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Batman vs Bane - The 30th Anniversary of Knightfall

Artist: Graham Nolan (All)

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Title:	Batman vs Bane - The 30th Anniversary of Knightfall
Artist:	Graham Nolan (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	Not for sale
Views:	700
Likes on CAF:	20 21
Comments:	12
Added to Site:	5/10/2023
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Description

This year marks the 30th anniversary Knightfall, the storyline about the rise of Bane, the fall of Batman, and the rise and fall of the new Batman, Jean-Paul Valley. In Knightfall, Bane, a new villain obsessed with Batman and powered by a steroid called Venom, puts together a long game to decommission the Dark Knight, thereby ruling Gotham's underworld. Personally, I loved the conceit: Break out all the villains from Arkham Asylum, tire out Batman who has to capture them all, then show up to Wayne Manor to break him. Since then, Bane has become a mainstay in Batman's Rogue's Gallery. At times, Bane and Batman are partners, bros, and even half-bros at one point. Whatever they choose to be to one another, the breakage is their bond.

This is a cover-quality commission by Graham Nolan, co-creator of Bane, along with Chuck Dixon. In this rendering, a beaten Batman struggles to lift himself off the floor, meanwhile Bane emerges from the darkness to deliver a final pounding to his crippled opponent. Mexican masked Luchadores inspired Nolan to give Bane his wrestler's look including his singlet. One only needs to imagine the three ropes of a wrestling ring behind the blackness to interpret this piece as the high drama of the main event.

I've dedicated my home gallery to Knightfall pieces for the entire year. Please check them out!

11" x 17"
Pencil and Ink on Compass Bristol board.

My thanks to Sam Casciato for the easy trade transaction.

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Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 5/10/2023

Outstanding commission! Congrats!

John C
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 5/10/2023

Banana Slamma!!

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 5/10/2023

Awesome! Really like that shadowed black background, as well as that sepeartion it provides between Bane and Batman. Gives you that nervous sense of the coming BOOM! Congrats!

James S
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 5/10/2023

Had to double check it was a commission and not a published cover! Wow.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/10/2023

Double hammer fist about to finish off Batman and his back once and for all! Bane coming out of the shadows like a serial killer!

JN 80
Member Since 2016

1 - Posted on 5/11/2023

Fantastic!!! "Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, moulded by it"

E. Vets
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 5/16/2023

Fantastic piece with Bane emerging from the darkness.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 5/17/2023

Has it really been 30 years since Knightfall? Well, this is certainly the perfect commission to celebrate the anniversary. Graham Nolan--who co-created Bane--drawing the dramatic moment in Bane's battle with the Dark Knight. Batman stuggles to rise up as Bane's fists come crashing down. The rest is history. Congratulations on a epic and historic piece.

Andy Wurst
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 5/31/2023

Powerful - very nice.

Jay D
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 1/31/2024

I'd buy that for a dollar!

S Riz
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 2/24/2024

Cant believe I never commented on this one. This one belongs with a true Knightfall fan. Congrats!

Alex B
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 6/22/2024

What an insanely cool piece ! Congrats for this incredible score !

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