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A review by chrismarnone
Batman: Curse of the White Knight by Sean Murphy
3.0
Batman: Curse of the White Knight is a fascinating alternative history for Batman and Gotham City. Following right on the heels of White Knight, this book explores the aftermath of Joker's temporary turn to sanity and the wheels he set in motion during that time.
Curse of the White Knight is certainly less polemic than White Knight, but still deals with who Batman has become and how it has affected Gotham over the course of his vigilante career. The idea of the Gotham "Elites" are explored more, and an alternative Azrael is brought into the fold. In many ways, this book reads like a love letter from Sean Murphy to Batman. Azrael dawns the 1990s "Knightfall" batsuit, and rides into battle in his "favorite" batmobile: the Tim Burton batmobile.
Murphy really uses the Black Label brand to his advantage here. He's allowed to destroy the undestroyable, kill the unkillable, and make other narrative decisions that would never be allowed in canon Batman. These are the right decisions for his story, though.
Curse of the White Knight is certainly less polemic than White Knight, but still deals with who Batman has become and how it has affected Gotham over the course of his vigilante career. The idea of the Gotham "Elites" are explored more, and an alternative Azrael is brought into the fold. In many ways, this book reads like a love letter from Sean Murphy to Batman. Azrael dawns the 1990s "Knightfall" batsuit, and rides into battle in his "favorite" batmobile: the Tim Burton batmobile.
Murphy really uses the Black Label brand to his advantage here. He's allowed to destroy the undestroyable, kill the unkillable, and make other narrative decisions that would never be allowed in canon Batman. These are the right decisions for his story, though.