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SEAN MURPHY Says DC Approves 'Mini Imprint' for WHITE KNIGHT Spin-Offs

Batman: Curse of the White Knight writer/artist Sean Murphy has announced that DC has greenlit several more spin-offs to the DC Black Label series, to be organized in a pop-up style "mini imprint"

"Big News actually - DC wants a mini imprint of White Knight," Murphy tweeted. "I'll write the bones for new minis, and they'll set up the writer/artist team. It'll be done between new volumes of Batman White Knight. It'll be the Murphyverse. Stay tuned for books on Harley, Nightwing, and Batgirl."

Originally launched in 2017 with the 8-issue Batman: White Knight series, the "Murphyverse: has spurred a sequel and one spin-off already. Murphy said he's plotted out at least through a fourth volume of the main series, possibly even incorporating Superman and Wonder Woman.

Batman: Curse of the White Knight #8, the series final issue, is scheduled to release March 25.

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Lul

#137
 :clap:
Splendida notizia, non sono ancora pronta a lasciare il Murphy-verse. Speriamo che ci riveli anche cosa è successo a Jason.

Aggiunta al post: sono andata su Twitter e Murphy ha risposto a un fan, che gli chiedeva se Jason sarebbe stato nel #8, con queste parole: "Yes. Maybe setting up Red Hood?"

Hype altissimo  :w00t:

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Nice!
Che bello quando una delle Big 2 capisce il valore di una storia e investe nel creator/universe! :D
Poi oh, magari lo fanno solo per i soldi, but still...
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Devo decidermi e partire da zero con Murphy.. :mmm:
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Bramo

Mi sono rimesso in pari con la seconda opera del Murphyverse :) (ero indietro di 3 numeri, ormai), giusto in tempo per godermi il finale "in diretta" fra qualche settimana.
Soddisfattissimo: ammetto che i primi numeri, pur essendomi piaciuti, mi facevano pensare a una seconda "stagione" meno interessante di quanto non fosse stato lo strepitoso White Knight, come se l'autore avesse imbastito una trama potenzialmente interessante ma meno ispirata della prima, che poteva contare anche sulla centralità del Joker come villain.
Le potenzialità dell'idea di Curse of the White Knight però c'erano davvero e sono esplose con questi ultimi capitoli, tra morti impensabili (ok, siamo fuori dalla continuity classica, ma ci si sorprende sempre) e rivelazioni davvero in grado di modificare molto di quanto sappiamo su personaggi, retaggi ecc.

Murphy si sta davvero approcciando all'universo narrativo di Batman in maniera autoriale, svincolato dalle regole del fumetto seriale ma mantenendo un approccio genuinamente da narrativa supereroistica.
Già ora trovo che questa storia sia pienamente all'altezza della precedente, e credo proprio che il finale non possa che confermare questo parere.

Sui disegni... non c'è molto da dire, c'è più che altro da inchinarsi. Un tratto freschissimo, vagamente gotico con linee nette e pulite ma tante ombre e tratteggi, e personaggi dettagliatissimi.
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Letto #8 :w00t:
Spettacolo. Ho trovato davvero tutto perfetto, né una parola né una scena fuori posto. Tutti i nodi vengono al pettine, non resta nessun filo in sospeso. Murphy ha creato un Elseword con regole e ruoli diversi e non esita a sfruttarli fino in fondo, dando al mito di Batman una luce diversa ma coerente.
Poi, c'è l'ultimo panel. Che non può restare così, mi aspetto che Murphy ci racconti anche questa storia.
Aspetto le mini, aspetto il prossimo sequel (o prequel). Questo mondo ha ancora molto da raccontare.   :clap:

Azrael

Letto l'ultimo numero (#8)

Uno SPETTACOLO per gli occhi, e me lo sono pure letto a 55 pollici :lolle: :lolle: :lolle: :batman:
Numero veloce e semplice.
Sono curioso di leggere il seguito, perche' deve esserci un seguito,
Spiacente, ma non sei autorizzato a visualizzare il contenuto degli spoiler.

:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
Ed e' praticamente confermato che Bruce
Spiacente, ma non sei autorizzato a visualizzare il contenuto degli spoiler.

Curioso :asd:
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Batman: Curse of the White Knight #8
Written by Sean Murphy
Art by Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth
Lettering by AndWorld Designs
Published by DC/Black Label
Review by David Pepose
'Rama Rating: 8 out of 10

There's a lot of talk about identity in Batman: Curse of the White Knight - about Bruce Wayne's heritage, his history, his role as Gotham's Dark Knight. But as Sean Murphy's sophomore maxiseries comes to a close, you can't help but sense a little bit of uncertainty as to what this book was meant to be.

Is it an exquisitely drawn action book featuring DC's most popular character? Absolutely - and it's a smashing success in that regard. But as far as achieving any particular narrative ends - whether as a follow-up to Murphy's Joker-centric opening series, an homage to Jean-Paul Valley's arc in "Knightfall," or even as a conclusion to Bruce Wayne's own downward spiral as a leader - and the results are a bit more hazy. Ultimately, this explosive finale is actually a bit more boilerplate than you might expect, but it still coasts across the finish line smoothly thanks to Murphy's undeniably excellent visuals.

Part of what makes Curse of the White Knight feel like such an uneven read is that while it's Batman's name on the cover, the initial series was really all about Jack Napier - namely his dynamic with Batman, Harley Quinn, the city of Gotham, and his own homicidal alter ego as the Joker. But with this sophomore arc, the Clown Prince of Crime has always been playing second fiddle - there's no last twist from beyond the grave, so the last quarter of this series has just had the Joker killed in action.

The problem is, Murphy's opening series was all about subversion - and as far as villains go, Murphy plays Azrael fairly straight. Given that the White Knight series was all about interrogating the necessity of Batman, this final head-to-head - as bombastic as it might be - feels all about cementing the status quo. Murphy rushes through so much of the emotional beats to get to the fisticuffs that if it didn't look so damn good, you'd be quick to spot how haphazard it sometimes feels - beats like Dick Grayson tearfully begging his mentor not to kill or Azrael deciding to forgo his technology to engage in a sword fight are fun bits on paper, but they aren't sufficiently built up to be justified. Indeed, even the conclusion of Bruce and Azrael's battle feels like he's undercutting his own argument - Batman isn't a killer because he struck with a killing blow and then administered first aid?

But like I said - that's if it didn't look so damn good. It perhaps feels repetitive to say this, but while Murphy's scripting can be a little hit or miss (although it has noticeably improved in terms of sheer dialogue), his artwork feels unimpeachable. You can sense the enthusiasm he brings to every page, whether it's car chases with the Batmobile or Batman and Azrael's climactic sword fight. This is the kind of school of thinking that's not throwing in everything and the kitchen sink - it's throwing in everything you in particular think is cool, which is absolutely a valid way to make comic books. To be honest, it's that kind of thinking that got us Azrael in the first place, and Murphy draws the ever-loving hell out of the Azbat armor, to the point where I wish we had seen that suit four issues ago - his angular style is a great fit for that serrated kind of armor, and it provides a nice counterpoint with the more streamlined Batman.

While I do think Murphy rushes past a lot of his emotional beats to the point that they only feel like taps rather than haymakers, the core audience for Batman: Curse of the White Knight will likely vibe much more with his deeply kinetic art style. Do I think that this conclusion necessarily hits all the points that a good sequel does? Not quite - and a series less masterfully drawn would likely get hit a lot harder as a result. But for Curse of the White Knight, the outstanding visuals helps stick the landing where its own shaky narrative might not.
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