This is the book you use to disprove those who say “Bane is just a musclebound thug.”įirst of all let me talk about the artwork. Instead, the stories collected here ( Vengeance of Bane and Bane of the Demon) serve as a character study of Bane. The two characters, Batman and Bane, barely share more than a page together and it is an exchange of words, nothing more. However, don’t let the name of this book fool you! The title is pretty misleading to be honest. It’s also a very nice prologue to the epic Knightfall storyline and another saga called Legacy. I’m very interested to know what voice comes to mind when you read Bane in comics today.Īnyway, Batman Versus Bane is a great book for fans of The Dark Knight Rises to ease into comics as its two stories are loaded with examples that the filmmakers surely drew from. When his mask was off, I would hear the voice of Henry Silva, but when the mask was on I would find myself hearing Tom Hardy.

I know there was an odd battle going on in my head as I read Bane’s lines.

If you’ve seen The Dark Knight Rises then chances are good that the way you read Bane has changed forever.

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