Knightfall
In the early '90s, DC embarked on a period of bloodthirsty publicity stunts, putting all of their major superheroes through a hellish, life-changing experience which inevitably resulted in a new costume or four. Superman died; Green Lantern became a supervillain; Aquaman lost a hand and grew a beard; Green Arrow got blown up. The best of these story arcs was Knightfall, which begins with a mysterious new supervillain known as Bane freeing all of Batman's worst enemies from Arkham Asylum. Knightfall features the iconic image of Bane breaking the Caped Crusader's back — an image which Christopher Nolan directly replicates in Dark Knight Rises.
Available in trade paperback.
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