For anyone else who was too young or was taking a hiatus from comics at the time, knightfall was a twentyissue story arc from 1993 that ran through 4 different titles batman, detective comics, shadow of the bat and showcase 93 that told the epic tale of the downfall and presumed death of batman and the introduction of. Download batman knightfall audiobook batman knightfall. Batman 2016 comic read batman 2016 comic online in high. It is a fantastic prose novel that contains 372 pages. Given that the knightfall trades do not contain absolutely everything relevant to the story ive been buying trades and back issues to fill in the gaps. This edition includes the crusade, which was included in the 2012 edition batman. Knightfall saga reading order comic book reading orders.
Rather than repeat what came before in knightfall, tom king manages to turn a reversal of events into a fistpumping moment that is reminiscent of the hyper capable batman of grant morrison, and continues the high octane streak this book has been on since issue 1. If you want to read good batman stories that dont require catching up with a year or more of comics, id suggest staying awa. Batman and firefly went at it again, this time batman the victor. The fact that many of the main villains of the batman franchise are forgotten is the only thing that can be a disappointment in the story of batman arkham knight. Known for his fastpaced, actionoriented plotting, chuck dixon is the prolific and acclaimed writer of long runs on batman, robin, nightwing, birds of prey. In volume 1 of the groundbreaking installment, we watch batman as he faces countless, classic villains as the arkham asylum has been broken into leaving many of the craziest criminals free to roam the streets and torment the city of gotham. Mar, 2016 knightfall officially begins with banes attack upon arkham, but it is carefully seeded before that point.
In the quest to get bruce wayne to hang up the cape and cowl, thomas wayne is going to have to use a little tough love. Part two of a massive ninevolume celebration of the entire batman. Prodigal, collecting this longoutofprint classic batman tale. Knightfall is broken up into two parts the broken bat and who rules the night. This book is where the subplot of batman starting to get run down begins. Not difficult to see why characteristics of it were used for the dark knight rises. This book collects the first and arguably the best part of this story the breaking of the batman. Jul 18, 2016 michael finocchiaro rated it really liked it shelves.
Superstar artist david finch returns to batman alongside writer tom king. One shouldnt make any assumptions based on the source material, however. A place to discuss the batman and all things batman. Written by doug moench, chuck dixon and alan grant. The first character to assume the identity of azrael was jeanpaul valley, debuting in batman.
This reading order contains the prelude issues as well as the entire knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend storylines. If you love knightfall, batman or dc then you know how good this story is and you dont need cam to repeat what you know already flaws and all my major gripe is the paper quality is so damn cheap. Apr 18, 2006 buy batman, knightfall bbc audio by maggs, dirk isbn. At 960 pages, this edition contains the entire contents of the 2012 edition of batman. Bane is my most favorite supervillain in the batman universe as he is the only one who has ever defeated batman. In later years, the comics were reprinted several times, though never in full. Luckily kings strong characterization of everyone involved in batmans plan helped overcome this problem to. Jul 12, 2017 in this massively long video we take a look at knightfall.
The arc where bane broke out all of the arkham inmates and then broke the bat. Batman knightfall by oneil denny paperback book the fast. When it comes to the waynes, expect a little of both. Bane and jeanpaul are introduced and woven into the fabric of the book. Bane breaks batman s back in batman knightfall part 11. Knightfall officially begins with banes attack upon arkham, but it is carefully seeded before that point. Prodigal, 652 pages, isbn 9781401237219 notes on the comic book covers, only the third part had its title written in camelcase, perhaps. Four criminals steal a ruby from a man known as jaffeer, and as a result, he places a curse on them.
Single comics up to 2 are bagged and boarded, then secured in a corrugated box. Knightfall is one of the most ambitious batman stories ever attempted. I personally love all three parts, although a number of people really dont enjoy the second part in the trilogy. It could be argued that comics and mass culture have always been stuck in this cycle, but it was particularly evident in nineties comic books. Since nightwing has his own life and robin is too young, jean paul valley aka azrael takes over as batman. Major issues a original video series will speak to.
The stories took place in batmans thencurrent continuity along with detective comics and batman, in contrast to batman. Home turf does not prove an advantage when bane breaks batman s back in the batcave in the broken bat. Charles chuck dixon is an american comic book writer, perhaps bestknown for long runs on batman titles in the 1990s. Buy batman knightfall tp vol 01 01 by chuck dixon, various isbn. Knightfall saga, this collection follows the story arc begun in batman. Knightfall book series by multiple authors includes books batman. It is his destiny to destroy batman and take control of gotham city.
The story begins with bane engineering the breakout of all the insane criminals that are housed in arkham asylum. The police began a wildgoosechase to locate the kidnapped mayor. Batman 484487 detective 654656 batman 488 tec 657658 batman 489490 4. For more than twenty years, the knightfall epic was treated to trade paperback editions. Tec 667 668, with pages 16 from robin 1 to end of 668 3. After the gamechanging events of knightfall, bruce wayne asks dick grayson, now the hero known as nightwing, to take his place while he recovers and reexamines his quest for justice. Batman knightfall volume is a book written by chuck dixon and was published in 1993. Our goal is to help you get what youre looking for. Knightfall is arguably one of the most popular installments in the history of batman. Prodigal, 652 pages, isbn 9781401237219 notes on the comic book covers, only the third part had its title written in camelcase, perhaps to keep it from being read as knightsend.
