At some point I did begin to wonder if Sean Murphy’s Batman: White Knight “Murphyverse” had reached its end. Not its actual end — there’s sequels in the works such to span another decade — but for diminishing returns. Last year’s Batman: Beyond the White Knight, for me, seemed to have so far lost the thread of what made these stories great that I wasn’t quite sure it could be regained.
Batman: White Knight Presents: Generation Joker has restored some of my faith. Among the “Presents” books it is considerably tied in, and further teases upcoming elements revealed at the end of Beyond. Mostly what impressed me here was the writers' constant and consistent use of all the various characters they’ve created or recreated over the years. It’s no spoiler to say Generation Joker focuses on Harley Quinn’s children Jackie and Bryce, and that we’ve seen them grow from birth to toddlers to starring in this adventure underscores a key aspect of the “Murphyverse,” how the characters have aged and changed across the volumes.
