Hear, hear. Berni Wrightson on Batman was always going to be something special and so was delivered. I belive they brought Deacon Blackfire back a while ago, couldn't imagine how that could have worked.
Me too. It really emphasises Bane's own internal conflict and mental state, which is really fascinating and if Bane is ever reintroduced on film, I hope that they explore Bane's psyche and personal conflict regarding his own fear, not to mention his own motivations to beak Batman, with the aid of an army and only use his own intellect and strategic genius. I still really like Dark Knight's Bane as well.
As much as I dislike Tom King's run on Batman, the moment where Bane kills Alfred has to be the only time since No Man's Land that I felt Bane was a truly terrifying and effective villain. Can you imagine how much more Batman would have been broken in Knightfall if Bane had broken Alfred's neck just before the fight that breaks Batman's back? On second thoughts, never mind. I don't want to imagine that, I love Pennyworth too much for that. 😥
@@SalazarKnight He had a handful of great appearances afterwards. I adore the Gotham Knights arc where Bane thought he and Batman were brothers, as crazy as the concept sounds.
Damn man, you do fantastic work. I think you are doing some of the best "reviews" on youtube. You've become so detailed and insightful, you resemble a literary critic more than a fan talking about stuff he likes. Great, great work.
@@SalazarKnight Thank you for making all these great videos! I'm a bit of a student of the form, and going through Batman's different eras gives a paradoxically specific and wide history of superhero comics' history. And you make a lot of observations I could never notice myself... I can tell you put in the work to make truly interesting videos, and I want you to know it's appreciated! Honestly you are doing work that in many ways pushes past the precedents of quality set by other youtubers. And you keep surprising me by doing better and better videos. It's been great to watch you progress.
Great video! It's funny when Batman was on Venom he became mentally slower,neglecting his reading and studies. Yet Bane on Venom doesn't seem to lose any of his keen mind. I actually think Bane is superior to Bruce but his downfall is not having Bruce's sense of justice and empathy
7:03 There's an ancient Indian folklore tale about bats In it, bats were originally unhappy birds that preyed to become humans. Instead they got human-like faces, hair on their skins and teeth in their mouths; becoming neither men nor birds. I cannot help but seeing this in both Batman and in Bane. Almost like two sides of the same coin
Thank you for another excellent delve into the Batman mythos. When this came out I was blown away with just how good the character and concept was, finding myself completely emmersed by the story line and just how well the bat books came together to create a real sense of continuity and easy to follow storytelling. This was a real high watermark in the comic's history. After Knightfall I eagerly awited the return of this character but subsequent treatments have been progressively uninspiring and wholly forgettable, all to rarely we see Bane as the master strategist as was originally scribed and much more akin to the frankly embassing vegetable version seen in (shudder.) Bat man Forever.
@@josesarango3408 I stand corrected, thank you, Both of those films were god awful and stank worse than Grorrila Grodd's armpit, washing away any credibility achieved by Tim Burton's films.
It took me forever to find the vengeance of bane one shot. And of all the places it was in a 50 cent bin. Man if they could do the knightfall series in high quality cartoon and tell the whole story 🙏. We would buy it up 🤪
Bane: Now I am complete. And only one thing stants in my way. A creature cloacked in a nightmare, as the Batman dissapeares into the night. I will follow him into the abyss, I will meat his gaze. And I will destroy him. I will watch him, I will study him, if I am to rule this city, I must first understand it. The Batman is Gotham city and when I truly know him only then will I understand this city. One day you will know my name Batman and on that day, you will beg for mercy. And Gotham will be mine.
Bane in my honest opinion is a very cunning villian. He may brute but there is so much more to him then that. Most depictions have have a mumbling monster. But he can be a towering giant who is both brains and brawn.
It is nit helped by the fact that most depictions of Bane portray him as a thug with muscles and no cunning. And even when they do make him cunning, (DKR Bane), he is not Latin American. Only depictions to get him right 100% are video games.
Whether they admit or not, I could never be disabused of the notion that the original Killer Croc arc did not inspire Knightfall. Just too many similarities. Also, recall that Croc really pushed Batman to the limit; he defeated in combat multiple times and put a mental strain on Batman which manifested itself in his strained relationship with Dick Grayson and his increased intensity.
