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A review by manwithanagenda
Batman: Curse of the White Knight by Sean Murphy
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Sean Murphy's detonation of Batman continues with 'Batman: Curse of the White Knight'. Jack Napier has been subsumed by the Joker once more, but his initiative to clean up Gotham from the cycle of crime and destruction lives on. Bruce Wayne sees himself as Batman as being a cog in the cycle, his vigilante pursuit of justice has only allowed a group of people known only as "the elites" to profit from the Batman Devastation Fund - a fund intended to repair damages to private and civic property caused by Batman.
Tensions notch higher as revelations are hinted at by the revelations of the origins of the Wayne family and an ancient feud that involves an antecedent of the Joker and the ancestors of a new player in the "game" known as Azrael.
I loved this. These limited series allow for greater flexibility in storytelling and meaning to the stories without detonating the main continuity. What is the main continuity of Batman these days anyway? The focus stays tightly on Bruce Wayne and the Joker with significant support from the Gordons and Nightwing. I've heard there will be a third volume to this story and I'm already looking forward to it.
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Tensions notch higher as revelations are hinted at by the revelations of the origins of the Wayne family and an ancient feud that involves an antecedent of the Joker and the ancestors of a new player in the "game" known as Azrael.
I loved this. These limited series allow for greater flexibility in storytelling and meaning to the stories without detonating the main continuity. What is the main continuity of Batman these days anyway? The focus stays tightly on Bruce Wayne and the Joker with significant support from the Gordons and Nightwing. I've heard there will be a third volume to this story and I'm already looking forward to it.
White Knight
Next: '?'
Previous: 'Batman: White Knight'