A 25th anniversary celebration…
One of the most notable Batman sagas of the Modern Age was Knightfall, the early-’90s epic that put Bruce Wayne on the sidelines thanks to the back-breaking brutality of Bane.
The story has been reprinted a few times over in a variety of formats — most recently in last year’s doorstopper omnibi — but this September, DC is recutting it again with a series of 25th anniversary trade paperbacks that will be released on a weekly basis, starting 9/5.
Check out this SNEAK PEEK at the solicitation copy, which will be officially released Monday by the publisher:
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BATMAN: PRELUDE TO KNIGHTFALL TP
Written by CHUCK DIXON and DOUG MOENCH
Art by GRAHAM NOLAN, TOM GRINDBERG, JIM APARO, NORM BREYFOGLE and others
Cover by KELLEY JONES
The event that changed Batman’s world forever kicks off with this new volume, including never-before-collected material, in stories from BATMAN: VENGEANCE OF BANE #1, BATMAN #484-491 and DETECTIVE COMICS #654-658. Bane, the man destined to one day destroy Batman, has his sights set on taking over Gotham City, just as the Dark Knight is starting to feel he has lost his edge as he is forced to deal with the return of Black Mask, a crazed killer called Metalhead and an assassin hired to take out Commissioner Gordon.
ON SALE 09.05.18
$19.99 US | 376 PAGES
FC | ISBN: 978-1-4012-8422-0
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BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL VOL. 1: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION TP
Written by CHUCK DIXON and DOUG MOENCH
Art by GRAHAM NOLAN, JIM APARO, NORM BREYFOGLE and others
Cover by KELLEY JONES
DC recuts the entire “Knightfall” saga! This title contains never-before-collected tales from Batman #492-497, Detective Comics #659-663 and Batman: Villains Secret Files #1 as Batman apprehends the escaped Joker, the Riddler, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc and more. And in the aftermath of his efforts, the Dark Knight comes face-to-face with Bane, who delivers a crippling blow that will change the Caped Crusader forever!
ON SALE 09.12.18
$19.99 US | 280 PAGES
FC | ISBN: 978-1-4012-8429-9
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BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL VOL. 2: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION TP
Written by CHUCK DIXON, DOUG MOENCH and ALAN GRANT
Art by GRAHAM NOLAN, JIM APARO, BRET BLEVINS, KLAUS JANSON and others
Cover by KELLEY JONES
DC recuts the entire “Knightfall” saga! This title contains never-before-collected tales from Detective Comics #664-666, Showcase ‘93 #7-8, Batman #498-500 and Batman: Shadow of The Bat #16-18. As Bruce Wayne lies broken at the hands of Bane, a new hero must step in and claim the mantle of the Bat…
ON SALE 09.19.18
$19.99 US | 312 PAGES
FC | ISBN: 978-1-4012-8439-8
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BATMAN: KNIGHTQUEST: THE CRUSADE VOL. 1 TP
Written by CHUCK DIXON, ALAN GRANT, DOUG MOENCH and JO DUFFY
Art by GRAHAM NOLAN, BARRY KITSON, VINCE GIARRANO, MIKE MANLEY, JIM BALENT and others
Cover by KELLEY JONES
DC recuts the entire “Knightfall” saga! This title contains never-before-collected tales from Detective Comics #667-670, ROBIN #1-2, Batman: Shadow of The Bat #19-20, Batman #501-504 and Catwoman #6-7. The new Batman’s deadly crusade against the criminals of Gotham City begins! Azrael has assumed the role of the Caped Crusader, but without Bruce Wayne’s steadying influence, the new Dark Knight is swiftly getting out of hand, alienating both Robin and Commissioner Gordon and hurting innocent people.
ON SALE 09.26.18
$19.99 US | 360 PAGES
FC | ISBN: 978-1-4012-8450-3
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Now, obviously this isn’t the end of the saga. There are several more volumes to come but DC has not formally announced them yet. Still, subsequent editions are already listed on Amazon, so it appears the entire series will be republished in this format by the end of the year.
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— SNEAK PEEK: HOUSE OF MYSTERY Gets First Bronze Age Omnibus. Click here.
— Waid and Ramos’ IMPULSE Omnibus Due This Fall. Click here.
May 19, 2018
That’s how DC rolls – constantly reprinting new versions of the same material, hoping to convince fans to “upgrade” because the current version has something that the dozen previous versions didn’t. By my count, this is (at a minimum) DC’s 4th attempt to reprint the Knightfall material. Let’s hope they get it right this time. A few years ago, I bought the big, 3 Volume trade paperbacks. I know they’re missing stuff but they’re good enough for me. I’m not buying it again.
Meanwhile, DC has still yet to reprint a quality version of the Englehart/Rogers Detective run from the 1970s.