Coming in the middle at the time of the famous death of superman story specifically world without superman arc, knightfall was unleashed to the masses that almost lasted 2 years worth. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. With bruce wayne confined to a wheelchair, who will protect the innocent from the dangerous inmates of arkham asylum, whom bane has released. Knightfall is far too chaotic and disorganised to rank among the best batman stories ever told. If youre looking for a free download links of batman. This book is all about the downfall and the remaking of a great superhero. I love this audio version of knightfall almost as much as the original comic book original. Strangely, i kind of agree with some of azreals thoughts, like why keep locking them up when they only break out and kill again, but batman s gotta be batman. Since nightwing has his own life and robin is too young, jean paul valley aka azrael takes over as batman. This is a short animation that i did based on the batman comic book miniseries where bane breaks batmans back, and bruce wayne enlists the aid of jean paul. While less notorious than the previous installment, i think these chapters are still enjoyable to read and follow along with the overall atmosphere of the batman franchise.
Chuck dixons adaption of the dark knight in batman. Knightfall is one of the most well known of story arcs in the batman canon. Who will now protect the innocent from the dangerous inmates of arkham asylum, whom bane has released. One of the most memorable sound effects is the swirling sound effect of batmans cape when he is in motion. This is a huge storyline and one of the most famous ones in the dc canon. Volume one represents the first part of the knightfall trilogy and is followed by knightquest and knightsend, all averaging over 600 pages making for an. Knightfall books one and two to build you up to this book batman prodigal also follows it nicely. The second mega volume in the reprinted version of the knightfall saga. Art by jim aparo, norm breyfogle, graham nolan, and jim balent. A full cast, excellent music and loads of atmosphere. Now, the mantle of the bat must be passed on to another, and jean paul valley answers the call. Download free betrayal of faith tales from the grey dragon volume 2. Batman knightfall audio book movie part 1 adapted from the bbc radio 4 drama created by dirk maggs, starring bob sessions as the batman. But as the new caped crusader slowly loses his grip on sanity, his idea of justice takes a.
This book was scanned in just under a week, part time. With batman crippled by his fiercest foe, a new hero tries to fill his shoes in protecting gotham city. He explains to tim that bruce held the belief of tribal shamans, that when you wore the mask of a. His power lies, in part, in the aura he creates through his costume and voice. Buy batman knightfall tp new ed vol 03 knightsend 01 by dennis oniell, various isbn. With his city under siege, batman pushes his body to the limit as he takes on the joker, the mad hatter, poison ivy, killer croc, the riddler and the scarecrow. Knightfall written by dennis oneill is a novel, an adaptation of the eponymous comics series about batman, released in the early 90s. Remember in the ninties when dc decided to go a bit mental and do what seemed to be a lot of damage to some of their characters. Knightfall dennis oneil novel unabridged audiobook. This book isnt a meager three, but its also not a solid four and giving it either rating seems disingenuous. Vengeance of bane, along with the first two previously published trade editions, part one.
Knightfall books one and two to build you up to this book batman. In the batman universe as he is the only one who has ever defeated batman. Radio 1 broadcast a radioplay adaptation, later also released on audio tape. Batman the dark knight returns part 2 audio post project. Knightfall is one of the most ambitious batman stories ever attempted. Banes plan is to weaken batman by forcing him to deal with the deadly villains one at a time. Bane watches from a distance as batman begins to break down and. The two battle one another twice in knightfall, their second bout pushing batman s devotion to gotham to its very limits. In the first installment of this classic storyline, the dark knights greatest enemies have all simultaneously escaped from arkham asylum and are preying on gotham city. The complete knightfall saga by bob kane audio book. Knightfall is one of the definitive batman stories. Volume one represents the first part of the knightfall trilogy and is. Dc comics is rereleasing the entire knightfall saga in three volumes in 2012. What makes knightfall, part one so memorable is not the actually snapping of batman s back.
Jul 19, 2011 knightfall is one of the most ambitious batman stories ever attempted. Let us know in the comments what part of the knightfall storyline you thought was craziest. There was also a pretty good bbc radio drama of the arc, which made it. This stunning audio production was first aired on bbc radio 1. The knightfall story line has been made into a novel, referenced in the cartoon series.
A savage fight with the supervillain bane has left batman virtually cripple. Knightfall part one broken bat on a list of the 25 greatest batman graphic novels, saying. 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. 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. Batman knightfall tpb 19931995 dc 1st edition comic books. Bret blevins is the illustrator for the graphic novel adaptation of redwall. This reading order contains all the necessary comic book issues to enjoy the knightfall saga.
Knightfall volume 1, which could be best codified as and divided into the breaking of the bat and who rules the night, gathers the pertinent contents of batman. One where batman rounds up some of the most famous villains in gotham and another where he is confronting his greatest enemy yet bane. But lurking at the end of this seemingly endless gauntlet. The diabolical brute known as bane has finally defeated batman and is one step closer to taking control of gotham city. Batman, knightfall gotham city is reeling from the shocking news that batman is confined to a wheelchair. That being said, there is one thing that truly separates. Knightfall, a 19931994 batman story arc published by dc comics.
