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A review by lyrafay12
Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Broken Bat by Jim Balent, Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Norm Breyfogle, Graham Nolan, Jim Aparo
3.0
Batman: Knightfall vol. 1: Broken Batman by Doug Moench.
This Batman story is not everyone, actually it brings everything you love and hate by the Caped Crusader in to one volume for a two volume story.
First of all, you need to read to the lead up comics to understand it which I admit that I didn't do because most of the Batman stories I read is that you don't need to read surrounding stories to get it. However its a good read, a bit trashy and less thought provoking than other Batman stories (The Dark Knight Returns, The Long Halloween, Arkham Asylum).
The good:
Bane is an excellent Batman villain. Smart but also strong and lethal not normally a combination you would think for a Batman villain but it works. Which explains Nolan choosing him for the TDKR.
A struggling Bruce Wayne/Batman is great to see since Superheroes are often meant to look superior to everyone else but Batman is more human than super which great. You also Bruce struggle to keep his Batman weakness hidden while in his playboy disguise.
Tim Drake/Robin and Alfred: Great supporting characters and Robin doesn't come across annoying and kidlike as people would beileve he would come across. And Alfred keeps up with the saracastic humour and wit that stops the story becoming to dark.
Other Batman villains: Almost all of the Batman villains appear as either large threats or minor cameos. Seeing The Joker escape Arkham is always a due and seeing interactions between the villains is occassionally funny and self aware while being dark still. The Scarecrow/Joker team up is a highlight.
The Bad:
Bane's goons: They should be interesting (one has a Falcon and one of them is called Zombie!!)but unfortuately they suffer from being slightly stupid and annoying since Bane has to bail them out too often.
Jean-Paul Valley: The man who takes over Batman is extremely egotistic and lacks anything really interesting about him. He gets worst when you read the second volume where every part of me wanted to see him be killed by Bane in the second volume. But it wouldn't happen and he changes the suit goddamit!!
Bruce's love interest: She's boring and Bruce seems to be totally in love with her!! Of course Bruce would fall in love with his doctor but come on Batman/Bruce Wayne, Catwoman and Poison Ivy are in this story too and you tell me you're not interested!!
The art: Maybe I'm a bit pomp but the art of this story is actually boring same old comic look. The only highlight is the Scarecrow/Anarcky story which is interesting especially the use of red but its still boring.
Overall read this if you're interested in Batman's history, the fact that he's just like us and for the villain Bane but the rest could have been so much better!!
This Batman story is not everyone, actually it brings everything you love and hate by the Caped Crusader in to one volume for a two volume story.
First of all, you need to read to the lead up comics to understand it which I admit that I didn't do because most of the Batman stories I read is that you don't need to read surrounding stories to get it. However its a good read, a bit trashy and less thought provoking than other Batman stories (The Dark Knight Returns, The Long Halloween, Arkham Asylum).
The good:
Bane is an excellent Batman villain. Smart but also strong and lethal not normally a combination you would think for a Batman villain but it works. Which explains Nolan choosing him for the TDKR.
A struggling Bruce Wayne/Batman is great to see since Superheroes are often meant to look superior to everyone else but Batman is more human than super which great. You also Bruce struggle to keep his Batman weakness hidden while in his playboy disguise.
Tim Drake/Robin and Alfred: Great supporting characters and Robin doesn't come across annoying and kidlike as people would beileve he would come across. And Alfred keeps up with the saracastic humour and wit that stops the story becoming to dark.
Other Batman villains: Almost all of the Batman villains appear as either large threats or minor cameos. Seeing The Joker escape Arkham is always a due and seeing interactions between the villains is occassionally funny and self aware while being dark still. The Scarecrow/Joker team up is a highlight.
The Bad:
Bane's goons: They should be interesting (one has a Falcon and one of them is called Zombie!!)but unfortuately they suffer from being slightly stupid and annoying since Bane has to bail them out too often.
Jean-Paul Valley: The man who takes over Batman is extremely egotistic and lacks anything really interesting about him. He gets worst when you read the second volume where every part of me wanted to see him be killed by Bane in the second volume. But it wouldn't happen and he changes the suit goddamit!!
Bruce's love interest: She's boring and Bruce seems to be totally in love with her!! Of course Bruce would fall in love with his doctor but come on Batman/Bruce Wayne, Catwoman and Poison Ivy are in this story too and you tell me you're not interested!!
The art: Maybe I'm a bit pomp but the art of this story is actually boring same old comic look. The only highlight is the Scarecrow/Anarcky story which is interesting especially the use of red but its still boring.
Overall read this if you're interested in Batman's history, the fact that he's just like us and for the villain Bane but the rest could have been so much better!!