One of my favorite things about grant morrisons run on batman was his insistence that everything counts. That is, to be clear, not the same as saying it is one of the best. Knightfall begins with the origin of bane and how he grew obsessed with batman. There are scenes of violence during a home invasion and a citywide act of terrorism, but the body count is low, and bloodshed isnt. Art by jim aparo, norm breyfogle, graham nolan, and jim balent.
But to someone new to the series, they might choose pick pick either the omnibuses or the 25th anniversary editions, depending on price vs. Lines will be crossed, heroes will be broken in part 2 of my two part story. But jeanpaul valley, the man who now patrols the night as a vicious and violent batman, is not willing to give up his new identity. Batman knightfall by dennis oneill hardcover wdustjacket published in 1994 by bantam spectra 349 pages near mint condition. Jan 14, 2020 this is a great book detailing the events of knightfall than ran through the batman titles in the 90s, where all the rouges were busted out of arkham by bane to weaken batman down so he could break the bat and it also captures bruce waynes recovery back to batman. In this video, ill be kicking off a three part series where i will be tackling one of the most epic batman sagas of all time the knightfall trilogy. A batman fan made stopmotion animation directed by hong kong based directors derek kwok and henri wong of parabucks. But his methods are brutal and dangerous, and the future of gotham city is uncertain. In the first installment of this classic storyline that leads to the birth of a new batman, the dark knights greatest enemies have all simultaneously escaped from arkham asylum and are preying on gotham city. Mar, 2016 knightfall is one of the definitive batman stories. Accepting his new mission, jean paul begins to lose his grip on his sanity as he metes out justice with devastating levels of aggression and violence. Batman, knightfall gotham city is reeling from the shocking news that batman is confined to a wheelchair.
Batman knightfall full a train takes you aboard the old time radio train of memories of. Dc movie news flash and cyborg teamup, post knightfall batman. The first film needs to reveal banes origin story which is told in vengeance of bane and have him unleash a swarm of villains from arkham asylum. This reading order contains the prelude issues as well as the entire knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend storylines. Batman knightfall tpb 19931995 dc 1st edition comic books. In this latest knightfall recut title, bruce wayne is ready to resume his role as gothams protector. Chuck dixon recalls, denny oneill wanted to do a story where bruce wayne would be out of commission for a year as batman.
Witnessing this dangerous behavior firsthand, nightwing and robin try to come to grips with bruces highly controversial. This comic issue is a part of the massive knightfall crossover event. Knightfall is far too chaotic and disorganised to rank among the best batman stories ever told. Batman knightfall audio book movie part 1 adapted from the bbc radio 4 drama created by dirk maggs, starring bob sessions as the batman, michael gough as alfred, peter marinker as bane and kerry. This enormous threat to gotham city would allow the movie to focus on various batman family characters as they do their part to capture these fiends. Here is the first full trailer, im not too proud of it but here it is anyway, enjoy. The trilogy involved batman s back being broken by bane, the debut and subsequent descent into madness of bruce waynes successor batman jeanpaul valley, and bruce waynes recovery and reclamation of his former title, combatting valley himself.
One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as sid vicious in sid and nancy 1986. Here is a fan concept trailer of ben afflecks dceu solo batman movie the batman. Batman encounters a powerful new foe, bane, who takes the dark knight beyond the limits of human endurance, nearly destroying him forever. Also included is the aftermath of the knightfall saga. A monumentous task, it proves to be his breaking point and the. Knight movie trilogy, though i think the book is better. Batman knightfall tpb 2012 dc new edition comic books. The knightfall protocol was a contingency plan devised by bruce wayne in the event that his identity as batman was compromised. In the quasimedieval caribbean nation of santa prisca, an unborn boy is convicted for the crimes of his absent father. Knightfall was adapted as a full cast radio drama by bbc radio 1 in 1994, starting with a slightly tweaked version of batman. Written by marie lu warcross, legend, the novel pits the young billionaire against a mysterious female criminal. But they should better make one of knightfall because this story was probably.
The whole knightfall storyline bane breaks batman, batman comes back was the starting point for the dark knight rises, and this volume covers what the movie thankfully chose to ignore. Who will now protect the innocent from the dangerous inmates of arkham asylum, whom bane has released. A twoparter inspired by knightfall would be pretty easy to adapt in the current animated universe and it would be full of potential. Azrael is a meaner, more violent version of batman. Bruce waynes lessthanworth successor to the cowl, jean paul valley. A monumentous task, it proves to be his breaking point and the main focus of this tale.
Knightfall ultimately kicked off considerably later than the death and return of superman, to the point that superman was already dead by the time that the event kicked off. In 1994, dc comics brought readers a landmark story featuring batman. Who rules the night is the second of two volumes collecting knightfall, the batman storyline in which batman meets defeat. Dc movie news flash and cyborg teamup, post knightfall. For example, i got the 2012 omnibuses, so now, i would only have to get prelude to knightfall, batman.
Back in october of 1992, dc comics released the first issue of a 4 issue miniseries entitled batman. Bane breaks batman s back in batman knightfall part 11. Batman s downfall was expertly orchestrated and this is what makes bane such a brilliant. Batman knightfall audio book movie part 1 adapted from the bbc radio 4 drama created by dirk maggs, starring bob sessions as the batman. With his city under siege, batman pushes his body to its physical breaking point as he takes on the joker, the mad hatter, poison ivy, killer croc, the riddler and the scarecrow, one.
There will be major spoilers for the full knightfall ending in each chapter. Batmans knightfall launches during this transition period in 1993, with bruce. In the midst of all of this, bruce wayne must also cope with his decision to pass on the mantle of batman to jeanpaul valley. But things get much worse when bane, the man behind all the madness, confronts an exhausted batman and breaks his back. Sep 21, 2009 here is the first full trailer, im not too proud of it but here it is anyway, enjoy. The knightfall saga highlights the duality of batman and bruce wayne by. Bruce wayne batman suffers burnout and is systematically assaulted and crippled by a. After putting batman through a grueling gauntlet of nonstop crimefighting that left the dark knight physically, mentally, and emotionally drained, bane finally confronted bruce wayne in his own mansion. Knightfall is a 19931994 batman story arc published by dc comics. Download batman knightfall audiobook batman knightfall. Knightfall goes inside the medieval politics and warfare of the knights templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the middle ages. The story takes place over approximately six months.
I fell in love with the tim burton films, then obsessed over the. The dark knight fall full movie hd video dailymotion. Knightfall is one of the worst batman books ever and its spread over three ghastly books. Bob sessions as batman michael gough as alfred pennyworth daniel marinker as robin peter marinker as bane, jack drake. The primary story arc is terrific and a genuine touchstone in comic history. The aftermath of the devastating battle between batman and bane leaves gotham city without a hero. This is not an official trailer, this is just a fan trailer made prior to the. Mentally defeated and physically broken, bruce wayne turns to azrael to assume the identity of batman during his absence. Knightfall is the backstory to bane, one of batman s most powerful foes and the unique one to have broken batman s back. Now dc has finally committed to collecting the full, complete story in batman. There are some minor alterations, but it is mostly true to the comic books. The book also has a fascinating character who is not in the movie azrael. Gary oldman is a talented english movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style.
Its not a very complicated story bane beats batman, jeanpaul valley beats bane, bruce beats jeanpaul valley and thats why in the final part of the knightfall saga, bruce must become batman once again and take gotham from the hands of the powercrazed. The animated series sequel rewrites his biggest defeat. The complete knightfall saga is inspired by the bestselling batman storylines knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend. The knightfall series is one of the greatest batman stories of all time. Sep 01, 2009 batman faces the return of an old foe, more twisted than ever. It is a novel sans graphics based on three story arcs which ran in monthly comic books from 199394. Jan 21, 2015 batman knightfall audio book movie part 1 adapted from the bbc radio 4 drama created by dirk maggs, starring bob sessions as the batman, michael gough as alfred, peter marinker as bane and kerry. I like to take materials from dc comics and try to adapt them with audio books published to make an animated movie of sorts.
