Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1 Cover & Collected Edition Hardcover - Sean Gordon Murphy
Artist: Sean Murphy (All)
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DescriptionSo I was thinking about what I should post next, and I noticed a bunch of White Knight art being shared in the last week. I took that as a sign since I am in a little bit of a Sean Gordon Murphy phase right now. So, to keep things simple, I am going to post a new WK page every week for the rest of the year. It's now the year of White Knight!I wasn't quite sure where to start, so I figured I might as well start on a high note. Here is the cover for Beyond the White Knight #1. I love this cover, it's probably my favorite one from the WK trilogy. I watched a ton of Batman Beyond and Batman the animated series growing up, so this cover hits me right in the nostalgia. It prominently showcases Murphy's Batman and his popped collar, framed by the outstretched wings of Terry and his iconic Batsuit. The composition of this cover is great, and it features almost every character that matters in the story with the backsplash of the Blade Runner-esque cityscape. This cover was used for a bunch of promotional stuff, and there is a variant of it without the coloring. There apparently is an inkpulp video of Sean creating this cover if anyone is interesting in seeing how it was made. I got to SGM's run on Batman relatively late, but I think it easily holds up with Capullo's run as one of the best of the last decade. Social/Sharing |
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Andrew G 
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/4/2022
M Y-C wrote:
you have everything in this cover !!!!
Thank you! I really couldn't ask for anything more from the cover. Maybe Jack, but it would have ruined the surprise on the last page :)
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/4/2022
James S wrote:
Good choice, that's a beauty!
Thanks, James. Much appreciated :)
Steve . M
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 11/4/2022
Great cover and as an added bonus you can watch Sean work on this cover in multiple segments as part of the Shawn Crystal Inkpulp tutorial series
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/4/2022
Steve . M wrote:
Great cover and as an added bonus you can watch Sean work on this cover in multiple segments as part of the Shawn Crystal Inkpulp tutorial series
Thanks, Steve. Someone had mentioned that to me, I'm definitely going to check it out!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 11/4/2022
Absolutely stunning cover for Beyond the White Knight #1. Sean Murphy has developed a unique style and I love how he is able to balance multiple elements on a cover to tell a story. Great pick-up!
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 11/4/2022
Bill J wrote:
Absolutely stunning cover for Beyond the White Knight #1. Sean Murphy has developed a unique style and I love how he is able to balance multiple elements on a cover to tell a story. Great pick-up!
Thanks, Bill! Totally agree. I see you have the cover to Curse #1 which is also a fantastic example of Sean's style and strengths. I didn't get much exposure to manga so Sean's art really took me by surprise and got its hooks into me.
Eric B
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 11/4/2022
THE cover of the series (and yes I know it's not over yet, but man, it's just so good). I'd go so far as to say it's a top five cover from the entire WK universe. HUGE congrats.
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/4/2022
Eric B wrote:
THE cover of the series (and yes I know it's not over yet, but man, it's just so good). I'd go so far as to say it's a top five cover from the entire WK universe. HUGE congrats.
Thanks, Eric :) I am definitely looking forward to the next issue!
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/4/2022
Alkis V. wrote:
Whoa, great score - awesome!!
Thank you, Alkis!
Jared Simmons
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 11/4/2022
This is very cool. The composition of the piece is great.
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/4/2022
Jared Simmons wrote:
This is very cool. The composition of the piece is great.
Thanks, Jared! Yep, Sean has cover layout down to a science at this point :)
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 11/4/2022
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan wrote:
Fabulous image!
Thank you, Duke :)
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 11/4/2022
George H wrote:
Stunning cover from Murphy!
Thanks, George. Yep, Sean sure doesn't suck ;)
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 11/4/2022
Representative of the series and should be the cover to a collected edition!
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 11/5/2022
Marcus Wai wrote:
Representative of the series and should be the cover to a collected edition!
Thanks, Marcus! I would be a happy camper if that were to happen :)
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 11/5/2022
Great cover! It was fun watching SGM working on this on Utube
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/5/2022
artless artmore wrote:
Great cover! It was fun watching SGM working on this on Utube
Thank you! Oh cool you've seen it. I am going to check it out this weekend :)
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/5/2022
Matt C wrote:
Magnificent cover from Sean.
Thanks for the comment, Matt. Sean certainly hit this one out of the ballpark.
Evan Atherton
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 11/5/2022
Man there's so much going on on this cover but Sean really makes it work with such a strong composition- congrats on this cover and can't wait to see what other Batman pages you picked up!
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 11/5/2022
Evan Atherton wrote:
Man there's so much going on on this cover but Sean really makes it work with such a strong composition- congrats on this cover and can't wait to see what other Batman pages you picked up!
Thanks, Evan! Yep, Sean really knows how to put all of these elements together without it looking like a jumbled mess. Not everyone can pull it off.
Witchblade collector
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 11/9/2022
Movie poster quality! Absolutely stunning!
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/9/2022
Witchblade collector wrote:
Movie poster quality! Absolutely stunning!
Thanks, Jens. Definitely got a movie poster vibe from it as well. Hoping White Knight becomes an animated film at some point.
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/10/2022
Alexandre Collection wrote:
Awesome cover! Congrats!
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/16/2022
Ian Saint wrote:
Incedible looking cover!
Thanks, Ian :)
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 11/29/2022
I love the darkness that SGM gives to the character! Stunning cover!
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 11/29/2022
Toni S wrote:
I love the darkness that SGM gives to the character! Stunning cover!
Thanks, Toni! SGM is quickly becoming one of my favorite artists working today.
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 2/14/2023
Michael 07 wrote:
Simply beautiful!!! Huge congrats to you
Thank you, Michael! Sean is a talented guy!
McFarlane Fan
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 3/1/2023
Great collection of Sean Gordon Murphy pieces. Very exciting.
Andrew G
Member Since 2022
Posted on 3/1/2023
McFarlane Fan wrote:
Great collection of Sean Gordon Murphy pieces. Very exciting.
Thank you! I'm going to be posting more of the SGM collection in the coming weeks if you want to check back :)
McFarlane Fan
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 3/1/2023
Andrew G wrote:
Thank you! I'm going to be posting more of the SGM collection in the coming weeks if you want to check back :)
Can't wait.
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