Tree of Blood : Dark Knight vs. White Knight. Conclusion
The White Knight isn't a particularly distinctive new creation, and it's hard to keep from feeling like we've somehow read this story before. It's a safe story, not making any mistakes but not blazing into something out of the ordinary or even above average levels of excitement.
This issue concludes the thread where the White Knight is trying to kill every relative of anyone who has ever been incarcerated in Arkham Asylum. It culminates in Arkham itself with the White Knight trying to kill all of the current inmates. In one dialog he tells some of the inmates who he has killed, but says to the Joker "You're the exception, Mister Joker...", "Yes, I always am.", replies Joker. "...I couldn't find any family ties whatsoever to you.", "That's because I've cut them already." Lovely.
It appears that Dr Phosphorous killed his father (who worked in Arkham) to trigger this cascade of revenge and retribution.
Anyway, Batman and Robin arrive to stop him from killing anyone (that I could tell), and in his attempt to escape (using a pair of "wings", Batman throws a baterang to stop him, fuxing the power supply and ultimately fusing the wings to the White Knight.
So, a new super villan foe for the Batman. Not awe inspiring, but a decent read.
3/5
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