Knightfall is a 19931994 batman story arc published by dc comics. Knightfall bantam spectra book hardcover july 1, 1994. Vikings and knightfall comic con 2017 panel and details. In this massively long video we take a look at knightfall. This book is where the subplot of batman starting to get run down begins.
The series focuses on the fallout from morrisons popular run on the main batman book as well as damians attempt. Batman dc copper age comics 19841991 for sale ebay. Get the best deals on modern age batman comics when you shop the largest online. Known as bane, he starts his campaign against batman. Featuring weekly comic release discussions, creator amas, a friendly and helpful userbase, and much more. The saga began when the villain bane engineered the mass escape of all the inmates at arkham asylum.
Knightfall is the backstory to bane, one of batmans most powerful foes and the unique one to have. Dennis oneil is the influential writer of comics including batman, green. I had just started reading comic books and already my. Originally conceived by kevin eastman and peter laird as a oneoff parody, the comics popularity goes on to inspire four television series, numerous video games, five feature films, and a wide range of toys and merchandise. Broken bat dc comics 01 by doug moench, chuck dixon isbn. Knightfall was an ambitious story arc that ran through all the batman universe titles in 19931994, even legends of the dark knight, which is normally exempt from the ongoing continuity. It is primarily a trilogy consisting of three arcs entitled knightfall, knightquest and knightsend, but also includes several other storylines, miniseries, and oneshots. Batman battles bane in this second knightfall new edition, featuring many chapters that were not including in the previous edition. In 1994, dc comics brought readers a landmark story featuring batman. Batman knightfall, batman, joker, postcrisis dcu 19852011 published sep 2018 by dc. Buy batman knightfall tp vol 01 01 by chuck dixon, various isbn. The inmates of arkham asylum have broken free and batman must push himself to the limits to reapprehend the joker, poison ivy, the riddler, killer croc and more.
It is a novel sans graphics based on three story arcs which ran in monthly comic books from 199394. Being 7 made it where i didnt understand comics all that well, but i was enthralled with the designs of azrael as batman and the monstrosity that is bane. The concluding chapter of knightfall part 19 finds batman jeanpaul valley determined to break bane the way the villain broke his predecessor in dark angel. Knightfall is a batman family crossover published in 1993. Batman, knightfall gotham city is reeling from the shocking news that batman is confined to a wheelchair. Meanwhile, moving in on an arms dealer, batman discovers that the perpetrator might actually be an old and deadly enemy of the order of st. The obvious point of comparison for knightfall is the death and return of superman, the epic midnineties comic story that killed off the man of steel to national media attention and record sales. Curse of the white knight has featured a much different take on azrael, the order of st. Batman knightfall tpb 19931995 dc 1st edition comic books. Batman knightfall volume 1 graphic novels reed comics. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles, published by mirage studios, premiers at a comic book convention in portsmouth, new hampshire. The unofficial dc comics sub reddit a place for fans of dcs comics, graphic novels, movies, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world and home of the worlds greatest superheroes. Originally conceived by kevin eastman and peter laird as a oneoff parody, the comic s popularity goes on to inspire four television series, numerous video games, five feature films, and a wide range of toys and merchandise. Bane is a cold calculating villain that takes his time and is a real threat, and this makes him one of the great comic book villains out there. Reading wikipedias description of knightfall, it mentions knightfall ran from april to october 1993, batman issues 492 through 500 and detective comics issues 659 through 666, with the two titles sharing a single narrative during this time. Charles chuck dixon is an american comic book writer, perhaps bestknown for long runs on batman titles in the 1990s. His first published work was my dog sandy, a comic strip printed in his elementary school newspaper. It consists of a trilogy of storylines that ran from 1993 to 1994, consisting of knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend. Scarecrow doesnt appear anywhere in said comic except on the batcomputers list of escapees, and the villain that batman faces in it is, in fact, mad hatter. The story takes place over approximately six months. Deciding to make yet another knightfall installment as the graphic novel to mark the end of my second wave of batman comics diet has more or less solidified my. Jul 12, 2017 in this massively long video we take a look at knightfall. Batman and robin grant morrison, who wrote batmans ongoing comic from 20062009, was given his own book in which to tell the further adventures of the new batman dick grayson and bruce waynes son damian wayne, the new robin.
