Its funny, heartbreaking, and absolutely beautifuland i wouldnt have it any other way. The character bane was quickly added to the roster of villains in batman. This article needs additional citations for verification. Feb 01, 2012 in the months leading up to the breaking of the bat in the legendary storyline knightfall, dc comics fans were introduced to a brand new character for the first time. Nov 04, 2016 i feel like its now a trope with bane and breaking backs. I want it to be clear that this issue and the overall story are still extremely good. A very reliable bleeding cool source has reportedly confirmed that batman will indeed have his back. There have so far been five different comic series based. Raised in a prison on the island of santa prisca for the crimes of his father, bane dedicated his life to honing his mind and body into a perfect weapon.
How many times is bane gonna break batmans damn back. Bane seems trained with all weapons, from shivs to sniper rifles and all the way to missile launchers. In order to wage his unending war on injustice, batman has developed his body as perfectly as he has his mind. This prestige format oneshot costars bane, the man who broke batmans back. Bane vs batman by graham nolan bane, comic books art, comic art, book. Later when azrael took him down and bruce took down azrael, he must have realized bruce wayne was batman again. Batman beyond is a cartoon television series which aired from 1999 to 2001 as part of the dc animated universe. Batman graphic novels every fan should read barnes. This graphic novel collection brings together batmans most legendary. Remember, bane figured out batmans secret identity back in his comic premiere. Today, we look at how batman got over that whole getting his back broken by bane deal.
From the origins of bane to the breaking of the bat, dcs knightfall trilogy is. Focused on terry mcginnis, a highschooler living 20 minutes into the future who discovered bruce waynes identity as batman, he took up the mantle and patrolled the city of new gotham years after bruce himself retired the cowl. The black spider eric needham was a very bronze age, guntoting killer vigilante who appeared in 1976. Bane reads men like most read an issue of detective comics he could see with but a glance that batman jeanpaul valley wasnt batman bruce wayne, and after watching wayne for a few minutes bane intuitively realised that he was batman. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The character is already starring in the current i am bane arc of tom king and david finch s batman series, and cbr has the exclusive first word that writer chuck dixon and artist graham nolan, two of the most prominent batman creators of the 1990s, will return to their creation in dc comics. After reading some older batman comics and seeing original bane then seeing the tom hardy vertion of him in the dark knight rises, i was just wondering who you guys perfer. In the months leading up to the breaking of the bat in the legendary storyline knightfall, dc comics fans were introduced to a brand new character for the first time. This prestige format oneshot costars bane, the man who broke batman s back. Unlike many others in batman s rogues gallery, bane s real name has never come up.
Broken bat is the first of two volumes collecting knightfall, the muchtalked about batman storylinemuch talked about because it was the story in which batman gets defeated. Home turf does not prove an advantage when bane breaks batmans back in the batcave in the broken bat. Its not very often we get an undertaking of this magnitude and murphys unique art style and writing prowess seem tailormade for this story. Years to train and study and planhere, in the endless cave, far past the burnt remains of a crime fighter whose time has passed it begins herean armyto bring sense to a world plagued by worse than thieves and murderersthis will be a good life. Jim gordon batmans batmobile jim gordons batmobile during his short stint as gotham citys batman wasnt really a car, but a battruck that costed the city 15 million. Banes back and hes ready to give his particular brand of villainy back to you the people. He does not offer much resistance and bane literally and figuratively breaks him.
In knightfall, bane found out that bruce wayne was batman and took him down. Neither of these stories featured ras al ghul, who is a significantly different character than the one featured in the comic. I felt a little out of the loop and im not sure if the villains here were completely made up for this story, if i just dont remember them from the series, or if maybe not all of the series got put onto dvd and i never. In the gotham episode i am bane, eduardo dorrance whos now becomes bane throws alfred against a metal pole apparently breaking his back, similar to the acclaimed comic knightfall when bane breaks batmans back. But the conspiracy behind the toxin runs deeper than he could possibly have imagined. Ysee, bane has been running around trying to destroy all the lazarus pits, used by ras al ghul to keep him immortal. The best his backstory can muster is his father s name, edmund dorrance, so it s safe to assume bane shares the same surname. The story culminates in a final encounter with between batman and bane with the batman almost at breaking point mentally and physically. Bane breaks batman s back in batman knightfall part 11. Bane is a supervillain who appears in the batman comics. He also became conflicted and guiltridden as to all the violent acts he had committed, further blunting his edge. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. I am also looking forward to purchase the vengeance of bane ii to add to my comic book collection.
First, though, he releases all of batmans enemies from arkham asylum so that batman. Vengeance of bane and his backstory was established in knightfall bane never had it easy. Batman s darkest fears resurface in this stunning conclusion to the opening epic as the dark knight confronts the mastermind behind the toxin being injected into gotham city s criminals. He is best known for breaking batmans back in the knightfall story arc. Then batman invades his home and catwoman breaks his back. Feb 15, 2017 bane s back and he s ready to give his particular brand of villainy back to you the people. The man who broke the bat cocreated by chuck dixon, doug moench and graham nolan, bane was first introduced in the 1993 comic batman. Home turf does not prove an advantage when bane breaks batman s back in the batcave in the broken bat. He is physically strong and wears a mexican wrestlers mask. Focused on terry mcginnis, a highschooler living 20 minutes into the future who discovered bruce wayne s identity as batman, he took up the mantle and patrolled the city of new gotham years after bruce himself retired the cowl. The entire knightfall storyline took over a year to complete in the comic book serials. Bruce starts his war against crime and knightfall where bane breaks batmans back. We start a few pages back as bane makes a surprise visit to wayne manor. Batmans darkest fears resurface in this stunning conclusion to the opening epic as the dark knight confronts the mastermind behind the toxin being injected into gotham citys criminals.
There are some minor alterations, but it is mostly true to the comic books. He breaks into the bat cave and then, well, you know, breaks the batman. A man who stands in many ways as his exact oppositea physical marvel and a genius. Knightfall is a 19931994 batman story arc published by dc comics. According to wikipedia, the starting point for batman begins was a story called the man who falls. Batman begins is a combination of stories from the batman mythos, as well as an original story. Bane comics simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It was nice to be back in the world of the old man batman and terry in this new installment of batman beyond in comic form. Bane was created by chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan and first appeared in batman. He was conceived as a darker take on doc savage, with inspiration from the count. Now hes back so to speak to wreak havoc on gotham city, with a little help from some nuclear weapons. Bane is a fictional batman character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Black spider would fully collaborate with such heinous criminals as killer croc and the joker if that meant having a go at batman. Created by chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan, he made his debut in batman.
Black spider i dc comics eric needham character profile. Jim gordon was based on the character from the story batman. Bane breaks batmans back in batman knightfall part 11. For the dc character of the same name, see knightfall comics. The end of this volume is somewhat shocking compared to standard, mainstream comic book continuity. Batman knightfall trilogy reading order comic book herald. The ending discussion or paper topic graphic version. Bane is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. What happened after bane broke batmans back in dc comics. He immediately has a villainous breakdown and screams for venom. The huge, musclebound villain bane has but one goal in mind, to break batman. Now he s back so to speak to wreak havoc on gotham city, with a little help from some nuclear weapons. Bane is usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero batman and belongs to the collective of enemies that make up the batman.
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