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Batman: Prelude to Knightfall (Batman: Knightfall) by [Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Tom Grindberg, Jim Aparo, Michael Netzer]

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Bane, the man destined to one day destroying the Batman has his sights set on taking over Gotham City! The event that changed Batman's world forever kicks off with this new volume, including never before collected material in BATMAN: PRELUDE TO KNIGHTFALL.
Bane has spent a lifetime on the South American island of Santa Prisca. The time he spent as the toughest inmate in their worst prison led him to develop berserk strength, savage intellect, and unparalleled megalomania. In Gotham City, Batman begins to feel he has lost his edge as he is forced to deal, in rapid succession, with the returning villain Black Mask and his gang a crazed killer called Metalhead, and a sharpshooter assassin hired by an imprisoned mobster to murder Commissioner Gordon.

Part of a massive 25th anniversary re-cut of the entire BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL saga, this graphic novel, collects BATMAN: VENGEANCE OF BANE #1, BATMAN #484-491, DETECTIVE COMICS #654-658.

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September 11, 2018
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Chuck Dixon's resume includes thousands of scripts for iconic characters like Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Iron Man, the Punisher, the Simpsons, Spongebob Squarepants, G.I. Joe and many others. He is (along with artist Graham Nolan) the creator of the Batman villain Bane, the first permanent addition to the Dark Knight's rogues gallery in forty years, and for which he won 1993's Wizard Fan Award for best new character. His graphic novel adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit is a perennial bestseller worldwide. His unprecedented 100 issue run on DC Comics' Robin is considered to be a classic in the comics medium. Chuck's contributions to Marvel Comics' The Punisher are widely acknowledged as integral to that character's development. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07CQ78PVX
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC; Reprint edition (September 11, 2018)
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Language ‏ : ‎ English
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CHUCK DIXON

Born in Philadelphia, Pa.

Chuck Dixon has more than twenty-five years of experience in the graphic novel field as an editor, writer and publisher. He has contributed well over a thousand scripts to publishers like DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, Hyperion and others featuring a range of characters from Batman to the Simpsons. His comic book adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit continues to be an international bestseller. Considered to be one of the most prolific writers in his field, this award-winning storyteller Has scripted G.I. Joe for IDW, along with many creator-owned projects including Winterworld and Joe Frankenstein which re-unites him with Bane co-creator Graham Nolan. He is also the co-creator of an ambitious line of graphic novels based on the American Civil War available now through Dover books.

In addition to his work in graphic novels, Chuck is currently writing two different series of action novels. Bad Times is a series about a team of former Army Rangers who travel back in time in search of treasure and adventure. His Kindle-sensation Levon Cade books are dark tales of vigilante justice. Both are available now in paperback and through Kindle!

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Michael L. Rubens

More Batman after new 52

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2021

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Excited to read after new 52. Fast delivery and well packaged

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2021

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A Suspenseful trip into the sanity of the joker and the insanity of the idea of a masked vigilante

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Great start to Knightfall series -- no introductory material however.

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019

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I'm pretty new to reading comics, but I've decided to start with Batman. Generally, I'm following the chronological outline provided by Wikipedia under the "Modern Batman" heading; in that capacity, I read Year One, some of the Legends of the Dark Knight stuff (which don't seem very important, except for Venom, which is very important for Knightfall), Man Who Laughs and Killing Joke, The Long Halloween Saga, Second Chances, and Death in the Family. I've also gone back to look at some Golden Age Batman stuff which I'd summarize as pleasingly pulpy, at least until Robin comes into play. I also have read the Neal Adams works from the late 60s and early 70s to see where modern Batman artwork developed.

So that's my background coming into Knightfall. Most reviewers for these older comics seem to have read the originals and can scrutinize coloring, talk about what it was like reading it as a teenager, etc -- nope, I'm reading this first time as a working adult.

