" Knightfall " is the Batman 1993-1994 arc series published by DC Comics. It consists of a trilogy of storylines that run from 1993 to 1994, consisting of "Knightfall", " Knightquest ", and " KnightsEnd ". This story lasts for approximately six months. Bruce Wayne (Batman) suffers from fatigue and is systematically attacked and paralyzed by a "super steroid" genius named Bane. Wayne was replaced as Batman by an apprentice named Jean-Paul Valley (a.k.a. Azrael), who became increasingly ferocious and unstable, tarnished Batman's reputation. Eventually, Wayne was healed through the paranormal way, and took back his role as Batman.
"Knightfall" produces long-term consequences for Batman's survival, since Batman's beliefs of police, public and fellow superheroes must be rebuilt, due to Azrael's violence. In addition, Wayne is aware of the dangers and burdens of trying to work in solitude, leading to the eventual creation of the modern incarnation of the Batman family. The Knightfall event also caused the resignation of the faithful butler Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth.
The entire storyline "Knightfall" takes more than a year to complete in the comic book series. In later years, the comics were reprinted several times, though never in full, since the Knightquest: The Search bow had not been collected until the second omnibus edition in 2017.
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Publications
The initial idea for Azrael's character comes from the idea of ​​a two-part story sung by Detective Comics writer Peter Milligan around 1991, when he left the position. After line editor Dennis O'Neil decided to expand it into a larger epic, he and line-up Batman Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench and Alan Grant held a writers summit over a long weekend to refine details and story points. At the same time, Superman's team is planning for a similar storyline to change the characters, and both they and the Batman group initially have knowledge of each plan. Dennis O'Neil denies the Knightfall storyline in any way inspired by Death of Superman and states that it has been under development by as many as three years, saying that if Batman's staff knew, the storyline would likely be pushed down. year.
The series of stories from the monthly Batman comic titles began slowly building towards the "Knightfall" arc a few months earlier, along with the publication of the miniseries of Azrael Swords and One-shot Bane Revenge lay the foundation for a bigger story.
"Knightfall" ran from April to October 1993, Batman published 492 to 500 and Detective Comics published 659 to 666, with two titles sharing one narration during this time. Great stories are quickly collected into two volumes of trading novels. Volume one is given subtitle Broken Bat and the second Who Rules the Night . Knightfall is the first time that some Batman titles have been sharing a single narrative for a long period since Crisis on Infinite Earths .
"Knightfall" soon followed by "Knightquest" in the monthly series. "Knightquest" is divided into two story lines, one following Bruce Wayne ("Knightquest: The Search") and the other on the new Batman ("Knightquest: The Crusade"). The stories were not treated as crossovers and Batman continued the title as before "Knightfall" in which each creative team pursued its own story line. Instead of a crossover, "Knightquest" is more than an umbrella title that also includes some Batman problems: Shadow of the Bat. (To avoid giving their plans, publishers treat it as if it were a new status quo, so the problem is not numbered as a chapter.) In addition, Crusade functions as a launch point for the first ongoing serial monthly featuring Robin in a solo adventure.
Although the previous section of "KnightSaga" has taken a lot of time to run their course, the overall of "KnightsEnd" is published within two months, since Batman's books must prepare for the upcoming corporate crossover of DC Zero Hour >, which will soon follow "KnightSaga". Nothing is interrupted when the editorial line Batman uses all the related Batman titles they have, such as Catwoman , Robin and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (usually an anthology title with stories set in the past). "KnightsEnd" is then collected in a trading paperback as Knightfall Volume 3 .
The serial nature of the Batman titles continues beyond the end of KnightsEnd, with the storyline "Prodigal" and "Troika", and into the next unstoppable tales. This continues in the next arc such as "Transmission", "Legacy", "Cataclysm", "No Man's Land", and "War Games", and sometimes continues to this day.
The intent of the authors is to counter the style of violent heroes that are popular in comics, and show that the traditional Batman is made for better heroes. The issues that featured Jean-Paul Valley as Batman on the cover depicted him with excessive muscles and legs that tapered into disproportionate little feet, mimicking the style of contemporary "violent heroes" artists such as Rob Liefeld.
