Dumb, but enjoyable

Best part about it was the ad for Batman: White Knight

Murphy continues his masterpiece. It always blows my mind up to see the series exceeding my wildest imaginations without becoming borderline fan-fiction, which often happens to products really trying to satisfy the fans. What also terrifies me, is how much I care about every character in White Knight. As I write this review, I feel in my hands I'm one step from shaking, that's how intense this comic made me feel. Just think - when Tom King killed Alfred of, I felt literally nothing, that's how disconnected I was with his run. Here, when Harley and Jack... I mean Joker, were in danger, I was invested, scared for both of them, hoping they're fine. How did Sean Murphy manage to make me fall in deep love with all the characters in merely 15 issues o far, I have no idea, but I'll be damned, I'm in love with this elseworld, and I value it much, much more than the main continuity. more

I'm just stunned how Sean Murphy managed to effortlessly put Tom King to shame, showing him how to kill a major character, make it dramatic, meaningful and, of course, heartbreaking. The issue is fantastic front to back, and it really made me walk around the house, contemplating what just happened. There's so much to unpack, so much character development, and lovely, lovely nods and easter eggs, like Harley's dress.

I adore White Knight, and I was really worried when Curse was first announced, thinking it may have been a one hit wonder. But nope, Murphy continues his mavelous work, and man, I feel like a fanboy right now, not even being able to say anything bad about this comic. It's tense, it's dramatic, it's intelligent, surprising and entertaining as hell.
If I had to pick one thing I liked the most about it, I would probably go with dialogues - each character is faithful to their general concept, but also mature, complex. Joker is half terrifying and half fun, Harley is lovable and extravertic, Bullock is a bit of a rough dick, but also a good, principled cop, and Batman himself grew a lot since White Knight, now being more open, trusting his allies and revealing his identity to them.

With the ever-disappointing King series, and rather underwhelming Detective Comics as of recently, that's the Batman comic you want to pick up. Murphy just performed a fatality on King, I swear. more