Download batman knightfall audiobook batman knightfall. At seven years old i fully believed that the comics were a world filled with consequences. Remember that there is also the original detective comics series, as well as other comic books featuring batman. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Batman comic issue 382 modern age first print 1984 doug moench hoberg. Dennis oniel did a great job focusing the story and giving a better background on bane. Moench has worked for dc comics, marvel comics, dark horse comics and many other smaller companies. The arc where bane broke out all of the arkham inmates and then broke the bat. Knightsend and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. May 08, 2012 buy batman knightfall tp vol 01 01 by chuck dixon, various isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Dumas, and jeanpaul valley, all elements fans will remember from dcs classic knightfall storyline. By chuck dixon,alan grant,doug moench with artwork by graham nolan,eduardo barreto,jim aparo,norm breyfogle,jim balent,tom mandrake,klaus janson,bret blevins,mike manley,rick burchett. Since the latest volume came out and i know have the whole set, i thought i share it with everyone. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. Who will now protect the innocent from the dangerous inmates of arkham asylum, whom bane has released. The third and final volume of the epic 1990s tale that broke batmans back, collected in full for the first time. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Both knightfall and the death and return of superman hinge on putting one of dcs two most iconic heroes out of commission, replacing them with more. May 30, 2018 in this final knightfall omnibus collection, bruce wayne turns to lady shiva for help in retraining.
Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers. It was enough where my father would allow me to pick up the knightfall issues every 2 weeks. When i was 7 years old, knightfall hit the comic world like a ton of bricks. I think the main takeaway from the whole affair is defining the line between being an actual hero and a mere vigilante, and why batman falls into the former category. Knightfall from dc comics the comic geek community. Sep 07, 2012 since the latest volume came out and i know have the whole set, i thought i share it with everyone. Around the time of the death of superman, dc started publishing knightfall, a bat family crossover featured in detective comics, batman, and other related dc titles in the early 1990s. One shouldnt make any assumptions based on the source material, however. I made a guide on how to completely collect knightfall. Bruce wayne and robin recruit nightwing, the first robin, to keep tabs on the new batmans activities even as he. I agree this was one of the rare instances where i liked the novel better than the comic book. Bruce wayne batman suffers burnout and is systematically assaulted and crippled by a. Longtime batman writer and editor denny oneil, not a fan of the new 90s antihero, planned out a storyline wherein bruce would face each of his major foes one last time before.
Knightfall comic books all regular issues are out of stock. The comic wonders what it means to be batman in the nineties, in the shadow of the dark knight returns. The core premise of the saga and themes underlying it are pretty interesting. But now theres a new villain on the scene, determined to conquer where others have failed. Vikings and knightfall are heading to san diego comiccon. Its a trilogy consisting of three storylines, knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend. In this final knightfall omnibus collection, bruce wayne turns to lady shiva for help in retraining. Knightfall charise carnes is a fictional dc comics character, an enemy of batgirl barbara gordon. The dark knight has been gotham citys protector for years, challenged by its many villains. 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. It was written by alan grant, chuck dixon, dennis oneil, doug moench, and jo duffy, with illustrations by barry kitson, bret blevins, graham nolan, jim aparo. Bruce wayne and robin recruit nightwing, the first robin, to keep tabs on the new batmans activities even as he continues his pursuit of the. Knightfall is a batman crossover originally published in singleissue form in 1991, and first collected in trade paperbacks in 1993. Mar, 2016 knightfall seems vitally worried about the integrity of batman as a character, as if bruce wayne might be corrupted or eroded by some insidious force.