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Storyline
Prelude
The beginning for "Knightfall" begins with the introduction of two new key characters into the storyline in the issues before the release of "Knightfall":
- Azrael, aka Jean-Paul Valley (introduced in Batman: Sword of Azrael # 1-4 (October 1992 to January 1993) by Dennis O'Neil and Joe Quesada), a a graduate student at Gotham University who discovered he had been unconsciously trained from birth as a hit man for an old religious order.
- Bane, introduced in Batman: Vengeance of Bane # 1 (January 1993) by Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan, an orphan born and raised in Central American island prison, self-taught and cruel, who undergoing forced experimental surgery to become a new type of supersoldier, before breaking freedom and deciding to take Gotham City from "king," Batman.
Both characters were quickly added to players in the monthly title Batman , with Azrael being superhero-in-training battling with Batman, while Bane was introduced as supervillain.
In the regular series, the buildup to the "Knightfall" begins with six editions run on Batman (September 1992 - February 1993), where Batman (at the beginning of personal psychology The middle-aged crisis is forced to transact , in a fast-paced succession, with back-criminals Black Mask and his gang (who target Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox), a mad killer named Metalhead, and a sniper assassin hired by a mafia imprisoned to kill Commissioner Gordon. he has lost his lead, especially after his failure to capture the Black Mask.He finds himself unable to meditate or even focus.As Bruce Wayne, he contacts the holistic therapist Shondra Kinsolving to get treatment.He also commissioned Robin (Team Drake) to train Jean-Paul Valley in detective work to help them as allies, hoping to guide Valley Valley's brainwashing from making me become a malicious threat. Despite suggestions from everyone in his life, including Dr Kinsolving, Bruce refused to rest, and continued to pursue his own duties despite worsening conditions (though not explicitly noted as the cause, this event occurred immediately after the death of Superman, Batman's colleagues, elsewhere in DC Universe).
The next storyline, on Detective Comics (December 1992 - February 1993), involved a young military student who seized power in the Gotham world and attacked the police station, with Bruce's exhaustion worsening. At the end of this story, Bane and his accomplices are shown to monitor Batman's performance.
Bane started a series of meetings letting Batman know his presence and his intentions. In the following issues, Bane disrupts meetings with Killer Croc and Riddler criminals against Batman, and, to test the limits of Batman, goes a step further by injecting Riddler with Venom medicine. The escalation culminated in an attack on Arkham Asylum at Batman (# 491 (April 1993), where Bane freed prisoners freely and supplied them with many weapons to escape. Meanwhile, Robin finds it hard to work with Jean-Paul, due to his cruel subconscious training and lack of social skills, and also finds himself being banned from working with Batman.
"Knightfall"
The "Knightfall" plot begins with a criminal criminal who frees all the maximum security inmates Arkham Asylum, a famous psychiatric facility in Gotham City. Realizing that he would be defeated in a direct attack against Batman, Bane's plan consists of Batman's weakening by forcing him to deal with deadly criminals simultaneously. Among the released prisoners, there are many famous criminals, such as the Joker (who tricked Arkham's administrators, Jeremiah Arkham), Scarecrow, Riddler, and Poison Ivy, as well as many lesser-known criminals, such as the Mad Hatter, Ventriloquist, Firefly, Cavalier, Film Freak , Mr. Zsasz, Cornelius Stirk, Animal Slaughterhouse, and Amygdala. The scenario creates a rift in the relationship between Robin and Batman, as Batman irrationally seeks to confront the plague itself - in the ensuing issues, Robin asks Batman if he is even needed as his sidekick again. A flashback later to this time period ( Showcase '93 # 7-8) shows Batman chasing Two-Face alone, trapped and kidnapped to stand in an artificial court; he was only saved by a rescue attempt from Robin.
