A man who stands in many ways as his exact oppositea physical marvel and a genius. Bane can engage the superhumanly strong, tough and savage killer croc in handtohand combat and thrash him with his bare hands while bane is a powerful and relentless combatant, hes also a cautious strategist and knows that intelligence and having the initiative not just strength are the key to victory. Comic batman benches 1,000 pounds as an early morning workout, weaves through machinegun fire, and puts world class acrobats to shame. In the meantime, head to your local comic book shop and read up on some bane stories to get a feel for the character.
Bane was originally a comic book character and batmans adversary, but has appeared in several other forms of media. Born into a life sentence for the crimes of his father, he was raised. James looks back at the history of bane, the villain batman is currently. Foxs batman prequel series has often rewritten the origin stories of its evildoers. See more ideas about bane, batman and batman universe. He was sentenced to life in the prison pena dura before he was even born, due to the corrupt government of his home country, santa prisca. Great deals on mattel bane comic book hero action figures. Mattel bane comic book hero action figures for sale ebay. Make offer dc comics mattel multiverse arkham origins bane 3. It takes place some time after the origins story line. Its batman who unites the justice league, but where did the dark knight get his start. As with most comic book characters, there are often reimaginings and different versions to. There, he forged himself into the pinnacle of physical and mental potential all without seeing the light of day. Cassandra cain is the worst character butchering in comic book film history.
But whereas the dark knight was born to fight crime, bane was destined for a life of corruption. Escaping to gotham city, bane challenged batman and became famous. The history of bane explained comic arkham origins bane glitch youtube bane of his existence. Batgirl movie features a bane closer to his latino comic book origins than weve previously seen on the big screen. Vengeance of bane and his backstory was established in knightfall bane never had it easy. A great issue with the introduction of the origins of bane, such a great enemy to batman and with a rich origin story, the plot has a great pace, the coloring and drawing is perfect for this story, i cant ask for any better way to introduce this character to the batman mythology. In addition to being one of the only men ever to independently figure out batmans secret identity, he has also been an antihero, a government agent, a mercenary and a dictator. Batman may not have superpowers, but its hard to imagine the justice league without him. He is one of the eight assassins attempting to hunt down batman and. In order to wage his unending war on injustice, batman has developed his body as perfectly as he has his mind. Bane was created by chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan and first appeared in batman. Don this red son batman costume and look like the russian anarchist from the earth30 comic book.
He was conceived as a darker take on doc savage, with inspiration from the count of monte cristo and mexican luchador culture. Forced to serve a life sentence for the crimes of his father, bane was born and raised in the underground prison, pena duro. The man who broke the bat cocreated by chuck dixon, doug moench and graham nolan, bane was first introduced in the 1993 comic batman. A common user of venom was bane, one of batmans archenemies.
The notion that dorrance was incarcerated in pena duro is an indication that this version bane is the real deal. Bane is usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero batman and belongs to the collective of enemies that make up. While the villain of the comics was born in the prison literally, gothams version of the character was also created there, only in a more figurative way. While many comicbookmovie supervillains tend to be of the scrawny, brainy variety joker, lex luthor, there are a few costumed baddies who would be equally at home in a wrestling ring. Bane is a supervillain who appears in the batman comics. Venom was a potently addictive strengthenhancing supersteroid. Gothams bane has been given a vastly reworked backstory that makes the iconic batman villain a former colleague of jim gordon. Apr 27, 2015 so to understand bane and his motivations, you have to understand his origins. Legendary comics creator nicola cuti, creator of eman and moonchild the starbabe, has passed away at the age of 75. Unlike many of batmans most famous foes, bane was not created alongside the dc heroes of the mid1900s, or even in the following years as dc comics took shape. Gothams bane actor nearly played another iconic batman villain.
Welcome to and today we will explore the comic book origins of bane. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Arkham origins, the latest addition to the arkham series that serves as a prequel to arkham asylum. Jason woodrue, stole the samples from her lab and engineered the venom compound to create a supersoldier army of. Lets take a look at some of the toughest brawlers in comicbook movies. Bane grew up in the horrendous and violent confines of the santa prisca prison. Join watchmojo as we will explore the comic book origins of bane. This week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonicrelated characters with other comic book characters.
Bane served as the secondary antagonist in arkham origins, a minor antagonist in arkham asylum and arkham city, a cameo in arkham origins blackgate, and an easter egg in batman. Raised in a prison on the island of santa prisca for the crimes of his father, bane dedicated his life to honing his mind and body into a perfect weapon. The history of bane explained comic arkham origins bane glitch youtube. Supervillain origins of bane subscribe bane was born in the fictional caribbean republic of santa priscia. A man who stands in many ways as his exact oppositea physical marvel and a. Bane is a fictional batman character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Originally intended as a dark mirror of the highly disciplined and multiskilled pulp hero doc savage, bane spends his childhood in the hellish prison of pena duro on the corrupt south american island nation of santa prisca.
