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Summary: the last of three
Review: i just finished the knight fall story line.the story was great.the tale of batmans struggles to return to his former self after suffering at the hands of bane.the art work in all three was outstanding the first book was by far the best!the second and third books storys were missing something.i don't know what,it seemed the story just drug on while you waited for the ending.i was shocked also by the end of this book,you will be to.although the knight fall story ends here it goes on into prodigal, which i just started on and seems to pick up where the others left off.the books were worth the money but buying it used might be the way to go.
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Summary: Calling all Bat-fans, the Batman is back!!!
Review: I was a huge fan of the Batman comics up until Bane entered the picture and broke his back. Jean-Paul.....whats-his-face took over the role and I thought that the comics were trash. For years, I did not buy any new Batman comics. Later, a friend talked me into reading this book. It is a collection of the comics featuring Bruce Wayne's path to reclaim the Batman role. The new Batman has changed the entire city and has become obsessed with his power. This book features a lot of Robin and Nightwing (the original Robin) who adds greatly to the story. The climax features a huge showdown involving: (the characters I've listed) Catwoman, a cyborg, and an entire gang caught in the middle. If you fell off the "bat-tracks" as I did with the Bane saga, buy this book. It is TOTALLY worth it.
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Summary: The Bat Takes Back the Knight
Review: It amazes me how two men, so highly trained and so directly matched in physical ability could be so different in method to accomplish the same goals. Bruce Wayne takes on the challenge of reclaming the "Mantle of the Bat" from his chosen successor, Jean-Paul Valley, Azrael. Bruce, trained as a fighter, Azrael, a brainwashed assasin. Bruce, broken by Bane, Jean-Paul, destroyed Bane and holding Gotham in terror. Bruce, vowing never to take a life. Jean-Paul, with blood on his hands and murder in his mouth. Who is the stronger Dark Knight? Who truly protects Gotham from the worst that evil has to offer? One, whose life gave purpose to the Bat, or the other, who the Bat gave purpose to his life.
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Summary: Knights Redemption?
Review: Okay, this was the end of the Knightfall storyline. The third novel in the series. You must read the first two if you want to understand what is happening. Unfortunately this third book comes well after where the second one left off. Bruce Wayne is healthy again, and ready to reclaim the mantle of the bat. If you don't follow the series, you might wonder what happened after the second book. Wayne was in a wheelchair in Africa for cripes sake, and now he is fine. Still the art is great, and the writing top notch. A good conclusion to a serious run in the lore of Batman. A must read for any batfan.
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Summary: Knights Redemption?
Review: Okay, this was the end of the Knightfall storyline. The third novel in the series. You must read the first two if you want to understand what is happening. Unfortunately this third book comes well after where the second one left off. Bruce Wayne is healthy again, and ready to reclaim the mantle of the bat. If you don't follow the series, you might wonder what happened after the second book. Wayne was in a wheelchair in Africa for cripes sake, and now he is fine. Still the art is great, and the writing top notch. A good conclusion to a serious run in the lore of Batman. A must read for any batfan.
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Summary: Hey..We killed Superman so what can we do to Batman?
Review: Remember in the Ninties when DC decided to go a bit mental and do what seemed to be a lot of damage to some of their characters?Will if not heres part of a great Batman story..This is technically part 3 of a 3 part story (If you collect the garaphic novel editions) and you really do need Batman :Knightfall books one and two to build you up to this book (Batman Prodigal also follows it nicely getting Dick grayson to play Batman for a while). In this book we get to see Bruce Wayne return to reclaim his mantle (see the Knightfall books to see what happened).those who are unfamiliar with Batman or the Knightfall books will find the whole story a little strange to say the least as they have no character history and the first question you ask yourself is who is Jean Paul Valley.I can only recomend this book as part of the set..If you dont own or intend to buy the first books forget it.Make them your priority..Then you'll find this a fantastic read
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Summary: Bats is back! And this time ... it's personal!