DC really forgot that thing is actually smart and actually can fight Batman on his own without any villains help or being a bodyguard / Lackey. It breaks my heart that the movies can't get it right the only place that got him right was in Young Justice Arkham Origins the movie Justice League Doom that's it every other media has portrayed him as a joke.
Until seeing this video I never reqlly liked Bane. I didn't see anything interesting about him philosophically (Joker tests Bruce's moarlity, Catwoman; his temptation, Riddler; his intellect... so Bane tests what? His stregnth? Doesn't seem that interesting) But now I see he is a very interesting character, becauseaybe the best way to inetrpret him is by having him be the the man Batman cannot beat. Maybe once the drugs are off, and his addicet mind is demaged Maybe Batman can't beat Bane, bue he could beat the man underneath the mask.
It's very sad the media has disrespected Bane so severely. Yes, you can say all you want about Tom Hardy's Bane, but he was still a lackey to the major villain.
He was pretty decent in Arkham Origins; at least to the end, then they had to turn him into the dumb brute he was portrayed as in Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. I usually like Dini's writing for the Batman mythos, but it's obvious he has no direction on how to write Bane correctly and accurately.
Hey sal, in the future I have plans for an animated batman trilogy in the future with Bane the antagonist in the first one and would love to discuss it with u somehow
Wow! Bane actually had to spend his childhood and teen hood in jail because his father was a criminal that couldn't be found? I can honestly say the warden was probably a worse monster than bane. They could've just searched for banes father and left bane out of this.
no Bane no gain how insane . I like rhymes ok here are reasons why Bane hates the Batman the batmobile slammed hard and fast into him back on Arkham prison Asylum. Batman destroyed the remaining canisters of the green Titan formula rounded up and had Bane locked up for a little while . Batman got his back broken an got powers from Superman then Bane had everything broken talk about getting even with your enemy .
I love bane, but I hate what the dark knight rises did with his character. It's more the fault of the script, but I hate that he is a simp for talia, and how he fights like an idiot in the second fight. Also tom hardy bane has become an alt right icon, so that's pretty cringe too
That really bugs me about DC Comics. Bane was created to be Batman's ultimate enemy. But in other media, especially the notorious Batman & Robin movie, he was treated like a joke.
Exactly like how hard is it to get him right I feel the biggest thing that holds him back is his image that people just think he's a buffy dude on steroids but he's actually pretty smart it doesn't actually work for anybody but for some reason the Hollywood and Anime TV shows and movies can't get it right
@@dcmarvelcomicfans9458 Same thing with Wonder Woman. She's supposed to be a representation of feminism. Instead, they portrayed her as a hypocritical feminazi. The worst examples are The Injustice series, the New 52, Superman: Red Son, Lauren FRAUD's DC Superzero Bimbos, and Wonder Woman 1984.
Nice to see the cult get a mention. The cult is one of my sibling favorite story.
Hear, hear. Berni Wrightson on Batman was always going to be something special and so was delivered. I belive they brought Deacon Blackfire back a while ago, couldn't imagine how that could have worked.
I like the "conquer the bat to destroy his own personal fear" motivation. Wish we got to see that in The Dark Knight Rises instead.
Me too. It really emphasises Bane's own internal conflict and mental state, which is really fascinating and if Bane is ever reintroduced on film, I hope that they explore Bane's psyche and personal conflict regarding his own fear, not to mention his own motivations to beak Batman, with the aid of an army and only use his own intellect and strategic genius. I still really like Dark Knight's Bane as well.
Wow I never knew Doc Toxin could have been Bane’s name. Really highlights how he was created to be a evil Doc Savage
Lol glad they went with bane
As much as I dislike Tom King's run on Batman, the moment where Bane kills Alfred has to be the only time since No Man's Land that I felt Bane was a truly terrifying and effective villain. Can you imagine how much more Batman would have been broken in Knightfall if Bane had broken Alfred's neck just before the fight that breaks Batman's back?
On second thoughts, never mind. I don't want to imagine that, I love Pennyworth too much for that. 😥
The artwork is phenomenal.
Awesome interpretation of this story! Bane is one of my favourites.
Same here. I love the concept of the character and wish DC had written him better after Knightfall.
