposed the hard truths about the obsessive hero. It passed the whole "dang, why did I like bats so much" nostalgia, and went right into the "wait! so what am I supposed to believe now? have I always been fooled, or what is happening" confusion that the muddled backstory revelation ripped outta me ...
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes