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Good, but not as good as I remember from the 1990s. Chuck Dixon really was trying to return Batman to form, but this run still can't decide if it is hardboiled or campy. Coming off some of the 1970s and 1980s, more adult Batman stories by Alan Moore and Frank Miller, the Dark Knight did seem a bit lost. This introduces Bane and also gives us the more gritty Azazel-turned-Batman, but much of the rogues gallery seems cheesy and under-developed. Dixon's Bane, however, is a great addition to the story and a very compelling character in the beginning. However, his motivations seem far too simple for a character written that intellectually. Furthermore, many of the problems with Azazel Batman are broadcast far, far too obviously. It's good, but many other Batman arcs are better and definitely seems to come from a time when D.C. was struggling to define the character.


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Batman Knightfall Vol 1 Doug Moench Chuck Dixon Alan Grant Bob Kane Dennis O'Neil Jim Aparo Norm Breyfogle Graham Nolan Adrienne Roy Klaus Janson Books Reviews

I'm one of those people who was there when this series came out. I was 14 years old when it started, so it was difficult for me to collect them all. In fact, I had a few gaps in the independent comics. Years later, I got the 2-part Knightfall graphic novel volumes and loved being able to finally get the whole story on Bruce's fall and Jean-Paul's rise. Well, those went MIA years ago (stolen, along with a lot of other stuff) so I decided I was going to replace them. And what could be better than getting it all in 1 book, as opposed to 2? Plus, this new collection has an added comic, Bane Vengeance, which tells the story of Bane's origin. That was left out of the original Knightfall collections, the rest of the comics in this book were collected previously in the afore mentioned 2 volume edition. The addition of the Bane Vengeance story is a nice touch, as it's a good lead-in to the Knightfall series.

The series itself is still good after all these years. This is definitely one of the best story lines ever written for Batman comics, in my opinion. Though, reading these now, at the age of 34, I have come to a conclusion Bane is a wuss. I know, he seems tough, but how tough is he? After reading his origin story, he comes off looking like one of the toughest people on the planet. He survives the seemingly unsurvivable and comes out stronger for it. Plus, his venom steroid really enhances his natural strength. However, upon coming to Gotham, he won't even face Batman in a fair fight. He hatches this seemingly brilliant plan to weaken Batman by releasing the wackos from Arkham, knowing that Batman will run himself ragged hunting them down, thereby weakening him for the strike. But, the plan isn't even all that brilliant. I mean, how difficult is it to spring and arm some crazies and then sit back and rest while Batman runs all over hunting them down? All it takes is some explosives and guns, any idiot can get those. Then he proceeds to wait (comfortably) until Batman is almost too weak to stand or even think and then he strikes. While he's "fighting" (pulverizing) Batman, he keeps spouting off about how Batman is no match for him and how he's superior. But, is he really? After all, you're talking about someone who is apparently too much of a wimp to fight Batman in a fair fight, so he had to "weaken" him first. If he's so tough, why not face Batman at his prime? Because he'd lose, that's why. Batman has faced opponents physically superior to him in the past and won, and Bane knew this. Plus, Batman has years of training and experience, including dozens of fighting techniques, Ninja training and years of study. Meanwhile, Bane is a one-trick pony. He injects some Venom, gets really strong, beats up stuff. He has no formal fight training, a weakness that Batman could easily exploit. The other weakness he could exploit was Bane's dependency on Venom. (even Killer Croc figured that one out) So, likely, Bane knew he couldn't really take Batman in his prime, so he had to cheat and stack the deck. Hence, he's a wuss.

Though, even after realizing all of that, I still enjoyed reading this again. It's still a great story arc. The book itself seems to be nicely bound and printed on quality paper, despite some peoples' claims that DC's bindings and paper have gone downhill (not necessarily on this, but I've seen that complaint on some of their other recent collections.)
When I think of the best Batman story arcs from the 90s, three stories of major impact come to mind- this 1st part of the mega-arc that is Knightfall, Knightquest, and Knightsend; as well as Contagion, and Cataclysm/No Man's Land. This particular TPB shows Bruce Wayne being worn down to the point of collapse, then being attacked by & crippled by a monster of a man named Bane. This story showed Bruce Wayne nearly permanently hanging up the mantle of the Bat, and a person, Jean-Paul Valley (Azrael), then an outsider, taking over as Gotham City's feared protector. So many incredible events take place in this 1st part of the story arc, and the rxcitement, fear, and wonder are hard to contain. This truly is one of the best Batman mega-arcs of all time.
Mostly I wasn't intereted in the whole story of losing and regaining the cape, just the first half, so this colloction was perfect. The two best were the origin of Bane, since I never figured out why is he after Batman, and Robin wearing a black armband with a Superman logo, paying respect, that Superman just died recently.What I missed was maybe the Black Mask arc of the story, I expected it, because the story started right from it's beginning, and not in medias res.
I love the KnightFall series. I checked this series out from a library one book at a time...and after reading them, I just had to own them. It's a TON of material. I mean the price is more than fair for what you get. The story is fantastic as well...it's a little slow at times, but it's a must read for any Batman fan. If you can only get one of the 3 books....get this one. It contains Bane's origin story.....I knew nothing about Bane until the Nolan Batman's....this puts all that in perspective. It's clear they took some of it from this book.
Good, but not as good as I remember from the 1990s. Chuck Dixon really was trying to return Batman to form, but this run still can't decide if it is hardboiled or campy. Coming off some of the 1970s and 1980s, more adult Batman stories by Alan Moore and Frank Miller, the Dark Knight did seem a bit lost. This introduces Bane and also gives us the more gritty Azazel-turned-Batman, but much of the rogues gallery seems cheesy and under-developed. Dixon's Bane, however, is a great addition to the story and a very compelling character in the beginning. However, his motivations seem far too simple for a character written that intellectually. Furthermore, many of the problems with Azazel Batman are broadcast far, far too obviously. It's good, but many other Batman arcs are better and definitely seems to come from a time when D.C. was struggling to define the character.