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Batman: Curse of the White Knight
by Sean Murphy
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.