I personally love all three parts, although a number of people really dont enjoy the second part in the trilogy. Home turf does not prove an advantage when bane breaks batman s back in the batcave in the broken bat. Bob sessions batman, kerry shale the joker and lorelei king martha wayne return from the former recording, batman. This was a batman who had limits facing a villain who knew what it would take to bring down the batman. Batman knightfall full atrain takes you aboard the old time radio train of memories of. I made a guide on how to completely collect knightfall. Back in october of 1992, dc comics released the first issue of a 4 issue mini series entitled batman. Brutal and visceral, the fight spanned several pages that began and ended on the streets of gotham with a small detour on a gotham mass transit cart. It consists of a trilogy of storylines that ran from 1993 to 1994, consisting of knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend. I do not own batman, or any recognizable characters. Throughout the knightfall arc batman must recapture the escaped insane asylum inmates and bring back order to the city.
Knightfall consisted of three parts, knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend. When the batfamily declares war against former kgb operatives with plans to take control of gotham citys underworld, who will come out the victor. Nightwalker focuses on an episode in the life of bruce wayne when he was a teen, before he became the dark knight. This becomes particularly obvious when the story enters its second and third act, as everything falls to pieces and the saga sort. This massive first knightfall volume includes chapters never previously not collected. Just like the dark knight returns, a movie inspired by knightfall should be a twoparter. I only heared of supermans movie and the justice league the new frontier. Cette vaste saga, inedite en france, dura plus dun an, davril 1993 a aout 1994. With batman crippled by his fiercest foe, a new hero tries to fill his shoes in protecting gotham city. As a result, some changes needed to be made to the plotting. Fans remember how batman suffered his biggest defeat at the hands of the super strong criminal bane in 1990s knightfall storyline. Batman knightfall trilogy reading order comic book herald. Is it posible for batman to have a knightfall movie.
Banes scheme of using the full arsenal of batman s enemies against him brings all the big names into the frame. Knightfall saga reading order comic book reading orders. Driven to the brink of madness, the new batman seeks to destroy bruce as they meet in mortal combat. Batman has been noticing the sudden escalation in crime but he. Any size contribution will help keep cbh alive and full of new comics guides and. This will be a series of one shots from different people regarding the ending of arkham knight. It has taken me quite a while to write, and get posted. I read this after watching the last of the christopher nolan movies, the dark knight rises, and enjoyed it up to the point where ariel takes over for the recovering batman. An oral history of the batman knightfall saga syfy wire. Apr 29, 2020 knightfall was an emotional ride for batfans, but it was satisfyingly capped off with a knockdown, dragout battle between bane and the jeanpaul valley version of batman. Adapted from the bbc radio 4 drama created by dirk maggs, starring bob.
Knightfall finale batman faces the return of an old foe, more twisted than ever. And in the aftermath of his efforts, the dark knight comes facetoface with bane, who delivers a crippling blow that will change. This begins the main theme of the first part in the knightfall arc. I hope you like it, it isnt that long, there are a lot of pictures in it. May 01, 2012 the whole knightfall storyline bane breaks batman, batman comes back was the starting point for the dark knight rises, and this volume covers what the movie thankfully chose to ignore. They will vary in length from fairly long to drabbles. The substories are still great and all contribute to the overall story arc. Knightfall is a batman crossover originally published in singleissue form in 1991, and first collected in trade paperbacks in 1993. In later years, the comics were reprinted several times, though never in full, as the. Not difficult to see why characteristics of it were used for the dark knight rises. It is primarily a trilogy consisting of three arcs entitled knightfall, knightquest and knightsend, but also includes several other storylines, miniseries, and oneshots.
See more ideas about batman, batman art and batman comics. Arkham knight full game movie all cutscenes complete story mode 1080p60fps subscribe. Against all odds, bane survives to adolescence and beyond, training himself to extraordinary heights of strength and intelligence and gaining the. It was not something any one villain could accomplish, but the combined efforts of them all was needed.
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