Just like the dark knight returns, a movie inspired by knightfall should be a twoparter. Batman comics that should be animated movies screenrant. Rich little as the film freak tim curry as cavalier mark rolston as firefly adrian pasdar as jeremiah arkham kameron omidian as. The entire knightfall event was actually inspired by batman editor denny o neils disdain for event storylines, and served in a way as a rebuke. It was written by alan grant, chuck dixon, dennis oneil, doug knightfall is a batman family crossover published in 1993.
The aftermath of the devastating battle between batman and bane leaves gotham city without a hero. Knightfall series, and there is too much distance between the end of part 2 and this volume. Then i heard that there will finally be an animated movie adaption of hush. The knightfall saga highlights the duality of batman and bruce wayne by having another character don the cape and cowl.
The batman franchise is the fourteenth highestgrossing media franchise of all time, having made. Knightfall is an animated superhero film based on the story arc batman. Batman s defeat was so iconic that the scene was reimagined for christopher nolans closing batman film, the darkish knight rises. The story begins with bane engineering the breakout of all the insane criminals that are housed in arkham asylum. The animated series debuted on fox to a north american audience and is still being referenced as one of the best animated shows ever made. The dc universe animated original movies also known as dc universe original movies or dc universe movies are directtovideo film projects being created by warner premiere, warner bros.
The protocol involved faking batman and alfreds deaths through. Batman knightfall audio book movie part 1 adapted from the bbc radio 4 drama created by dirk maggs, starring bob sessions as the batman, michael gough as. This model noticed an older batman taken down by tom hardys bane who gravely injured bruce waynes backbone just for the darkish knight to rebuild his physique and return to take bane down within the movie s climax. Kenner released different versions of bane for each of its batman. Petition warner brothers to continue dc animated movie universe. I was wondering if superman has his own animated movie superman doomsday is it posible for batman to have a knightfall movie. We the fans request dc comics to make batman knightfall and beyond into a dc animated original movie with kevin conroy voicing the legendary role of batman knightfall is the title given to a major batman story arc published by dc comics that dominated batman. It should be a 2 parter but dick should stay as batman for at least a few movies. This enormous threat to gotham city would allow the movie to focus on various batman family characters as they do their part to capture these fiends. Warner brothers to continue dc animated movie universe with batman. Knightfall is the backstory to bane, one of batmans most powerful foes and the.
The character of bane and elements of knightfall have been adapted. The story takes place over approximately six months. Broken bat is the first of two volumes collecting knightfall, the muchtalked about batman storylinemuch talked about because it was the story in which batman gets defeated. Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels published by dc comics.
Now knightfall is sure to be set in the works but with so many storylines, we. This is a short movie i decided to make because i loved this chapter in the batman comics. Petition dc comics make batman knightfall and beyond. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for.
The animated series sequel rewrites his biggest defeat. Still salty they didnt include the knightfall dlc in batman arkham origins for pc. The killing joke, the animated features that warner bros and dc animation studios should develop for the next decade should focus on these three villains. Ads for the new batman animated film, mask of the phantasm. Knightfall dc universe animated original movie edit. Knightfall finale batman faces the return of an old foe, more twisted than ever. Just like the dark knight returns, a movie inspired by knightfall should be a two parter. I would like to see an animated movie on the comic.
I read this after watching the last of the christopher nolan movies, the dark knight rises, and enjoyed it up to the point where ariel takes over for the recovering batman. Knightfall, hush, batman and son, the resurrection of ras ah ghul, battle for the cowl, bruce wayne. These titles have been handled or coordinated through a single editorial section at dc comics. This volume doesnt even make an attempt to finish the unfinished business left from the second volume. Lines will be crossed, heroes will be broken in part 2 of my two part story. Knightfall is a batman crossover originally published in singleissue form in 1991, and first collected in trade paperbacks in 1993. Other goodies included liveaction and animated movies and tv shows, a huge library of digital comics, and exclusive access to a membersonly shop. Hopefully it can help anyone out here, who might only have part of the series collected, and wants to know what they have to obtain to complete the whole lot. This section also generally handles titles that have spun off of the core batman. The knightfall protocol was the last of batman s backup plans, to be deployed only when his secret identity was compromised in order to protect those closest to him. Longtime batman writer and editor denny oneil, not a fan of the new 90s antihero, planned out a storyline wherein bruce would face each of his major foes one last time before being crippled and replaced with a. Who rules the night ended with many questions and situations unfinished. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
This video documents the inspiration, processes and methods of how the knightfall animated trailer was produced. It started as 3d modelling exercise and became a small short. The new knightfall batman statue clocks in at 35inches and will be a welcome addition to your collection. Now, while the animated adaptions based on some of these storylines would have to be in the same animated movie universe as batman. Since apokolips war is the culmination of the last few years of dcs animated films, we are getting ready for a new era of animated adaptations that could launch a new era of stories or branch off into unconnected characters. It was unknown when batman devised that final contingency plan. Knightfall gets a nightmare twist in dcs tales from the dark multiverse. Prime 1 studio announces knightfall batman batman news. This book collects the first and arguably the best part of this story the breaking of the batman by bane the symbolism of the name is pretty obvious. Knightfall saga reading order comic book reading orders.
