Batman tells bane that he will go away if bane turns pyscho pirate in. He is a recurring nemesis of the superhero batman, known for being augmented by a drug called venom. May 01, 2015 pretty much everyone will agree that killing off batman and the joker is a bold move. Bane attacks batman and beats him nearly to death, and delivers a brutal final blow in which he raises batman up and breaks him over one knee, leaving him a paraplegic. Its a frightening proposition, since banes origin story is basically a harsher, more brutal and tragic version of bruce waynes. While dcs current rebirth continuity is more wibblywobbly than it has been in decades, the events in knightfall are referenced repeatedly by both bane and batman, suggesting that while certain moments in the story were retconned, the majority of it remains intact and due to comic book time, can.
As of issue 41, poison ivy has learned batman s identity. A now completely exhausted batman is then a perfect target for bane to attack. Bane is also shown to be fully aware of batman s identity and the location of the batcave. This would also be banes only appearance in the show. In these stories, reprinted from batmanbane and batman. Having famously broken his back to no success, bane set out to break. As good as writer tom kings run on dcs flagship batman comic has been for the. The joker is a supervillain and the archenemy of batman. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. Even if casual comic book readers had not read the story before, i am pretty sure one thing was at least known. Anythings possible, but id give even money we see one or both of these comic book icons back within five years at the outside.
In city of bane, batmans titular foe has gotham in a stranglehold. Bane has some of the best lines of batmans rogues in the movie, made even funnier thanks to the voice used by benson. In the dark knight rises, during the sewer fight scene we see bane lift batman up and drop him on his knee, reminiscent of the comic book scene where batmans back is literally broken are we to believe batmans back was actually broken here. Batmans tone is assertive when he says it the first time, but the effect continues to fade every time he repeats the statement. Though he succeeded, their initial battle was far from their last. It is notable for introducing the iconic villain bane to the series in a story loosely adapted from his comic book origin story.
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. Knightfall was a story that spread across all batman related books. Many deaths of batman is a three part batman storyline written by john byrne and illustrated by jim aparo. The culmination of a longterm plan on banes part to weaken batman both mentally and. Hundreds of comic book characters are being portrayed in film and television, and with each new day more are being announced. Bane was the 75th produced episode overall and the 10th episode produced in the second season. Banes master plan to break batman in dc comics explained. 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. Im eager to find out flashpoint batmans motivations and i thought wed at least get a hint with the encounter in wayne manorbut we got nothing. This is definitely not your run of the mill origin story but something that took time to. How tom kings batman run has built up to city of bane. What motivates the dark knight rises antagonist bane. Is the amount of time that passed for his recovery a realistic length of time to enable him to fight.
When im wrong, i say im wrong batmans i am bane is a well written, insightful and courageous take on the psyche. There was nothing about bane breaking flashpoint thomas wayne that came. The bulk of the events in the knightfall saga are estimated to take place in the 10th or 11th year of batman s career by most reckonings, including official dc timelines. The concept of the crossover was that a new villain, bane, decides that he will destroy batman. The cats action here also portrays bane as a weak and unintelligent villain, giving batman all the leverage. His victory took place in the knightfall arc of dc comics batman, published back in 1993. In city of bane, batman s titular foe has gotham in a stranglehold. Bane brings batman down onto his knee, breaking his back with a horrific crack. Batman, one of the most influential comic book characters to be penned, was created by artist bob kane and writer bill finger, though kane, who designed the character, often receives credit as the sole creator.
With the dark knight rises coming out today, id be a real jerk not to do a batmanbane article. How did batmans back heal after bane broke it in the. Bane kills a major batman character in the latest dc comic polygon. Shondra kinsolving tries to reach bruce on the phone, but gets no reply, as bane pummels him, determined to break the batmans spirit. Bane wanted to break batman so he could leave him alive as an object lesson about the power of bane, and that necessitated a thoroughly exhausted and dispirited batman. The origin of banebatman villain dc rebirth origins. Now, a special issue mourns the loss and the batfamily that died with him. In the film, his mask does not cover his full face, but rather his mouth, jaw, and his back. Possessing a mix of brute strength and exceptional intelligence, bane is often credited as the only villain to have broken the bat both physically and mentally. Published in 1989 and shortly after the groundbreaking storyline batman. Bruce and banes fight to the death lived up to its name, but its the role played.
This is the end of bruce wayne as batman, morrison told comic book resources cbr. Batman writer tom king promises twist that will change him. Since then, bane has repeatedly tried to amass not only power, but territory, whether its gotham city or his home of santa prisca. Bane breaks batman s back in batman knightfall part 11. In kings story, banes crusade to destroy batman began not long after knightfall ended. Bane breaks batmans back thank you, the dark knight rises.