@@SalazarKnight He had a handful of great appearances afterwards. I adore the Gotham Knights arc where Bane thought he and Batman were brothers, as crazy as the concept sounds.
Damn man, you do fantastic work. I think you are doing some of the best "reviews" on youtube. You've become so detailed and insightful, you resemble a literary critic more than a fan talking about stuff he likes. Great, great work.
You're so kind, my friend. It's always an absolute joy to read your comments!
@@SalazarKnight Thank you for making all these great videos! I'm a bit of a student of the form, and going through Batman's different eras gives a paradoxically specific and wide history of superhero comics' history. And you make a lot of observations I could never notice myself... I can tell you put in the work to make truly interesting videos, and I want you to know it's appreciated! Honestly you are doing work that in many ways pushes past the precedents of quality set by other youtubers.
And you keep surprising me by doing better and better videos. It's been great to watch you progress.
Great video. Very thoughtful to frame the character of Bane as an iteration of previous Bat-breakers and brutes.
Great video! It's funny when Batman was on Venom he became mentally slower,neglecting his reading and studies. Yet Bane on Venom doesn't seem to lose any of his keen mind. I actually think Bane is superior to Bruce but his downfall is not having Bruce's sense of justice and empathy
7:03
There's an ancient Indian folklore tale about bats
In it, bats were originally unhappy birds that preyed to become humans. Instead they got human-like faces, hair on their skins and teeth in their mouths; becoming neither men nor birds.
I cannot help but seeing this in both Batman and in Bane. Almost like two sides of the same coin
That is such a good tale!
Another fantastic video, I love these Batman history videos more than words can say
Thank you for another excellent delve into the Batman mythos. When this came out I was blown away with just how good the character and concept was, finding myself completely emmersed by the story line and just how well the bat books came together to create a real sense of continuity and easy to follow storytelling. This was a real high watermark in the comic's history. After Knightfall I eagerly awited the return of this character but subsequent treatments have been progressively uninspiring and wholly forgettable, all to rarely we see Bane as the master strategist as was originally scribed and much more akin to the frankly embassing vegetable version seen in (shudder.) Bat man Forever.
Batman and Robin to be precise
@@josesarango3408 I stand corrected, thank you, Both of those films were god awful and stank worse than Grorrila Grodd's armpit, washing away any credibility achieved by Tim Burton's films.
It took me forever to find the vengeance of bane one shot. And of all the places it was in a 50 cent bin. Man if they could do the knightfall series in high quality cartoon and tell the whole story 🙏. We would buy it up 🤪
Bane:
Now I am complete. And only one thing stants in my way. A creature cloacked in a nightmare, as the Batman dissapeares into the night. I will follow him into the abyss, I will meat his gaze. And I will destroy him. I will watch him, I will study him, if I am to rule this city, I must first understand it. The Batman is Gotham city and when I truly know him only then will I understand this city. One day you will know my name Batman and on that day, you will beg for mercy. And Gotham will be mine.
BANE:
Hello
BRUCE
Exceptional video! Can you do one about Richard Dragon? He is my favorite DC character!
GRACIAS !! Missed your voice, brother
They should make a movie called the vengeance of bane
Amazing video as always!!!!! When it comes to villains, bane is one of my favorites.
Great work 😊👏
Amazing, I can't wait to see Knightfall.
Good overview
Bane in my honest opinion is a very cunning villian. He may brute but there is so much more to him then that. Most depictions have have a mumbling monster. But he can be a towering giant who is both brains and brawn.
Absolutely. Other people have forgotten the core of the character, which is fighting against his fear by any means necessary.
It is nit helped by the fact that most depictions of Bane portray him as a thug with muscles and no cunning. And even when they do make him cunning, (DKR Bane), he is not Latin American. Only depictions to get him right 100% are video games.
@@zemox2534 In all fairness it's just hard to pull Banes personally perfectly
Binge watch your videos while I workout, awesome content!
Awesome! Thank you!
Whether they admit or not, I could never be disabused of the notion that the original Killer Croc arc did not inspire Knightfall. Just too many similarities. Also, recall that Croc really pushed Batman to the limit; he defeated in combat multiple times and put a mental strain on Batman which manifested itself in his strained relationship with Dick Grayson and his increased intensity.
