Curse of the White Knight had big shoes to fill as White Knight was praised as being something fresh and fun for Batman. Did it? Well...

This is the story of Azrael. It is a bit odd that it's called "Curse of the white knight" but it mostly comes down to Joker being the one who sets this all up. So it is thanks to Joker Azrael finds out the truth about his family line and the Waynes. He targets Batman, and he knows his secrets, and with his "friends" he decides to take down the Bat and all his family and friends. This story is far more focused on the Dark Knight himself and his trails and tribulations. Will he outsmart Azrael or is this the end?

I'll say this, Sean Murphy art is still great. The action flows so well, the movements are near perfect, and the atmosphere is wonderfully done. On top of that he holds nothing back as this is his universe and so that lets major characters get killed off. This makes everything feel more dangerous as batman is having a tough time stopping Azrael plans. On top of that the Joker does play a supporting role here and Harley returns in a interesting way. There's some great emotional beats as well as action, and while the pacing seemed off at parts and the backstory to the waynes abit boring if I'm being honest, I enjoyed this followup a lot.

Not sure which I'd say is better but both White Knight and Cruse are solid standalone Batman stories worth reading. A 4 out of 5.