However, just as bruce raises bane up in perfect reversal of the iconic bane breaks batmans back scene from. I am also looking forward to purchase the vengeance of bane ii to add to my comic book collection. However, jeans more ruthless tactics take a turn for the worse, forcing bruce wayne to get better. Comedian doug benson voices bane in the movie and it is a mixture of tom hardys bane from dark knight rises and the comic book version.
Legendary comic book writer and the creator of batman villain bane, chuck dixon, responded to the news that in the latest issue of tom kings. He is most known as the supervillain who broke that bat, as bane once managed to break batmans spine. Batmans speech to the batfamily was just really corny. In the dark knight rises, during the sewer fight scene we see bane lift batman up and drop him on his knee, reminiscent of the comic book scene where batman s back is literally broken. Batman nearly cracked and murdered the serial killer zsasz, but police officer renee montoya stopped him. Kings further use of the side characters also makes you question batmans plan and if he even needed a full squad in the first place. Not satisfied with merely killing the bat, bane wants to prolong his adversarys agony. This comic book talk i will discuss my thoughts on the dark knight rises version of bane concerning plot, character, etc. The dark knight battles the powerful foe who once broke his back in this new, hardhitting collection. Damian is then forced to watch as bane snaps alfreds neck, all while the. Alfreds death could break the batman family for good batmans loyal butler alfred pennyworth has been killed by bane. This is definitely not your run of the mill origin story but something that took time to create. This is the newsstand edition without the overlay cover. The batmans spirit is broken before his vertebrae and thats a feat youll never see accomplished anywhere else.
Dec 21, 2016 the cats action here also portrays bane as a weak and unintelligent villain, giving batman all the leverage. Detective comics stars batman villain arkham knight. I feel like its now a trope with bane and breaking backs. This clip contains spoilers for todays new issue of batman. Bane breaks the batman, in telltales batman the enemy within episode 2 the pact. Mar 21, 2019 creators peter tomasi and doug mahnke talk about batmans birthday, his villainous tendencies and introducing the arkham knight into comics. Bane is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Batman makes history with the death of alfred pennyworth.
Aug 27, 20 bane breaks batmans back from the comics hd garrett gomes. Jeanpaul valley sees visions of his dead father, who had programmed him. Tom hardy based bane s voice on that of an irish traveler. Bane breaks batmans back from the comics hd garrett gomes.
Bane breaks batmans back from the comics hd youtube alfreds death tom king shocked us, but that wasnt his original plan dc comics arkham city batman vs bane action figure pack of 2. Home turf does not prove an advantage when bane breaks batman s back in the batcave in the broken bat. One of the most iconic fictional characters in the world, batman has dedicated his life to an endless crusade, a war on all criminals in the name of his murdered parents, who were taken from him. The batman s spirit is broken before his vertebrae and that s a feat youll never see accomplished anywhere else. Gotham girl s narration hints that she and duke will be married in the future. Dc comics apparently just killed a major batman character. When he arrives, he finds alfred lying on the floor and bane standing over him. If the supervillain bane is known for one thing, its becoming the one villain to truly break batman. The culmination of a longterm plan on banes part to weaken batman both mentally and physically, the hulking bane takes an exhausted and beaten batman, raises him over his head, and breaks his spine. All he needs to get the job done is a few nuclear weapons. Dc s primary batman comic book is approaching the 75th issue of its current run, and as it moves toward that landmark, writer tom king continues to. Is the amount of time that passed for his recovery a realistic length of time to enable him to fight bane and jump around in later scenes. Bane still resides with his army in pena duro prison on the island of santa prisca, and has drawn batmans attention with yet another kidnapping. What happened after bane broke batmans back in dc comics.
Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Tom hardy accepted the role of bane without reading the script. In her childhood she used to had dormant psionic healing powers, but blocked them after being used to kill her adop. Bane breaks batmans back in batman knightfall part 11. Created by chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan, he made his debut in batman. Bane is a very unique villain in batmans rogues gallery. Its a new day in gotham city, but not the same old batman. The entire knightfall storyline took over a year to complete in the comic book. The comic book version of bane once took up the mantle of ubu after he killed him in battle. This threat keeps nightwing, batwoman, and the rest of them out of the city, no. Nov 04, 2016 the first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. Get the best deals on bane modern age batman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Bane defeats pretty much every heavy hitter in batmans rogues gallery currently imprisoned in arkham, including such foes as solomon grundy and copperhead, for the sake of finding batman.