Arkham series, appearing as the overarching antagonist of batman. Bane s origin is easily one of the most original and thoughtout backstories to have been developed for comic book villain, and in my opinion, is transcended only by magnetos background as a holocaust survivor. Raised from childhood in the pena duro prison on santa prisca, he was determined that he would destroy batman to prove himself, and succeeded by breaking the heros back during knightfall. It was a massive week for television trailers and promos, with all of the biggest assembled right here. Bane was born in a prison called pena duro and was forced to serve his fathers prison sentence as his father ran away, and his mother died. Bane is an escaped convict from an island prison in south america and a supervillainassassin. Bane is a brilliant worldclass fighter and tactical genius who augments his great physical strength with a steroid called venom. The cocreators of bane make a triumphant return to the character, with a twelveissue series that will push him to the limit. Arkham origins season pass, do not purchase this content here as you will be charged again. Mattel bane dc universe comic book hero action figures for.
Giving bane my favorite batman villain, by the way his own series headed by his original creators chuck dixon and graham nolan, seems like a really awesome idea. Bane is seeking to create a global criminal empire with the help of his original gang, bird, trogg, and zombie. He became known as the man who broke the bat when he broke batmans back, forcing bruce wayne to give up the batman persona while he recuperated. Each match consists of 8 players, 3 joker soldiers, 3 bane soldiers and 2 for batman. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. The man who broke the bat moves beyond gotham to find new cities to conquer and new enemies to crush. For instance, penguin was introduced as a lowranking member of fish mooneys criminal gang, ed nygma began as an employee of the gcpd and poison ivy had her age. Most fans who know bane from animation, video games, or the batman and robin film, probably view him as a grunting, steroidabusing goon whose only threat to the dark knight lies in his brute strength, which batman can easily overcome with his wits. Escaping to gotham city, bane pitted himself against batman and became famous as the man who broke the bat. He is the supercharged wrestler known for having broken the bat. On comics and graphic novels, a gamefaqs message board topic titled cassandra cain is the worst character butchering in comic book film history. The history of bane explained comic comics, everybody. Batgirl will reportedly introduce a latino bane into the dceu.
The origin of bane has similarities with another fictional character, alexandre. As with most comic book characters, there are often reimaginings and different versions to a characters past. Sep 21, 2016 bane was created by chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan and first appeared in batman. Venom was a highlyaddictive compound that was engineered to significantly multiply ones physical strength. Bane is a superintelligent worldclass fighter and tactical genius who enhances his great physical strength with a steroid called venom, making him one of batmans greatest and most dangerous enemies. Created by chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan, he made his debut in batman. Cocreated by chuck dixon, doug moench and graham nolan, bane was first introduced in the 1993 comic batman. Experience exotic locales including a bamboo forest and mountaintop monastery.
Arkham asylum, as a minor antagonist in both batman. Bane is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Bane comics whos who in comic book movies wikia fandom. But while the movie version was grounded, and effective in striking fear into the hearts gotham citys citizens, the true comic book origins of bane are rather different. Created by dennis oneil, chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan, he made his debut in batman. Bane has abnormal physical strength as a result of having undergone experiments involving a derivative of the drug venom. Arkham origins sits at the top of a lot of comic book and video game fans lists for this fall, and as we discovered at e3, its for good reason. Great deals on mattel bane dc universe comic book hero action figures. The bane characters comic book roots, however, say something quite different. Pamela isley, which were injected into plants to give them the power to defend themselves, like animals. Tom hardys bane takes his place among the toughest comic. Bane he is the supercharged wrestler known for having broken the bat. Bane is such a great, menacing villain, and could easily carry his own story, right. We do our detective work and uncover his comic book origins, from the tragic death of his parents to his training to become one of the best martial artists on the planet.
Bane was born in the fictional caribbean republic of santa priscia. Cassandra cain is the worst character butchering in comic. He is physically strong and wears a mexican wrestlers mask. Synopsis of vengeance of bane bane first appearance origin past many years ago on the island of santa prisca, a group of revolutionaries conducted a failed coup. Bane is also a big part of arkham origins online mode. He is one of the eight assassins attempting to hunt. Banes design was a pastiche of the comic book version and the tom hardy. He wont stop until he stands at the top of the world of crime. In fact, after reading the villains origin in the vengeance of bane, reprinted here for the first time, it seems a shame that when crossing over into other media, the characters use of specialized strength enhancers has far outshined his sheer cunning, intellect. So to understand bane and his motivations, you have to understand his origins.
Banes origin is easily one of the most original and thoughtout backstories to have been developed for comic book villain, and in my opinion, is transcended only by magnetos background as a holocaust survivor. Arkham origins, and as a mentioned antagonist in batman. Vengeance of bane and his backstory was established in knightfall. Banes origin story is established in the story knightfall. While banes mother was still pregnant with him, his father edmund. The origin of bane has similarities with another fictional character, alexandre dumas edmond. Banes back to his old ways, with an entertaining solo debut that needs to work through a few issues. Pena dura, and was imprisoned since he was a child for his fathers. What are some of the best batman comic book storylines.
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