Over the next few problems, Batman becomes weaker and weaker because every criminal is removed. Mayor Krol's rescue from the Joker and Scarecrow teams push Batman to his mental and physical limits: the fear-scarred doses of Scarecrow made him revive Jason Todd's murder, which he considers to be his biggest failure. After this meeting, the Bane people attack Batman before he himself moves and strikes at Wayne Manor, his home as his alter-ego - at this moment; Bane has summed up Batman's secret identity. The fight between Bruce Wayne and Bane is detailed in Batman # 497. At this point, Batman is so exhausted from attempting to arrest the runaway criminals that he can not even defend himself; Bane defeats him mercilessly before breaking Wayne's back above his knees inside the Batcave under the manor, symbolically "breaking" Batman. Bane takes on the severely wounded Wayne (still costumed in Batman's outfit) to downtown Gotham Square and throws it off the roof to show his superiority to the people. Rapid action by Robin and Alfred sacrificed Batman's life, but at great expense - he was left paralyzed. With Batman incapacitated, Bane takes control of the world of Gotham City and takes over some illegal operations inside.
After his defeat, Bruce Wayne asked Dr. Shondra Kinsolving to rehabilitate him and ask Jean-Paul Valley to take Batman's mantle so Gotham has a protector. Drake's team argues with Bruce to allow Dick Grayson (former Robin and then current Nightwing) to become Batman, as he is more experienced and mentally competent. Bruce replies that Grayson has his own responsibility and will only take Bat's coat reluctantly (Dick then expressed his resentment for not being asked to stand as Batman). Bruce's reason for this decision is revealed in the subsequent issues - secretly, he does not want Dick to have to face Bane, because he knows Dick's character will force him to try. Indeed, Bruce gave Jean-Paul a strict order not to involve Bane in battle - and when Jean-Paul confronted Bane, only his modified gloves saved Jean-Paul from being thrown to his death.
Soon after, Kinsolving and Tim Jack Drake's father were kidnapped and Bruce and Alfred left the country to find them - their story continued in "Knightquest: The Search", while the events in Gotham were recorded in "Knightquest: The Crusade". Jean-Paul proved to be different, but harmless, Batman until encountering the Scarecrow, which caused Jean-Paul to be infected by Scarecrow's fear gas and "The System" - his program as Azrael - took over, to counter Jean-Paul's fears. After this, Jean-Paul could not shake the influence of the System, surrendering completely after his first defeat at Bane's hands and becoming increasingly influenced by him for the rest of his tenure as Batman. Gradually, Jean-Paul alienated Robin with his paranoia and arrogance.
In Batman # 500, Jean-Paul, in his new mechanical Batsuit (which is a mixture of Azrael's costume with Batman) confronts Bane in a tough and winning battle, though many spectators are at risk.. Jean-Paul leaves Bane damaged mentally and physically, though he struggles with the choice of whether to kill Bane or hand him over to the police. He decides that he will let Bane go to Blackgate Jail. Jean-Paul kept watch over Gotham after the fight, but grew increasingly unstable.
"Knightquest"
At the beginning of "Knightquest", Jean-Paul Valley was designated as Batman, and Bruce Wayne was overseas. Instead of a crossover with a definite end, the publisher treats the scenario as if it were a new status quo, leaving it open.
"Knightquest: The Crusade" follows the story of Jean-Paul Valley during his tenure as Batman. It becomes increasingly ferocious and mentally unbalanced. During this time, he drives Robin away because he believes Gotham is so violent that only violence can answer the villain. In some cases, Robin feels horrified when Jean-Paul ferociously attacks ordinary criminals, often with guns and sometimes almost dead. The violent spurt from the Gotham defender put pressure on Batman's relationship with Police Commissioner Gordon, who began to distrust and even fear the new Batman and finally realized that he was not the same person he knew.
All of Jean-Paul's actions were enforced by "The System"; on various occasions, he experienced his father's ghost and the patriarch Saint Dumas gave him guidance and he was driven to the madness at the end of the saga. He repeatedly redesigned his Batman costume, adding more gadgets and lethal weapons, including metal claws, lasers, sharp Batarang and fire throwers. Finally, he also added Bat symbols, which match the ones used for serial logos. The valley becomes motivated by the desire to become a better Batman than Bruce Wayne, especially when he finds a lack of interest in detective work causing him to make false assumptions about Catwoman (he thinks he will sell strong nerve gas to terrorists when he just wants to throw it away so it can not be used to hurt anyone).