All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. Not only did he break batmans back in the early 1990s knightfall storyline, but he is also one of the rare villains to achieve. However, just as bruce raises bane up in perfect reversal of the iconic bane breaks batmans back scene from the 90s. Batman came out on top the last two times they fought rebirth, but here bane comes out victorious and seemingly breaks batmans back again, similar to what he did in knightfall, before the whole new 52 reboot.
Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. In fact, bane was intended to be batmans match, not only physically, but mentally, as detailed in the vengeance of bane oneshot january 1993, which explained his origins in. Bane is a supervillain in the dc comics and a major antagonist of the batman series. Jul 17, 2019 kings run has gone a long way towards catapulting bane into the toptier of batmans rogues.
Bane has alfred pennyworth chained up in wayne manor, and if any other members of batmans entourage even think about sneaking into the city limits, alfred will be killed. Im going to break your damn back, just felt like an excuse for what couldve been an interesting confrontation between batman and bane. The screenplay outright states that bane broke batmans back. Its the fight comic book fans have been waiting for, ever since bane. Selina somehow beats talia al ghul in a sword fight despite not being anywhere near as skilled with blades. After bane, a new villain at the time, manages to break batmans back, jean paul valley assumes the role of the dark knight. May, 2019 things are coming to a head in gotham city. Bane continues to be one of batman s most physically and psychologically formidable foes, to the point. Home turf does not prove an advantage when bane breaks batmans back in the batcave in the broken bat. Which means batman fans must now wonder what the comic book. A death in the family, this story follows the activities of a serial killer who murders a number of people dressed in batman costumes. Reading this comic book was great and inspired me to purchase the vengeance of bane. Dc universe 10 one page featuring larger than life. Major issues a original video series will speak to.
Aug 21, 2019 in city of bane, batmans titular foe has gotham in a stranglehold. Bane attacks batman and beats him nearly to death, and delivers a brutal final blow in which he raises batman up and breaks him over one knee, leaving him a. Thanks to batmans exhausted physical state, bane wipes the floor with bruce in a mostlyonesided fight that ends when batman is lifted into the air by bane, who then uses his knee and a healthy dose of downward momentum to break batmans spine. Bane was created by chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan and first appeared in batman. This page is about the original comic book character. Superhumanly strong, bane escaped his hell and headed to gotham citywhere he chose to make his mark by defeating the batman. Avengers batman brian michael bendis captain america comic comic book comic book covers comic book podcast comic books comic books podcast comic con comic podcast comics comics podcast contest cosplay daredevil. Bane s costume for the film is markedly different from his comic book counterpart who wears a mexican wrestler s mask. Are we to believe batman s back was actually broken here. Bane breaks batmans back from the comics hd youtube. Banes costume for the film is markedly different from his comic book counterpart who wears a mexican wrestlers mask. First, though, he releases all of batmans enemies from arkham asylum so that batman must spend a whole lot of time recapturing all of those villains. And fortunately, everyone already knows about batman, plus ive already covered banes back story and history in a previous article.
Jeanpaul leaves bane broken mentally and physically, though he struggles with. The dark knights infiltrated the island prison of santa prisca to confront bane, and his success depends on five people. Sondra kinsolving, the same whom was treating bruce from chronic fatigue before and during the events of knigthfall. A major change to the batman status quo may change bruce. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. For other versions of the character, see the joker disambiguation. He was verbally told that he would have unprecedented access to extensive stunt training and equipment that he could enjoy knocking around. He said, bruce was the first seconddimensional comic book character. Ban e eventually fough t bat man on board a boat where robin had been kidnapped and tied up, but before he co uld break hi s back as he did i n the c omics, batman thrusts a crumpled batarang into the controls th at i nject bane with venom. Oct 03, 2017 bane breaks the batman, in telltales batman the enemy within episode 2 the pact. The death of alfred is another pivotal moment in city of bane. Batman swings at him misses bane grabs him, lifts him high. Bane killed film freak and resumed monitoring the citywide crisis. Tom hardy based banes voice on that of an irish traveler.
This action caused a rapid and uncontrollabl e fee d into bane s body b efore batman pulls out the tube, stopping a. Alfreds death could break the batman family for good. The bulk of the events in the knightfall saga are estimated to take place in the 10th or 11th year of batmans career by most reckonings, including official dc timelines. Bane creator chuck dixon responds to banes death in tom king. Meanwhile, bane keeps the batfamily at bay by holding hostage bruces closest friend and confidante, alfred pennyworth. He is most known as the supervillain who broke that bat, as bane once managed to break batman s spine. Batman writer tom king is gearing up for a major storyline called city of bane.
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