Gotham's most wanted, Jackie Quinzel, has been spotted at Wayne Industries! Now it's up to the former vigilante Bruce Wayne and his new sidekick, The Joker, to break her out. But Derek Powers is always one step ahead, with tech ready to combat any tricks they may have up their sleeves. Is the dynamic duo doomed? Or will a dark knight in future-tech armor come to their rescue?
While there are several outstanding Batman books on the market right now, Beyond The White Knight deserves to be recognized as one of the best, and somehow it just keeps getting better. Read Full Review
Murphy delivers some beautifully detailed and exciting art throughout the issue. The art perfectly captures the mood of the story and immerses the reader in great action and drama along with some awesome visual Easter eggs. Read Full Review
Batman: Beyond The White Knight #5 delivers the full package: Drama, action, tension, romance, twists, and burns! The events of this issue made me look off into the distance and ask myself, what will happen next? Trust me when I say you're not going to want to miss this! Read Full Review
It takes about half the issue, but Beyond the White Knight #5 finds its footing in an uneven, overstuffed issue. Murphys script and art fall into a trap of the modern Batman era, which is trying to do too much with a large cast of the Batfamily and spreading the narrative thin. Once Murphy sheds the various sidekicks and returns to the central core of Bruce, Napier, and Harley, the narrative tightens and the art sharpens to one of the best sequences of the entire imprint. Murphy delivers a moment that feels like a natural result of the universe he and Stewart have built across the various titles, and itll be fascinating to see if they can continue that focus into the final three issues of the series. Read Full Review
I don't even really know what this series is supposed to be. Read Full Review
I continue to be unimpressed as Beyond the White Knight goes on. It almost reminds me of a film series that had one initial movie everyone liked, only to spawn a half a dozen bad sequels. Read Full Review
After taking a very long hiatus on this series to let it finish, I'm back to reading and this issue was awesome. It made me laugh with the ever evolving relationship between Jack and Bruce even if it's in his own head, accepting that despite his disdain for the Batman mantle, he still enjoys doing Batman stuff. The art is always good. Murphy is an artist first, writer second and I appreciate the levels of detail he puts into everything from the shadows, the inclusion of generations of Batmobiles, the small touches on the backgrounds and movements or actions that characters make no matter how seemingly insignificant. Everything feels like it has a purpose. That's where some of the issue drops a little bit. More than halfway through the serie more
It's definitely something interesting. I really like this universe and Murphy's art and vision for it is wonderful. There are some moments that make me question it a bit, but otherwise it's another solid entry.
Honestly, as someone who largely doesn't care for this universe, I thought this was solid. I don't know if this story is worthy of the amount of issues this series is getting, but we'll see.
Art: 4/5
Story 3.5/5
Total: 7.5/10
It had some decent jokes, but also felt a little campy at times. It was fun. I just wish it would deliver more of a punch.
Murphy is straining my suspension of disbelief as Jack hacks things while Bruce is away from the controls.
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