The climactically questioned behavior when he meets the serial killer of the slaughterhouse, guarding the innocent prisoner in a secret torture chamber: Jean-Paul intentionally lets the slaughterhouse die, condemning the prisoner to death as well. Other criminals facing Jean-Paul include Mr. Freeze, the Trigger Twins, Gunbunny & amp; Gunhawk, Tally Man and Clayface III and IV; the most important meeting is with Catwoman and Joker, both of which can say that the Valley is not the original Batman.
"Knightquest: The Search" follows Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth's quest for Jack Drake and Shondra Kinsolving, the father of the current Robin and the physical therapist with whom Bruce Wayne has fallen in love during each rehabilitation session. Their investigation took them to the Caribbean and then Great Britain. The younger brother adopted by Kinsolving, Asp Benedict, kidnapped him to use his special powers to kill people from afar. Asp showed a new form of mass murder in a small village in England. When Bruce Wayne discovers Kinsolving, he finds himself stuck in the middle of a war tug between Asp and Kinsolving. Battle climax with him refocusing his energy to defeat Asp; As an energy side effect, Bruce's broken bones become healed. However, the drugs imposed on him by Asp, combined with the effect of the fight with Asp, diminishes his mind on a child when the traumatized Shondra's mind retreats into the past to escape from his unhappy gift, and Wayne reluctantly puts him into the soul. institution.
Bruce eventually left England to return to civilian life in Gotham, but Alfred remained in England, not wanting to see Bruce Wayne ruin his body any further. He did not return to Gotham until a few moments later, when Dick Grayson persuaded him to do so in the future.
"KnightsEnd"
Jean-Paul Valley saw the vision of his deceased father, who programmed it at birth to become a deadly weapon. This vision tells Jean-Paul to avenge his father's death, and Jean-Paul seeks Gotham for his father's murderer. Though the assassin, Carlton LeHah, had been met and defeated (in Batman: The Blade of Azrael), Jean-Paul's conditioning had been warped in his mind that he no longer remembered the incident. He has finally come to believe that Penn Selkirk, a Gotham mafia into a weapon dealer who has taken over the remains of the LeHah organization, is his father's killer. The valley now spends its time steadily chasing after him.
Back to Gotham, Bruce meets with Tim. Though Jean-Paul disobeyed Bruce's orders to keep from attacking Bane, Bruce was quite impressed with Jean-Paul's results. Bruce decides to retire and allows Jean-Paul to continue as Batman. But when Robin tells Bruce about the circumstances surrounding Abattoir's house, Bruce sneaks into the Batcave and asks Jean-Paul to come down. Jean-Paul refused and told Bruce to leave the cave and never to return.
To rehabilitate his ability due to his missing reflexes after a long absence of action, Bruce asks Lady Shiva's famous assassin to hold him (using a mask to conceal his identity and for the reason that he will do it for the same reason that he did something; Instead, Shiva pitted Bruce with some vindictive martial art expert, after killing their master while wearing a distinctive mask that brought the bat motif he later gave to Batman. The warning of Shiva is that this attack will continue indefinitely until Bruce Wayne breaks his vow to never kill. Finally, in the midst of an attack by the last martial artist, Bruce pretends to use the fatal "Leopard Blow" maneuver that Shiva taught him, leaving his potential assassin apparently dead. Shiva finally declares that he is worth fighting with him sometime in the future, with Bruce just revealing his opponent's survival after his departure.
Now back in combat, Bruce returns to Batcave and continues his role as Batman. Together with Robin and Nightwing, he tracks the Valley to Selkirk's penthouse. Coincidentally, Catwoman pursues the same man because he has a nerve connector that allows his paralyzed friend to walk again. Selkirk had wanted to kill Jean-Paul for destroying his precious weapons cache at Gotham Harbor.
