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trppnr's review against another edition
3.0
Drinking game: every time someone in this book complains about the vague "elites" that run Gotham, take a shot. You'll die of alcohol poisoning before you finish, but at least you won't have to suffer through the dated and milquetoast Occupy Wall Street-style anticapitalist messaging anymore.
Overall not horrible, but it reeks of "well this is non-canon, so let's see how absolutely ridiculous we can make this story!" Way too many sudden deaths of popular characters, and gets very preachy sometimes. High point: Azrael slinging dope Bible verses before slaughtering people.
Overall not horrible, but it reeks of "well this is non-canon, so let's see how absolutely ridiculous we can make this story!" Way too many sudden deaths of popular characters, and gets very preachy sometimes. High point: Azrael slinging dope Bible verses before slaughtering people.
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely a Batman comic book for sure. I like when the Joker is involved. Just nothing super special enough happened for me to give it a higher rating. The graphics were good—old school comic books/superhero tales aren’t always my favorite graphic novel style.
davidchanza's review against another edition
5.0
Espectacular continuación de El Caballero
Blanco y se mete sin duda dentro de mis historias de Batman de siempre. Tenía dudas sobre la continuación pero realmente merece mucho la pena todo el Batman de Sean Murphy.
Blanco y se mete sin duda dentro de mis historias de Batman de siempre. Tenía dudas sobre la continuación pero realmente merece mucho la pena todo el Batman de Sean Murphy.
stressedspidergirl's review against another edition
4.0
This was cool.
It's definitely not going to be my favorite take on the batman any time soon, but it had a lot of good emotional hits that were really powerful.
It wasn't afraid to show that Bruce had lost himself, but that he still felt things deeply. And that becoming too lost in being Batman was the wrong way to go.
I see a lot of elements of the new film drawn from this, in terms of just ... not focusing on where the Wayne fortune is being spent, and not running his own company. I think that it's a really interesting story and I'm wondering if I should look into the Harley White Knight follow up or not, and then I'm going to need to reread the issue one of Batman Beyond White Knight because it's going to have a lot more impact to me now.
I did also really enjoy the Von Fries story that was added to this, and I felt like it was a really interesting take on the character.
It's definitely not going to be my favorite take on the batman any time soon, but it had a lot of good emotional hits that were really powerful.
It wasn't afraid to show that Bruce had lost himself, but that he still felt things deeply. And that becoming too lost in being Batman was the wrong way to go.
I see a lot of elements of the new film drawn from this, in terms of just ... not focusing on where the Wayne fortune is being spent, and not running his own company. I think that it's a really interesting story and I'm wondering if I should look into the Harley White Knight follow up or not, and then I'm going to need to reread the issue one of Batman Beyond White Knight because it's going to have a lot more impact to me now.
I did also really enjoy the Von Fries story that was added to this, and I felt like it was a really interesting take on the character.
jakewritesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
White Knight might go down as one of my all-time favorite Batman stories so I was eager for the follow up but this is just okay. Too overstuffed and convoluted for its own good. I always like learning about the greater origins of Gotham but the way it’s put to use here leaves a lot to be desired.
modkuraika's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this more than White Knight, if I'm being honest. One thing that bugged me about the original is that it's defintely hampered by being such a short miniseries so a beefier follow-up that explores more of the universe Murphy has established and one that doesn't rely on the Joker and isn't afraid to shake up its own status quo and pay tribute to the character while actively criticizing him. I hear shallow, reductive criticisms of Batman from people who think they're clever because they took a semester of Ab Psych in college. This is a book I can throw at their head when they start yapping.
neilrcoulter's review against another edition
3.0
I’m a fan of Batman: White Knight, which I find to be a satisfying standalone story, not in need of a sequel. But I was curious what the sequel volumes do with the story, so I checked them out. The first sequel, Curse of the White Knight, picks up the few loose ends from the first volume—what’s under the floorboard in Alfred’s room, and what Napier meant that he discovered the Joker in his original cell in Arkham. Those details lead to what, for me, became an overly convoluted way of exploring the themes of “What is the Wayne legacy?” and “What makes Bruce Wayne a Wayne?” The story goes all the way back to the founding of Gotham City, setting up a conflict between Waynes and Bakkars that culminates in the present-day story. It’s an interesting enough theme, but I was over my head in all the deep-cut details. I’m sure this is no problem for people more steeped in Batman lore, but I didn’t know enough about all the pieces moving around in this story.
This volume is as grisly as the original, but it also gives even more emphasis to the value of life. It’s an odd mix overall. On the one hand, the entire rogues gallery is killed at once. On the other hand, Harley is pregnant, delivers her baby, and finds a redemptive arc that’s nearly powerful enough to allow Napier to overpower the Joker for good. The beauty of life is not always present to counterbalance the despair of a Batman story, so I appreciate it in this one.
I wish the “von Freeze” story had been integrated into the part of the book where it is meant to go, rather than being relegated to an extra feature at the end. I think reading that in proper sequence would have been really excellent. Ironically, that’s the flashback that meant more to me than all the Wayne/Bakkar stuff. Victor is one of most interesting of the Batman villains, and I would have liked to see him play a bigger role in this story than just doing what the plot required at a few points.
With so many characters from all of Batman’s history brought into the White Knight series, it’s a little odd to me that Catwoman is nowhere to be found. Because she’s absent, Harley ends up having to play the “pal who understands and perhaps loves Batman” role that usually belongs to Catwoman. It basically works, but there were moments where I thought, “This should be Selina, not Harleen.”
This volume is as grisly as the original, but it also gives even more emphasis to the value of life. It’s an odd mix overall. On the one hand, the entire rogues gallery is killed at once. On the other hand, Harley is pregnant, delivers her baby, and finds a redemptive arc that’s nearly powerful enough to allow Napier to overpower the Joker for good. The beauty of life is not always present to counterbalance the despair of a Batman story, so I appreciate it in this one.
I wish the “von Freeze” story had been integrated into the part of the book where it is meant to go, rather than being relegated to an extra feature at the end. I think reading that in proper sequence would have been really excellent. Ironically, that’s the flashback that meant more to me than all the Wayne/Bakkar stuff. Victor is one of most interesting of the Batman villains, and I would have liked to see him play a bigger role in this story than just doing what the plot required at a few points.
With so many characters from all of Batman’s history brought into the White Knight series, it’s a little odd to me that Catwoman is nowhere to be found. Because she’s absent, Harley ends up having to play the “pal who understands and perhaps loves Batman” role that usually belongs to Catwoman. It basically works, but there were moments where I thought, “This should be Selina, not Harleen.”
thenextgenlib's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely a Batman comic book for sure. I like when the Joker is involved. Just nothing super special enough happened for me to give it a higher rating. The graphics were good—old school comic books/superhero tales aren’t always my favorite graphic novel style.
rrowanreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0