Sean Murphy’s BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #1 Out This Week
It’s October and I couldn’t think of any better way to celebrate this Halloween season than reading a brand new Batman book starring The Joker. Trick AND treat if you ask me! And the cherry on top? Sean Murphy serving as writer and artist for the mini-series. Too cool. If anyone out there read PUNK ROCK JESUS and/or THE WAKE, you know we are in for a good time. BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT is just what we need right now.
In a world where Batman has gone too far, The Joker must save Gotham City. He’s been called a maniac, a killer and the ‘Clown Prince of Crime’ but 'white knight’? Never. Until now… Set in a world where the Joker is cured of his insanity and homicidal tendencies, The Joker, now known as 'Jack,’ sets about trying to right his wrongs. First he plans to reconcile with Harley Quinn, and then he’ll try to save the city from the one person who he thinks is truly Gotham City’s greatest villain: Batman! Superstar writer and artist Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS, THE WAKE) presents a seven-issue miniseries of a twisted Gotham City with a massive cast of heroes and villains that, at its heart, is a tragic story of a hero and a villain: Batman and The Joker. But which is the hero-and which the villain?
These are the best types of DC comic books if you ask me. A mini-series that isn’t bound by the restrictions of the main canon where writers and artists can let their imagination run wild. It’s also good news for those not caught up on all the mainline stories. Just get issue #1 and enjoy the mini-series for what it is.
Trust me when I say people will be talking about this book. It has all the right ingredients for a hugely successful run. It’s a DC comic, it doesn’t adhere to the main timeline, it features and amazing artist and writer, and…well…it’s Batman. Get to the shop this week and nab a copy before we run out!
Words by Jason Furie
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