When they all finally meet, mass combat and gunfire ensue. The battle ends with a Selkirk helicopter crashing into the Gotham Narrows bridge while Bruce and Jean-Paul fight in the attached Batrope; Jean-Paul crashed into the Gotham River. Bruce and Catwoman rescue Selkirk and his helpers just before the helicopter explodes from a leaking fuel, his decision to protect criminals confirms to Catwoman that the real Batman has returned. When Bruce tries to find Jean-Paul using the Batmobile, it explodes because of the booby traps that are planted. Nightwing fears Bruce dies and takes his revenge on Jean-Paul in a party boat. The police arrived in time to prevent Nightwing from committing murder, but Jean-Paul fled. However, to his surprise, Jean-Paul finds Bruce waiting at Wayne Manor; Bruce managed to escape from the Batmobile before the trap of Jean-Paul destroyed him, reasoning that he would do the same with a less dangerous trap.
The final battle of the "Knightfall" saga occurs between Jean-Paul Valley and Bruce Wayne in the caves that surround the Batcave under Wayne Manor: instead of beating Jean-Paul in hand-to-hand combat, Bruce outwit him by fleeing into a section too narrow for Jean-Paul to go through his armor, forcing Jean-Paul to remove most of it. Bruce then opened the hold door out, covering the hole he felt as a child, allowing sunlight into the night lens on Jean-Paul's helmet. After being blinded for a moment, Jean-Paul removes his cowl, sees Bruce standing on it in his original Batman costume and admits defeat, saying " you are Batman... You are always a Batman... and I am not there... "Bruce comforted Jean-Paul, who went for a walk in Gotham, homeless and poor. Bruce decides not to take Jean-Paul to the police because it was his decision to make Jean-Paul the Batman, who caused the damage.
"KnightsEnd" was collected into a trade paperback about a year later. Originally released as Batman: KnightsEnd , the latest edition calls it as Knightfall Volume 3 .
Aftermath
"Prodigal"
Bruce reaffirmed his partnership with Tim, resolving the tension caused by Bruce's reluctance to receive help during the Arkham prison break. Bruce handed Batman's coat to Grayson so he could reevaluate what it took to restore his invincible aura. This started the storyline of Prodigal, a reference to Dick Grayson who was basically Bruce's missing son; Bruce had adopted Dick after his parents were killed.
Because of the events of the entire arc, the time elapsed before Commissioner Gordon restored his confidence in the idea of ​​a Batman working for good. Gordon can say that he does not see the real Batman (based on Jean-Paul's costume and Dick's height, and the fact that Jean-Paul is more than ready to kill people), and he refuses to put blind faith in costumes after spending so long studying to trust that man. "Prodigal" was used as a way to link many loose sections left behind "Knightfall", with Killer Croc, Ventriloquist, Ratcatcher and Two-Face, along with many lesser-known prisoners escaping to prison. Thus, Dick avenges his worst mistake of his days as Robin, when a mistake in confrontation with Two-Face causes a man to die and almost kills Bruce. He also came to appreciate Bruce's tremendous physical and mental burden to himself in wearing a Batsuit. During the story, a strong bond emerged between Dick and Tim when they shared Wayne Manor together in the absence of Bruce and Alfred.
It is revealed later in "No Man's Land" that Bruce also uses this time to establish contingency headquarters throughout Gotham.
"Troika"
When Bruce finally returns for good, he wears a stronger and all-black Batsuit made of Kevlar (inspired by Tim Burton's Batman movie costumes), and encourages the new, state-of-the art Batmobile. He fought against former Soviet agent Colonel Vega (who worked with Asp in "Knightquest: The Search"), KGBeast, and Dark Rider, to thwart the plot to nuke Gotham City with a device of size and shape of baseball. The story also shows how Batman changed his life as Bruce Wayne, his relationship with his "family," plans to live without Alfred, and endeavors with the decision to make Jean- Paul as his successor.
Nightwing: Alfred's Return
One-shot featuring Alfred's return after his resignation during "KnightQuest: The Search". It has Nightwing going to England to track Alfred.
