There are other little instances that take place in the present day which tie into what occurred so long ago in the past. Joker’s existence might be a part of that curse, which is why he’s been a part of Batman’s life for so long. I’m no detective or anything but Joker…Laffy…“laugh-y”… I mean I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one that sees something there, right? And not only that, but Laffy has the same overly hysterical and evil laughter that the Joker has.
With Laffy being so eerily similar to the present day Joker, it makes it feel as if this “curse” is something that was just destined to happen. I really think it’s an interesting take to have this story be about a secret so deeply rooted in both Gotham’s and the Wayne family’s past. This little moment in the past is a big piece of the puzzle and is pretty crucial since the events tie in throughout the rest of the issue.
Long story short, Laffy claims that Gotham is cursed but Edmond isn’t having any of that and proceeds to kill him off. Here we are introduced to Edmond Wayne and Lafayette Arkham (aka Laffy) as they partake in a sword fight (because it’s the 1600’s and Batarangs weren't a thing yet). The first few pages of this issue take us to Gotham Valley in the year 1685. There’s a bigger, more shocking secret that follows Gotham and the Wayne family all the way back to the 1600’s. In Curse of the White Knight, we quickly discover that the secrets brought to light by Jack only scratched the surface. He mainly exposed how the elites of Gotham profited off of the city’s criminal activity and the damage caused by the criminals and Batman alike. Unsurprisingly, I’ve been greatly anticipating the continuation of Murphy’s story in Batman: Curse of the White Knight and now that it's been added to DC UNIVERSE INFINITE, I'm officially diving in!Īs a quick refresh, in Batman: White Knight we learned that Jack Napier (sane Joker on meds) wasn’t as much of a good guy as he portrayed himself to be, BUT he did do some good by uncovering a lot of the corruption going on in Gotham City that all tied back to Batman in some way. I seriously would not shut up about it (including here on the DC site).
As soon as I finished my first readthrough of Sean Murphy’s Batman: White Knight, I realized it had become one of my favorite Batman series.
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