Review: The Batman had been broken by the nefarious Bane, and, while his physical healing process isn't covered in any detail during the events depicted in KNIGHTSEND, Bruce Wayne struggles with the psychological aftermath of returning to the task of serving as Gotham's savior in this incredibly-paced retaking of the Mantle of the Bat from the now rogue Jean Paul Valley.In a story nearly too complex to summarize for an Amazon review, Bruce/Bats goes from being Batman to being disabled to being whole again ... but it isn't without consequence, namely having to face Jean Paul Valley, the man he passed the job of Batman to after being broken down by a series of catastrophic events all orchestrated to end his career. The road back to mental and physical prowess is long and not without ethical consequences as Bruce submits to training by Lady Shiva, a long-time mortal foe who believes that killing is the only true measure of physical fitness. However, the world's greatest detective finds a means to even outwit her in the process. Building to a hair-raising climax worthy of being filmed for the big screen, Knightsend features not one daring showdown with the Batman/Azrael Jean Paul Valley but several bare-knuckle brawls involved a fully-healed Bruce Wayne as well as his long-time protege, Dick Grayson ... aka the original Robin and aka Nightwing, a vigilante hero in his own might who's now back in Gotham to help Bruce take by the night. Catwoman, always a favorite from the Rogues Gallery, is along for the wild ride, and she joins forces with the side of justice in order to see the rightful Batman restored to his throne. This isn't to say that Knightsend isn't without a few missteps ... a perhaps overly-obsessive Jean Paul suffering visions from the System (a kind of brainwashing to give his mind and body the abilities to serve its own brand of justice) almost becomes comical at one point when the visions try to enter into their own subplot ... an all-to-convenient escape from the clutches of death for Bruce Wayne not drawn or plotted very well given the pace of the frenetic conclusion ... and a few other repeated scenes due to the fact that this tale was originally serialized over the course of many issues of comics within the Batman continuity. Still, they are small missteps, as the grand story is almost operatic at times. The greatest strength of Knightsend is the fact that, at its core, it doesn't deal so much with Batman as it does with identity: in the final confrontation, Bruce Wayne thinks himself out of a corner with Jean Paul bent on fisticuffs-to-the-death, and the one true Batman realizes that brain -- regardless of whose body it resides in -- will always triumph over brawn. Welcome back, Batman!
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Summary: For fans only
Review: The Knightsend compliation marked the end of a two-year story arc in the Batman comics, which began in Knightfall when Bane broke the Batman's back. After numerous adventures, the new Batman, Jean Paul Valley (Azbats) went over the edge and started killing, forcing Bruce Wayne to return and reclaim the mantle of the Bat. Knightsend chronicles Bruce's training under a ninja master and his final confrontation with the new Batman. While Knightsend is good reading, this one is really for devoted Batman fans only. Like all compilations, a lot of the history is lost in various back issues and collections, so first-time readers won't feel the epic effect that Knightsend and its fellow story arcs had on the Batman saga. Also, while the story is based around the redemption of Jean Paul Valley, don't expect any in-depth literary themes or character studies, as have been in such Bat-titles like "The Killing Joke". The story is action from start to finish, with very little else in between; in other words, it's a typical comic-book story, not the book you're going to use to convince your girlfriend why Batman comics are worth reading. Finally, and this is another fault of being a compilation, the story drags in places. Suspense is built when you read the story piece by piece, as they were originally published every two weeks or so, but when you read them in one go, you realize how some subplots were dragged out to fill up space in an issue. Criticism aside though, Batman: Knightsend is still worth picking up, mainly because it does feature a pivotal point in the mythos. The art ranges from good to excellent; there is a minor continuity issue among the ninjas sent to attack Bruce, probably because some of the artists took creative license and altered their appearances, but this is a minor complaint. The individual dialogue boxes are excellently written, as is the norm for the folks who write the Batman comics. If you're missing some parts to the story, or want to explore one of the most controversial story arcs in Bat-history, this is a must-have. Otherwise, I recommend picking up something more 'self-contained'.
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Summary: I did not like it
Review: Unlike the first two parts. I got lost trying to understand what this collection tries to accomplish. It has been some five years, but I still recall the art work was really bad.
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Summary: It Grows On You
Review: Upon my first reading of the tale, I was extremely disappointed with where the entire 'Knights' tale ended ... but, upon further reflection, the simple ending and realization of the two leads (Bruce Wayne and Jean Paul Valley) makes perfect story-telling sense.
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