Azrael
The new series following Jean-Paul Valley began in April 1995, titled Azrael . In it, he was found on the street by Bruce Wayne, and was given money to leave Gotham to travel the world and find his goals like Bruce. His journey took him to Europe, where he found a conspiracy in the Holy Order of Dumas Saint who had brainwashed him. Later, he returned to Gotham City to help Batman, and the series was titled Azrael: Agent of the Bat on issue 47. The series ended after a hundred problems, with Valley's apparent death. Every problem is written by Dennis O'Neil. Azrael's death occurred at the same time as the Batman: Hush storyline, which focused on how Bruce Wayne as Batman interacts with friends, allies, loved ones and enemies; Strangely though, Jean-Paul Valley was not mentioned, alluded to, or appeared during this time. Batman: Legacy Batman: Legacy Batman:
This crossover event involves a rematch between Batman and Bane, who are now allied with Ra's al Ghul. This was followed by Batman: Bane's one-shot graphic novel. Bough Breaks
Batman Annual # 22 shows the return of the soul of Arnold Etchison (Abbatoir), who wants to take revenge on Batman (specifically, Azrael-Batman) for his death. Now calling himself Etkar, he has a former Batsuit Azrael and returns to his own death site, with a hostage. Angel and the Bane Angel and the Bane After Batman: Bane, Azrael was assigned by Batman to track down the newly reappeared Bane. Upon meeting, the two men struggled, and Bane was on the wind with the help of a small group of Santa Priscan soldiers and his old henchmen. He arrested Azrael and injected him with Venom, with plans to use him as a super soldier to take over Santa Prisca. Azrael was able to withstand the drug addiction and eventually conquered Bane and flew him back to Gotham City. They arrived just when a big earthquake happened. Bane tried to escape but could not; as a last resort, he failed to try to convince Azrael to form a partnership. Instead, Azrael reiterated his dedication to Bruce Wayne. The cover of the 37th edition depicts Bane violating Azrael above his knee in the famous Batman recreation cover Batman # 497, "Knightfall" part 11.
Order reading and release date
Every story bow of the "Knightfall" saga ran across a number of related Gotham City comics. It creates a pretty complicated reading sequence, summarized below.
- The following season, special issues and guest appearances occur during "Knightquest" with Jean-Paul Valley as Batman, but not essential for the plot:
- Annual Batman # 17
- Annual Detective Comic # 6
- Showcase '93 # 10
- Superman vol. 2 # 83
- Chain Gang War # 6-7, # 10-12
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight of the Year # 3
- Catwoman # 5
- Show '94 # 5-7
- Robin # 1
- Outsiders # 7-9
- Blood line: Bloodbath # 1-2
- Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire (it has a direct sequel, Punisher/Batman: Dead Knight , which lasted for "KnightsEnd" and featuring Bruce Wayne as Batman)
- Batman: The Turnpoint # 4
- During his inability, Bruce Wayne appeared on:
- Justice League Task Force # 4
- Catwoman # 4
- Batman # 506
- Bane and his crew appear at Catwoman # 1-4, ahead of and after his defeat by the new Batman.
Influence and inheritance
DC Comics publishes "Knightfall" around the same time as the "The Death of Superman" storyline. "Knightfall" begins immediately after the "Funeral For Friends" storyline in Superman's book. During the breakout at Arkham Asylum, Batman and Robin both wore a black armband with S-shield engraved on it. Both stories involve the most famous character of DC Comics. A similar story followed for Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Green Arrow, with Green Lantern Hal Jordan becoming mad and replaced by Kyle Rayner, the new Wonder Woman appointed by Hippolyta, Aquaman lost his hand, and Green Arrow died in a plane crash when his son the long lost took over the role.
In the novelist's opening, Dennis O'Neil states that part of the reason "Knightfall" is written is because of the recent popularity of more "cruel" heroes like Terminator and James Bond. in the film, as the editor begins to wonder whether the reader will prefer Batman who is willing to kill his opponents.
During DC vs. Marvel , Bane tries to break Captain America's back in a fight with the same maneuver, but gets caught off guard when the Captain America shield returns to its owner to attack Bane behind his head and get rid of him.
