DC Start Here: Batman - White Knight # 1 BN

DC Start Here: Batman - White Knight #1 is a promotional reprint comic book, launching as a central pillar of DC Comics' "Start Here" initiative. Batman: White Knight #1 is the premier issue of an eight-part miniseries published by DC Comics under its mature-readers imprint. Released on October 4, 2017, this groundbreaking book completely flips the traditional heroic dynamics of Gotham City, presenting a cured, sane Joker as a political savior and a brutal, unhinged Batman as the ultimate threat.

Comic Book Overview

• Creative Team: Written and illustrated by Sean Gordon Murphy with colors by Matt Hollingsworth. This issue launched the massive, standalone creator-owned universe known to fans as the "Murphyverse."
• Plot Synopsis: After Batman brutally beats the Joker and forces an experimental cocktail of medication down his throat, the Clown Prince of Crime is cured of his madness. Reclaiming his birth name, Jack Napier, he uses his genius intellect to legally sue the Gotham City Police Department and launch a political campaign to expose Batman's massive collateral damage to the city.
• Key Character Debuts: Marks the official first appearances of Marian Drews (the Neo-Joker) and the modern "Murphyverse" alternate-timeline versions of Batman, Nightwing, and Batgirl.