Sean Murphy, Batman: White Knight Iss. 5, p. 8; Harley Quinn, the Dark Knight, and Napier/Joker on the Gotham rooftops
Artist: Sean Murphy (All)
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Description(Story spoilers below)This is my favorite panel page in the series. Batman’s operatic plunge into the city after his confrontation with Harley is for me the most memorable single panel in the story, and it’s bookended by key interactions between Harley & BM and Harley & Napier. The Gotham imagery is sublime, particularly the atmospherics and the way it’s lit. Batman’s diving figure and his cast shadow on the building leading up to Harley’s lone figure are amazing, as are all the shadows in this scene. There are a couple subtle hints here that Harley’s been controlling events from page one, which isn’t spelled out until the final issue (unless you noticed the hidden text on the A cover of issue 1…). I love how angry and violent Batman is here as he unironically denounces everyone else for forgetting that Joker is a violent psycho, and then Harley chides Napier for focusing on Batman’s obsession with him, rather than the fate of the city. Murphy expertly uses the action and composition to lead the eye back and forth from panel to panel. Such great storytelling! I’ve had that lower left panel as my phone’s lockscreen for a month now, so from both aesthetic and story perspectives, I realized that this is a page I had to have. After an unsuccessful initial bid for the page, Sean and Colleen agreed to my 2nd offer and I’m delighted to add it to my collection. The page looks dynamite in the book --- Hollingsworth nailed the colors here (see attached) --- but I love it in B&W without the word balloons. Looking forward to a BWK gallery edition! As Murphy Tweeted after issue 5 came out, the top panel is a nod to Miller and Mazzucchelli’s Year One (see attached), which really adds for me since I love that groundbreaking book so much. The engaging Batforceradio podcast that went up after the final issue hit stands discussed the cinematic aspects of this page. The hosts gushed about the beauty of the backgrounds and the movement of the figures. I was tickled to hear one of the interviewers say that he wanted the OA for this page and Murphy joked that it was in the mail (which was true, but he failed to mention that it was addressed to my mailbox, not his…). In the podcast, Murphy claimed that his favorite “character” in the story is Gotham City, rather than the Batmobile as he has said other times. I think it’s a tie. In any case, Murphy is clearly passionate about drawing everything that falls within his panels. With the extremely satisfying conclusion of this miniseries, I can now confidently state that White Knight is my favorite Batman story of all time after DKR and Year One. SGM just blows me away. Thanks for taking a look! Social/Sharing |
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Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005
Posted on 5/15/2018
Luv the Sweeping City-Scape coupled with the Muscularity of the top panels!!!
Steve . M 
Member Since 2017
Posted on 5/15/2018
You've congratulated so many on their BWK OA acquisitions...now it's our turn to congratulate you. Love your enthusiasm for the page and the series. You picked up a beauty
G. C.
Member Since 2006
Posted on 5/16/2018
Stunning cityscape panel and a great moment from the serie. Good choice !!
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 5/16/2018
I find that one of the most impressive things about Sean's art is that he's able to brilliantly mix all three prominent styles in comics: American, European and Japanese. Congrats on this spectacular page!
Kyle K
Member Since 2012
Posted on 5/17/2018
Really great page. Wonderful storytelling, and that cape panel is real special. There's a podcast w/ SGM on Bat Force Radio (iTunes), and one of the speakers discusses this page and how much he loves it. (Notice: lot's of swearing in the podcast.)
Tim D
Member Since 2015
Posted on 5/18/2018
Congrats on snagging another awesome pages out of the ones Sean was keeping! Great leading of the eye on this page. I agree that the series lived up to the early promise and delivered a satisfying conclusion.
Eric Seffinga
Member Since 2005
Posted on 6/6/2018
This really is a great piece of work. I’ve not read the series yet, and I confess as much as I was digging on SGMs work before this book, some of his early comments about it turned me off. But I’m really curious to read it now especially after seeing your thoughts on it.
Michael 07
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/31/2019
Michael 07 wrote:
This one.....if one day.....😉
Amazing!!!!
Javier Murillo
Member Since 2007
Posted on 6/1/2020
Gorgeous page, I am in love with it!. So beautiful...
Bill J
Member Since 2009
Posted on 8/7/2020
Spectacular page! Murphy outdid himself here! And that bottom panel---Wow!
Alexandre Collection
Member Since 2010
Posted on 2/1/2021
Love all the panels of this perfect Batman page. Congrats!
Eric B
Member Since 2008
Posted on 2/5/2021
I LOVE this page. Even without words, there is so much story being told. Sean's storytelling abilities are simply amazing.
J H
Member Since 2019
Posted on 3/20/2021
This page hums with emotional energy. That first scene, the perfectly captured emotions on their faces, the sharp wash and noir tone. Wow. This is a stunning page. Big congrats!
Michael 07
Member Since 2011
Posted on 3/26/2021
I have to kill you a second time for that one....sorry 😂
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
Posted on 3/27/2021
Michael 07 wrote:
I have to kill you a second time for that one....sorry 😂
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my collection.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
Posted on 4/11/2021
Stunning page! Love Sean Murphy's work on White Knight.This page is one of the best in the series. Batman's daring leap in the bottom left panel is absolutely killer! Great pick-up!
Daredevil david
Member Since 2016
Posted on 2/12/2022
Love your passion for SGM art and especially this page!! Now I will have to find this Podcast!!! Congrats! Now onto your other SGM pages to check out!!!
Peter Venkman
Member Since 2003
Posted on 1/3/2024
Another stellar piece in the collection, hat down !
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
Posted on 12/15/2024
Wow - I must get these books - the Architecture is Amazing!
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