At the height of the Year One of the Injustices: God Among Us Superman confronts Batman in Batcave as Batman is downloading a formula to a pill that can provide superhuman strength and resilience, stolen from the Fortress of Loneliness. While Superman does not want to kill Batman, he chooses to paralyze it by breaking his back in a similar way to Bane (though standing on Batman's back instead of slamming it on his knees like Bane did). This puts Batman out of commission for much of Year Two as he heals.
Reception
IGN Comics # 15 ranked
Continuity
Most of the events in the Knightfall saga are thought to take place in the tenth or eleventh year of Batman's career by most accounts, including the official DC timetable. It started within a few months of Team Drake assuming Robin's third role. Dick Grayson's marriage to Starfire happened very long after Bruce Wayne's injury. This is the election year, and Armand Krol is campaigning for re-election as mayor before and after the story.
The early scenes of the mini-series introduction Batman: The Sword of Azrael # 1-4 took place during the "Founders Day" parade of Gotham City.
A meeting between Selina Kyle and Bruce Wayne on his plane is explicitly described as the first post-Crisis interaction of the costume between the two.
As contemporary Batmobile was destroyed in "KnightsEnd", the original Batmobile (with large hood ornaments) was used by Batman and Robin for some of the following issues. "Knightquest" also introduced the Batman rocket railcar that connects Batcave with the Gotham subway system; was designed and completed by Harold Allnut after the discovery of the cave section at Detective Comics # 650 ("The Dragon").
In "KnightsEnd", Jean-Paul Valley references his defeat of Jigsaw Marvel Comics' over the issue of Batman/Punisher crossover: Lake of Fire . This is a very rare mention of a character from another company in a non-corporate capacity, made possible by Jean-Paul's madness.
Adaptations
Novel
In 1994, BBC Radio 1 broadcasted a radio-play adaptation, later released on audio recording (ISBN 0-563-39520-6) and CD by BBC Audiobook on 5 March 2007. Adapted, produced and directed by Dirk Maggs, with music composed by Mark Russell, who recently made Superman: Doomsday & amp; Beyond on BBC Radio 5. The show, but not commissioned alone, but became a three-minute episode on the Mark Goodier Show. This means written with a sense of closeness; must create an instant effect and every three minute segment contains the development of a large plot or sound effect effect and ends on the cliffhanger. DC acknowledges an attempt at the problem of The Bat Battery by having criminals leap over the sign that read Dirk Maggs Radio. The radio drama itself contains a small insinuation similar to Batman - a TV show host called Chuck Dixon and Dennis O'Neil a book author.
"Knightfall" is a sequel of Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome which is also produced for BBC radio by Dirk Maggs.
The players are:
- Bob Sessions as Batman
- Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth
- Daniel Marinker as Robin
- Peter Marinker as Bane, Jack Drake
- Kerry Shale as Jean Paul Valley, The Joker, The Cavalier, Thomas Wayne
- William Roberts as Commissioner James Gordon, Amygdala, Carlton LeHa, Tough Tony
- Lorelei King as Renee Montoya, Leslie Thompkins, Lady Siwa, Bruce Young, Martha Wayne, Sarah Essen
- Eric Meyers as Harvey Bullock, Colonel Vega, Batcave Computer, Joe Chill, Bird, Jeremiah Arkham, Firefly, Nomoz
- Michael Roberts as The Ventriloquist, Film Freak, Simpson Flanders, Benedict Asp, Hood
- Alibe Parsons as Shondra Kinsolving
- James Goode as Nightwing, The Scarecrow
- Stuart Milligan as Riddler, Maxie Zeus
- Chris Emmett as Mad Hatter
- Vincent Marzello as Armand Krol, Animal Cut House, Mr. Zsasz
Action figures
In 1994, Kenner released a collection of action figures Legend Batman. It revolves mainly around the story of Elseworlds and the modern "Knightfall" era; though strangely not including the figure of Bane. This collection takes place in two series and is associated with Superman: Man of Steel figure based on "The Death of Superman".
In 2006, DC Direct released a series of numbers that were specifically based on the "Knightfall" saga. These include Jean Paul Valley as Batman, Nightwing, Bane, Catwoman, and the unique Batman "Mask of Tengu" figure.
