Radio-Play Comics - Batman Knightfall (ALL IN ONE)

Previously uploaded as 3 separate episodes, I have removed the introductions and outros from the middle parts and left the main story uninterrupted.

Originally published in 1993 in the wake of The Death of Superman, Batman Knightfall, the story of Bane breaking Batman's back and his replacement by Jean Paul Valley, is possibly the greatest Batman story ever told, when you include Knightquest and Knightsend, the reign of Jean Paul Valley's Batman and Bruce's eventual return and retaking of the mantle of the bat. You will see Batman pushed to his absolute limit, and beyond. It is truly a testament to his indomitable spirit, what he endures in these pages. This is not the tale of a hero's success, but of his greatest fall, and of the honor with which he faces his end.

It does not end with his breaking, though, and you will also see the twisting and perversion of the incarnation which replaces him. In the lettercolumns of the time, some fans cheered on the brutal new version of Batman while other fans bemoaned what had become of a once proud and noble hero's name. It was controversial, and caused many to drop the books. I think Jean Paul's Batman was meant as a parody of the worst and most prevalent elements of 90's comics, the amount of blades, guns and psychological trauma only matched by the amount of unnecessary pouches and lethality.

Both KnightQuest and KnightsEnd are now complete, and the short follow-up, starring Dick Grayson in the Batsuit, Prodigal, will follow relatively soon.

Intro - 0:00

Part I: The Broken Bat

Prologue: Bane Comes To Town - 1:40
Part 1: "Crossed Eyes, Dotty Teas" - 8:31
Part 2: "Puppets" - 11:23
Part 3: "Red Slash" - 13:21
Part 4: "Crocodile Tears" - 17:12
Part 5: "Night Terrors" - 19:56
Part 6: "City On Fire" - 23:47
Part 7: "Strange Deadfellows" - 26:24
Part 8: "Burning Questions" - 29:50
Part 9: "Die Laughing" - 32:56
Part 10: "No Rest For The Wicked" - 36:05
Part 11: "The Broken Bat" - 39:10

Part II: Who Rules The Night

Part 12: "Who Rules The Night" - 47:15
Part 13/14: "Showcase '93" - 50:14
Part 15: "Knights In Darkness" - 51:10
Part 16: "Lightning Changes" - 55:04
Part 17: "The Venom Connection" - 59:13
Part 18: "The Devil You Know" - 1:03:29
Part 19: "Dark Angel" - 1:06:56
Outro - 1:17:44

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Batman, Bane, Azrael and all characters copyright of DC Comics.
Adaptation script written and performed by Nick Moore.