What if Joker were the hero and Batman the villain? That's essentially the premise behind this new out-of-continuity miniseries from Tokyo Ghost artist Sean Gordon Murphy. White Knight is equal parts Joker: Going Sane and The Dark Knight Returns, focusing both on the Clown Prince of Crime's abrupt return to sanity and a Gotham City that's grown fed up with Batman's brand of vigilante brutality. And while definitely rough around the edges in some ways, this first issue's visual appeal more than makes up for any flaws.
In many ways, Joker's personality change isn't the most compelling plot point in this first issue. Rather, it's Batman's sadistic behavior that offers the greatest opportunity to do something new and different with the franchise. Murphy paints Batman as someone whose methods have grown more reckless and extreme with time, to the point where he's alienating his own partners and even the GCPD. A Batman comic that meditates on police brutality and accountability certainly feels timely right about now. Murphy's script is occasionally awkward and hamfisted in its use of talking head media pundits, but the ambition is appreciated all the same.
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