DC Comics is all trained and up to speed on one of Batman’s most mysterious and dangerous super villains ahead of the release of this summer’s final installment of Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” trilogy. “Batman Versus Bane” is a great graphic novel collection for readers just getting familiar with the battle between these two characters. This first appearance of Bane collects from “Batman: Bane’s Revenge” #1; the four-part arc Batman: Bane of the Demon; and three mini-profiles on Batman, Bane, and Ra’s Al Ghul.
“Batman: Revenge of the Bane” #1 begins by introducing us to a muscular mother and an innocent little boy who used to witness horrific atrocities while hanging in prison for the sins of his father. The story focuses on his plan to make his way into Gotham City which Batman only heard about at the time. imprisoned
This story was originally published in 1993, written by Bane co-creator Chuck Dixon and co-creator Graham Nolan (no relation to Christopher). It has grittier 1980s/early 1990s classic comic book looking art. Batman doesn’t even get into the story until the last 15 pages out of 55. Bane’s story is so intricate, it kept my eyes glued to the panels from start to finish.
Batman: The Demon’s Bane” is everything I could ever want in a story arc set in the world of The Dark Knight .who is looking for writings that will help construct the Apocalypse Virus.
Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan wrote this arc. The story is wonderful, complex, and holds the attention. Nolan drew it, but it has a completely different feel than “Batman: Revenge of the Bane” #1. I really like the modern art comic that you see today, even though it was published in 1998.
The three mini-profiles are two pages of the origin story of Bane, Batman and Ra’s Al Ghul. Each role also has its own strengths and weapons, essential storylines and associations. These are taken from 2007’s “52” #46 and “Countdown” #4 and #7 from 2008. These were written by Scott Beatty and Mark Waid. Art was provided by Graham Nolan, Andy Kubert, and Cliff Chiang.
If you’re like me and can’t wait until July to finish your Bane, Batman, and Ra’s Al Ghul, this softcover book will help satisfy your cravings for a while. After this, you will have to dig up some faturing Bane. Can you remind me of “The Knight” in which “The Man who Broke the Bat” takes place? Now I’m polishing part of the movie.
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Eric Shirey is the founder and editor of the award-winning Rondo movie and comic book news site MovieGeekFeed. com and TheSpectralRealm.com. His work has been featured on Yahoo!, DC Comics, StarWars.com, and other national entertainment websites. In addition to a three-decade long obsession with all things sci-fi, horror and fantasy that has been told on TV and in movies, Eric has what some would call a mad love of comic books. This led him to interview and cover legendary writers and artists in the medium such as Geoff Johns, Scott Snyder, Steve Niles, Bernie Wrightson and Howard Chaykin