Edition collected
Part of the story line has been collected into several trading novels. Earlier prints of the Knightfall books have been written by Kelley Jones under the name "Knightfall" and the third book is under the name "Knightsend" (with this book featuring new covers by Graham Nolan and Brian Stelfreeze). Previous editions also show DC Comics original cover/DC advertisement ads from the storyline as chapter titles. The subsequent prints of these three books do not have this cover/ad and only the titles of three books under the name "Knightfall" with similar cover makeup designs. These new editions include Mike Deodato.
- Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Broken Bat (collect Batman vol 1 # 491-497 and Detective Comics vol 1 # 659-663, 272 pages, paperback, September 1993, ISBNÃ, 1-56389-142-5)
- Batman: Knightfall, Part Two: Who Reigns Night (collects Batman volume 1 # 498-500, Detective Comics vol. 1 # 664-666, Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 16-18, and stories from Showcase '93 # 7-8; 288 pages, paperback, 1993, ISBNÃ, 1-56389-148-4)
- Batman: Knightfall, Part Three: KnightsEnd (collect Batman volume 1 # 509-510, Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 29 -30, Detective Comics vol 1 # 676-677, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight # 62-63, and Catwoman vol 2 # 12; 304 pages, paperback, June 1995, ISBNÃ, 1-56389-191-3)
Part of the Aftermath storyline has been collected in a trading novel:
- Batman: Prodigal (collects Batman volumes 1 # 512-514, Detective Comics vol 1 # 679-681, Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 32-34, and Robin vol. 4 # 11-13; 271 pages, paperback, January 1998, ISBNÃ, 1-56389-334 -7)
new edition 2012
Accompanying the release of The Dark Knight Rises movie in 2012, DC Comics released a new edition of trade paperbacks that collected the Knightfall storyline. While the 1993 edition eliminates the complete Knightsquest story arc, the 2012 edition re-releases the "Crusade" part of this arc in volume 2, leaving the "Search" section still not collected. In addition, Bane's back story from the one-shot Vengeance of Bane publication is included in the first volume, giving the right character recognition, and volume 3 seeing the "KnightsEnd" and "Prodigal" arcs are released in one volume.
- Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1 (including all material collected in 1993s Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Broken Bat and Batman: Knightfall, Part Two: Who Sets the Night with the addition Vengeance of Bane , 640 pages, paperback 2012, ISBNÃ, 978-1401233792)
- Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest (including Detective Comics vol. 1 # 667-675, Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 19-20, 24-28, Batman vol 1 # 501-508, Catwoman vol. 2 # 6-7 and Robin vol 4 # 7, 656 pages, paperback 2012, ISBN 978-1401235369)
- Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 3: KnightsEnd (including all material collected in 1993s Batman: Knightfall, Part Three: KnightsEnd and 1998s Batman: Prodigal , 652 pages, ISBNÃ, 978- 1401237219)
2017-2018 Omnibus edition
Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1 (ISBNÃ, 978-1401270421) was released in April 2017 in hardcover format, featuring a new cover by artist Kelley Jones. In 960 pages, this edition contains the entire contents of 2012 edition Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1 , and in addition also contains some problems before reprinting to Knightfall. These extra issues include Batman # 484-490 and Detective Comics # 654-658. Other new features in this edition include a two-page intro written by Doug Moench, a two-page cover written by Chuck Dixon, a short story from Batman Villains: Secret Files and Origins (1998) entitled "Page the Lost: How Bane Infiltrated Wayne Manor ", and various other art and cover concepts.
Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 2: Knightquest (ISBNÃ, 978-1401274368) was released in hardcover in October 2017. This edition includes "The Crusade", which is included in the 2012 edition of Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest , and "The Search", which have never been reprinted.
Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 3: KnightsEnd (ISBNÃ, 978-1401278496) was released in May 2018 in hardcover. This edition includes "KnightsEnd" and "Prodigal", which are included in the 2012 edition Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 3: KnightsEnd , as well as "Troika", which have never been reprinted.
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