Being an ardent dc fan, i would suggest reading knightfall a 1993 comic book featuring the well known villain bane for the first time and it includes jeanpaul valley azreal as the batman as well. Shadow of the bat was a comic book series featuring batman, published by dc comics. Without any options left, the dark knight must pass his iconic cape and cowl to a worthy ally. It is a novel sans graphics based on three story arcs which ran in monthly comic books from 199394. As the caped crusader and the boy wonder hunt the four fugitives down, they witness the curses take hold of. After thatthe deluge of the comic book market, but thats another story altogether. How batman defeated bane at the end couldnt off been more telegraphed. But largely the teamup of batman, and superman provided some time off for an overworked bud collyer superman. Scarecrow and joker began bombing an underriver tunnel. Knightfall was the first comic series i ever collected entirely, so this was a must have for me. Knightsend includes all material collected in 1993s batman. Hundreds of comic book characters are being portrayed in film and television, and with each new day more are being announced.
Azrael is the alias of multiple fictional characters appearing in comic books published by in the dc comics. Since his first appearance in 1939, batman has been adapted into various media such as film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. Apart from that, the characters are well developed and the dialogues are beautifully written and narrated. There are currently fourteen comic books about batman, gotham, and batmans subordinatesfamily members in print today. Batman is threatened by a new villain bane and is slowly but surely whittled down physically and psychologically so bane can quite literally break him. This book follows the life of bane a villain and how he starts out as a small boy in a prison to a super buff supervillain who develops a serious hatred for batman. See more ideas about batman, batman art and batman comics. Batman 2016 comic read batman 2016 comic online in. Presenting over 20 classic full length batman tales from the dc comics vault. The knightfall series is one of the greatest batman stories of all time.
Clearly states ii on the cover designating second print and batman title on cover in dark blue letters inside a pink bat. The entire knightfall storyline took over a year to complete in the comic book serials. To my relief it was the same book, the seller said that the winning bidder didnt realize the book was a 2nd printing and asked to cancel the. He is also the author of the dc comics guide to writing for comics watson guptill. Also included is the aftermath of the knightfall saga.
A story in which bane breaks batmans back and we see the end of bruce wayne for a long period in the comics. Dennis oneil is the influential writer of comics including batman, green lanterngreen arrow, the justice league of america and countless other titles. And when i think of how fun such serial events were in retrospect, especially compared to what we read nowadays, i wish we might see a couple more long serial main events like that. Who will now protect the innocent from the dangerous inmates of arkham asylum, whom bane has released. Jul 28, 2016 if you remember reading andor collecting knightfall, congratulations. During mutual radio broadcast of the adventures of superman, starting in 1945 superman and batman, years before their comic book collaborations, really became a functioning team. This book is all about the downfall and the remaking of a great superhero.
It collects the entire knightfall arc, plus vengeance of bane and the longawaitedtobecollected pre knightfall issues which shows the wearing down of batman and introduces some key characters and plot points. The broken bat following banes massive break out at arkham asylum batman hunts through the city of gotham. This book collects the first and arguably the best part of this story the breaking of the batman by bane the symbolism of the name is pretty obvious. His earliest comics work was writing evangeline first for comico comics in 1984 then later for first comics, who published the ongoing series, on which he worked with his thenwife, the artist judith hunt. The batman franchise is the fourteenth highestgrossing media franchise of all time, having made. This is the story of how bane came to be and broke the batman.
Seeking gotham as his ultimate prize, the santa priscan crime lord bane wages a slowburning war to wear batman down bringing the dark knight to his knees before bane breaks him. Prelude to knightfall kicks off an ambitious ninevolume saga that revisits batmans memorable and lifechanging battle with bane. Batman knightfall tpb 2012 dc new edition comic books. The storyline is infamous for its bloated content and longterm ramifications for the batman universe. Knightfall dennis oneil novel unabridged audiobook.
Its not going to break you if you dont know every detail about batman. Batprose novel i was real lucky to get this book when it was getting out to the market back then in 1994. Legends of the dark knight, which focused on batmans early years. Knightfall series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Knightfall was like if tom king and scott snyder and tim seeley and artists like janin and finch and romita and jock and etc did a years long numbered batman event. Batman, knightfall gotham city is reeling from the shocking news that batman is confined to a wheelchair. Chuck dixons adaption of the dark knight in batman. But how does batman confront a new hero who wants to save. It introduces the characters of bane and azrael, and continually questions whether bruce is physically and mentally prepared for continuing his role as batman. Jeanpaul teams up with robin and trains to become a hero, while bane tangles with the riddler and killer croc as a prelude for what is to come. My thought is that if someone were to come into knightfall cold, that is the one issue that actually sets up the basic plot for the first half of knightfall. Will it be father and son working together, or tearing each other apart.