DC really forgot that thing is actually smart and actually can fight Batman on his own without any villains help or being a bodyguard / Lackey. It breaks my heart that the movies can't get it right the only place that got him right was in Young Justice Arkham Origins the movie Justice League Doom that's it every other media has portrayed him as a joke.
You're insight in these vids are good. Subbed.
Until seeing this video I never reqlly liked Bane. I didn't see anything interesting about him philosophically (Joker tests Bruce's moarlity, Catwoman; his temptation, Riddler; his intellect... so Bane tests what? His stregnth? Doesn't seem that interesting)
But now I see he is a very interesting character, becauseaybe the best way to inetrpret him is by having him be the the man Batman cannot beat. Maybe once the drugs are off, and his addicet mind is demaged
Maybe Batman can't beat Bane, bue he could beat the man underneath the mask.
Bane is a great character. Definitely in my top 10 Bat foes.
Bane is one of my favourite batman villains ever it's because he broke the bat.
Why a bat? Did the boy see a bat before the fall?
Bane is the only villain who didn't became a boss in the 1st LEGO Batman videogame
It's very sad the media has disrespected Bane so severely. Yes, you can say all you want about Tom Hardy's Bane, but he was still a lackey to the major villain.
And he needs subtitles to be understood :P
He was pretty decent in Arkham Origins; at least to the end, then they had to turn him into the dumb brute he was portrayed as in Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. I usually like Dini's writing for the Batman mythos, but it's obvious he has no direction on how to write Bane correctly and accurately.
I know right to things people forget about Bane one he does not work for anyone and two he's actually smart not dumb
I’ve always wondered why they didn’t put Bane in a bloody orphanage. Why the hell would you keep a kid in a prison?
What do you think ICE Is doing at the border, lmao shit holes where Bane was born exist in shit hole countries all over the world as well
Hey sal, in the future I have plans for an animated batman trilogy in the future with Bane the antagonist in the first one and would love to discuss it with u somehow
Hey man, you can always hmu on twitter. Also, that's the first time someone calls me Sal. I dig it!
is that an Irish accent ?
keep up good work love your videos
Seeing how Bane is not a doctor I can safely say Bane was the better choice between it and Doc Toxin.
I got the blind justice issues after I read knightfall
I always felt Bane was an allegory about the dangers of steroids. He literally injects himself with "juice" to pump his muscles to incredible size
Wow! Bane actually had to spend his childhood and teen hood in jail because his father was a criminal that couldn't be found? I can honestly say the warden was probably a worse monster than bane. They could've just searched for banes father and left bane out of this.
The cult was a story were Jason Todd was Robin the only other story besides death in the family which was a good story that had Jason Todd’s Robin
Knightfall is next...
no Bane no gain how insane .
I like rhymes ok here are reasons why Bane hates the Batman the batmobile slammed hard and fast into him back on Arkham prison Asylum.
Batman destroyed the remaining canisters of the green Titan formula rounded up and had Bane locked up for a little while . Batman got his back broken an got powers from Superman then Bane had everything broken talk about getting even with your enemy .
I love bane, but I hate what the dark knight rises did with his character. It's more the fault of the script, but I hate that he is a simp for talia, and how he fights like an idiot in the second fight.
Also tom hardy bane has become an alt right icon, so that's pretty cringe too
He's a simp for Thalia in the comics (Bane of the Demon, Legacy) aswell
That really bugs me about DC Comics. Bane was created to be Batman's ultimate enemy. But in other media, especially the notorious Batman & Robin movie, he was treated like a joke.
Nobody outside the Batman creative team of that era really understood Bane. A shame, because his potential is enormous.
Exactly like how hard is it to get him right I feel the biggest thing that holds him back is his image that people just think he's a buffy dude on steroids but he's actually pretty smart it doesn't actually work for anybody but for some reason the Hollywood and Anime TV shows and movies can't get it right
@@dcmarvelcomicfans9458 Same thing with Wonder Woman. She's supposed to be a representation of feminism. Instead, they portrayed her as a hypocritical feminazi. The worst examples are The Injustice series, the New 52, Superman: Red Son, Lauren FRAUD's DC Superzero Bimbos, and Wonder Woman 1984.
I like Bane 😏
Nice video, but he killed Alfred!!!! Alfred' must be avenged!!!