Since his first appearance in 1939, batman has been adapted into various media such as film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. It is primarily a trilogy consisting of three arcs entitled knightfall, knightquest and knightsend, but also includes several other storylines, miniseries, and oneshots. Well i think so, and it would be awesome if well written of course. Azrael is a meaner, more violent version of batman. Around the time of the death of superman, dc started publishing knightfall, a bat family crossover featured in detective comics, batman, and other related dc titles in the early 1990s. As for him being batman, watch the film drive and you will see how terrifying he can be, and he knows how to kick ass.
This is not an official trailer, this is just a fan trailer made prior to the. Sneak peek at dcs tales from the dark multiverse batman. These more recent movie projects have also included many of the voice actors who worked on previous dc animated series and films. This is a short animation that i did based on the batman comic book miniseries where bane breaks batmans back, and bruce wayne enlists. Knightfall is one of the most ambitious batman stories ever attempted. The end of this volume is somewhat shocking compared to standard, mainstream comic book continuity. So today we are going to take a look at a few dc storylines that wed love to see adapted to the dcau. Dc universe animated original films, which ones should be. I read this after watching the last of the christopher nolan movies, the dark. It consists of a trilogy of storylines that ran from 1993 to 1994, consisting of knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend.
A batman fan made stopmotion animation directed by hong kong based directors derek kwok and henri wong of parabucks. Prime 1 studio is back with a statue of the comic version of the knightfall batman. I made a guide on how to completely collect knightfall, including every version of trade paperbackomnibus that has been printed. I cant be the only one who wants a knightfall animated. First out of the gate is tales from the dark multiverse batman.
Batmans back was famously broken by bane in knightfall but the dark. Petition warner brothers to continue dc animated movie. I cant be the only one who wants a knightfall animated movie with an action seen of jeanpaul valley in this batsuit. Contentsshow plot voice cast diedrich bader as batman bruce wayne keith ferguson as bane kevin michael richardson as the joker music reception. The first film needs to reveal banes origin story which is. When the comic book vanished from grocery store racks across the. Also included is the aftermath of the knightfall saga. The first film needs to reveal banes origin story which is told in vengeance of bane and have him unleash a swarm of villains from arkham asylum. Here is a fan concept trailer of ben afflecks dceu solo batman movie the batman. I liked bane before the tdkr hype and whatnot, but i feel that they have never done him justice.
Who rules the night is the second of two volumes collecting knightfall, the batman storyline in which batman meets defeat. An oral history of the batman knightfall saga syfy wire. With the killing joke being turned into an animated movie, we explore what other batman comic books could be transformed into great animated movies. I made a guide on how to completely collect knightfall. Azrael would be an interesting character to see in action. This reading order contains the prelude issues as well as the entire knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend storylines. The huge, musclebound villain bane has but one goal in mind, to break batman. This enormous threat to gotham city would allow the movie to focus on various batman. The animated series lives on in dc comics new batman series. To enhance your viewing experience to view this as it was intended, purchase the batman mask of the phantasm soundtrack, play batman s destiny, and exactly at. Knightfall is a 19931994 batman story arc published by dc comics. Its a trilogy consisting of three storylines, knightfall, knightquest, and knightsend.
Everything i know about batman i learned from batman. Knightfall is a batman family crossover published in 1993. In the suicide squad sequel comic, bane gets his back broken in the same way he did to batman in the knightfall comic when fighting grundy. Knightfall is the sequel to batman bruce wayne is still batman and a terrorist named bane attacks the city so batman had to stop him. We the fans request dc comics to make batman knightfall and beyond into a dc animated original movie with kevin conroy voicing the legendary role of batman knightfall is the title given to a major batman story arc published by dc comics that dominated batman related serial comic books in the spring and summer of 1993. Gargoyles an oral history of gargoyles, disneys groundbreaking animated series.