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Template:Short description Template:Infobox comics meta series The Murphyverse is the unofficial name given to a line of American comic books created by writer/artist Sean Murphy, and published by DC Comics under its Black Label imprint. Template:TOC limit

Development

Following the critical and commercial success of Batman: White Knight (2017–18) and its sequels Batman: Curse of the White Knight (2019–20) and Batman: Beyond the White Knight (2022-23) — three limited series created by Sean Murphy — DC Comics was reportedly interested in creating a comic book line centered around Murphy's works, with him overseeing the making of each comic as they are developed by different creative teams and then published by DC under its Black Label imprint.[1] Although it currently does not have an official name, the line is commonly referred to as the "Murphyverse".[2]

In revealing vision for the Murphyverse, Murphy laid out six rules that all writers and illustrators must follow when creating stories for it:[3] First, any character that dies cannot be subsequently resurrected; second, there can be no internal monologues; third, no series can be rushed; fourth, the authors of the books must have as their primary focus the goal of pleasing their readers; fifth, there must be at least one vehicle, such as the Batmobile, in each comic; and sixth, no series may crossover with another, despite taking place in the same shared universe.[4]

While the Murphyverse has so far focused on the superhero Batman and his overall cast of supporting characters, Murphy has indicated that he plans to expand the line with the release of comics based on other DC characters and teams, such as Superman and the Justice League.[5][6] Murphy said that his comic book line is DC's equivalent of Marvel Comics' Ultimate imprint: "I feel like I've got all the freedom in the world and my own universe, Batman. I mean, like, everyone wants that. So I don't know how I ended up here. But it's like Marvel's Ultimate Line but with Gotham City."[7]

Publications

Featured titles

Title Issues Publication date Writer(s) Artist(s) Letterer(s) Colorist(s) Ref.
Released
Batman: White Knight #1–8 Template:DTS – Template:DTS Sean Murphy Todd Klein Matt Hollingsworth [8]
Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1–8 Template:DTS – Template:DTS Sean Murphy AndWorld Design Matt Hollingsworth [9]
Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze #1 Template:DTS Sean Murphy Klaus Janson AndWorld Design Matt Hollingsworth [10]
Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #1–6 Template:DTS – Template:DTS Katana Collins
Sean Murphy 		Matteo Scalera AndWorld Design Dave Stewart [11]
Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1–8 Template:DTS – Template:DTS Sean Murphy AndWorld Design Dave Stewart [12]
Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood #1–2 Template:DTS – Template:DTS Sean Murphy
Clay McCormack 		Simone Di Meo
George Kambadais 		AndWorld Design Dave Stewart [13]
Batman: White Knight Presents: Generation Joker #1–6 Template:DTS – Template:DTS Katana Collins
Clay McCormack
Sean Murphy 		Mirka Andolfo D. C. Hopkins Alejandro Sánchez [14]
In development
Untitled Batman: Beyond the White Knight sequel TBA TBA Sean Murphy TBA TBA TBA [15]
Untitled Catwoman series TBA TBA Clay McCormack TBA TBA TBA
Untitled Superman series TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA [5]
World's Finest: White Knight TBA TBA Sean Murphy Sean Murphy TBA TBA [16]
Unproduced
Untitled Batgirl series N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [17]
Untitled Nightwing series N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Collected editions

Title Publication date Collected material Pages Format ISBN Ref.
Batman: White Knight Template:DTS Batman: White Knight #1–8 232 Complete Template:ISBNT [18]
Batman: White Knight – The Hardcover Edition Template:DTS Batman: White Knight #1–8 232 Hardcover Template:ISBNT [19]
Batman: White Knight – The Deluxe Edition Template:DTS Batman: White Knight #1–8 232 Deluxe Template:ISBNT [20]
Batman: Curse of the White Knight Template:DTS Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1–8 and Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze #1 272 Complete Template:ISBNT [21]
Batman: Curse of the White Knight 2020 Batman Day Special Edition Template:DTS Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 33 Special N/A [22]
Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn Template:DTS Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #1–6 and a story from Harley Quinn Black + White + Red #6 168 Complete Template:ISBNT [23]
Batman: Beyond the White Knight Showcase Edition Template:DTS Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1–2 48 Prestige N/A [24]
Batman: Curse of the White Knight – The Deluxe Edition Template:DTS Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1–8 and Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze #1 280 Deluxe Template:ISBNT N/A
Batman: Beyond the White Knight June 2023 Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1–8 and Batman: White Knight Presents Red Hood #1–2 280 Complete N/A N/A
Batman: White Knight Presents: Generation Joker April 16, 2024 Batman: White Knight Presents: Generation Joker #1–6 156 Complete Template:ISBNT N/A

See also

References

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  24. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BeyondShowcaseEdition
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