This is a very well-coordinated story where each issue, while still mostly episodic, has three general themes:
1. Bane's strategy for what will obviously be a future confrontation with Batman
2. Batman's increasing weariness
3. Robin grooming Jean-Paul to be a Batman replacement

Take these things to their conclusion and by the end of the volume you can't help but conclude that soon Batman's going to be at the bottom of the barrel and have to face Bane in this state with Jean-Paul picking up the reins of Batman afterwards. Man, you can't help but feel bad for our hero being so heavily worn down: this volume is one of increasing darkness.

The artwork is passable, not spectacular and not lackluster: it gets the job done.

I wish though that for this 25th anniversary edition there'd be a more critical apparatus, like at least an extended introduction. At the end there's just a few concept sketches of Bane. I don't see any reason why someone who already has this material would want to splurge on these 25th anniversary editions.

I opted for these rather than the omnibuses just because it's easier to read paperback comics, both in terms of handling the material (like literally bending the cover) and just because there's only about 350 pages here, which is very manageable. A cool feature is that the spine of this volume has partial artwork which slowly fills out as you collect the other 8, which is always something I like.

So in all I'm enjoying the Knightfall series. Though again I feel that a 25th edition of the material is an event big enough to warrant more introductory/background material, so for that I'm docking a star. But it's great to be able to collect all this material now in a complete and affordable way.

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Bane bane bane bane!

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2019

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A great book for Bane fans! It’s aged well over time and deserves to be read before knightfall vol 1! Loved it

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Best Batman Series Ever!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2021

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The 1'st in one of my fav Batman series ever! Storyline is incredible and I've always loved the unique/exaggerated art style of the Knightfall series.

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2022

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Excellent dark night storytelling!

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Rosequeen

Laying the Groundwork

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2018

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So glad that DC is finally releasing Knightfall in it's entirety. When I was in high school ten years ago I bough the original three trades they released for this story, which omitted a ton of material. All but one of the issues in this book were not included in those old trades, so this was all new to me. It was really cool to see how much time was spend laying the groundwork for Knightfall proper. The glossy paper quality is also a major improvement over the old releases. Definitely recommend!

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Josh B.

Must have if your a Batman fan

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2019

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This collection includes the Batman, and Detective comics set right before Knightfall. Also included is the Vengeance of Bane one shot. Most of these issues I don’t think have been put in a trade before so this is a great way to complete your Knightfall collection if you don’t want to hunt these down individually. This collection is a must have if your a Batman fan.

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Rich Green

Very impressed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2022

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I bought this last month as I have always fancied reading the knightfall saga since watching The Dark Knight Rises ten years ago.

I was glued to this book which starts with the first bane one off story which explains banes origins. Then we see batman tackling various adventures all while being observed by bane who is in the processes of learning about batman and planning his downfall.

So this book as explanatory by the title is all about setting the stage for the bigger storyline which I have now purchased and started.

This is a 90’s batman story but i was surprised by how good the drawing and art was.

Very happy with purchase.

DJ

Download Issues

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2019

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This is more a review of the kindle version than the overall story. I'm trying to read this on a smartphone - Kindle App , but every so many pages I get a "Download Fail" message, I can skip past and the story starts again, but not sure how many pages are missing. It's a shame because I am really enjoying the bits I have read !

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Dean Thornton

This graphic novel looks very good!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2019

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I'm looking forward to starting this series. Great! Thank you.

PHILIP KING

Brill.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2019

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A good story.

Jochen

nicht wirklich nötig

Reviewed in Germany on July 20, 2021

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Leichte Spoiler: Die beiden einzigen Einzelbände, die als Intro in die Nightfall Saga zum Verständnis nötig sind (Herkunft von Bane und Massenausbruch aus dem Arkham Asylum) sind im Bd 1 der Nightfall Saga ebefalls enthalten. Der für die Saga essenzielle Charakter Azrael wird hingegen nicht vorgestellt. Der Sinn dieses Bandes ist eigentlich nur - noch mehr als es Knightfall ohnehin schon tut - zu betonen, wie sehr Batman mit seinen Kräften am Ende ist. Da es noch weitere Überschneidungen gibt ist dieser Band eigentlich unnötig. Ich würde ihn nicht nochmal kaufen.

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