It is the sequel to Batman: White Knight and is the second installment in the Murphyverse's White Knight series, which takes place within a self-contained alternate reality that is different from and unrelated to the main DC Universe.īatman: Curse of the White Knight occurs following the events of Batman: White Knight, with the Joker enlisting Azrael, a knight of the Order of St.

The eight-issue limited series, written and illustrated by Sean Murphy, began publication on Jand concluded on March 25, 2020. Check out the covers in the gallery below, which also features previews of Andolfo’s interiors from the first issue.Cover of Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 (July 2019), art by Sean Murphy.īatman: Curse of the White Knight is an American comic book published by DC Comics under its Black Label imprint.

Details on that title, officially announced in the closing pages of Beyond the White Knight, will be forthcoming closer to launch, according to DC.īatman: White Knight Presents Generation Joker #1 (of 6) is released May 9, with covers by Murphy, Mirka Andolfo, and Dan Mora.

Murphy’s contribution to Generation Joker is limited to plot and covers, because he’s busy working on the next White Knight series, World’s Finest: White Knight, which will feature Murphy’s takes on Superman and Wonder Woman. Anyone who's wondering what happens to Bruce and the gang after the big reveal in Beyond the White Knight will want to check this out.' “I think Clay, Katana, and Mirka are doing a great job of adding more variety to the characters and the universe. 'I'm really excited to be expanding the world of White Knight with this new book,” Murphy says in a statement. The six-issue series, written by Katana Collins and Clay McCormack from a story by Sean Murphy, with art by Mirka Andolfo, sees the kids of Jack Napier and Harley Quinn run away from home with a secret mission - bringing their dad back to life - and the most unlikely of moral compasses to help them stay on the (relatively) straight and narrow: a hologram of Jack to act as their own personal Jiminy Cricket. In the immediate aftermath of Beyond the White Knight, Jack Napier (the former Joker) is dead… or is he? A new series titled Batman: White Knight Presents Generation Joker promises to answer that question in a surprising way, courtesy of two kids and a stolen Batmobile. As the final issue of Sean Murphy’s Batman: Beyond the White Knight hits shelves, DC has announced not one, but two new projects expanding the alternate take on the Batman mythos in new and unexpected directions.

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