Batman: The Complete Knightfall Saga

Version: Unabridged
Author: Bob Kane
Narrator: Various Artists
Genres: Fiction
Publisher: Time Warner Audio Books
Published In: June 2005
# of Units: 3 CDs
Length: 3 hours
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Overview

A Knight's Fall. A Hero's Quest. A Batman Reborn.

Inspired by the best-selling Batman adventures "Knightfall," "Knightquest," and "KnightsEnd" as they originally appeared in DC Comics, the Dark Knight's darkest hour comes to life in this fast-paced and action-packed audio drama!

Gotham City reels from the news that Batman has been crippled by his fiercest foe—Bane. With Bruce Wayne confined to a wheelchair, a new hero—Azrael—takes up the mantle of the Bat. But Azrael is a more brutal Batman, far more eager to punish the guilty than to protect the innocent. Will he destroy Gotham City in order to save it?

And will Bruce Wayne sit idly by as the image of Batman is changed forever?

Reviews (6)

Better in print

Written by Anonymous on August 31st, 2012

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This is just the comic book being read with a voice cast and sound affects in the background. If you've read/remember the comic then it's not terrible, but if you haven't I would recommend just finding a copy of that and reading it. The lack of description that the pictures in the comic would normally give the reader gets annoying even for someone who remembers reading the comic.

Confusing

Written by Robert Crouse on June 5th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I love Batman but I haven't read the Knightfall comics or novelization yet. Without that background, this presentation is difficult to follow. It moves very rapidly, with too many characters to keep track of in my opinion. I might revisit this after I have read the comics.

Great!

Written by Karl Gehring on September 11th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I read this novel a few years ago and i enjoyed the hell out of it. One of the first books i couold never put down!! I hope that someone reading it to me doesnt make it worst but we will see. The graphic novel, although not as in debth as the book does include many more pictures so that may be more enjoyable the first time you read this story line.

fantastic

Written by Jason Platt on August 21st, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I've had this in my collection for 13 years now and I still listen to it. It does move very fast and there are plenty of characters that might confuse the listener, but the action and the music supply one of the most dramatic radio dramas I've ever listened to. I've found this production far better than most of the actual Batman movies that are out there. There are some Batman fanatics who might tear it apart more for characterization, but even then I've heard nothing but a positive responce with the exception of one review... but I would highly take a listen to it.

Awful

Written by Rachel from Deer Park, WA on July 10th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I like comic books. I haven't read Knightfall, but I've read enough Batman to be able to picture in my head what is going on. This performance was so confusing and uninspiring that I had to stop after the fourth track of the first CD. I love audio books, and audio performances but whoever wrote this adaptation, judging by the poor use of effects and description (necessary to make such a performance effective), has never listened to an old-fashioned radio drama. My advice: Go listen to the Star Wars radio dramas instead.

Batman: The Complete Knightfall Saga

Written by Anonymous on April 13th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

If you like comic book batman you will like this one

Author Details

Author Details

Kane, Bob

In 1936, Bob Kane penciled and inked his first comic book work, "Hiram Hick," By 1938, he was selling humorous filler stories to DC Comics. That same year, he met writer Bill Finger and they began collaborating on their most famous effort, "Batman "which first appeared in "Detective Comics #27" (May 1939). Kane's work subsequently appeared in various one-man art shows at galleries and museums nationwide, and he released a number of limited-edition lithographs. Kane also served as a consultant on the 1989 "Batman "feature film and its sequels, and published an autobiography, "Batman and Me."