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Warning : SPOILERSfor Batman : Curse of the White Knight
They say antonym attract , and what comic record book brace could be more diametrical thanBatmanandHarleyQuinn ? Though the two plowshare a long account of whack each other on rooftop , in Sean Gordon Murphy ’s bookBatman : Curse of the White Knight , the Caped Crusader , and the Clown Queen find themselves fall in love life with each other .
Wrapping up his 2d installment in theWhite Knightuniverse , Murphy finally delivered what he had been razz for months onTwitter , a romance between Bruce Wayne and Harley Quinn . Forced into recruiting Harley to help oneself him uncover a cataclysmic secret plan hatched by her old boyfriend , the Joker , Batman gains her trust by unmasking ( figuratively and literally ) in front of her . And after several effect ofHarley flirtingand dropping not - so - subtle hint , the two finally admit to consider each other as more than just criminal offense - fighting partners .
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Taking home outside unconstipated DC canyon , Murphy’sWhite Knightuniverse does n’t waver from take bold shore leave with the Batman mythology . For starters , hekills off members of the Bat - family- George R.R. Martin way . And it ’s not just Batman ’s friend who get axed . In a scandalous upset , Harley lastly wipe out the Jokerafter the Clown Prince snatch their twins ( whom Batman antecedently delivered in the bowels of Arkham Asylum ) . But through all the tragedy and painfulness , Bruce and Harley cope to keep each other sane in poignant scenes that showcase Harley ’s intellect and Batman ’s compassionateness .
And although the series is n’t afraid to take liberty with the germ cloth , it also takes a lot of inspiration fromBatman : The Animated Series . While inquire clew in Arkham , Harley brings up a dress Batman once buy for her , referencing the episode " Harley ’s Holiday , " where the Dark Knight bribe her a dress she erroneously believed she was being incriminate of steal . From that minute on , Harley and Bruce ’s kinship evolves from being loath allies to full - on romantic partners .
In a rather heartbreaking scene in the conclusion issue ofCurse of the White Knight , Harley attempts to free Bruce after he turn himself in to the police . Bruce refuses her assistance , but thanks her for stopping him fromcompletely breakingand falling into dark . Before departing , Bruce presses his hand against the windscreen of the police cruiser see him to county lockup , and Harley draws a heart on the ice with the fall rain .
On report , a kinship betweenHarley QuinnandBatmansounds unconvincing . But Murphy does a great job at developing their moral force over the course ofCurse of the White Knight . Harley is famously attracted to intense personality , and it ’s not unthinkable to assume some of her onetime beau ’s infatuation with Batman subconsciously rubbed off on her . And in a universe that has yet to introduce Catwoman , Bruce needs a shoulder to lean on in moment of weakness - and Murphy is outstanding at bring chiropteran down a peg . With DC already planning to expand the " Murphyverse " even further , it will be interesting to see where he takes the Bat - Quinn family relationship .
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