A few more issues showing Terry operating and learning as Batman, interacting with the various elements of Neo-Gotham would have given the character more to do, more organically established the new Gotham, and given the book and its expanded cast a chance to breathe.

This issue loses Terry outside of a couple of mentions, and it becomes clear the character has gotten the short end of the narrative focus that should have come with the book’s title. At six (or eight counting the tie-ins) issues, the amount of story could have easily filled eight to ten, and it might have helped to either split the Beyond concept into two miniseries or at least give it the space of 12 issues. The overall story of Beyond the White Knight feels heavily compressed, even with the additional issues focusing on Red Hood. That might be a byproduct of the series’s accelerated pace coupled with the packed line-up of characters and concepts. It’s an interesting narrative choice to pivot from the tropes of a body swamp, ensuring there’re no misunderstandings or soapy shenanigans. After Dick turns on the GTO and back to the vigilante group, there’s fleeting hope that the family can mend, before tragedy strikes in the form of a cliffhanger. This all occurs after a batfamily blowout between Dick and Jason, which shows just how deep the fractures go in the family. The issue then returns to Bruce’s fight against powers, proving to Dick the man’s plans to weaponize Gotham and Batman while manipulating Terry McGinnis after killing his father. The issue makes clear that no bat-on-clown hanky panky occurred, and that Jack revealed the situation to Harley, including Bruce’s feelings, hidden as they are. Batman: Beyond the White Knight #6 – written and drawn by Sean Murphy, with colors from Dave Stewart, and letters by AndWorld Design – picks up immediately after the last issue’s tender embrace between Harley Quinn and Bruce Wayne controlled by Jack Napier.

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