The first part of the novel, knightfall is one of the most epic pieces of literature i have. 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. Part 3 of the audio book motion comic version of batman knightfall adapted from the bbc radio 4 drama created by dirk maggs, starring bob sessions as the batman, michael gough as alfred, peter. The complete knightfall saga large print and audio book. When batman is crippled after an attack by the evil bane, the avenging angel, azrael takes up the mantle as gothams protector. This one is basically all about jeanpaul, aka azrael, whos now taken over the mantle of the bat, and boy oh boy does he run with that. Batman encounters a powerful new foe, bane, who takes the dark knight beyond the limits of human endurance, nearly destroying him forever. Download batman knightfall audiobook batman knightfall. Nightfall disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title knightfall.
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. Its not a very complicated story bane beats batman, jeanpaul valley beats bane, bruce beats jeanpaul valley. Knightquest, chuck dixon comes back strong as he delivers the second installment of this trilogy. The book was a good read as it is part of a series, it is a good find as well as dc has stop publishing this version of it, so to find the second book part of the three book series was great, as you could easily get the series for the two books but not for the three of them. Considering this is part one of a trilogy, however, the ending doesnt leave many loose ends other than how the new batman will cope with the responsibility of the mantle of the bat. What makes knightfall, part one so memorable is not the actually snapping of batmans back. Broken bat by doug moench, chuck dixonseptember 3, 1993 paperback. In the process of protecting gotham, azrael seems unconcerned if he destroys the innocent along with the guilty.
Knightfall saga reading order comic book reading orders. The story begins with bane engineering the breakout of all the insane criminals that are housed in arkham asylum. Icarus the new 52 download free beautiful terrible ruins. Paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio. Paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio edition.
The book opens with the origin of bane and it is a fantastic story in itself. One of the most memorable sound effects is the swirling sound effect of batman s cape when he is in motion. Knightfall is one of the worst batman books ever and its spread over three ghastly books. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Without any options left, the dark knight must pass his iconic cape and cowl to a worthy ally. Mar, 2016 knightfall is one of the definitive batman stories.
This video was created as a project during my undergraduate course in music technology and contains scenes from the dark knight returns part 2. Batman becomes weaker and weaker as each criminal is put away. Its the quick fall into despair that proves most shocking. In the final chapter of this series, bruce wayne completes his improbable re. Part 3 of the audio bookmotion comic version of batman knightfall adapted from the bbc radio 4 drama created by dirk maggs, starring bob. This is the first part of the knightfall saga that introduces banes assault on batman and his plan to take over gotham city.
The two battle one another twice in knightfall, their second bout pushing batmans devotion to gotham to its very limits. 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. With dark knight rises getting closer with every day, dc comics is wisely reprinting. The good the fact that it is written by someone who writes comics is great. Considered as a classic in the genre of superheroes, knightfall is the original story of bane that inspired christopher nolan for the dark knight rises. Knightfall is arguably one of the most popular installments in the history of batman. It is primarily a trilogy consisting of three arcs entitled knightfall, knightquest and knightsend, but also includes several other storylines, miniseries, and one shots. 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.
The story is a bit cheesy as bane and his henchman are very over the top evil but i found it exciting to watch batman take on some of his best villains after they are broken out of arkham and for that reason, i think this tpb is worth the buy at a low price. Knightfall is a batman crossover originally published in singleissue form in 1991, and first collected in trade paperbacks in 1993. Darth vader book 1 part 1 audio comic book by boomboomshack. But his methods are brutal and dangerous, and the future of gotham city is uncertain. The end of this volume is somewhat shocking compared to standard, mainstream comic book continuity. Batman has been crippled by his fiercest foe ever, bane. The entire knightfall storyline took over a year to complete in the comic book. Dec 17, 20 this video was created as a project during my undergraduate course in music technology and contains scenes from the dark knight returns part 2.
After being introduced in vengeance of bane, bane arrives in gotham city and the real fun. That is, to be clear, not the same as saying it is one of the best. Mentally defeated and physically broken, bruce wayne suffered a crippling blow while battling the brutal bane. It is a fantastic prose novel that contains 372 pages. This becomes particularly obvious when the story enters its second and third act, as everything falls to pieces and the saga sort.
It is primarily a trilogy consisting of three arcs entitled knightfall, knightquest and knightsend, but also includes several other storylines, miniseries, and oneshots. Sep 01, 2012 charles chuck dixon is an american comic book writer, perhaps bestknown for long runs on batman titles in the 1990s. Gordon stood in his living room watching barbara read a book to his youngest kids, he had to go on patrol and hated to leave but he had no choice, he walked. The complete knightfall saga is inspired by the bestselling batman storylines knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend.
One of the many things i loved was surprising nightwing, i had never paid. This first volume comprises the aforementioned batman. Jul 29, 2008 batman the dark knight audio movie part1. Learn how to gain self mastery, influence people, achieve your goals and radically change your life using neurolinguistic programming. A classic comic book adventure and bane doesnt have a muffled voice sorry tom hardy. Bane, an intelligent and brutally strong enemy raised in a hellish prison is out to prove that he is without rival, and he sets his sights on gotham and batman. Will if not heres part of a great batman storythis is technically part 3 of a 3 part story if you collect the garaphic novel editions and you really do need batman.
Knightfall part onebroken bat on a list of the 25 greatest batman graphic novels, saying. Batman knightfall is the first ever batman event made and dc wanted to make one hell of an impact on that notion. Bane is my most favorite supervillain in the batman universe as he is the only one who has ever defeated batman. And then he crosses the line that the original batman refuses to cross, and, well, thats where volume 3 will pick up. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. Firefly, who is more interested in watching gotham burn than play games with the dark knight, unleashes the full fury of his flamethrower on batman.